Otago v Wellington
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@Canes4life Southall did ok, i thought Penieli Poasa did well with the 7mins he got, id like to see him get more time at this level. one of the stand outs for Ories this season, a very underrated player with alot of potential.
impressed with Shields, it was like he never left! with Lakai back would be a Lethal back 3
our downfall would be 9 and Morgan, still erratic with some decision making and still cannot kick a goal esp the ones right infront lol. there is some reassurance knowing Love is at the back though
will be a good game, otago have a great side
@BerhamporeNinja agreed, our halves could be our downfall this year if they don’t step up. I just can’t see Ellison moving Love from fullback, he’s too solid for us at the back.
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I wasn't far off with my lineup. I did cheat a little as I saw them training on Tuesday so had a good idea on who may have been. Which is why Leef was in my team cause he was in the 'second half team'
Changes from my team to real team. Ma'u and Ainsley switch, Lopas out Pole in, Leef out Leslie in. Holland to bench Taylor in, Fischli to 6 from bench and Dickson to lock from 6. Backline bang on
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Wellington starting to get some firepower back. Good to see Riley Higgins make an early return.
Wellington Lions team to take on Otago:
- Xavier Numia
- James O’Reilly
- Siale Lauaki
- Caleb Delany
- Hugo Plummer
- Brad Shields
- Du’Plessis Kirifi
- Peter Lakai
- Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
- Aidan Morgan
- Pepesana Patafilo
- Peter Umaga-Jensen
- Billy Proctor*
- Losi Filipo
- Ruben Love
- Josh Southall
- Cameron Orr
- PJ Sheck
- Akira Ieremia
- Dominic Ropeti
- Kyle Preston
- Riley Higgins
- Connor Garden-Bachop
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Well I wonder who will run over Hurley this week
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Well I wonder who will run over Hurley this week
@SouthernMann he’s lucky Savea and Aumua aren’t playing.
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Very strong Wellington team. Higgins and Garden-Bachop on the bench at this level is pretty damn good.
Is TJ confirmed out for the whole season?
@foobaNZ hasn’t really been confirmed. The way TJ trains though I wouldn’t be surprised if he was named at some point.
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@foobaNZ hasn’t really been confirmed. The way TJ trains though I wouldn’t be surprised if he was named at some point.
@Canes4life I hope so. Would make a huge difference to our chances.
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Well I wonder who will run over Hurley this week
@SouthernMann Lakai or Proctor?
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Wellington starting to get some firepower back. Good to see Riley Higgins make an early return.
Wellington Lions team to take on Otago:
- Xavier Numia
- James O’Reilly
- Siale Lauaki
- Caleb Delany
- Hugo Plummer
- Brad Shields
- Du’Plessis Kirifi
- Peter Lakai
- Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
- Aidan Morgan
- Pepesana Patafilo
- Peter Umaga-Jensen
- Billy Proctor*
- Losi Filipo
- Ruben Love
- Josh Southall
- Cameron Orr
- PJ Sheck
- Akira Ieremia
- Dominic Ropeti
- Kyle Preston
- Riley Higgins
- Connor Garden-Bachop
@Canes4life said in Otago v Wellington:
Wellington starting to get some firepower back. Good to see Riley Higgins make an early return.
Good team. Apart from HB and 1st. Both were poor last week. KHP has never been great. And I never rated Morgan but hoped he would improve. He hasn't.
The team will not win the title this year or hold the RS with these two in poor form. Time to try someone else if they don't markedly improve this week. And let Love do the goal kicking. Morgan has always been rubbish
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@Canes4life said in Otago v Wellington:
Wellington starting to get some firepower back. Good to see Riley Higgins make an early return.
Good team. Apart from HB and 1st. Both were poor last week. KHP has never been great. And I never rated Morgan but hoped he would improve. He hasn't.
The team will not win the title this year or hold the RS with these two in poor form. Time to try someone else if they don't markedly improve this week. And let Love do the goal kicking. Morgan has always been rubbish
@Winger options are that we move Love to first five and push Proctor to 15 with Riley going into 12 and PUJ to 13. Or we move Love to 10 and give someone like Tjay Clarke the 15 jersey.
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Wellington starting to get some firepower back. Good to see Riley Higgins make an early return.
Wellington Lions team to take on Otago:
- Xavier Numia
- James O’Reilly
- Siale Lauaki
- Caleb Delany
- Hugo Plummer
- Brad Shields
- Du’Plessis Kirifi
- Peter Lakai
- Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
- Aidan Morgan
- Pepesana Patafilo
- Peter Umaga-Jensen
- Billy Proctor*
- Losi Filipo
- Ruben Love
- Josh Southall
- Cameron Orr
- PJ Sheck
- Akira Ieremia
- Dominic Ropeti
- Kyle Preston
- Riley Higgins
- Connor Garden-Bachop
@Canes4life said in Otago v Wellington:
Wellington starting to get some firepower back. Good to see Riley Higgins make an early return.
Wellington Lions team to take on Otago:
- Xavier Numia
- James O’Reilly
- Siale Lauaki
- Caleb Delany
- Hugo Plummer
- Brad Shields
- Du’Plessis Kirifi
- Peter Lakai
- Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
- Aidan Morgan
- Pepesana Patafilo
- Peter Umaga-Jensen
- Billy Proctor*
- Losi Filipo
- Ruben Love
- Josh Southall
- Cameron Orr
- PJ Sheck
- Akira Ieremia
- Dominic Ropeti
- Kyle Preston
- Riley Higgins
- Connor Garden-Bachop
Saw Lions TH and did a double take!
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Will be interested to see how Ma'u goes at TH. Will be vacant spot in ABs next year.
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@Winger options are that we move Love to first five and push Proctor to 15 with Riley going into 12 and PUJ to 13. Or we move Love to 10 and give someone like Tjay Clarke the 15 jersey.
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Well I wonder who will run over Hurley this week
@SouthernMann said in Otago v Wellington:
Well I wonder who will run over Hurley this week
I see what you did there. Bit early though don't you reckon.
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@Canes4life I don't think they'll drop Morgan if he's fit.
To be honest, I think Morgan is passable at NPC level. He's not the worst 10 floating around.
@foobaNZ said in Otago v Wellington:
@Canes4life I don't think they'll drop Morgan if he's fit.
To be honest, I think Morgan is passable at NPC level. He's not the worst 10 floating around.
They did last year but they had a (much) better alternative in JGB. This years there's no obvious replacement. Shame as passable at NPC level is not good enough to win the trophy.
I would give Love a run at first to see how he goes. I think he's a better fit at FB though
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Big game for me, sitting in the Hutt supporting my boys in the blue and gold!
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We are defending well so far.
