Hurricanes vs Blues

canefan

@Nepia said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

@Winger said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

The future will take care of itself. But for now, I'm just enjoying the best Canes team I've ever seen.

How fucking high are you?

Ken oath bro.

Must have started watching rugby in 2023. It’s the only explanation.

It's Winger....

Great to see a team finally pay the price for gambling on the 6-2 bench split. Just a shame it wasn't the team in green

canefan

Battle between two of last year's AB halfbacks in pictures. Worth a thousand words

canefan

Naholo is very hard to put down, what a wrecking ball

taniwharugby

@canefan to be fair, it was never really his defence that was an issue.

canefan

@taniwharugby said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

@canefan to be fair, it was never really his defence that was an issue.

Many analogies are not entirely 100% accurate...

Winger

@MN5 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

@Nepia said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

@Winger said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

The future will take care of itself. But for now, I'm just enjoying the best Canes team I've ever seen.

How fucking high are you?

Ken oath bro.

Must have started watching rugby in 2023. It’s the only explanation.

Only explanation for the closed minded

Here's the 2015 team. That LOST the final at home/ But we will see how this team performs. I rate it highly but too early to tell yet.

1.Reggie Goodes, 2.Dane Coles, 3.Ben Franks, 4.Jeremy Thrush, 5.James Broadhurst, 6.Brad Shields, 7. Callum Gibbins, 8.Victor Vito, 9. TJ Perenara, 10.Beauden Barrett, 11.Julian Savea, 12. Ma’a Nonu, 13.Conrad Smith (c), 14.Nehe Milner-Skudder, 15.James Marshall

Canes4life

@Winger they lost the final yes, but that was the best and most well-rounded Canes side ever assembled. The Canes were utterly dominant that year before being upset by the Highlanders.

Add the injured Cory Jane and Ardie Savea to that side instead of Gibbins and Marshall and there's no argument. You can't seriously compare this team to that team, it would be no contest.

Winger

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

@Winger they lost the final yes, but that was the best and most well-rounded Canes side ever assembled. The Canes were utterly dominant that year before being upset by the Highlanders.

Add the injured Cory Jane and Ardie Savea to that side instead of Gibbins and Marshall and there's no argument. You can't seriously compare this team to that team, it would be no contest.

They lost the final. End of story for me.

And it still not a great tight 5. Coles yes but I know you rate Reggie. I didn't. And others were past their best by dates.

But they lost th efinal. Great teams don't do this.

Kirwan

@Winger said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

@Winger they lost the final yes, but that was the best and most well-rounded Canes side ever assembled. The Canes were utterly dominant that year before being upset by the Highlanders.

Add the injured Cory Jane and Ardie Savea to that side instead of Gibbins and Marshall and there's no argument. You can't seriously compare this team to that team, it would be no contest.

They lost the final. End of story for me.

And it still not a great tight 5. Coles yes but I know you rate Reggie. I didn't. And others were past their best by dates.

But they lost th efinal. Great teams don't do this.

1995 All Blacks were not a great team because they lost the final? Righty-ho.

Canes4life

@Winger losing the final doesn't change the fact that was our best Canes side ever. That's why it's called an upset.

It's laughable you think the current crop could match that side. Yes they've started the season well and I obviously hope they have plenty of success and win a championship but that Canes squad in 2015 was stacked with 13 ABs. (past and present) at that time.

Don't forget a lot of them had success with the ABs at the WC a couple months later.

I’m not saying this current crop can be a great Hurricanes side but there’s still a long way to go.

Windows97

The 6-2 split seemed like a bit of a blunder to me, obviusly having two backs go down stuffed up their bench entirly but the 6-2 forwards split is generally done when you rate your forward pack over theres and want to use your physical avantage to grind the opposition into the ground.

But to the Canes credit their forward pack wasn't bullied at all, the Canes had the edge at scrumtime and in the drivng mauls as well. The 6-2 split only seemed to swap inefficent forwards for more inefficienct forwards.

Nepia

@Winger said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

@Winger they lost the final yes, but that was the best and most well-rounded Canes side ever assembled. The Canes were utterly dominant that year before being upset by the Highlanders.

Add the injured Cory Jane and Ardie Savea to that side instead of Gibbins and Marshall and there's no argument. You can't seriously compare this team to that team, it would be no contest.

They lost the final. End of story for me.

And it still not a great tight 5. Coles yes but I know you rate Reggie. I didn't. And others were past their best by dates.

But they lost th efinal. Great teams don't do this.

You're talking up a team who have played three games.

Anyway, the most rounded Canes team was the 2006 side, they'd fuck up both these contenders even without playing a 10.

Bones

12 internationals including some all time greats in that starting side isn't it?

Nepia

@Bones said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

12 internationals including some all time greats in that starting side isn't it?

Looks like 13 former or future ABs, 1 Pom, 1 Samoan. The opposition had 15 former or future ABs in the starting side.

pakman

@Bones said in Hurricanes vs Blues:

Would've liked to see Rieko step up and be a lot more involved, a la Telea. Disappointing

In fact, my hunch is that Telea at 13 and RIoane at 14 would be an improvement!

The Silver Fern

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