SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs
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For all our backline flair, and athletic attacking players, we won that with linespeed and ruck pressure. Every Hurricanes player was constantly under pressure.
But, the Canes worked out how to beat it, play straight and hard. JBarrett for first carrynthen everyone else off that was hard to stop, but a Chiefs defender just kept getting off the line and in their face.
After most of our existence being defined by being flakey, that's fun to watch.
@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
But, the Canes worked out how to beat it, play straight and hard.
If only the Blues could play that way they'd have a chance.
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@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
But, the Canes worked out how to beat it, play straight and hard.
If only the Blues could play that way they'd have a chance.
@Crazy-Horse said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
But, the Canes worked out how to beat it, play straight and hard.
If only the Blues could play that way they'd have a chance.
That's why they are heavy favourites in my eyes. Especially if ST is out they'll just roll us.
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For all that I thought a few canes were really good.
JBarrett is not what some try to make out, but he is the best hard carrying midfielder in the country. Of he and DMac can gel they should create oodles of space
I thought Love was good at FB
Lakai is a weapon of an openside
That's as good as I've seen IWL play
The front row were good.@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
For all that I thought a few canes were really good.
JBarrett is not what some try to make out, but he is the best hard carrying midfielder in the country. Of he and DMac can gel they should create oodles of space
I thought Love was good at FB
Lakai is a weapon of an openside
That's as good as I've seen IWL play
The front row were good.Agree with all of the above. IWL caught me by surprise, he kept carrying hard. I like Canes midfield, their blend works. I am super pleased the Chiefs won, they played out of their skins. However you could argue the Canes would have been a different proposition with Roigard.
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@sparky said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@mariner4life Mostly agree. But the gap in class at First Five was as wide as the Grand Canyon.
Yeah Cameron was the worst player on the park for me. Had an absolute shocker.
Barrett, Moorby and Perenara also had games to forget. Probably a few more but I’m too disappointed haha
@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@sparky said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@mariner4life Mostly agree. But the gap in class at First Five was as wide as the Grand Canyon.
Yeah Cameron was the worst player on the park for me. Had an absolute shocker.
Barrett, Moorby and Perenara also had games to forget. Probably a few more but I’m too disappointed haha
Commiserations. Were you at the game?
Canes need to take inspiration from the Chiefs and come back next year with a focus to lift in the playoffs.
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@BerniesCorner said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
Chiefs 6, 8, 9, 10 AB team
I doubt whether Sititi will amke it this year. 6, and 10 with 9 perhaps in the squad I can see.
@Dan54 said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@BerniesCorner said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
Chiefs 6, 8, 9, 10 AB team
I doubt whether Sititi will amke it this year. 6, and 10 with 9 perhaps in the squad I can see.
IMO the ABs hobbled themselves over recent years by not picking obvious talent. Sititi has it in spades.
Players in this category not fully utilised by the ABs include Roigard, DMac, Finau, Paps. -
@Crazy-Horse said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
But, the Canes worked out how to beat it, play straight and hard.
If only the Blues could play that way they'd have a chance.
That's why they are heavy favourites in my eyes. Especially if ST is out they'll just roll us.
@mariner4life No no don't start playing that game haha.
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@Dan54 said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@BerniesCorner said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
Chiefs 6, 8, 9, 10 AB team
I doubt whether Sititi will amke it this year. 6, and 10 with 9 perhaps in the squad I can see.
IMO the ABs hobbled themselves over recent years by not picking obvious talent. Sititi has it in spades.
Players in this category not fully utilised by the ABs include Roigard, DMac, Finau, Paps.@BerniesCorner Foster loved a good journeyman. So did Shag by the end too.
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@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@sparky said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@mariner4life Mostly agree. But the gap in class at First Five was as wide as the Grand Canyon.
Yeah Cameron was the worst player on the park for me. Had an absolute shocker.
Barrett, Moorby and Perenara also had games to forget. Probably a few more but I’m too disappointed haha
Commiserations. Were you at the game?
Canes need to take inspiration from the Chiefs and come back next year with a focus to lift in the playoffs.
@KiwiMurph yeah bro was at the game. Disappointed but the Chiefs were the better team on the day. Fair play to them.
Canes will be better for the experience. Getting Roigard, Delany, Savea and Numia back when it matters next year will help.
All in all a much better year but still disappointing to finish the way we did.
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Give that man a black jersey
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@KiwiMurph yeah bro was at the game. Disappointed but the Chiefs were the better team on the day. Fair play to them.
Canes will be better for the experience. Getting Roigard, Delany, Savea and Numia back when it matters next year will help.
All in all a much better year but still disappointing to finish the way we did.
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For all that I thought a few canes were really good.
JBarrett is not what some try to make out, but he is the best hard carrying midfielder in the country. Of he and DMac can gel they should create oodles of space
I thought Love was good at FB
Lakai is a weapon of an openside
That's as good as I've seen IWL play
The front row were good.@mariner4life Love and Lakai were actually B-
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I went back and watched the 2nd Chiefs try off the charge down
It was entirely Perenara's fault
After the ball was charged down Perenara got possession and he inexplicably threw the ball back basically straight to Sititi
@KiwiMurph said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
I went back and watched the 2nd Chiefs try off the charge down
It was entirely Perenara's fault
After the ball was charged down Perenara got possession and he inexplicably threw the ball back basically straight to Sititi
Or as I like to call it; the Christie.
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@antipodean said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
Canes shouldn't have started Shields.
Esp with Flanders in such good form
@Winger said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@antipodean said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
Canes shouldn't have started Shields.
Esp with Flanders in such good form
Exactly. He, Lakai and Iose were humming as a loose forward unit.
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@KiwiMurph yeah bro was at the game. Disappointed but the Chiefs were the better team on the day. Fair play to them.
Canes will be better for the experience. Getting Roigard, Delany, Savea and Numia back when it matters next year will help.
All in all a much better year but still disappointing to finish the way we did.
@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@KiwiMurph yeah bro was at the game. Disappointed but the Chiefs were the better team on the day. Fair play to them.
Canes will be better for the experience. Getting Roigard, Savea and Numia back when it matters next year will help.
All in all a much better year but still disappointing to finish the way we did.
TBH it's been a stellar season for the Canes considering no one really expected them to be in the semis. Less crucial injuries and a five-eighth who doesn't conspire to fuck everything up and they'll be a considerable force for a while.
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@mariner4life No no don't start playing that game haha.
@African-Monkey said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@mariner4life No no don't start playing that game haha.
I learned from Mal Meninga. He's coaching arguably the greatest rugby league team of all time and still claiming to be the underdog every year.
Blues 25 point start I reckon.
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@African-Monkey said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@mariner4life No no don't start playing that game haha.
I learned from Mal Meninga. He's coaching arguably the greatest rugby league team of all time and still claiming to be the underdog every year.
Blues 25 point start I reckon.
@mariner4life Haha against some of the worst NSW sides at the time too.
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@sparky said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@mariner4life Mostly agree. But the gap in class at First Five was as wide as the Grand Canyon.
Yeah Cameron was the worst player on the park for me. Had an absolute shocker.
Barrett, Moorby and Perenara also had games to forget. Probably a few more but I’m too disappointed haha
@Canes4life not surprising that the Chiefs won and will win next week. Only teams with outstanding first fives win the comp. Mehrts, Larkham, Carter, Spencer, Cruden, Mounga etc. And McKenzie will be the next.
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@Canes4life We won't have Jordie Barrett next year, but I think the Proctor-Riley midfield could be something special.
@sparky said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@Canes4life We won't have Jordie Barrett next year, but I think the Proctor-Riley midfield could be something special.
Yeah Riley has really lit up super rugby.
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With all of the halfback talent around I'd be bloody disappointed if we end up with both Christie and TJP in the 23. Maybe one for "experience" but definitely not both.
@No-Quarter Ratima went to a new level tonight. He was extremely impressive.
