Highlanders vs Blues
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@mariner4life He did a fantastic job piloting the command module for Apollo XI?
As I recall he was pretty outstanding vs the BIL.
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@mariner4life Kara Pryor is injured, Dan Pryor is at the Highlanders. Bond is at the Hurricanes.
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@tim said in Highlanders vs Blues:
@mariner4life Kara Pryor is injured, Dan Pryor is at the Highlanders. Bond is at the Hurricanes.
that's them, the Pryor boys, was very impressed. thanks
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@chris-b said in Highlanders vs Blues:
@mariner4life He did a fantastic job piloting the command module for Apollo XI?
As I recall he was pretty outstanding vs the BIL.
Yes - his best game was against the European side and his worst games were in the fast-paced NZ derbies. His lack of pace/athletic ability gets exposed badly in NZ derbies.
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You just need the Highlanders to play down to the BILs level.
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Highlanders have named a defensive midfield , by leaving Matt Faddes on the bench, although I'm slightly concerned about Tei taking on a much bigger SBW. While Blues fans may be happy with their forward pack, I can see the Highlsnders dominating there and disrupting ball to the Blues flashy backs. I'm going to say Highlanders by 12 to 18.
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@southernmann said in Highlanders vs Blues:
While Blues fans may be happy with their forward pack, I can see the Highlsnders dominating there and disrupting ball to the Blues flashy backs. I'm going to say Highlanders by 12 to 18.
Don't sit on the fence - back your team!
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@kiwimurph I just can't see the Blues getting a lot of decent ball to play with. I also don't believe Bryn Gatland's style fits in with the rest of the Blues backline.
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@daffy-jaffy said in Highlanders vs Blues:
James Parsons is flanked in the front row by All Black scrummaging powerhouse Ofa Tuungafasi
Haha
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Collins is a FB version of Hadleigh Parkes imo - a decent whack of rugby nous and decent skills, but utterly lacking in pace. Vision doesn't do you much good if you can't drop the hammer (or give it full fucking jandel) and take that gap!
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@kiwimurph said in Highlanders vs Blues:
@sammyc ?
Scrummaging powerhouse is a bit of an exaggeration
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@sammyc said in Highlanders vs Blues:
@kiwimurph said in Highlanders vs Blues:
@sammyc ?
Scrummaging powerhouse is a bit of an exaggeration
Not when your loosehead prop in previous seasons has been Sam Prattley....
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Happy enough with the tight five, it's what I would have picked.
The inexperienced loosies are all ok players but the chances of them all adapting to this level quickly are slim. Taramai had a few chances last year and couldn't replicate his NPC form, he needs to improve.
I would have been tempted to start GCT on the blindside and had 2 loosies on the bench.11-14 is good
Collins. Yuck. Maybe he got the nod because in its in Dunedin? But more likely it's just because the coach who cannot be criticised is a retard.
A lot depends on Gatland's form. He was shitty in the warm up matches. Fingers crossed that some of Pulu's passes are accurate.
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Looks like our usual 4-6 point loss against fellow NZ opposition is coming up to start the season off. Pretty average looking side we've put out with the injuries we have but at the same time it's good to see some North Harbour boys get a go after a good Mitre 10 cup.
