Blues v Hurricanes
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@No-Quarter said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@African-Monkey said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Credit to the Canes they took their very few chances and their scrambling defence was brilliant with their big players stepping up when it counted.
Canes have not looked great this year, feels like we're miles away from having a chance of winning the thing, but our W/L is bloody good and the table says we're the 2nd best team in the comp by a distance. Is it just the Crusaders being so good making everyone else look shit? Or the quality of the comp continuing to degrade?
Canes a really good at absorbing pressure and then counter punching. Best 9 & 10 combo in the country by quite a distance too, so that helps.
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@No-Quarter It's funny the Canes haven't looked great for most of the year but they've played pretty great for the team that they have.
You just aren't going to win the competition with a forward pack of that low a quality. You can see why Plumtree chased Akira so hard and was looking for a big munter of a lock.
Canes couldn't get any go forward (besides the bad defence from the Blues flankers on the scrum). Was actually a bit embarassing at times.
Nonu looked to be trying a bit too hard at times to make the advantage line and sacrificed ball security. Bit more patience is needed from a senior player.
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I read this thread going "fuckin stop moaning Kirwan", then read your self-righteous defenses, so this is the tally this thread:
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Ref: 17
Kirwan's Posts pro the Blues: 15
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Blues: 12
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Canes: 1
Kirwan's Neutral posts (no apparent bias): 11
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@Canerbry said in Blues v Hurricanes:
I read this thread going "fuckin stop moaning Kirwan", then read your self-righteous defenses, so this is the tally this thread:
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Ref: 17
Kirwan's Posts Pro The Blues: 15
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Blues: 12
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Canes: 1
Kirwan's Neutral posts (no apparent bias): 11
Kirwan's Posts complaining about being called biased: 2I love this post. Of course, I’ll have to trust your maths because I have a life.
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@No-Quarter A bit of both I feel, but they're obviously doing something right to be where they are. Thought your forwards were a lot more competitive at breakdown tonight as well with Walker Leauwere making a bit of a difference in that area and Kirifi off the bench was also strong. Tonight's game was quite similar to when the Canes beat the HIghlanders in Dunedin.
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@Kirwan Must admit your work does impress me on here haha. You get people moaning about you after every Blues game more than people actually talking about what happened during the game.
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@African-Monkey said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@Kirwan Must admit your work does impress me on here haha. You get people moaning about you after every Blues game more than people actually talking about what happened during the game.
Moaning/Laughing at. Tomato/Tomato
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@Canerbry said in Blues v Hurricanes:
I read this thread going "fuckin stop moaning Kirwan", then read your self-righteous defenses, so this is the tally this thread:
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Ref: 17
Kirwan's Posts pro the Blues: 15
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Blues: 12
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Canes: 1
Kirwan's Neutral posts (no apparent bias): 11
Kirwan's Posts complaining about being called biased: 2Bah, who am I kidding, time to fact check!
More accurate totals;
Constructive feedback for the officials: 11
False dawn praise for the Blues: 13
What the actual frak Blues? 13
Stupid Ardie Savea is too good: 1
Neutral: 12
Tiresome posts explaining what a discussion forum is for: 657 posts from kick off to the final whistle
1 traditional post hating on TJ
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Enjoyed that game but it sucked that Plummer and Nock came off so early.
Blues were stuffed from then on (yes Pulu is that bad)
For Blues thought Faiane, Akira, Papali'i were the standouts (alongside Nock and Plummer early).
Nonu did some good things but also some bad things - he butchered a try not passing to Rieko and fumbled a few times.
Blues are just mind numbingly dumb. They panic in the attacking 22 like a teenage boy around a hot girl.
Blues had to work so hard for their tries whereas Canes did not have to work nearly as hard for theirs.
Some darn weird calls both ways by the ref both ways but thats Super Rugby reffing these days.
For Canes Jordie did some great things but also did some average things - The TJ overhype on commentary was too much. Canes scramble defense sensational - loved the way they attacked the breakdown. You just knew Beaudie would do something freakish just a matter of when. Perenara was just superb. Ardie likewise.
I want to see Nock and Plummer combo again when they are fit.
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Taking it easy on you.
On the game itself, Ardie once again got us home there. He has been consistently brilliant all year. I thought Walker-Leawere had a blinder and he has a big future. Everyone else in that pack were a bit meh - Kirifi was energetic when he came on. We won't be winning anything though if Toomaga Allen starts, he is just so damn weak at scrummaging.
In the backs Laumape was probably our best, he probably edged Nonu in the battle of the number 12's. Barrett brothers had a mixed bag, but Blues did well at times to put those two under pressure.
Overall enjoyable game and glad we got the result but we need to improve if we are any chance of winning the title.
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@Canes4life inexplicably, he just tried to get us demonitized on the Naughty Words thread and a mod has given him a full ban for it.
We have two stupid people post after that thread, one with just a temp ban.
Sorry to spoil your fun there.
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Argh really, obviously couldn't hack being a Canes fan for a week. Will get in touch with him when he returns (if he does).
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@Machpants said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Ardie is best player in Super Rugby ATM, at least in what I've watched (all NZ games, plus a few others)
Be interesting to see how the AB selectors use him
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@kiwiinmelb Cane at 6, Ardie at 7 maybe? Just really depends who they pick at 6.
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@Canes4life I'd never start Cane at 6; 6 cover at best. I think it will all depend on how well Cane plays when he comes back. I'm inclined to think that Ardie will get the start at 7 in the big games and at 8 in the lesser games (when they rest Read), unless Cane can convincingly show that he deserves the starting spot again.
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Well, back from the game.
Fark.
7 9 10 the big difference. Our 7 was OK, too.
Plummer was stone cold knocked out. Couldn't stand up; took three goes, rubber legs, wandered aimlessly and then fell down. Could be his season done.
We're just not good enough to win wihtout our share of the 50/50 calls. And they didn't go our way tongiht. We lost because we're dumb, but the ref didn't help us to get our shit together. 5 scrum penalties under the posts, and no PT; but we didn't do anything with the ball that we had. Just ongoing stupidity.
Most frustrating game I've sen, and the stupidist this year. Bah, humbug.
