Hurricanes v Highlanders
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@Stargazer ok, looked like he was doing a lot more cleaning up than that, I would have said half the breaks around the ruck were tidied up by smith but obviously not
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That was a game we should have put away. It was disappointing to let them back in it.
Jordie has made a huge difference to this team. We have a lot of solid but unspectacular players and are very reliant on a few players. Aumua was probably the standout. Always over the advantage line but the main thing was the much better lineout. He should get the start next week as well.
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@gt12 said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@canefan said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@gt12 said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
Is TJ high?
Nah, he's not even in the tallest 30% of the team....
You better have kids, you’re a natural. Did nobody else watch the interviews?
My kids love my humour
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@Bones said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
Too many mistakes, far too many.
Huge games from Smith, Dixon, Parkinson, Frizzel, MMT. Honourable mention to Johnstone and Tokolahi.
Matchbox and Coltman are shadows of their former selves. Maybe Walden made Thomson look good?
Cracking start from Hunt, with a harsh call on Dixon. Maybe if that had come off he might have straightened his game out. Needs to stop the absolute clangers in between the odd dinky run and he might have a positive impact.
Good to see Gregory come back solid.
He must have bulked up since you last saw him
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@gt12 said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
Frizell 23 metres, 8 runs, 3 defenders beaten, 1 clean break; MMT 59 metres off 7 runs, 1 defneder beaten, 2 offloads.
Laumape had quite a day on offense, by the stats: 100 metres, 20 runs, 1 clean break, 9 defenders beaten, 1 offload.
And most of laumape's work was in close, not running it back from fullback or the wing, very impressive body of work
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@Machpants said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@gt12 said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
Frizell 23 metres, 8 runs, 3 defenders beaten, 1 clean break; MMT 59 metres off 7 runs, 1 defneder beaten, 2 offloads.
Laumape had quite a day on offense, by the stats: 100 metres, 20 runs, 1 clean break, 9 defenders beaten, 1 offload.
And most of laumape's work was in close, not running it back from fullback or the wing, very impressive body of work
He'd make a wonderful League player.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@antipodean said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
What ever happened to the requirements to support your own weight and not go past the ball at the breakdown?
And not hold onto Dixon who was defending the Channel?
I was going to make a comment on this. The refs need to pay more attention to "cleaners" holding onto opposition players that aren't part of the ruck. That's how BBBR got injured last year as his leg was held.
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Not a vintage Hurricanes performance but got the win.
I thought Aumua and Jordie Barrett were excellent. Laumape had his best game of SRA, even if his passing is suspect. Canes forward pack is meh.
Aaron Smith was outstanding for the Landers. He has IMHO been the best perfomer in the competition.
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@Yeetyaah said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
Lomax is having a mare at scrum time
And in this game he made Laulala look like a dynamic ball-runner. He's been watching too much of the Franks' highlight reel.
Aumua's stocks have risen for the 3rd hooker. Coltman looks like a player well down on confidence, and I expected him to fuck up that last lineout too.
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@sparky said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
Laumape had his best game of SRA, even if his passing is suspect
wasnt so much his passing game being suspect, more absent.
Sure he did a good job with what he had, but sometimes a quick pop or off-load when the HIghlanders had loaded up on him had created space outside.
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@taniwharugby You gotta think that was to plan. Just smash it up, draw people in, don;t over think. Made him a magnet for defenders, created space elsewhere
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@Machpants oh I'm sure it was, but when you do the same thing over and over without variety it is 'easier' to defend, just saying the odd pop or off-load would help the Hurricanes attack
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@MN5 said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@Bones said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
Too many mistakes, far too many.
Huge games from Smith, Dixon, Parkinson, Frizzel, MMT. Honourable mention to Johnstone and Tokolahi.
Matchbox and Coltman are shadows of their former selves. Maybe Walden made Thomson look good?
Cracking start from Hunt, with a harsh call on Dixon. Maybe if that had come off he might have straightened his game out. Needs to stop the absolute clangers in between the odd dinky run and he might have a positive impact.
Good to see Gregory come back solid.
He must have bulked up since you last saw him
Don't think so.
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@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
Has Laumape passed the ball once today?
You can take the man from league but you can’t take the league...
