Premiership Final - Auckland v Tasman (Free entry)
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@Siam said in Premiership Final - Auckland v Ta$man (Free entry):
Auckland's to lose innit?
You've got that round the wrong way, the plucky Aucklanders up against the defending champs the international XV, the dominant Crusaders province, with the deep pockets.
Auckland will do well to keep them under 50.
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@Bovidae said in Premiership Final - Auckland v Ta$man (Free entry):
Has Auckland ever lost a home final? I don't think they have.
Yeah I just checked the results page
Won these home finals
1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2018Lost four home semi finals though
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Since the expanded competition started in 2006 only two teams have lost a home final - Wellington (twice) and Waikato.
It will be a choke of monumental proportions if Auckland loses to the injury-ravaged Ta$man team.
It's a miracle we've got as far as we have!
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@Chris-B said in Premiership Final - Auckland v Ta$man (Free entry):
Since the expanded competition started in 2006 only two teams have lost a home final - Wellington (twice) and Waikato.
It will be a choke of monumental proportions if Auckland loses to the injury-ravaged Ta$man team.
It's a miracle we've got as far as we have!
Nah, we've lost our inspirational captain, and his backup, so are also injury-ravaged. With these injuries we even lost to lowly Canterbury.
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@Kirwan We're missing pretty much an entire forward pack!
Atu Moli, Andrew Makalio, Isaac Salmon, Pari Pari Parkinson, Jacob Norris, Ethan Blackadder.
Plus Frizell and Lomax away with the ABs.
Added to those who departed last year - Wyatt Crockett, Tim Perry, Jordan Taufua, Liam Squire.
It's a miracle, I say!
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@Chris-B said in Premiership Final - Auckland v Ta$man (Free entry):
@Kirwan We're missing pretty much an entire forward pack!
Atu Moli, Andrew Makalio, Isaac Salmon, Pari Pari Parkinson, Jacob Norris, Ethan Blackadder.
Plus Frizell and Lomax away with the ABs.
Added to those who departed last year - Wyatt Crockett, Tim Perry, Jordan Taufua, Liam Squire.
It's a miracle, I say!
Ofa, Patrick, Akira, Sotutu for our AB decimation, and plenty of injuries for us too!
It's a cripple fight, I tells ya.
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Tumua Manu is in danger of missing his own farewell party at Eden Park on Saturday night as the influential Auckland midfielder bids to shake off a hamstring problem to roll up for his final match in the blue and white hoops.
Manu picked up a minor hamstring tear in last Saturday’s 23-18 semifinal victory over Waikato and sat out Tuesday’s training session as preparations ramped up for Saturday’s title decider against the dangerous Ta$man outfit.
But the 27-year-old Samoa-born centre told Stuff he will be doing his level best to prove his fitness by Thursday and keep intact his outstanding midfield combination with Tanielu Tele’a that was so influential in guiding Alama Ieremia’s side into their second Premiership final in three years.
“It’s a little tear outside the hamstring,” said Manu. “I’ll find out Thursday. Fingers crossed, because I am desperate to play. I felt it against Waikato, but thought ‘it’s not a big problem’. Hopefully it isn’t.”
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@Duluth said in Premiership Final - Auckland v Ta$man (Free entry):
If he doesn’t play we’re looking at Hickey starting and a midfield of Plummer/Tele’a
That ends the conversation about who should be favourites
Ahh, but Tim O'Malley was also busily getting his hammy strapped on Saturday night, so we're equally waiting with bated breath.
We might have Kieron Fonotia at second five!
