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    @canes4life said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    IWL

    is IWL potential AB lock material? I don't see his name mentioned much here in that capacity but he seems to have some potential...

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    @kev I agree an absolute fan boy for any Ta$man player it’s quite sickly.

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    I was really impressed with the Canes jersey in the 52 mins I watched before I had to go out, well except Laumape he’s playing like he’s already on the plane and generally doesn’t care so he might aswell jump on the plane now would rather they play Toloa or someone at 12. Maybe Aso

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    Hope that Moody will be back in time for the RC later on in the year. We aren't exactly blessed with quality loosehead props.

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    @akan004 said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    I don't want to see Jordie starting for the ABs.

    You’ll be out of luck.

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    Really enjoyed this game.

    Haven't read the thread.

    Would have settled for the draw.

    Need to check with Stan if they were prepared for extra time as the feed cut off pretty much straight after the winning dg.

    Any thoughts on potential foul play by Dunshea with forearm to throat a few phases prior? Canes missed a captain's challenge?

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    @kirwan said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    Canes are massive underdogs. If the Crusaders lose this their season will be in disarray.

    Was wondering at abut 50 mins how Razor and the team would be viewed if they lost.

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    @booboo the Stan feed didn't cut out - they just cut to a stadium camera in place of the ads. Once the 'ad' break was over they carried on the coverage.

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    @chris-b said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    @arhs said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    Campbell was much better than Hall too. Thought Whitelock and Bridge both went well.

    For some reason, Hall looked really laboured out there.

    Bridge started really well. I noticed him less as the game went on. Will Jordan was the opposite - which makes me wonder if they play the same role a bit much and Big Leicester is a better fit if Jordan is at fullback?

    Maybe the converse when Havili is at fullback.

    Leicester at centre was a real handful for the Canes defence. He always seems to beat the first tackle (or at the very least stand them up).

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    @mikey07 said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    @kev I agree an absolute fan boy for any Ta$man player it’s quite sickly.

    Is Jordie Barrett playing for Ta$man now....

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    @chris-b said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    @arhs said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    Campbell was much better than Hall too. Thought Whitelock and Bridge both went well.

    For some reason, Hall looked really laboured out there.

    Agree. I normally like Hall at 9, but he was off his game I thought. His passing was especially laboured.

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    @act-crusader said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    @chris-b said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    @arhs said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    Campbell was much better than Hall too. Thought Whitelock and Bridge both went well.

    For some reason, Hall looked really laboured out there.

    Bridge started really well. I noticed him less as the game went on. Will Jordan was the opposite - which makes me wonder if they play the same role a bit much and Big Leicester is a better fit if Jordan is at fullback?

    Maybe the converse when Havili is at fullback.

    Leicester at centre was a real handful for the Canes defence. He always seems to beat the first tackle (or at the very least stand them up).

    This was a big plus for me. Went way better than I expected. Didn't notice any glaring errors on defence either.

    Douglas was poor right from his very first touch where he took the ball standing still. I had hoped he had moved on from that this season.

    Someone mentioned the Saders are missing a proper 7. The loosies have been missing something the last few games and I am starting to think that may be the problem (and Douglas of course).

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/124802936/super-rugby-serious-injuries-to-crusaders-jack-goodhue-joe-moody-hurricanes-hail-ardie-savea

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    @crazy-horse Douglas is a good NPC player and that’s it in my opinion.

    We are missing Todd’s breakdown work and more importantly his link play. None of our current crop seem to support in attack.

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    @act-crusader Sione Havili is a good tackler but is more of a 6.5 type of player.

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    @tim said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    @act-crusader Sione Havili is a good tackler but is more of a 6.5 type of player.

    I agree. He’s active in defence but we need a bit more attack from our loosies.

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    @act-crusader said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    @tim said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:

    @act-crusader Sione Havili is a good tackler but is more of a 6.5 type of player.

    I agree. He’s active in defence but we need a bit more attack from our loosies.

    His problem is that he isn't a pilfering threat at the breakdown and he doesn't feature with ball in hand. Which to be honest you could say the same about all our backrow options 😞

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    Canes gave that a real crack. Had TMO been doing his job they’d have won comfortably. Even with the TMO’s blindness, with a half decent lineout they’d have won.
    Wheels have come off Chch.
    Back row balance all wrong.

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    @cantab79 Blackadder was a loss tbf but yes, the Crusaders weak backrow got exposed. I would barely call Douglas NPC standard, Grace goes missing a lot in games and is certainly not an 8 and Havili and Christie are both about the same level to me, good on the tackle but need good dance parners if they are to form an effective loose trio.

    I've compared Christie to Luke Braid in the past, well Havili similar as well. Both lack a bit of athleticism around the breakdown to be really effective. Harmon for me was always the best 7 at the Crusaders, he just always seemed to get injured at the wrong time, but was a far more rounded player that the other 2.

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