Wellington vs Northland
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@winger said in Wellington vs Northland:
@foobanz said in Wellington vs Northland:
Goosen I thought looks VG at FB a few years back when he last played there for a few games
Yeah I remember watching him a few years ago he seemed to excel with all that extra space.
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@kev plus Noah has a good boot on him too, looks unco as but seems to make good decisions.
Yeah Johnny Cooper would be an option at FB too, or Rush when he is back.
I like Hyland on the wing but TBH we have never utilised his game enough, but yea his turn and chase has been exposed a few times.
Fritz Rayasi, younger bro, played on the wing for the dev side on weekend, granted Ngati Porou are a step down, picked up a nice double and just has size, pace, and a bit of spark, and without Macilai, we need that...plus we are lacking pace fullstop, Aseri the little Sharks winger is someone I'd like to see given a shot on the wing, again, v Ngati Porou, but scored a scorching 80m solo try beating half the oppostion with pace and agility after receiving the kick off, was awesome to watch.
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@taniwharugby said in Wellington vs Northland:
@kev plus Noah has a good boot on him too, looks unco as but seems to make good decisions.
Yeah Johnny Cooper would be an option at FB too, or Rush when he is back.
I like Hyland on the wing but TBH we have never utilised his game enough, but yea his turn and chase has been exposed a few times.
Fritz Rayasi, younger bro, played on the wing for the dev side on weekend, granted Ngati Porou are a step down, picked up a nice double and just has size, pace, and a bit of spark, and without Macilai, we need that...plus we are lacking pace fullstop, Aseri the little Sharks winger is someone I'd like to see given a shot on the wing, again, v Ngati Porou, but scored a scorching 80m solo try beating half the oppostion with pace and agility after receiving the kick off, was awesome to watch.
I think the selections are conservative. But hopefully those new guys get a shot before it’s too late.
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@kev well given both Tua and Macilai seem made of glass they probably will.
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With the team Wellington have named they should cut loose against us. It’s a safe bet for all tippers to go 17+ with the home side.
I’m hoping Wellington do their usual “have a shitter against a lesser opponent” routine, but seriously with that firepower I can’t see us getting within 20 of them.
If we bring the physicality like we did against Auckland last week we could lessen the damage, but man this is a huge hurdle first up.
Please prove me wrong Northland 🤞
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@taniwharugby said in Wellington vs Northland:
@j77 you still heading along?
Yep I’m down here at the moment so will head along for a bit of afternoon pain
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@taniwharugby haha I wonder how many times that dude will touch down? I’m going a triple or more!
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A late blow for the Taniwha ,Sam Nock has withdrawn from this afternoons match against Wellington, pulled out this morning with a soft tissue injury, not a major , but with the season ahead not worth aggravating as well..
Wil Grant goes into the starting XV , and Dan Hawkins who was running water goes onto the bench ..,halfback cover is either Hawkins or Cooper, hopefully neither 🤞🏼 -
@steven-harris 80 minutes for Grant then!!
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@steven-harris Great. So what happens if Grant goes down? He was under a bit of an injury cloud too if I recall.
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@j77 good point , it will be either Cooper or Hawkins , Hawkins has the skinniest legs , so will give it to him ..
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@steven-harris get set to watch those box kicks go backwards!
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@j77 I'd like that post if it werent true!!
Grant has a good game, offers more of a running threat than Nock, but yeah I thought a few weeks ago he was injured and likely out for a time, so fingers crossed he can go 80!!
@Bones they are just match threads now, not Province related forums, deal with it
