Auckland v Canterbury
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@shark said in Auckland v Canterbury:
Ultimately the big lead Auckland built in the first half was too much to overcome. We were probably lucky to get as close as we did anyway, given the opportunist nature of our first try. But there was around half an hour there in the second half that gave me cause for much optimism. If we're not too beaten up on the table by the time a few of our more seasoned pros come back in then some of these kids could do great things in combination and we should challenge for another title. Just on that, what is Corey Kellows' position? He obviously came on as a replacement openside flanker and looks a good build for 7 but two lots of size stats have him at 105kg and 1.87m and alternatively 101kg and 1.92m. I think the comms thought he was coming on for Stowers originally? I mean either way, more than large enough to play lock for Wellington and the Canes, but where has he played for rep sides?
Last thing, and it was fucking infuriating, was how often we just let the ball sit on the ground before someone thought to claim it. Heaps. Especially in the first half. Real lack of sense of urgency, and possibly one of those things that doesn't gel when mixing full time pros with emerging talent.
Kellow is a 7
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@shark said in Auckland v Canterbury:
Ultimately the big lead Auckland built in the first half was too much to overcome. We were probably lucky to get as close as we did anyway, given the opportunist nature of our first try. But there was around half an hour there in the second half that gave me cause for much optimism. If we're not too beaten up on the table by the time a few of our more seasoned pros come back in then some of these kids could do great things in combination and we should challenge for another title. Just on that, what is Corey Kellows' position? He obviously came on as a replacement openside flanker and looks a good build for 7 but two lots of size stats have him at 105kg and 1.87m and alternatively 101kg and 1.92m. I think the comms thought he was coming on for Stowers originally? I mean either way, more than large enough to play lock for Wellington and the Canes, but where has he played for rep sides?
Last thing, and it was fucking infuriating, was how often we just let the ball sit on the ground before someone thought to claim it. Heaps. Especially in the first half. Real lack of sense of urgency, and possibly one of those things that doesn't gel when mixing full time pros with emerging talent.
Kellow played on the openside for the Crusaders U20.
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@kiwimurph Lose talking out of his backside again.....he went to St Peters Cambridge
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@nogusta said in Auckland v Canterbury:
@kiwimurph Lose talking out of his backside again.....he went to St Peters Cambridge
Yes. Ekuasi was the NZ Schools no.8 in his final year at St Peter's. But it wouldn't have surprised me if he was originally at De La Salle.
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Ekuasi's sidestep always cracks me up.
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@shark Still backing Canterbury to be in the mix when it comes to the pointy end of the season , when you consider some of the personal they did not have available and could have been used in a match day 23 its very impressive Braydon Ennor,Waisake Naholo,Jack Debreczini, Callum Grace, Tom Christie ,Mitchell Dunshea and Brodie McAlister ..
To be honest when I looked at the Canterbury team , I thought it was always going to be a big ask to beat what was a very strong Auckland on paper , some of the names especially on the bench I had never heard of , those young guys will be better for the experience, but credit to Auckland for their composure especially when it shortened up to 24-28 .and let’s not forget they had some young guys on debut . -
@steven-harris said in Auckland v Canterbury:
@shark Still backing Canterbury to be in the mix when it comes to the pointy end of the season , when you consider some of the personal they did not have available and could have been used in a match day 23 its very impressive Braydon Ennor,Waisake Naholo,Jack Debreczini, Callum Grace, Tom Christie ,Mitchell Dunshea and Brodie McAlister ..
To be honest when I looked at the Canterbury team , I thought it was always going to be a big ask to beat what was a very strong Auckland on paper , some of the names especially on the bench I had never heard of , those young guys will be better for the experience, but credit to Auckland for their composure especially when it shortened up to 24-28 .and let’s not forget they had some young guys on debut .Also missing Reed Prinsep and Billy Harmon from that game.
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@steven-harris said in Auckland v Canterbury:
Still backing Canterbury to be in the mix when it comes to the pointy end of the season
Absolutely. One away loss with a very young team isn't the end of the world.
There might be some worries about the coaching staff but you could say the same for Auckland.
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@kiwimurph loved the look of the young Auckland no 8 , what a beast ..!
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@shark said in Auckland v Canterbury:
Will be interesting to see who of Kellow and Segner makes it through to the Crusaders squad proper, if both hang about
I think Segner will be a 6.
He came off the bench to play 6 at the weekend.
He's apparently 1.92 metres, so a bit tall to be a mobile 7 and he looked like he'd added a bit of bulk since when I saw him last.
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@steven-harris said in Auckland v Canterbury:
@kiwimurph loved the look of the young Auckland no 8 , what a beast ..!
Yes same here. He really caught the eye. For a 19 year old on debut he was terrific.
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What a kicking fest ! Both teams tried to take benefit from the new 50-22 rule which worked only once, for Ruru. Very sloppy game (early times or mediocrity ?). No continuity at all. How many times did Plummer pass the ball to Corey Evans ? Just on one occasion during the first half, for a crash ball. The Canerbry backs were poor, incredibly poor, as was the refereeing. The only spectacle was the contest in the rucks, which was fierce. Maybe the strong wind did not help. I can only hope that these two teams are better than what we saw of them during this game.
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@cgrant said in Auckland v Canterbury:
Both teams tried to take benefit from the new 50-22 rule which worked only once, for Ruru.
It worked more than once. Rayasi had a huge left foot punt early on that resulted in an Auckland throw-in inside the Canterbury 22. It lead directly to Auckland's opening try.
