Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF)
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@nzzp said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
showed how far Canterbury have fallen - the separation of Super and NPC has stopped the constant stream of Super players into the provincial team.
Good for the comp, but tough for Canty. Well done Waikato, dominant forward pack and only sloppy play kept Canterbury in it
I know a few cantab fans that think R Thorne is a hopeless coach
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@hooroo said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
@nzzp said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
showed how far Canterbury have fallen - the separation of Super and NPC has stopped the constant stream of Super players into the provincial team.
Good for the comp, but tough for Canty. Well done Waikato, dominant forward pack and only sloppy play kept Canterbury in it
I know a few cantab fans that think R Thorne is a hopeless coach
he's not covered himself in glory, that's for sure
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@hooroo said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
@nzzp said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
showed how far Canterbury have fallen - the separation of Super and NPC has stopped the constant stream of Super players into the provincial team.
Good for the comp, but tough for Canty. Well done Waikato, dominant forward pack and only sloppy play kept Canterbury in it
I know a few cantab fans that think R Thorne is a hopeless coach
Don’t start me on the Canterbury Coaching unit
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@hooroo said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
I know a few cantab fans that think R Thorne is a hopeless coach
They aren't shit they've just dipped back into the middle of the first division pack.
As for blaming Thorne? Plenty of Cantab ferners have been doing that too. The problem is the season before he took over wasn't great either (6 wins 5 losses)
Since Canterbury lost to Auckland in the 2018 final they've gone 15 wins and 16 losses
The rise of Ta$man, they are now the premiere team in the Crusaders region, is the main reason IMO. Although I'm happy to throw shit at Rueben Thorne too
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@yeetyaah said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
Question is if Roe and Dickinson are now both injured, who's Waikato's 4th choice halfback?
It depends on who is in camp. Ben Strang might be, as he played for Waikato in the pre-season but was injured in the Chiefs U20 game. Tell Ta$man to fly Noah Hotham up.
And @Hooroo and any other Waikato fans outside of L3 should get along next Sat night.
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@hooroo said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
@nzzp said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
showed how far Canterbury have fallen - the separation of Super and NPC has stopped the constant stream of Super players into the provincial team.
Good for the comp, but tough for Canty. Well done Waikato, dominant forward pack and only sloppy play kept Canterbury in it
I know a few cantab fans that
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@bovidae said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
@yeetyaah said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
Question is if Roe and Dickinson are now both injured, who's Waikato's 4th choice halfback?
It depends on who is in camp. Ben Strang might be, as he played for Waikato in the pre-season but was injured in the Chiefs U20 game. Tell Ta$man to fly Noah Hotham up.
And @Hooroo and any other Waikato fans outside of L3 should get along next Sat night.
strang played a few club games in the under 20 grade so dont now if he is ready
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@duluth said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
@hooroo said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
I know a few cantab fans that think R Thorne is a hopeless coach
They aren't shit they've just dipped back into the middle of the first division pack.
As for blaming Thorne? Plenty of Cantab ferners have been doing that too. The problem is the season before he took over wasn't great either (6 wins 5 losses)
Since Canterbury lost to Auckland in the 2018 final they've gone 15 wins and 16 losses
The rise of Ta$man to being the premiere team in the Crusaders region is the main reason IMO. Although I'm happy to throw shit at Rueben Thorne too
No Thorne is shit.
As soon as Razor went to the Crusaders the coaching selection has been poor,From Maddocks forward.The CRFU have lost the plot over the last 3 years.
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@ploughboy said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
strang played a few club games in the under 20 grade so dont now if he is ready
I was surprised when I saw him play for Waikato, given Strang is in his first year out of school. He played very well in that game.
Unfortunately Waikato's options might be limited with the covid bubble. Maybe we do borrow a BOP halfback.
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@chris said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
@duluth said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
@hooroo said in Waikato v Canterbury (Premiership SF):
I know a few cantab fans that think R Thorne is a hopeless coach
They aren't shit they've just dipped back into the middle of the first division pack.
As for blaming Thorne? Plenty of Cantab ferners have been doing that too. The problem is the season before he took over wasn't great either (6 wins 5 losses)
Since Canterbury lost to Auckland in the 2018 final they've gone 15 wins and 16 losses
The rise of Ta$man to being the premiere team in the Crusaders region is the main reason IMO. Although I'm happy to throw shit at Rueben Thorne too
No Thorne is shit.
I agree. However that doesn't explain the decline starting the year before he took over.
The talent on the roster has fallen back to the pack. Coincidentally Ta$man built the strongest roster over the same period
