Crusaders 2022
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Goodhues' potential return certainly creates a logjam at 13. In the backs the certainties for mine outside halfback are Mo'unga, Havili'i (say what you like about his AB status but he's a stud at 12 at SR level) and Jordan at 15. So the three-quarters are a free-for-all and there are so many potential combinations it's not funny between Bridge, Reece, Ennor, Leicester and Goodhue. One of those guys misses the 23 entirely. And then we still have Fihaki lingering about. I'm not game to pick the combo Razor might settle on if/when all fit, but my ideal is probably Goodhue 13, Reece and Leicester on the wings and Ennor on the bench. Jordan at 15, Richie at 10 and I don't mind who at 9 of Hall, Drummond and TTT. Then one of the latter on the bench along with Fergus Burke.
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@shark said in Crusaders 2022:
Goodhues' potential return certainly creates a logjam at 13. In the backs the certainties for mine outside halfback are Mo'unga, Havili'i (say what you like about his AB status but he's a stud at 12 at SR level) and Jordan at 15. So the three-quarters are a free-for-all and there are so many potential combinations it's not funny between Bridge, Reece, Ennor, Leicester and Goodhue. One of those guys misses the 23 entirely. And then we still have Fihaki lingering about. I'm not game to pick the combo Razor might settle on if/when all fit, but my ideal is probably Goodhue 13, Reece and Leicester on the wings and Ennor on the bench. Jordan at 15, Richie at 10 and I don't mind who at 9 of Hall, Drummond and TTT. Then one of the latter on the bench along with Fergus Burke.
No Bridge then?
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@taniwharugby said in Crusaders 2022:
Rakete-Stones was lifting 280kg back in 2018. I wonder if he's doing more now?
@Steven-Harris do you know?
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Ah, here it is. I think it was within an hour after the Crusaders posted that clip of Newell squatting 270kg once, the Hurricanes posted this clip of R-S squatting 260kg three times.
I'm quite sure I've seen a clip with him squatting 320kg once.
Anyway, I like the idea of R-S at LH and Newell at TH. Would give some strength to the frontrow.
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@chris Interesting to see Willi Heinz back playing for Linwood with TTT also there on the bench. Is Heinz coming back to play NPC?
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@african-monkey said in Crusaders 2022:
@chris Interesting to see Willi Heinz back playing for Linwood with TTT also there on the bench. Is Heinz coming back to play NPC?
Mate I havn’t heard anything about Heinz as yet.
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@duluth i know Pouri did 300kg at the Blues taining base about 3 seasons ago after returning with the NZ Māori team from Fiji
He was baited by Akira Ioane about Ofa Tungafasi’s record which was around 265kgs at the time.
Throwing tin around runs in the Rakete Whānau ,his father Pouri senior was a former NZ heavy weight powerlifting champion.
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@stargazer said in Crusaders 2022:
@duluth R-S is squatting more now. I've seen the stats, but not sure I'll be able to find them.
How are everyone’s weighted chin ups looking ? Those are great for the old UBS.
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Squatting hundreds of kilos does not make you a good scrummager. PRS was constantly on the backfoot against Ta'avao who isn't renowned for being a monster in the scrums. But he is still young and could (should ?) improve. However, Fletcher Newell is strong at both. He will be an All Black, that's for sure. Despite his inexperience, I would like to see him selected into the AB squad very soon (EOYT ?).
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@cgrant said in Crusaders 2022:
Squatting hundreds of kilos does not make you a good scrummager. PRS was constantly on the backfoot against Ta'avao who isn't renowned for being a monster in the scrums. But he is still young and could (should ?) improve. However, Fletcher Newell is strong at both. He will be an All Black, that's for sure. Despite his inexperience, I would like to see him selected into the AB squad very soon (EOYT ?).
At least as an apprentice if nothing else - I think he’ll be in the full squad though.
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I dont think it helps the Hurricanes front rowers that their middle row in Scrafton ,Blackwell and Delany are small for this level of rugby and for all his athletic ability Asafo Amua in my opinion has never impressed me as a scrummager ..its was even more profound when he came off the bench for the All Blacks last year ..throw in a lightweight 7 in Du Plessis Kirifi and another 7 at 8 in the form of Ardie Savea in the boot and you really do realise its a pretty light pack in the greater scheme of things .
Its a real shame they have not given Devon Flanders more game time in the 6 jersey,but they seem to have an going love affair with Reed Prinslip .
