QF - Wellington vs Hawkes Bay
-
@Winger said in QF - Wellington vs Hawkes Bay:
@foobaNZ said in QF - Wellington vs Hawkes Bay:
Unavailable for Selection: Vince Sakaria, Connor Collins, Iona Apineru, Josh Toómaga, Siale Lauaki, Pekahou Cowan, Riley Higgins
Wonder what's happened to Riley. Cown was missed off this list last week so was hoping he would be available this week. I hope Sheck last for the finals but the replacement did ok last week.
O'Reilly is another who wouldn't be available.
Edit Covered in the Canes website. As well as reasons for selecting JGB
Jackson Garden-Bachop will start at first five-eighth with Aidan Morgan looking to provide impact off the bench.
“Jackson showed last week that he can really set our attack game alight and play the game in the right areas of the field, so he gets the start this week and we will look to him to control the game for us. Both him and Aidan have played well over the last month and are a big reason why we are having a home Quarter-Final,” said Crowley.
Garden-Bachop has kicked the most conversions of any kicker in the past three decades [since 1990] of top-flight NPC rugby. His fourth conversion against Counties Manukau last Sunday was his 182nd for Wellington, surpassing the 181 that former Poneke first-five David Holwell kicked in his combined career for Wellington and Northland.
With Riley Higgins unavailable for selection due to a knee injury, a fit Peter Umaga-Jensen returns to the midfield after injury had him ruled out for the past few weeks.
Crowley is a muppet. So he thinks JGB playing well against CM is the same as Aiden Morgan performing against stronger teams like Waikato / Hawkes Bay when a Shield game is on the line. Talk about not rewarding Aiden for turning our season around.
-
Crowley is a muppet. So he thinks JGB playing well against CM is the same as Aiden Morgan performing against stronger teams like Waikato / Hawkes Bay when a Shield game is on the line. Talk about not rewarding Aiden for turning our season around.
Yea it's crazy reasoning.
Thrashing CM is not the same thing
A career of mediocrity (at best) warrants selection over a short career of class (particularly at NPC level).
-
@foobaNZ said in QF - Wellington vs Hawkes Bay:
Crowley is a muppet. So he thinks JGB playing well against CM is the same as Aiden Morgan performing against stronger teams like Waikato / Hawkes Bay when a Shield game is on the line. Talk about not rewarding Aiden for turning our season around.
Yea it's crazy reasoning.
Thrashing CM is not the same thing
A career of mediocrity (at best) warrants selection over a short career of class (particularly at NPC level).
Typical brain fade selections from Wellington coaches.
-
-
@Bones said in QF - Wellington vs Hawkes Bay:
@mikey07 said in QF - Wellington vs Hawkes Bay:
@Bones I forgot about him 😂
Of course you did, just like Wellington Rugby forgot about HOBM.
Turn it up you guys and Petone are the golden Childs in the Hutt Valley.
-
Wellington all over Hawkes Bay, I’m not surprised.
-
I'm watching on my phone on a ferry atm. Was that kick to touch actually in the field of play. Looked to me like it went dead. Also im clutching at straws
-
Not sure I agree that Thompson took that down, he just got driven back up and over...
-
I don't agree with the deliberately knock resulting in a YC, but I agree with Justin there, shoulda been one
