Moana Pasifika v Hurricanes

Crucial

Whatever his ranking I'd say he is certainly on the rest list and you need to take that into account in team selections and planning.

Canes4life

@Crucial from a Hurricanes standpoint, they may also wait until Jacob Devery comes back in aswell, he shouldn't be too far away so that should help if the likes of Coles needs to take a rest over the next couple weeks.

Because the Canes are poor at updating injuries, it's pretty much a guessing game.

BerhamporeNinja

Don’t think theyd be taking this game lightly. Well they shouldn’t, these are the games we really need to win. Pretty sure this is what the line up would look like, Defs would be resting Lomax. Given blackwells recent performances Bird would get the nod. Ardie will stay, with Flanders, Lakai would get another go.

Backs. How good would this be tho? with Jordy at storms training sesh id say hes sitting this one out

Numia
Aumua
Franks
Bird
Lea-were
Flanders
Lakai
Ardie
Roigard
Cameron
Naholo
Proctor
Sullivan
Raiyasi
Moorbs

KiwiMurph

Hopefully Ruben Love is fit and gets a run.

Canes4life

@BerhamporeNinja said in Moana Pasifika v Hurricanes:

Don’t think theyd be taking this game lightly. Well they shouldn’t, these are the games we really need to win. Pretty sure this is what the line up would look like, Defs would be resting Lomax. Given blackwells recent performances Bird would get the nod. Ardie will stay, with Flanders, Lakai would get another go.

Backs. How good would this be tho? with Jordy at storms training sesh id say hes sitting this one out

Numia

Aumua

Franks

Bird

Lea-were

Flanders

Lakai

Ardie

Roigard

Cameron

Naholo

Proctor

Sullivan

Raiyasi

Moorbs

Proctor at 12? No point playing someone out of position, why not bring in the very capable Riley Higgins? We've seen Proctor play 12 before and he hasn't really suited it tbh. Higgins has hardly featured so it would make sense to start him and give Proctor a rest.

Otherwise solid side, hopefully see Ruben Love come back into the fold.

BerhamporeNinja

@Canes4life good point , I'd slide I'm to 13 and Sullivan to 12. I'm a Higgin fan and would love to see him on there. But he's behind Sullivan in pecking order since Sullivan is a utility I'd think he'll get first preference even at 12. Hope he's on the bench tho

Canes4life

@BerhamporeNinja said in Moana Pasifika v Hurricanes:

@Canes4life good point , I'd slide I'm to 13 and Sullivan to 12. I'm a Higgin fan and would love to see him on there. But he's behind Sullivan in pecking order since Sullivan is a utility I'd think he'll get first preference even at 12. Hope he's on the bench tho

Sullivan isn't a 12 either? When has he played 12 in his pro career? Higgins deserves his opportunity after a very solid NPC, let's not blur the lines and try and shoe horn players into certain positions.

Holland needs to back his squad, rest Proctor and start Higgins and Sullivan together.

BerhamporeNinja

@Canes4life last SR game where it was proctor and Sullivan in the mid field but I think proctor played 12. Didn't to aswell as they'd thought. But a combination I think they'd go again with

Yes Holland needs to back Higgins like he has eith Lakai totes agree 👍🏽

BerhamporeNinja

@Canes4life meant to say. A SR game last year

Canes4life

@BerhamporeNinja said in Moana Pasifika v Hurricanes:

@Canes4life meant to say. A SR game last year

Yeah it was against the Drua wasn't it? I think Proctor needs a rest though, he's made a lot of tackles this year so we need to look after him.

Dan54

I think Proctar must be close to getting a rest, he has been putting in big shifts. For Aumu, not sure of on full resting policy, I thought those that weren't used a lot for ABs didn't have same policy, but just something I THINK I heard, and could of got it wrong!

Canes4life

Hurricanes named to take on Moana Pasifika: it's never a team naming day without some odd Holland selections. Why not give Higgins some game time? So has Morgan been passed by Hohepa now? What's going on. Also, what's the point in having Savea on the bench, why not give someone like Sinkinson a crack?

Xavier Numia
Asafo Aumua **
Owen Franks
Dominic Bird
Isaia Walker-Leawere
Devan Flanders
Peter Lakai
Ardie Savea ©
Cameron Roigard
Brett Cameron
Salesi Rayasi
Billy Proctor why not Riley Higgins?
Bailyn Sullivan
Kini Naholo
Josh Moorby

Reserves
16. Hame Faiva *
17. Tevita Mafileo
18. Pasilio Tosi
19. TK Howden
20. Brayden Iose
21. Jamie Booth
22. Riley Hohepa * (why not Aiden Morgan)?
23. Julian Savea

bobily2

Unavailable for selection: Ruben Love, Caleb Delany, Tyler Laubscher, Reed Prinsep, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Justin Sangster, TJ Perenara, Jacob Devery, Aidan Morgan.

All Black rest: Dane Coles, Tyrel Lomax, Jordie Barrett

Canes4life

@bobily2 said in Moana Pasifika v Hurricanes:

Unavailable for selection: Ruben Love, Caleb Delany, Tyler Laubscher, Reed Prinsep, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Justin Sangster, TJ Perenara, Jacob Devery, Aidan Morgan.

All Black rest: Dane Coles, Tyrel Lomax, Jordie Barrett

Thanks for pointing that out. Still odd not giving Higgins gametime though, surely this is the prime opportunity with Jordie not available.

mikey07

@Canes4life Morgan has a concussion from last week apparently.
Totally agree regarding Higgins.Interesting thought do you think Moana Pasifika could target the “old boys” on defensive?