Counties Manukau v Hawke's Bay
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@Stargazer said in Counties Manukau v Shield Snorters:
I hope Marino Mikaele-Tu'u isn't injured, because bringing in Smith into the starting line-up is weakening the squad considerably. I'm not a fan of Tiatia, but swapping him and Grigg doesn't make the squad stronger either.
I presume they think this will be the easiest of the 3 games? MMT to play against Waikato and Otago?
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Hopefully Godfrey can get a bit of game time at 10 this year. I really want him to be backup to Cameron next year at the Canes but he needs more game time running to cutter IMO.
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@Canes4life I hope so, too. It depends on whether they see him or Makene as McClutchie's main back-up. If it's Godfrey, then he can slot in at 10 when McC needs to be replaced/rested and Makene can go to fullback. If it's Makene, it will be a straight swap for McC and Godfrey stays at fullback. I hope it's the first, but suspect they'll go for the second option. Having said that, Makene didn't even get off the bench in our first game.
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Not sure if it is the hairdo .. but Sotutu looks like he has go bigger since super rugby ( or maybe NPC is smaller)
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Gee the cleanout on Hintz looked suspect
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@Steven-Harris said in Counties Manukau v Shield Snorters:
Gee the cleanout on Hintz looked suspect
yeah like a bullet, off feet
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How the fuk does a ref determine that ball went backwards? Clear knockon at the maul.
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what a dumb kick by CM
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@Higgins Yeah, Kaifa is good player, but he isn't a 6 and reasonably small (unlike Ardie, he can't deceive anyone with his hair). Smith is small, too, and is quite limited.
Only Flanders has height in that backrow and obviously the best of that trio.