Hurricanes 2024
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
@Winger and they need to nail down a quality long term first five to partner Roigard. I'm not sure Cameron is the answer.
I still wouldn't mind seeing Barrett at first. With Higgins at 2nd
But Cameron had some great games last year. The coaches just need to work on his confidence a bit. He doesn't seem to like being the main man
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@Winger I don't think Barrett will move into ten tbh, I think the Canes see him settled at 12. If you're going to shift Jordie it would be to move him back to fullback to accommodate Higgins at 12, and then maybe Love could jump into ten. There will be a few selection dilemmas next year in the backs.
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No way Jordie moves to 10.
It'll be Cameron at 10, and to be honest he's probably one of the better 10s floating around post Mounga and Barrett.
DMac and Perofeta are probably 1 & 2 next year I'd imagine in the country?
Love could convert but at this stage, he looks more a 15 to me.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
@Winger I don't think Barrett will move into ten tbh, I think the Canes see him settled at 12. If you're going to shift Jordie it would be to move him back to fullback to accommodate Higgins at 12, and then maybe Love could jump into ten. There will be a few selection dilemmas next year in the backs.
Agree. Nota permanent move. But if needed I think he could do well at 10. It will also give game time to Higgins
I certainly wouldn't move JB to FB. Weve got enough options including Sinkinson. Although he seems like no more than NPC level but might improve
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@SouthernMann said in Hurricanes 2024:
I'm shocked hahaha
Someone's tea leaves were beyond their use-by date.
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@SouthernMann said in Hurricanes 2024:
I'm shocked hahaha
Ennor still on his way to the Highlanders though no doubt, and Ah Kuoi surely set for a last-minute u-turn move to the Blues.
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2024:
@SouthernMann said in Hurricanes 2024:
I'm shocked hahaha
Someone's tea leaves were beyond their use-by date.
Hopefully for the upcoming 23 in the quarters!
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@SouthernMann 👍🏽👌🏽😊
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@foobaNZ Whether Morgan and Cameron are the only signed 10s depends on where they see Godfrey's future. All signs are there that he'd make a good SR 10, but he doesn't get to play there much, neither for the Canes or Hawke's BaY. His serious injury early in the NPC season obviously didn't help.
It's difficult to know which 10s are available because contract durations are often not published. The only one I know about for certain that he is off-contract is Lincoln McClutchie.
You'd think getting to play with the likely AB 9 and 12 for the next WC cycle would be a pretty compelling reason to come to the Canes.
Yeah, but if the Canes don't show any interest, that won't matter much.
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@foobaNZ we also have Harry Godfrey but if he's seen more as a fullback I'd like us to sign either McClutchie or Jacomb from Taranaki. I feel like Morgan might get the chop once his contract expires next year.
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@Canes4life With Reihana apparently moving from the Chiefs to the Crusaders, Jacomb will probably be picked up by the Chiefs.
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@Stargazer yeah you're probably right but I can only hold our hope.
If Cameron starts for the Canes in 2024 which I think he will, I hope Godfrey is 10/15 cover off the bench like he was a number of times this year.
Godfrey just needs to start playing 10 more at NPC to get time in the boot there. If not for HB, maybe he looks shifting elsewhere, especially if that's where he wants to play going forward.
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@Stargazer I don't think the Chiefs will need another 1st 5 if Ioane is back. Three should be enough (with DMac and Trask).
Lucas Cashmore could be available. He was in the Blues WTG so maybe he is back there. McClutchie is the most experienced of the others that could be signed but the Canes haven't wanted him previously.
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@Bovidae Ah yeah, I forgot about Ioane. I don't know why I keep thinking he's going overseas, because that hasn't been announced at all.
It's a mystery to me why the Canes never showed interest in McClutchie, but Holland is gone now, so that will hopefully change.
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