Lions v Hurricanes (SF)
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@Paekakboyz obviously you have some bias there for the Paekak Express, but I agree Cullen has been good value. Outrageously humble given his God-like feats on the paddock, and doesn't wank on about nothing like some of the others that just absolutely love the sound of their own voices. He's provided some good insights into the backline play, say what you want about his intellect off the field but he was a smart player on it, made a lot of very good defenders look stupid with the lines he ran.
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ha ha I reckon I am a harder judge on him because of the Pakeak connection! He was a nice guy but not a talkative guy at all.
I think a lot of the coaching and speaking work he did with IRANZ has helped out. The first time they had him on sky I was kind of stumped, thinking maybe they were just paying him per word
Similar to Jane I don't think he's anywhere as dull as some folks make out.
Hell yeah, his job was to make others look stupid on the field!!
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Procter is not going to be starting and will not cost the Canes going back to back no matter wait @Bones or I think. Procter has a top knot which makes him a fluffy bunny anyway.
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@nzzp said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
@Paekakboyz said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
Or we could call it the anti-Marshall effect! A guy you KNOW knows a lot about the game... not that you'd think so listening to him!
The problem with Marshall is he thinks he knows a lot about the laws of the game. But he doesn't.
I think if Marshall has time to sit and think about what he is saying, he is very good and analytical (ie when he was doing a piece in the Ferald) but when he is speaking off the cuff, he gets emotional and talks shit.
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@taniwharugby said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
@nzzp said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
@Paekakboyz said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
Or we could call it the anti-Marshall effect! A guy you KNOW knows a lot about the game... not that you'd think so listening to him!
The problem with Marshall is he thinks he knows a lot about the laws of the game. But he doesn't.
I think if Marshall has time to sit and think about what he is saying, he is very good and analytical (ie when he was doing a piece in the Ferald) but when he is speaking off the cuff, he gets emotional and talks shit.
I also think his insight at set piece is very good, he quite often picks what teams are going to do based on their set up.
Although if that was the only time he talked during the game he'd add about the same amount of value.
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@Cyclops said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
I also think his insight at set piece is very good, he quite often picks what teams are going to do based on their set up.
Although if that was the only time he talked during the game he'd add about the same amount of value.
He's probably better suited to the sideline role that Ian Smith has for the Test matches. I'd prefer Wilson in the colour commentator seat
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that will keep those Lions on side!!
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Looks to me like the Canes are burning all of their good fortune before bloody kickoff. They need to reign it in.
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@PN said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
Hurricanes flyhalf Beauden Barrett got a hole-in-one on the 183m Par 3 12th at Steyn City on Wednesday.
Who would believe seeing that picture, that the bloke in it is one of the best rugby players on the planet?
Hole in one as well. If they hit the casino, the lucky bastard will probably pick up the jackpot on the pokies. And fuck a supermodel.
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Hurricanes: Jordie Barrett, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Wes Goosen, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Brad Shields, Ardie Savea, Vaea Fifita, Sam Lousi, Mark Abbott, Jeff To'omaga-Allen, Dane Coles (c), Ben May.
Reserves: Ricky Riccitelli, Chris Eves, Loni Uhila, Reed Prinsep, Callum Gibbins, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Otere Black, Julian Savea. -
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
@PN said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
Hurricanes flyhalf Beauden Barrett got a hole-in-one on the 183m Par 3 12th at Steyn City on Wednesday.
Who would believe seeing that picture, that the bloke in it is one of the best rugby players on the planet?
Hole in one as well. If they hit the casino, the lucky bastard will probably pick up the jackpot on the pokies. And fuck a supermodel.
Fake news!
The bloke can't kick a big rugby ball through a 5 and a half metre gap yet can hit a little ball with a stick and get it in a piece of drainpipe.
Yeah right!
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Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Albertus Smith, 6 Jaco Kriel (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen.
Replacements: 16 Armand van der Merwe, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Johannes Jonker, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Cyle Brink, 21 Francois de Klerk, 22 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23 Sylvian Mahuza. -
Hurricanes: 15 Jordie Barrett, 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13 Vince Aso, 12 Ngani Laumape, 11 Wes Goosen, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Brad Shields, 7 Ardie Savea, 6 Vaea Fifita, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Mark Abbott, 3 Jeffery To’omaga-Allen, 2 Dane Coles (captain), 1 Ben May.
Replacements: 16 Ricky Riccitelli, 17 Chris Eves, 18 Loni Uhila, 19 Reed Prinsep, 20 Callum Gibbins, 21 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22 Otere Black, 23 Julian Savea. -
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@Crucial haha yep...although hole in ones, despite 'aiming for the hole' are luck! Need so much to go right, my one was a pretty shit shot, hit many much much better shots that have gone in the hole on the full and jumped out, hit the pin and shot off the green...
So maybe, like @Rancid-Schnitzel says, he should go to the casino too, as his luck is on, and long may it continue!
As to Julz, well, like you say, what to do, maybe he needs a break? Maybe he needs to miss TRC and go back to Mitre 10 cup to find his passion and mojo?
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@Crucial said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
The bus is slipping down at this level as well now.
Head-scratcher on what to do with him as it must be in his head. I can't see that his fitness/speed/strength numbers are necessarily down, it's just what he is doing/not doing on the field.There were those rumours that his initial drop a year or two ago was in part due to stresses outside rugby. I wonder if he has his shit sorted out now or if that continues to be a problem?
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but Wes Goosen???? WTF.