Lions v Hurricanes (SF)
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@SammyC said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
@Bones said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
Wow, that's an "interesting" reffing team. Not sold on non neutral refs for semis, especially when you get thrown that team...
Really unfair I reckon,
Should have switched the reffing teams around for the Semi's... Crusaders get Glen Jackson (60 games for the Chiefs)
you mean "hometown" Glen Jackson. Who is at home? Nice try sammy
Absolutely no pressure on the Chiefs now, travel, away game, and now disadvantaged by the ref. Getting within 10 would be a moral victory.
oh yea, something something 'canes
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haha yeah some texts they read on RS today...
Bloody former Chiefs player Glen Jackson always favours them
Bloody Glen Jackson tries so hard to appear unbias he is always harder on the ChiefsNot quotes, but you get the gist...
Gardner is one of the best, if not the best in the comp right, so he gets a semi-final off, assuming that means he gets the final, but surely he should have had a semi too, as above, coulda sent him to SA as the odds are thats where the final will be, and even if he has to come back to NZ, same travel schedule as the canes.
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Proctor was in career form at the start of the season. Even some early chatter of higher honours. He's been a very good defender for a number of years but it was in attack that I saw the marked improvement.
Given Jordie is starting at centre I think we can put it in the bank that Boyd would've started Proctor if he were fit. All things being equal this is probably their best backline:
10 Barrett
11 Savea
12 Laumape
13 Proctor
14 NMS
15 Barrett22 Black 23 Aso
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@ACT-Crusader said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
Proctor was in career form at the start of the season. Even some early chatter of higher honours. He's been a very good defender for a number of years but it was in attack that I saw the marked improvement.
Given Jordie is starting at centre I think we can put it in the bank that Boyd would've started Proctor if he were fit. All things being equal this is probably their best backline:
10 Barrett
11 Savea
12 Laumape
13 Proctor
14 NMS
15 Barrett22 Black 23 Aso
And earlier in the season you might even consider Aso snaking Savea for the starting spot. Aso has done well at centre, but he has really shone on the wing.
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@Paekakboyz Savea looked trim and ready to play early on in the season. I liked what I saw, but then his form drifted and agree Aso was the better performed winger. With the injuries to NMS and Proctor, Aso has taken his opportunities with both hands.
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@ACT-Crusader, yeah Jules was looking the part early on. Funny how so much of the Canes recent development is due to NMS and Proctor picking up injuries. Definitely a silver lining! Plus we've had Jane and Ben Lam in the wings... umm wings... you know what I mean
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With the development of players like Aso and Goosen, Jane has clearly had to take a step back and has been getting few starts this season. Has anyone heard any rumours whether Jane will return to the Canes next year (after his 2nd year in Japan)? His contract with the Canes ends after this SR season.
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@Stargazer said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
With the development of players like Aso and Goosen, Jane has clearly had to take a step back and has been getting few starts this season. Has anyone heard any rumours whether Jane will return to the Canes next year (after his 2nd year in Japan)? His contract with the Canes ends after this SR season.
I doubt he will be back in a playing role. He can make bucks doing stints in Japan and has set the family up with a business to operate.
Although he can come across as a bit thick at times he is apparently quite valued for his analysis and coaching of back play both on defence and attack. He was always great at positioning. Players often joke that they have an onfield coach when he is playing and offering no shortage of advice. I can see him becoming part of the Canes off-field organisation. If they don't employ him he will just turn up and offer advice anyway. -
@Crucial said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
@Stargazer said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
With the development of players like Aso and Goosen, Jane has clearly had to take a step back and has been getting few starts this season. Has anyone heard any rumours whether Jane will return to the Canes next year (after his 2nd year in Japan)? His contract with the Canes ends after this SR season.
I doubt he will be back in a playing role. He can make bucks doing stints in Japan and has set the family up with a business to operate.
Although he can come across as a bit thick at times he is apparently quite valued for his analysis and coaching of back play both on defence and attack. He was always great at positioning. Players often joke that they have an onfield coach when he is playing and offering no shortage of advice. I can see him becoming part of the Canes off-field organisation. If they don't employ him he will just turn up and offer advice anyway.His Hutt roots run deep, I think everything will centre around his family keeping their base where it is
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@canefan said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
@Crucial said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
@Stargazer said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
With the development of players like Aso and Goosen, Jane has clearly had to take a step back and has been getting few starts this season. Has anyone heard any rumours whether Jane will return to the Canes next year (after his 2nd year in Japan)? His contract with the Canes ends after this SR season.
I doubt he will be back in a playing role. He can make bucks doing stints in Japan and has set the family up with a business to operate.
Although he can come across as a bit thick at times he is apparently quite valued for his analysis and coaching of back play both on defence and attack. He was always great at positioning. Players often joke that they have an onfield coach when he is playing and offering no shortage of advice. I can see him becoming part of the Canes off-field organisation. If they don't employ him he will just turn up and offer advice anyway.His Hutt roots run deep, I think everything will centre around his family keeping their base where it is
He (well actually his wife and a friend) brought out a local gym that went bust. Got all the gear at fire sale price and setup a new gym. It's the family business now.
He is very much a family man and his support network for the kids is all around him. Nott the type to run overseas after money. -
Yeah he was looking at short but lucrative overseas gigs as their son has a serious medical condition. Great that we'll see him (and his whanau) stay in NZ. I agree with the comments about his rugby nous, when you hear him talk about the game in detail it's like listening to a different person!
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@RoninWC said in Lions v Hurricanes (SF):
Sorry @Wreck-Diver as I have to agree with @Bones and @Rancid-Schnitzel
If available, I would have Proctor at 13 and move Aso back to the wing with Ardie on the other. Aso's defense at Centre is a bit sus as he tends to shoot up and miss tackles.
Ardie? Surely he starts at 12? Jules maybe on the wing ...
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