Highlanders vs. Hurricanes
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@stargazer said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
Hurricanes:
2 Ricky Riccitelli (Ricky Rick-e-telli)
Are you sure about this one?
Christina Ricci is Ree-chee and Gucci is Goo-chee so shouldn't Riccitelli be Ree-chee-telli?
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Thought Savea would be more Saa-vea?
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@taniwharugby said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
Thought Savea would be more Saa-vea?
I thought it was: sur-vey-or
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I don't know why the Canes keep on selecting West. He was awful when he came on against the Crusaders. His defense is awful and his line clearing likewise. And not just in this game.
The Canes use to have average forward packs but backs that could set the world on fire (except for the Hammett year). But this year the backs have been ordinary relying on individual brilliance rather than great team tries. I put it down to poor coaching. Is it Boyd to blame or the attack coach? I hope they can sort things out but I don't have high hopes.
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@winger said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
I don't know why the Canes keep on selecting West. He was awful when he came on against the Crusaders. His defense is awful and his line clearing likewise. And not just in this game.
The Canes use to have average forward packs but backs that could set the world on fire (except for the Hammett year). But this year the backs have been ordinary relying on individual brilliance rather than great team tries. I put it down to poor coaching. Is it Boyd to blame or the attack coach? I hope they can sort things out but I don't have high hopes.
We have flattered to deceive, that's for sure. Against a quality team like the Crusaders we were found out
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@stargazer said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
@winger Because West is still many times better than JGB. I hope the Canes sign a good replacement for next season, because JGB shouldn't come anywhere near the 10 jersey if BB is unavailable.
I'm missing something obviously, but all I see is Jamison Gibson-Bark...
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@billy-tell Haha, there's not much worth seeing if you're watching Jackson Garden-Bachop.
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@winger said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
But this year the backs have been ordinary relying on individual brilliance rather than great team tries. I put it down to poor coaching. Is it Boyd to blame or the attack coach? I hope they can sort things out but I don't have high hopes.
Sounds like the All Blacks last year. Wonder what the common denominator is?
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I have the opposite impression of the Canes this year. The backs have been awesome and scored some bloody incredible length of the field tries going through lots of hands. It's the forwards that have been exposed, and badly at times - see Sharks and latest Crusaders games.
Edit - would also add, just to rebut what I think @mariner4life's implied point is, that the backs have only been awesome when Beauden is on the field. We've struggled badly without him.
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@no-quarter That's what it looks like to me too.
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@no-quarter said in Highlanders vs. Hurricanes:
Edit - would also add, just to rebut what I think @mariner4life's implied point is, that the backs have only been awesome when Beauden is on the field. We've struggled badly without him.
Well, it does rebut his point somewhat.
It doesn't rebut the original post though. If you're dependent on one player, then you're dependent on individual brilliance.
A well-performing backline should be able to function with a player missing.
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@chester-draws that's all relative to the hand brake that fills in for the brilliant individual.
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@toddy I don't think it does.
Clearing kicks, goal kicking etc may well fall apart when the First-5 is not much chop, but if the outside backs are any good they should still function. The Canes ones are not that green, nor new combinations.
I can't think of other sides that have the same drop-off, and some of them have more pedestrian back-ups -- especially given that West's strength is his attacking play.
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Looking forward to see how we go on a dry track after last weeks poor performance.
