Hurricanes 2019 Discussion
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@stargazer Do we have any, I don't count May, he's a Cane who gets loaned to us for NPC. Ok, so Evans and Cridge. That's about our quota at the Canes.
My bad, I missed the fact Lowe is still there. Surprising.
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I suppose the selection of players like Bedwell Curtis, Prinsep, Henwood & Mitchell is that Plumtree is probably looking for an old-school, hardworking approach that reflects his coaching style. The only worry for me is that we may be a little undersized in our loosies and probably lack a bit of X-Factor if you take out Fifita & Savea. I think a guy like Teariki Ben Nicholas would have given the loosies more of a balance but after his public altercation a few years ago, I don't think our CEO is a fan.
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@stargazer He seems to be there to make up the numbers, mind you he has a super contract and that is more than any of Tuitama & Umaga Jensen so i'm sure you will be a little pleased.
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@canes4life He'd probably get more game time at Chiefs and esp. the Highlanders. He's a really good player, who just happens to be at the back of a reasonably random queue (he should be ahead of Goosen and probably even Lam).
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@stargazer Hmm i'd say he would still be at the back of the pack in those teams aswell.
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@canes4life Lowe is better than Matt Faddes, Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Tevita Li, Tevita Nabura and Josh McKay.
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@stargazer Tevita Nabura yes, but I wouldn't have him ahead of the others.
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@canes4life You probably haven't seen as much from him as I have.
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@canes4life I'd have them all ahead of Tevita Li.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2019 Discussion:
I suppose the selection of players like Bedwell Curtis, Prinsep, Henwood & Mitchell is that Plumtree is probably looking for an old-school, hardworking approach that reflects his coaching style. The only worry for me is that we may be a little undersized in our loosies and probably lack a bit of X-Factor if you take out Fifita & Savea. I think a guy like Teariki Ben Nicholas would have given the loosies more of a balance but after his public altercation a few years ago, I don't think our CEO is a fan.
Marino-Tu'u could have given that backrow balance, instead he's down in the Highlanders fighting it out with 5 AB loosies for a spot. Not sure what coaches see in Prinsep, not rated enough by the Crusaders yet can tie up a spot at the Canes.
Re: Lowe. Not sure he's better or worse than any of those others, but if he was a Wellingtonian we wouldn't be having a discussion about whether he'd get a contract or not. TBH, he probably should have declared for the Blues when at school, instead of remaining with the Canes, he might have got more game time.
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@number-10 said in Hurricanes 2019 Discussion:
Devan Flanders told me the three-year contract was : first year as development (covering him in the Under 20's next year) and years two and three are full contracts.
It is eminently possible that others like Kereru-Symes**, Fakatava** and McClutchie have something similar. From a Hawke's Bay perspective I hope so.
One's out already.
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@nepia Yeah I'm really worried how mediocre those loose forwards look. Henwood, Beidwell Curtis & Prinsep won't set the house on fire - I hope that they pull finger but I can see us getting outmuscled through the playoffs - if we make it.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2019 Discussion:
@nepia Yeah I'm really worried how mediocre those loose forwards look. Henwood, Beidwell Curtis & Prinsep won't set the house on fire - I hope that they pull finger but I can see us getting outmuscled through the playoffs - if we make it.
Yep, how did the Canes not identify Marino-Tu'u a few years back and lock him up? Hell, the Canes got lucky even that Evans wanted to be closer to home. I think that Henwood and Bedwell-Curtis can do a job, as I already said Prinsep is the one who confuses me.
I guess we could be a few injuries away from Flanders getting gametime.
Any other players from the region who have missed out and shouldn't have? (I guess it's only really Wellington and the Poo).
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@daffy-jaffy He's switched from loosehead too.
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@tim In other words Forwards are shite.
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Best Canes 23 from those selected:
- T Smith
- Coles (c)
- Fidow
- Cridge
- Walker-Leawere
- Fifita
- Savea
- Evans
- Perenara
- B Barrett
- Aso
- Laumape
- M Proctor
- Milner Skudder
- J Barrett
- Aumua
- Eves
- Toomaga Allen
- Lousi
- Prinsep
- Christie/Judd
- F Smith
- B Proctor
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