Hurricanes v Stormers
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@chimoaus said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
@Rancid-Schnitzel Send him to the Blues, they need one next year.
Blues seem to collect 12s, but they don't like centres
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@Rancid-Schnitzel Laumape at 12 will help us win games but Jordie at 12 will help us challenge for the title.
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Another close win for the Canes but an important one and credit to them as they continue to find a way to get over the line. Thought the Stormers were gonna go on with it in the 2nd half but the Canes forwards managed to hold their own up front. Their big names really stood up today.
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@Machpants Translation = I'll take a good running rugby Kiwi side over a Saffa forward-oriented hit-ups any day
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@ShadowTrooper ah thanks, me too
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
Any of you caarnts still don't think Jordie is a 12? Clearly he's far more comfortable there. The dilemma now is what the fug to do about Laumape...
Me.
Great with ball in hand and running lines. Medium length pass way too slow and loopy for distribution needs at international level.
He may be more comfortable there but at the top level I agree with the assessment of the AB coaches. Those skills work better at the back (except when attempting quick throw ins
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@Kirwan agree that pass was a bullet.
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@Canes4life if by bullet you mean easily avoided by anyone who's not a tetraplegic then yeah...
It was good but it was made to look better by how many of the Hurricanes passes were loopy and behind the player.
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Damn the Canes made that hard work.
I'm a bit surprised reading through the thread to see Judd getting a bit of love. Aside from his nice chip through and his covering when the Canes were in trouble after a Stormers kick through I thought his play was pretty average, average pass, below average at being tidy behind the ruck. I actually thought Christie looked better when he came on and he's a full blown ginga.
Beaudy went a bit Solomone Kata for his try at the end, he took it well so can't complain about the result, but I'd rather he passed to the numbers out wide.
The worst thing about Blackwell is that he's not even dynamic at anything, not with the ball in hand, not as a link man, not in defence, not when hitting rucks ... I don't see what he offers as a loose forward let alone as a midget lock.
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@Crucial said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
Any of you caarnts still don't think Jordie is a 12? Clearly he's far more comfortable there. The dilemma now is what the fug to do about Laumape...
Me.
Great with ball in hand and running lines. Medium length pass way too slow and loopy for distribution needs at international level.
He may be more comfortable there but at the top level I agree with the assessment of the AB coaches. Those skills work better at the back (except when attempting quick throw ins ). Needs to sharpen his passing game to be considered.Well knock me down with a feather. I'm sure you applied the same standards to SBW when he burst onto the scene. Or probably not. His pass was fine today. Just needs more time at 12. Tiatia is a natural fullback. Jordie isn't.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
@Crucial said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
Any of you caarnts still don't think Jordie is a 12? Clearly he's far more comfortable there. The dilemma now is what the fug to do about Laumape...
Me.
Great with ball in hand and running lines. Medium length pass way too slow and loopy for distribution needs at international level.
He may be more comfortable there but at the top level I agree with the assessment of the AB coaches. Those skills work better at the back (except when attempting quick throw ins ). Needs to sharpen his passing game to be considered.Well knock me down with a feather. I'm sure you applied the same standards to SBW when he burst onto the scene. Or probably not. His pass was fine today. Just needs more time at 12. Tiatia is a natural fullback. Jordie isn't.
Go and watch the first half again and watch how many laboured loopy passes he threw. If he got better then fair enough, but he was stand out horrid to start.
I don't think i've seen SBW throw a loopy pass ever.
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@Crucial said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
Any of you caarnts still don't think Jordie is a 12? Clearly he's far more comfortable there. The dilemma now is what the fug to do about Laumape...
Me.
Great with ball in hand and running lines. Medium length pass way too slow and loopy for distribution needs at international level.
He may be more comfortable there but at the top level I agree with the assessment of the AB coaches. Those skills work better at the back (except when attempting quick throw ins ). Needs to sharpen his passing game to be considered.@Kirwan said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
@Crucial his pass to Goosen for one of the trys was magic.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
@Kirwan agree that pass was a bullet.
I thought his passing was a bit ropey at times. And when I say "at times" I got the impression it was far too often. Not my preferred 12 for the Canes, and somewhere below 6th in line, probably lower, at national level.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Stormers:
Stormers no 2 was mouthing off all game. Ardie had the last word. Simple.
Yeah noticed that. Mbonambi had a couple of goes at it earlier.
