Blues v Hurricanes

nzzp

@nzzp said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Machpants said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@nzzp said in Blues v Hurricanes:

So stoked to see the crowd. The organisation deserves it for the effort they put in over the last couple of years.

Long way to go, but good steps on the path

Dude the crowd is due to this being the first rugby since fkn FOREVER! The Blues org didn't get CV19 going

ya think they show up if the Blues are playing like 2017? I don't - they succeeded early, C19 sure helps, but it wouldn't be this amazing.

Yeah I think they would, the beaudy sub plot is prettty good too

eh, I'll take it. 40,000 is 40,000 right?

Winger

@mikey07 said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Absolutely mithed at JGB starting and no room for Smith, same with Prinseep he’s a carbon copy of Reuben “Suitcase” Thorne Flanders should be in there, question time who’s the other prop on the reserve bench his name looks familiar.

Smith is a bit limited so would sooner see JGB starting. Neither are world beaters though

sparky

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@sparky said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Canes4life said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Hurricanes team to play the Blues: Chase Tiatia, Wes Goosen, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Ben Lam, Jackson Garden-Bachop, TJ Perenara (co-captain), Gareth Evans, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Reed Prinsep, Scott Scrafton, James Blackwell, Tyrel Lomax, Dane Coles (co-captain), Fraser Armstrong. Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Tevita Mafileo, Alex Fidow, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Vaea Fifita, Ardie Savea, Jamie Booth, Billy Proctor.

Great to see Ardie Savea on the team sheet. What a player to have off the bench! If the scores are close with 20 to go, I could see him being the match winner.

But Ardie isn't starting. So therefore the Canes clearly don't trust him....

Errr, he's been injured and had sugery. Easy call would have been to have given hin an extra week off. Stoked to see him there but a little nervous he might have reoccurrence of injury.

sparky

@Tim said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Blues $1.48
Hurricanes $2.50

Wow! Blues big favourites for this one.

Going to a massive psychological blow to them and their fans if they fail to win.

nzzp

@sparky said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Tim said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Blues $1.48
Hurricanes $2.50

Wow! Blues big favourites for this one.

Going to a massive psychological blow to them and their fans if they fail to win.

Ha ha ha, if you think there's anything left to be damaged, you're delusional. We 'should' win, but that does not mean we'll take it. It's an important litmus test for the team.

Still, would be good to win by 10+, going away. Looks a solid Blues side on paper.

Chris

@Bovidae said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@antipodean said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Good to see Nock starting.

Maybe they have finally worked out Ruru is shit as he is not even on the bench now.

Ruru runs a mean Bronco though.

It's when he gets to the breakdown and needs to make a decision that is the problem.

You would have to wonder if the Blues distances were correct as you wouldn’t think he would be that quick at turning and short distance exceleration
the act of increasing speed doesn’t seem to fit with Ruru

Kirwan

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Bovidae said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@antipodean said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Good to see Nock starting.

Maybe they have finally worked out Ruru is shit as he is not even on the bench now.

Ruru runs a mean Bronco though.

It's when he gets to the breakdown and needs to make a decision that is the problem.

You would have to wonder if the Blues distances were correct as you wouldn’t think he would be that quick at turning and short distance exceleration
the act of increasing speed doesn’t seem to fit with Ruru

It shows why the coaches are happy to leave him on as long as they do, he’s clearly very fit.

Kirwan

@sparky said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Kirwan said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@sparky said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Kirwan Time will tell but not obvious to me tbat Beauden Barrett is being trusted yet with as a big a role with the Blues as he had in his last couple of seasons with the Hurricanes.

John Plumtree was a big believer in starting BB at 10 and now he's now All Blacks Assitant Coach. Smiley and Robyn like to see their son at First Five too.

You couldn't be more wrong, IMO. He's literally playing ten on Sunday, just a question of how early in the second half they move him.

If Perofeta wasn't injured, very good chance that BB would have started there.

To me it shows they trust their squad, and are easing BB into the team to make it a successful move for him.

Fake news. He'll have jersey number 15 on his back on Sunday. I agree that he might well move to First Five in the second half and try to stretch play as the opposition tire (interesting to see how that works against Ardie), but he isn't literally playing 10.

Well if you move the conversation to pedantry, you’ll have a better chance of being right I suppose.

Your main point about the Blues not trusting or valuing BB is still wrong.

Chris

@Kirwan said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Bovidae said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@antipodean said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Good to see Nock starting.

Maybe they have finally worked out Ruru is shit as he is not even on the bench now.

Ruru runs a mean Bronco though.

It's when he gets to the breakdown and needs to make a decision that is the problem.

You would have to wonder if the Blues distances were correct as you wouldn’t think he would be that quick at turning and short distance exceleration
the act of increasing speed doesn’t seem to fit with Ruru

It shows why the coaches are happy to leave him on as long as they do, he’s clearly very fit.

Surprising then the Blues haven’t selected him on the bench at least with the tweaked rules expected to increase the pace of the game

Kirwan

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Kirwan said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Bovidae said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@antipodean said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Good to see Nock starting.

Maybe they have finally worked out Ruru is shit as he is not even on the bench now.

Ruru runs a mean Bronco though.

It's when he gets to the breakdown and needs to make a decision that is the problem.

You would have to wonder if the Blues distances were correct as you wouldn’t think he would be that quick at turning and short distance exceleration
the act of increasing speed doesn’t seem to fit with Ruru

It shows why the coaches are happy to leave him on as long as they do, he’s clearly very fit.

Surprising then the Blues haven’t selected him on the bench at least with the tweaked rules expected to increase the pace of the game

Findlay has to get a start sometime, and I assume they want his combination with BB in the second half?

Squad rotation is going to be important in this comp.

Chris

@Kirwan said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Kirwan said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Bovidae said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@antipodean said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Good to see Nock starting.

Maybe they have finally worked out Ruru is shit as he is not even on the bench now.

Ruru runs a mean Bronco though.

It's when he gets to the breakdown and needs to make a decision that is the problem.

You would have to wonder if the Blues distances were correct as you wouldn’t think he would be that quick at turning and short distance exceleration
the act of increasing speed doesn’t seem to fit with Ruru

It shows why the coaches are happy to leave him on as long as they do, he’s clearly very fit.

Surprising then the Blues haven’t selected him on the bench at least with the tweaked rules expected to increase the pace of the game

Findlay has to get a start sometime, and I assume they want his combination with BB in the second half?

Squad rotation is going to be important in this comp.

Maybe I think Nock is a better option he will speed up the distribution especially from mutiple phases if the Blues can retain possession.That will open space for BB from FB

Kirwan

@Chris quietly excited about Clarke.

Chris

@Kirwan said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Chris quietly excited about Clarke.

Yeah I like him very aggressive with the ball in hand
Maybe a centre option in a few years as he matures

Snowy

Have they got all of Eden park open for this? One of my staff was actually having trouble finding seats yesterday. Think he said he could get gold ones or something, but nothing cheaper.