Blues v Hurricanes
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@sparky said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@Tim said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Blues $1.48
Hurricanes $2.50Wow! 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.
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@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
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@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 RuruIt shows why the coaches are happy to leave him on as long as they do, he’s clearly very fit.
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@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.
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@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 RuruIt 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
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@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 RuruIt 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.
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@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 RuruIt 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
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They haven't added the extras in, so 41000 capacity ISH, going to sell out by the looks
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@Machpants said in Blues v Hurricanes:
They haven't added the extras in, so 41000 capacity ISH, going to sell out by the looks
That is truly remarkable. I don't think anyone expected a sellout a week ago. Hoped for, maybe, but wow. Going to be awesome
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@cgrant said in Blues v Hurricanes:
I can't see the Blues lose this one as there are too many "meh" players in this Hurricanes starting XV.
Blues by 10 or more.I wouldn’t pick any Hurricanes in a combined Blues/Hurricanes team....
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@ACT-Crusader Beaudy?
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@ACT-Crusader said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@Stargazer said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@Canes4life A 6:2 split on the bench ...
Ardie to 2nd 5
In my opinion, the Ardie/Messam midfield is the greatest midfield I've ever.....imagined.
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@nzzp said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@Dice we don't know how people came back from lockdown though, some must have been in better shape than others
I was mostly fat, drunk and lazy which is probably why I haven't been selected.
As for imagining -
The Blues are favourites.
Eden park will be sold out (ish) for super rugby.
Dan Carter and Beauden Barrett are Blues
Leon McDonald is coach
Ruru finally gone
Akira didn't even make the line up (is he injured or just like my first sentence?)2020 is a crazy time.
