Hurricanes v Crusaders
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@No-Quarter said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
This was exactly the kind of game we needed Beauden to score or set up a try or two against the run of play to steal it.
BB puts Laumape under the posts. Too conservative, too little offered on attack
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@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Enjoyable game.
Jordan was terrific.
Can't say I was impressed by Bridge. Was not threatening at all.
Bridge was Bridge. Unless he gets give the ball 20m out with plenty of space to run straight over the line he’s not going to add much #betterwingerthanriekothough
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@junior said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Enjoyable game.
Jordan was terrific.
Can't say I was impressed by Bridge. Was not threatening at all.
Bridge was Bridge. Unless he gets give the ball 20m out with plenty of space to run straight over the line he’s not going to add much #betterwingerthanriekothough
Bridge got us out of trouble a bit in this game does the basics well pulled off a great tackle on ASO when we were one man down
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@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Enjoyable game.
Jordan was terrific.
Can't say I was impressed by Bridge. Was not threatening at all.
Jordan would good with the AB 14 jersey on his back.
Could be a very good Ben Smith style winger.George Bridge is Caleb Ralph mkII. There are so many better options than him.
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@Yeetyaah Once they sorted their discipline they were always gonna be too good. They always looked like scoring once they got down into the Canes 22.
Crusaders not at their best but have far too much class across the park for the Canes.
Canes attack was far too reliant on Laumape breaking the advantage line. Once he was contained, they didn't have too much to offer with their wonky lineout and undersized pack. Their outside backs showed glimpses of what they could do, but most of the time were either living off scraps or taking poor options (Aso and Tiatia in particular).
Crusaders still the team to beat. Already a gap beginning to emerge between the teams. Is the comp being overhyped a bit or is that a bit harsh?
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@African-Monkey said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@Yeetyaah Once they sorted their discipline they were always gonna be too good. They always looked like scoring once they got down into the Canes 22.
Crusaders not at their best but have far too much class across the park for the Canes.
Canes attack was far too reliant on Laumape breaking the advantage line. Once he was contained, they didn't have too much to offer with their wonky lineout and undersized pack. Their outside backs showed glimpses of what they could do, but most of the time were either living off scraps or taking poor options (Aso and Tiatia in particular).
Crusaders still the team to beat. Already a gap beginning to emerge between the teams. Is the comp being overhyped a bit or is that a bit harsh?
Still a great Competion I think.But it does show as a country we lack depth in some areas.
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@Chris said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@African-Monkey said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@Yeetyaah Once they sorted their discipline they were always gonna be too good. They always looked like scoring once they got down into the Canes 22.
Crusaders not at their best but have far too much class across the park for the Canes.
Canes attack was far too reliant on Laumape breaking the advantage line. Once he was contained, they didn't have too much to offer with their wonky lineout and undersized pack. Their outside backs showed glimpses of what they could do, but most of the time were either living off scraps or taking poor options (Aso and Tiatia in particular).
Crusaders still the team to beat. Already a gap beginning to emerge between the teams. Is the comp being overhyped a bit or is that a bit harsh?
Still a great Competion I think.But it does show as a country we lack depth in some areas.
Especially coaches
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@Winger said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@Chris said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@African-Monkey said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@Yeetyaah Once they sorted their discipline they were always gonna be too good. They always looked like scoring once they got down into the Canes 22.
Crusaders not at their best but have far too much class across the park for the Canes.
Canes attack was far too reliant on Laumape breaking the advantage line. Once he was contained, they didn't have too much to offer with their wonky lineout and undersized pack. Their outside backs showed glimpses of what they could do, but most of the time were either living off scraps or taking poor options (Aso and Tiatia in particular).
Crusaders still the team to beat. Already a gap beginning to emerge between the teams. Is the comp being overhyped a bit or is that a bit harsh?
Still a great Competion I think.But it does show as a country we lack depth in some areas.
Especially coaches
Yeah that too
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@canefan said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Laumape not having a start these last two games maybe not having BB inside him is showing
JGB barely gets him the ball, certainly not in good attacking positions
He's defensively really average too though
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@Stag said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@pukunui like who? He had far more run meters today than Ioane, Tulea or Clarke had for the blues yesterday, or either of the Hurricanes wingers today
Umm, weather yesterday kind of makes that comparison “slightly” skewed.
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Depressingly predictable result, if anything the Hurricanes offered a bit more resistance than expected. Backline looked better than against the Blues, but Forward pack far too powder puff, apart from Tyrel Lomax and Afasa Aumua. No one who can break the line and get go forward ball.
For the Crusaders, Cullen Grace, Will Jordan, Jack Goodhue and David Havili on his return all looked sharp.
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@pukunui said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Enjoyable game.
Jordan was terrific.
Can't say I was impressed by Bridge. Was not threatening at all.
Jordan would good with the AB 14 jersey on his back.
Could be a very good Ben Smith style winger.George Bridge is Caleb Ralph mkII. There are so many better options than him.
The form 14 in NZ is Mark Telea. Jordan has to improve his defensive reads on the wing. I prefer him with the 15 jersey.
