Top Ferners underrated players
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@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
George Bridge, gets a lot of stick on here, sure he's not Jonah Lomu or Doug Howlet, but he is a Test quality winger and rated No 1 in NZ by his peers.
Are those peers from Christchurch?
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@antipodean If that survey was legit, then it was probably just the Crusaders, who were most prominently mentioned. As Ben O'Keefe was ranked the best referee, I suspect it was made up.
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@African-Monkey said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti - A bit too small to make the international scene but he's been very reliable for the last 4 years where he is strong around the field especially in the contact area and a safe bet at line out time.
Maybe it's because the Blues are winning more and playing better so I'm watching them more closely, but Gerald Cowley-Tuioti has really impressed me this year: works hard, high accuracy rate, great awareness of what is going on around him, makes good decisions.
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Jordie Barrett used to get way too much criticism on the Fern but has silenced his critics with a string if superb performances in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Think he's one of the most skilled players I've seen. Hope he sticks with the Canes for many seasons to come.
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@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Jordie Barrett used to get way too much criticism on the Fern but has silenced his critics with a string if superb performances in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Think he's one of the most skilled players I've seen. Hope he stick with the Canes for many seasons to come.
Wtf does that have to do with an underrated players thread?
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@Bones said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Jordie Barrett used to get way too much criticism on the Fern but has silenced his critics with a string if superb performances in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Think he's one of the most skilled players I've seen. Hope he stick with the Canes for many seasons to come.
Wtf does that have to do with an underrated players thread?
I think if he improves his composure he could be an All Time great, yet until recently there were posters on the Fern suggesting he should be way down the pecking order.
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@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@Bones said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Jordie Barrett used to get way too much criticism on the Fern but has silenced his critics with a string if superb performances in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Think he's one of the most skilled players I've seen. Hope he stick with the Canes for many seasons to come.
Wtf does that have to do with an underrated players thread?
I think if he improves his composure he could be an All Time great, yet until recently there were posters on the Fern suggesting he should be way down the pecking order.
Yeah and rightly so, as his play reflected he should be well down the pecking order. Now that he's improved his play, he's rated accordingly with most having him starting - funny that!
He'd be listed at about last on a list of underrated players.
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@ARHS said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Also liked the work of Ayden Johnstone, Michael Collins, Josh Mackay, Quinton Strange, Cowley-Tuioti, Telea and Eklund from Blues and Boshier, Ah Kuoi and Vaai from Chiefs.
Aidan Ross, Bradley Slater, Lachlan Boshier (and Sam Cane) were all consistently superb for the Chiefs this year. The 0-8 season record doesn't do their efforts justice.
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@Bones said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@Bones said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Jordie Barrett used to get way too much criticism on the Fern but has silenced his critics with a string if superb performances in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Think he's one of the most skilled players I've seen. Hope he stick with the Canes for many seasons to come.
Wtf does that have to do with an underrated players thread?
I think if he improves his composure he could be an All Time great, yet until recently there were posters on the Fern suggesting he should be way down the pecking order.
Yeah and rightly so, as his play reflected he should be well down the pecking order. Now that he's improved his play, he's rated accordingly with most having him starting - funny that!
He'd be listed at about last on a list of underrated players.
Some of thought he always had the skills to become very good indeed and could become still much better. There is too much lazy group think and knee-jerk judgement about certain players by some regular posters on here.
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@Nepia said in Top Ferners underrated players:
The dude with the blonde golliwog hair came back well after that terrible performance he had in one of his early starts.
Racist.
Nothing flash, but did a job fairly adequately I guess. Not bad for a young fella in his first year.
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@Tim said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Ayden Johnstone
Doesn't play for the Chiefs.
Opps, mixed him up with Aidan Ross. My error.
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@Tim said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Ayden Johnstone
Doesn't play for the Chiefs.
Fucking lol m4l©
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@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@Bones said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@Bones said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Jordie Barrett used to get way too much criticism on the Fern but has silenced his critics with a string if superb performances in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Think he's one of the most skilled players I've seen. Hope he stick with the Canes for many seasons to come.
Wtf does that have to do with an underrated players thread?
I think if he improves his composure he could be an All Time great, yet until recently there were posters on the Fern suggesting he should be way down the pecking order.
Yeah and rightly so, as his play reflected he should be well down the pecking order. Now that he's improved his play, he's rated accordingly with most having him starting - funny that!
He'd be listed at about last on a list of underrated players.
Some of thought he always had the skills to become very good indeed and could become still much better. There is too much lazy group think and knee-jerk judgement about certain players by some regular posters on here.
How does that make him underrated?
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@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@mariner4life said in Top Ferners underrated players:
This thread is not for Hurricanes fans
And the Broken Record of all time award goes to.......
I need to lift my game. Alright my underated few are Moody, Taylor, Alaalatoa, Whi...
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@Tim said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
Ayden Johnstone
Doesn't play for the Chiefs.
Ayden Johnstone. So under-rated by me that I confused him for another Prop at a different franchise.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
@mariner4life said in Top Ferners underrated players:
This thread is not for Hurricanes fans
And the Broken Record of all time award goes to.......
I need to lift my game. Alright my underated few are Moody, Taylor, Alaalatoa, Whi...
When Joe Moody first made the ABs, I think I posted some thing like "Joe Who?" Arguably the best Loose Head Prop in the world now.
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@sparky said in Top Ferners underrated players:
George Bridge, gets a lot of stick on here, sure he's not Jonah Lomu or Doug Howlett, but he is a Test quality winger and rated No 1 in NZ by his peers.
He’s Caleb Ralph, Scott Hamilton or Zac Guildford though
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