Highlanders 2021
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Yeah I don't know what the answer IS, but I do know it's NOT Walden (or Ioane at 12).
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It's a pity Thompson isn't sticking around, because a 12 Thompson 13 N Punivai midfield could have been good.
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@shark helpful, us fans who actually watch the team every week are wrong but no suggestion on what’s a better option
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@shark said in Highlanders 2021:
It's a pity Thompson isn't sticking around, because a 12 Thompson 13 N Punivai midfield could have been good.
That I agree with, I think it things like Thompson going that makes things worst
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:
@Snowy you were annoyed enough to come in and correct my language
Didn't even know it was you (and annoyed is a bit strong).
It was in quotes so assumed that was from somebody else that got it wrong and distributes poorly proof read information from the deep south. -
@shark said in Highlanders 2021:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark said in Highlanders 2021:
@Bones Jesus fuck really???!!!
Care to dispute it? Or is that your best effort?
He's next to useless, so I'm exclaiming given you're saying he's your second-best back, on form. I think maybe you need to go and hit the tackle bags yourself and get rid of some of that pent-up rage.
😂 Yeah so much pent up rage. So much rage in my posts. Thanks for making it clear you just came in to talk utter bullshit though. Cool by you that I hit a few bags on Tuesday? Thanks for the amazing advice, seems it's as sound as your judgement of rugby players.
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@shark said in Highlanders 2021:
@Bones Priceless. Are you here all week? 😝
Usually when I'm watching rugby. You should try it 😁
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Just give each other prostate massages already.
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@Tim said in Highlanders 2021:
Just give each other prostate massages already.
You say that like we haven't.
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Just so I'm clear: if I don't think Walden is much chop, I'm not watching, but if I thought he was, I must be watching? So on this basis, the Highlanders coaches are blindfolded? Or just out and out blind? Or far too busy playing Fortnight in the box to notice Walden's unrelentingly pulsating performances?
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@shark just so I'm clear - loads of people think he's quality yet you say he's useless. He's not even super level yet he absolutely diced a couple of super level players when winning the shield last week. Looks great holding that shield eh.
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@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark just so I'm clear - loads of people think he's quality yet you say he's useless. He's not even super level yet he absolutely diced a couple of super level players when winning the shield last week. Looks great holding that shield eh.
Poihipi and I Punivai are SR players? Can you not do better than amateur-ish inaccuracies and silly off-topic digs?
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By the way, I'm expecting massive things from Walden next year. In MLR, given even the Highlanders don't deem him worthy of a contract next year.
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@shark said in Highlanders 2021:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark just so I'm clear - loads of people think he's quality yet you say he's useless. He's not even super level yet he absolutely diced a couple of super level players when winning the shield last week. Looks great holding that shield eh.
Poihipi and I Punivai are SR players? Can you not do better than amateur-ish inaccuracies and silly off-topic digs?
Are the Crusaders not a SR team? Who knew eh. Silly me being inaccurate.
The fact that you're promoting Thompson as a loss says everything. If you were watching this year you would've seen a player that's a shell of his former self and being outplayed by Tomkinson. Tomkinson. We can't say the same about Walden as he never got a chance, but he outplayed Thompson last year who you seem to think is great 😂
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@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark said in Highlanders 2021:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark just so I'm clear - loads of people think he's quality yet you say he's useless. He's not even super level yet he absolutely diced a couple of super level players when winning the shield last week. Looks great holding that shield eh.
Poihipi and I Punivai are SR players? Can you not do better than amateur-ish inaccuracies and silly off-topic digs?
Are the Crusaders not a SR team? Who knew eh. Silly me being inaccurate.
The fact that you're promoting Thompson as a loss says everything. If you were watching this year you would've seen a player that's a shell of his former self and being outplayed by Tomkinson. Tomkinson. We can't say the same about Walden as he never got a chance, but he outplayed Thompson last year who you seem to think is great 😂
Oh right, gotcha. You assert Walden 'diced' two SR level players, who were two guys who haven't played SR. But you say that's NOT inaccurate because they somehow still ARE Crusaders, possibly because they play for Canterbury. So every Canterbury rep is also a Crusader by default? You're embarrassing.
Thompson has been a bloody good player for 5-6 seasons. He may have been below par this year but he's still put together a much, much more impressive body of work than Walden.
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@shark said in Highlanders 2021:
Thompson has been a bloody good player for 5-6 seasons. He may have been below par this year but he's still put together a much, much more impressive body of work than Walden.
Yeah who cares if he's playing awful, he was great in 2019. That's really sound thinking. Wonder why he fell off a cliff this year? Almost like he was made to look even better by a player inside him...
You must be all over the NMS signing, I mean how good was he 5 years ago?
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@Bones I hope Thompson wasn’t let go just because on one poor season
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@Kiwiwomble ok... what's your preferred reason?
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@Stargazer and why not eh, I think his run at the ABs is done.
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Mentions in articles about the post covid financials the reason for dropping a coaching role altogether.
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@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark did you not say it was Rameka Poihipi and Isaiah Punivai? Embarrassing.
wow, those guys in their 3rd grade club sides wear the same jerseys as the crusaders! Smart marketing
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@Bones Wow, this is getting ugly. Poihipi has played for the Crusaders Development side, or Crusader Knights. As the following excerpt from a story in The Star from a couple of weeks ago on a recently named Canterbury side says:
There are only two players missing Super Rugby exposure - Newell and midfielder Rameka Poihipi.
Should I take it that any player who makes a development team is "Super Rugby level" as you said earlier??
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And likewise I Punivai. A Crusaders Development squad member, and he played a pre season game.
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I don't even know why I'm debating this with you Bones. We ALL know Poihipi and Isaiah Punivai are barely established in the Canterbury squad FFS, let alone the Crusaders.
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@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark said in Highlanders 2021:
Thompson has been a bloody good player for 5-6 seasons. He may have been below par this year but he's still put together a much, much more impressive body of work than Walden.
Yeah who cares if he's playing awful, he was great in 2019. That's really sound thinking. Wonder why he fell off a cliff this year? Almost like he was made to look even better by a player inside him...
You must be all over the NMS signing, I mean how good was he 5 years ago?
His recent sprint training with Owen Franks really paid off
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@Siam said in Highlanders 2021:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark did you not say it was Rameka Poihipi and Isaiah Punivai? Embarrassing.
wow, those guys in their 3rd grade club sides wear the same jerseys as the crusaders! Smart marketing
Wrong Punivai thats is a pic of Ngane not Isia.
Isia played against The Naki not Ngane.
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@Chris said in Highlanders 2021:
@Siam said in Highlanders 2021:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark did you not say it was Rameka Poihipi and Isaiah Punivai? Embarrassing.
wow, those guys in their 3rd grade club sides wear the same jerseys as the crusaders! Smart marketing
Wrong Punivai thats is a pic of Ngane not Isia.
Isia played against The Naki not Ngane.
Yep. You'd have thought the lack of corn rows would have tipped Bones off, but he was so busy beating himself off over finding pics of Poihipi and a Punivai in Crusaders strips that he couldn't let the facts get in the way of his great story.
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Haha! Well I got owned huh.
I guess that's it then. Walden wasn't the best back besides Smith/Ioane and the Highlanders are much better off without him. Where we will struggle is replacing the massive impact Thompson had this year.
Here's hoping whoever replaces Mauger can step up to match his sterling selection policy and guidance.
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Just saw on the socials we havent offered Ash Dixon a new contract.....
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@Kiwiwomble What the hell is going on down there?
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@Tim did Hammett implement a culture change on his way out?
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hope its wrong...but yeah...thats what i want to know
this season our stand outs were ash and our loosies....Dillon hunt gone and maybe ash plus some talk of Frizell going
area of weakness was midfield until collins came in and even then we'd only say it performed....let two midfielders go, one of witch didn't play so cant be held at fault and the other has a rare bad season...but we've kept one of the two who played, sio, who can firmly be blamed for poor form and loads of cards/penalties
i hope we havent done t because we havent appointed a new coach...i don't think any new coach would mind having Ash on board
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That all sounds a bit fucked up. The Highlanders seem to punch above their weight , sum of the parts, etc. Which would imply that the culture is pretty good.
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