Crusaders v Highlanders (2 April 2021)
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It wouldn't surprise me at all if Razor comes with a few selection surprises, this week. Like starting Burke, or something like that. And maybe a rookie forward in the 23, for example Tamaiti Williams.
I think McLeod is going to lose his spot in the 23 to Bridge.
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jesus, we havent played the same fullback two games in a row, Sio finally gets dropped though. im assuming Ioane has a niggle as Makene on the bench
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Highlanders
1 Ethan De Groot
2 Ash Dixon (cc)
3 Siate Tokolahi
4 Bryn Evans
5 Paripari Parkinson
6 Shannon Frizell
7 Billy Harmon
8 Kazuki Himeno
9 Folau Fakatava
10 Mitch Hunt
11 Jona Nareki
12 Thomas Umaga-Jensen
13 Michael Collins
14 Scott Gregory
15 Connor Garden-BachopReserves
16 Liam Coltman
17 Ayden Johnstone
18 Josh Hohneck
19 Josh Dickson
20 Hugh Renton
21 Aaron Smith (cc)
22 Caleb Makene (Debut)
23 James LentjesUnavailable due to injury: Sam Gilbert (knee), Manaaki Selby-Rickit (concussion), Ngatugnane Punivai (hamstring), Daniel Lienert-Brown (arm)
Unavailable: Sione Misiloi, Josh Ioane, Daniel Lienert-Brown, Marino Mikaele-Tu’u, Teariki Ben-Nicholas, Patelesio Tomkinson
Season ending injuries: Jermaine Ainsley (ankle), Fetuli Paea (ankle), Freedom Vahaakolo (foot)
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@stargazer freedom out for the season? bugger
whats the difference between "unavailable due to Injury" and "Unavailable"?
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@chris said in Highlanders v Crusaders (2 April 2021):
It be seems 6 players stood down for the Highlanders
Ioane again"Brown explained that the players had "broken the code" of the team and were dropped as a result.
"There's six guys who are unavailable through letting the team down around their standards; broke the code that we live by and it's all around their professional habits," he said."
damn it, ioane hasn;t been playing well enough to take the piss and people like MMT should be looking at stepping up
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Crusaders (2 April 2021):
@chris said in Highlanders v Crusaders (2 April 2021):
It be seems 6 players stood down for the Highlanders
Ioane again*"Brown explained that the players had "broken the code" of the team and were dropped as a result.
"There's six guys who are unavailable through letting the team down around their standards; broke the code that we live by and it's all around their professional habits," he said."*
damn it
Seems to be a culture problem at the Highlanders
Josh Ioane seems to be involved a lot in that stuff
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@chris damn...that backline
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@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders (2 April 2021):
@chris damn...that backline
Yeah surprised we didn't rest many players Hall and Reece on the bench.
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@stargazer Ioane was benched last year for breaching Otago rules
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@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Highlanders (2 April 2021):
@stargazer Ioane was benched last year for breaching Otago rules
Turned up pissed at training with Koro
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Ioane! It is not like the ABs have a wagonload of 10s...these incidents aren't going to build him a great rep.. as for MMT, what a shame, I thought he had higher potential.
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some fans on FB see the team, and rip into the coaches for chopping and changing and rip into the players selected, clearly having not read why the team is understrength, was a couple who read it saying they should deal with these guys internally and not punish the fans by not selecting the strongest team.
