Blues v Hurricanes
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@daffy-jaffy Fair point you make, but I thought Tolai was very inaccurate in his work last night but yes, youth is on his side and it is good to get guys like Tolai, Darry etc. starts in games like this which will benefit the side going forward, but for now, Eklund is the first choice hooker and Tuipulotu and Goodhue with Cowley-Tuioti coming off the bench is our best lock combo.
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@canes4life Something like this
Numia,Coles,Lomax...IWL,Scrafton...Flanders,Savea wouldn’t mind Iose getting a run at 8 to see how he goes or even 6
Campbell, Love
Rayasi, Toala, PUJ, Visignia, JBBench;
Malifeo, Aumua, Fidow
Mitchell, Kirifi
Roigard can’t stand Taumateine
Leger because there’s no one else
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@african-monkey Vikena is due back for the upcoming U20 comp and Niuia may not be far away so it will be interesting to see how they use them going forward. Entirely agree that Ekland is number one though. Has he got one more game to sit out?
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@daffy-jaffy Yup Eklund has the Highlanders game to sit out. Niuia is probably better than Tolai at this stage of his career, but at the same time, I don't mind Tolai playing as it'll be more beneficial for us in the future giving Tolai the experience.
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@african-monkey Starting any game is a bit of a novelty for Tolai. Until last npc he rarely got more than 10 or 15 mins off the bench for Harbour with the perennial Parsons in his way.
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@bones said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@hooroo said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Captain’s a massive bell-end when it comes to post match interviews, isn’t he.
Did I miss something?
Think he's talking Ginge?
Gave it the run of cliches. "Full credit ", " Thanks to the ladies in the kitchen for the spread" etc.
I thought it was amusing, more so than a fake Japanese accent anyway.
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@kev said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@kirwan actually Nock was really good. Fast to ruck, crisp passes hitting the runners. Start of the second half put up two poor kicks and got subbed. Ruru came on and then gave away 3 points straight away but played pretty well. No doubt he is a more aggressive runner but for me Nock starts. A lot less errors, and better pass. The team runs a lot better when he is the link man. As TR says his game has really developed.
It was noticeable how much faster the ball was getting out of the rucks when Ruru came on.
Nock had a poor half, and with the battle of the 9s being so close he really couldn’t afford to. Ruru made and impact last week too.
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@canes4life I’d rather Toala at 12...let’s be honest this will never happen regardless
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@booboo said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@bones said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@hooroo said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Captain’s a massive bell-end when it comes to post match interviews, isn’t he.
Did I miss something?
Think he's talking Ginge?
Gave it the run of cliches. "Full credit ", " Thanks to the ladies in the kitchen for the spread" etc.
I thought it was amusing, more so than a fake Japanese accent anyway.
Thought he was talking Ardie? Speaking a language that isn't an official language of the country, then thanking sky fairies?
I don't really care, and I turn them off (unless it's in French as I understand a bit of that, Latin is also fine) but the speeches are getting a bit tiresome when most of the population don't understand what is being said.
I would do one in Polish if it was me and see what the reaction was then. I'm sure it wouldn't be embracing other cultures, etc.Should ethnicity and religion be in after match speeches anyway? Stick to the clichés I say.
I liked Big Red's, was amusing, he even took the piss out of himself as a successful "ginge" captain.
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@snowy said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@booboo said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@bones said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@hooroo said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Captain’s a massive bell-end when it comes to post match interviews, isn’t he.
Did I miss something?
Think he's talking Ginge?
Gave it the run of cliches. "Full credit ", " Thanks to the ladies in the kitchen for the spread" etc.
I thought it was amusing, more so than a fake Japanese accent anyway.
Thought he was talking Ardie? Speaking a language that isn't an official language of the country, then thanking sky fairies?
I don't really care, and I turn them off (unless it's in French as I understand a bit of that, Latin is also fine) but the speeches are getting a bit tiresome when most of the population don't understand what is being said.
I would do one in Polish if it was me and see what the reaction was then. I'm sure it wouldn't be embracing other cultures, etc.Should ethnicity and religion be in after match speeches anyway? Stick to the clichés I say.
I liked Big Red's, was amusing, he even took the piss out of himself as a successful "ginge" captain.
Nah I was talk about the red haired guy. Not Savea. Thought he came across as a tool
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@snowy said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@booboo said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@bones said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@hooroo said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Captain’s a massive bell-end when it comes to post match interviews, isn’t he.
Did I miss something?
Think he's talking Ginge?
Gave it the run of cliches. "Full credit ", " Thanks to the ladies in the kitchen for the spread" etc.
I thought it was amusing, more so than a fake Japanese accent anyway.
Thought he was talking Ardie? Speaking a language that isn't an official language of the country, then thanking sky fairies?
I don't really care, and I turn them off (unless it's in French as I understand a bit of that, Latin is also fine) but the speeches are getting a bit tiresome when most of the population don't understand what is being said.
I would do one in Polish if it was me and see what the reaction was then. I'm sure it wouldn't be embracing other cultures, etc.Should ethnicity and religion be in after match speeches anyway? Stick to the clichés I say.
I liked Big Red's, was amusing, he even took the piss out of himself as a successful "ginge" captain.
Does it really hurt for them to have a brief bit in Samoan before the actual interview takes place? Even the sky fairy stuff, it’s bullshit to me but if they want thank god for helping them win over their fellow god botherers on the other team then I can think about something else for those 10 seconds.
I’m sure if that German dude from Ta$man chucks in a bit of German at the start of an interview no one will complain. We’ll grab our nearest weapons and march in lock step to the front lines before we realise he’s just saying hello to his parents but I doubt there will be complaints.
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@canes4life said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Half the problem for the Canes is that there is no media here in Wellington holding these coaches to account. Piss poor tactics, poor selections and 4 losses.
It’s the worst it’s ever been at the Hurricanes but the coaches somehow get a contract extension. Fucking La La land.
In the early days it was also a bit grim for a few years. But agree its not looking great. We sadly miss a first 5. Leger is so limited. And this weakness is hard to overcome. Its worse now than the Hammett years. At least his selection were OK. For eg he still selected Nonu until he 'left'.
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@mikey07 said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Love how the Canes selections came back to bite them, what’s the saying don’t change a winning formula, Blackwell once again showing how rubbish he is imagine running out of the line and missing the tackle!!. I think it’s time to drop the Savea experiment and give Visignia or Patafelo a game and see how they go you might aswell our seasons over.
I thought J Savea played well enough
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@nepia said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Does it really hurt for them to have a brief bit in Samoan before the actual interview takes place?
No. Which is why I said it doesn't bother me. I can, and do, turn it off.
I would like to see some German (and Polish) speeches, just so that we can all embrace our multi culturalism and just ignore the entertainment aspect of the broadcast for a vast majority of the viewers.
As for God botherers it has always amused me how many sides He is backing. Surely He can't be making any money on multis that include everyone?
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@winger well enough isn’t good enough though. Or is that what we’ve come to expect these days?
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There was a moment late in the game that I found interesting. It summed up some of the lack or leadership out there for the Canes
74 mins gone, they need two tries. They are awarded a penalty and everyone stands around as the clock is ticking. Zero urgency.
IWL is holding the ball waiting for someone to make a decision.
Finally someone says to go for the corner. Leger is not far from the ball but is gently dawdling towards the ball... more time wasted.
Eventually Rayasi rushes up past multiple other players, snatches the ball off IWL and kicks it into touchHow is it that Rayasi is the only Canes player that understood the match situation??
