Hurricanes v Crusaders
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Really enjoyed this game.
Haven't read the thread.
Would have settled for the draw.
Need to check with Stan if they were prepared for extra time as the feed cut off pretty much straight after the winning dg.
Any thoughts on potential foul play by Dunshea with forearm to throat a few phases prior? Canes missed a captain's challenge?
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@chris-b said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@arhs said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Campbell was much better than Hall too. Thought Whitelock and Bridge both went well.
For some reason, Hall looked really laboured out there.
Bridge started really well. I noticed him less as the game went on. Will Jordan was the opposite - which makes me wonder if they play the same role a bit much and Big Leicester is a better fit if Jordan is at fullback?
Maybe the converse when Havili is at fullback.
Leicester at centre was a real handful for the Canes defence. He always seems to beat the first tackle (or at the very least stand them up).
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@kev I agree an absolute fan boy for any Ta$man player it’s quite sickly.
Is Jordie Barrett playing for Ta$man now....
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@chris-b said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@arhs said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Campbell was much better than Hall too. Thought Whitelock and Bridge both went well.
For some reason, Hall looked really laboured out there.
Agree. I normally like Hall at 9, but he was off his game I thought. His passing was especially laboured.
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@act-crusader said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@chris-b said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@arhs said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Campbell was much better than Hall too. Thought Whitelock and Bridge both went well.
For some reason, Hall looked really laboured out there.
Bridge started really well. I noticed him less as the game went on. Will Jordan was the opposite - which makes me wonder if they play the same role a bit much and Big Leicester is a better fit if Jordan is at fullback?
Maybe the converse when Havili is at fullback.
Leicester at centre was a real handful for the Canes defence. He always seems to beat the first tackle (or at the very least stand them up).
This was a big plus for me. Went way better than I expected. Didn't notice any glaring errors on defence either.
Douglas was poor right from his very first touch where he took the ball standing still. I had hoped he had moved on from that this season.
Someone mentioned the Saders are missing a proper 7. The loosies have been missing something the last few games and I am starting to think that may be the problem (and Douglas of course).
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@crazy-horse Douglas is a good NPC player and that’s it in my opinion.
We are missing Todd’s breakdown work and more importantly his link play. None of our current crop seem to support in attack.
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@act-crusader Sione Havili is a good tackler but is more of a 6.5 type of player.
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@tim said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@act-crusader Sione Havili is a good tackler but is more of a 6.5 type of player.
I agree. He’s active in defence but we need a bit more attack from our loosies.
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@act-crusader said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@tim said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@act-crusader Sione Havili is a good tackler but is more of a 6.5 type of player.
I agree. He’s active in defence but we need a bit more attack from our loosies.
His problem is that he isn't a pilfering threat at the breakdown and he doesn't feature with ball in hand. Which to be honest you could say the same about all our backrow options
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@cantab79 Blackadder was a loss tbf but yes, the Crusaders weak backrow got exposed. I would barely call Douglas NPC standard, Grace goes missing a lot in games and is certainly not an 8 and Havili and Christie are both about the same level to me, good on the tackle but need good dance parners if they are to form an effective loose trio.
I've compared Christie to Luke Braid in the past, well Havili similar as well. Both lack a bit of athleticism around the breakdown to be really effective. Harmon for me was always the best 7 at the Crusaders, he just always seemed to get injured at the wrong time, but was a far more rounded player that the other 2.
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@act-crusader said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@kev I agree an absolute fan boy for any Ta$man player it’s quite sickly.
Is Jordie Barrett playing for Ta$man now....
In TJs wet dreams he does.
Apart from gushing over Ta$man and the Saders, TJ has always had a habit of picking a player in their early days and being a massive fan boy all of their career.
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@act-crusader said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@chris-b said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@arhs said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Campbell was much better than Hall too. Thought Whitelock and Bridge both went well.
For some reason, Hall looked really laboured out there.
Bridge started really well. I noticed him less as the game went on. Will Jordan was the opposite - which makes me wonder if they play the same role a bit much and Big Leicester is a better fit if Jordan is at fullback?
Maybe the converse when Havili is at fullback.
Leicester at centre was a real handful for the Canes defence. He always seems to beat the first tackle (or at the very least stand them up).
Looks like he'll be spending quite a bit of time there in the near future, so it's helpful that he was.
Losing Moody and Goodhue should help even up the competition a fair bit!
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@act-crusader said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@crazy-horse Douglas is a good NPC player and that’s it in my opinion.
We are missing Todd’s breakdown work and more importantly his link play. None of our current crop seem to support in attack.
A few years back Dunshea had a storming game for an invitation XV vs the B&I Lions, yet he's barely featured in the loose forwards since as far as I can recall. They're shifting SBarrett to 6.
He's been excellent from the bench the last couple of games has Dunshea.
Sanders should be better for his run.
