Highlanders vs Hurricanes
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@sparky said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@dan54 He's big and fast and runs good angles. Loads of potential. There aren't too many of those around. Played well last night. If he can consistently perform at that level though the rest of Super Rugby, he will be of interest to the AB selectors.
Clarke, Ioane, Faingaanuku, Savea, Bridge, ENS, heck probably even Ennor all ahead of him on the left. Have I missed anyone?
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@bones said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@sparky said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@dan54 He's big and fast and runs good angles. Loads of potential. There aren't too many of those around. Played well last night. If he can consistently perform at that level though the rest of Super Rugby, he will be of interest to the AB selectors.
Clarke, Ioane, Faingaanuku, Savea, Bridge, ENS, heck probably even Ennor all ahead of him on the left. Have I missed anyone?
I would have Goosen ahead of Rayasi aswell, he’s so underrated.
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@bones said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@sparky said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@dan54 He's big and fast and runs good angles. Loads of potential. There aren't too many of those around. Played well last night. If he can consistently perform at that level though the rest of Super Rugby, he will be of interest to the AB selectors.
Clarke, Ioane, Faingaanuku, Savea, Bridge, ENS, heck probably even Ennor all ahead of him on the left. Have I missed anyone?
Lam?
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@canes4life Yeah, how Goosen slips under everyone's radar is quite amazing. He has been a tidy footballer for a few seasons.
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@canes4life said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@bones said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@sparky said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@dan54 He's big and fast and runs good angles. Loads of potential. There aren't too many of those around. Played well last night. If he can consistently perform at that level though the rest of Super Rugby, he will be of interest to the AB selectors.
Clarke, Ioane, Faingaanuku, Savea, Bridge, ENS, heck probably even Ennor all ahead of him on the left. Have I missed anyone?
I would have Goosen ahead of Rayasi aswell, he’s so underrated.
Good call, he's someone akin to Nankivell as it would be interesting to see what they offered if brought into the environment.
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@chris said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@stargazer said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
Apart from the OMG, this is a good post.
Probably a citing coming there,
Welts under the eyes don’t just appear,there must have been contact to the head.That angle doesn’t look good he has seen Evans there and led with the shoulder
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@nevorian said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@chris said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@stargazer said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
Apart from the OMG, this is a good post.
Probably a citing coming there,
Welts under the eyes don’t just appear,there must have been contact to the head.That angle doesn’t look good he has seen Evans there and led with the shoulder
Yep that’s what I saw.
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@canes4life that Sam Casey fella on Twitter the other night was saying Goosen is heading offshore soon, I tend to trust him on that statement as he knew of franks and bird signings last yr before canes made it official
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@fakatavafuture said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@canes4life that Sam Casey fella on Twitter the other night was saying Goosen is heading offshore soon, I tend to trust him on that statement as he knew of franks and bird signings last yr before canes made it official
Goosen would be an excellent pickup for a Japanese franchise looking for an outside back.
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@bones said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@sparky said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@dan54 He's big and fast and runs good angles. Loads of potential. There aren't too many of those around. Played well last night. If he can consistently perform at that level though the rest of Super Rugby, he will be of interest to the AB selectors.
Clarke, Ioane, Faingaanuku, Savea, Bridge, ENS, heck probably even Ennor all ahead of him on the left. Have I missed anyone?
Goosen Jordan and Nareki.
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@arhs said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@bones said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@sparky said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@dan54 He's big and fast and runs good angles. Loads of potential. There aren't too many of those around. Played well last night. If he can consistently perform at that level though the rest of Super Rugby, he will be of interest to the AB selectors.
Clarke, Ioane, Faingaanuku, Savea, Bridge, ENS, heck probably even Ennor all ahead of him on the left. Have I missed anyone?
Goosen Jordan and Nareki.
Jordan would be on the right and as much as I'd like it to be otherwise, Nareki can't even enter the equation.
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@mikey07 said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@fakatavafuture Seriously hope not he’s one of the canes best outside back he’d make a massive dent.
Agree on this. But Goosen has been around for a while now and haven't progressed beyond super rugby. Hes 26 now (20/10/95) and 27 by year end so a good time for him to make his move. Shame if he does though as hes playing some of his best rugby this year. And Ive always liked him as a player
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@dan54 said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@sparky said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@bones Yep, sun's out. Happy Easter!
Rayasi had a great game (if he doesn't get national honours soon, I wouldn't blame him for heading to the Top 14), Jordie looked good at 12. Apart from that these Canes look rather mediocre.
Rayasi for higher honours?? You are joking, he had a fairly good game tonight, a shocker last week, I don't see him getting higher honours .
Really rate Rayasi, he was much better than fairly good, the bloke had a top game, yeah, he had a shocker the week before, but any player can have an one-off shocker... J.Barrett had a bit of a howler in this last match dropping plenty of ball & stuffed up an easy try, yet no one else wants to mention it.
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@old-samurai-jack said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@canes4life Yeah, how Goosen slips under everyone's radar is quite amazing. He has been a tidy footballer for a few seasons.
He's definitely good enough to be in the ABs... through the years there are players that should not have been selected for the black jersey & others that should have got the call up, Goosen is certainly in the latter.
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@arhs said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@bones said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@sparky said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@dan54 He's big and fast and runs good angles. Loads of potential. There aren't too many of those around. Played well last night. If he can consistently perform at that level though the rest of Super Rugby, he will be of interest to the AB selectors.
Clarke, Ioane, Faingaanuku, Savea, Bridge, ENS, heck probably even Ennor all ahead of him on the left. Have I missed anyone?
Goosen Jordan and Nareki.
Telea ?
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@NZbloke Instead of who?
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@African-Monkey said in Highlanders vs Hurricanes:
@NZbloke Instead of who?
Players have to think for themselves
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J.Savea work rate was good again - but he tends to get caught flat-footed in defence too much, happened 2 or 3 times down the flank... he's got to wake up & be more alert by staying on the balls of his feet when needed so he can move quickly in any direction.
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