Hurricanes 2023
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
@cgrant said in Hurricanes 2023:
The Canes should be well off at 2nd Five with Jordie Barrett, Riley Higgins and Peter Umaga-Jensen.
This is going to be the strongest Canes squad since we won the title me thinks.
As long as we have it in the forwards...
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@canefan said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
@cgrant said in Hurricanes 2023:
The Canes should be well off at 2nd Five with Jordie Barrett, Riley Higgins and Peter Umaga-Jensen.
This is going to be the strongest Canes squad since we won the title me thinks.
As long as we have it in the forwards...
If you take into account the way Wellington outmuscled Canterbury in the weekend, and then you add in the likes of Sangster, Lomax, Mafileo, Walker-Leawere, Flanders etc there shouldn’t be any reason why we can’t front against the best packs.
It all depends on who Holland selects of course.
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So the squad is pretty much this with ? at hooker and prop:
- Numia
- Mafileo
- Rakete-Stones
- Lomax
- Franks
- ?
- Aumua
- Coles
- ?
- Blackwell
- Bird
- Sangster
- Walker-Leawere
- Delany
- Howden
- Prinsep
- Kirifi
- A Savea
- Gibson
- Lakai
- Flanders
- Iose
- Perenara
- Roigard
- Booth
- Morgan
- Cameron
- Love
- Higgins
- Umaga-Jensen
- Sullivan
- Proctor
- Barrett
- Sinkinson
- Rayasi
- J Savea
- Moorby
- Naholo
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
So the squad is pretty much this with ? at hooker and prop:
- Numia
- Mafileo
- Rakete-Stones
- Lomax
- Franks
- ?
- Aumua
- Coles
- ?
- Blackwell
- Bird
- Sangster
- Walker-Leawere
- Delany
- Howden
- Prinsep
- Kirifi
- A Savea
- Gibson
- Lakai
- Flanders
- Iose
- Perenara
- Roigard
- Booth
- Morgan
- Cameron
- Love
- Higgins
- Umaga-Jensen
- Sullivan
- Proctor
- Barrett
- Sinkinson
- Rayasi
- J Savea
- Moorby
- Naholo
That's a hell of a squad apart from our old mate Prinsep.
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
So the squad is pretty much this with ? at hooker and prop:
- Numia
- Mafileo
- Rakete-Stones
- Lomax
- Franks
- ?
- Aumua
- Coles
- ?
- Blackwell
- Bird
- Sangster
- Walker-Leawere
- Delany
- Howden
- Prinsep
- Kirifi
- A Savea
- Gibson
- Lakai
- Flanders
- Iose
- Perenara
- Roigard
- Booth
- Morgan
- Cameron
- Love
- Higgins
- Umaga-Jensen
- Sullivan
- Proctor
- Barrett
- Sinkinson
- Rayasi
- J Savea
- Moorby
- Naholo
That's a hell of a squad apart from our old mate Prinsep.
Would prefer Laubscher over Prinsep any day. Hey we may still get a nice surprise come 10am.
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@Canes4life agree 100% Although TBH I've seen very little of TL. But what i did he looked impressive. Prinsep is though an 80 minute man that Holland loves.
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@Canes4life weakness could be 1st 5. But otherwise a better team than this year
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@Winger said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life agree 100% Although TBH I've seen very little of TL. But what i did he looked impressive. Prinsep is though an 80 minute man that Holland loves.
Lol how average was he when he came on in the final on Saturday. I wouldn’t have him anywhere near the starting side.
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@Canes4life yea he's my favourite player when he's in the opposition.
I am curious how our back line ends up.
If Jordie plays 12 for the ABs in EOYT then you'd think he'll be there for Canes. Higgins and PUJ more than capable if he doesn't.
So do you play Moorby at 15 or Love?
If Moorby is at 15 does Love play 10? I think Love is better than Morgan but he's probably more a 15 than a 10.
If Morgan plays Jordie or Love need to be on the park to kick goals.
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life yea he's my favourite player when he's in the opposition.
I am curious how our back line ends up.
If Jordie plays 12 for the ABs in EOYT then you'd think he'll be there for Canes. Higgins and PUJ more than capable if he doesn't.
So do you play Moorby at 15 or Love?
If Moorby is at 15 does Love play 10? I think Love is better than Morgan but he's probably more a 15 than a 10.
If Morgan plays Jordie or Love need to be on the park to kick goals.
Personally, I’d like to see this backline:
- Roigard 10. Morgan 11. Rayasi 12. Barrett 13. Proctor 14. Moorby 15. Love, and then my bench players would be 21. Perenara 22. Higgins 23. Umaga-Jensen/Sullivan.
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@Canes4life I like yours except I'd have Sullivan at 13. Proctor D though is probably better.
This would be handy too:
Roigard
Love
Rayasi
Higgins
Sullivan
Moorby
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life I like yours except I'd have Sullivan at 13. Proctor D though is probably better.
This would be handy too:
Roigard
Love
Rayasi
Higgins
Sullivan
Moorby
BarrettI like that aswell. Nice mix, I think we will see a few combinations this year but we look strong and that’s the main thing.
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@Canes4life yea normally we're griping about who they pick, this year all options are solid.
I do think though Perenara is a locked on starter, and probably Julian too. Even though they shouldn't be.
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Hurricanes 2023 squad.
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So Tosi is the 6th prop, Devery is the third hooker, and Gibson has been dropped.
That squad is strong and I think we can definitely win the title. Need to keep key players fit though.
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@Bovidae said in Hurricanes 2023:
A lot of loose forwards, even after moving Delany to lock.
I think 8 is the usual amount isn’t it?
