Crusaders 2023
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@Asterik6 said in Crusaders 2023:
@gt12 said in Crusaders 2023:
I'll bet my house that Ennor isn't 92 kgs**
(** I don't have a house)
Crusaders site has Ennor at 92kg, Havili 95kg.
Use the eye test. To me he looks about the same size as Ioane. Plus I'm around 92 usually and he would fucking monster me.
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@Asterik6 said in Crusaders 2023:
@gt12 said in Crusaders 2023:
I'll bet my house that Ennor isn't 92 kgs**
(** I don't have a house)
Crusaders site has Ennor at 92kg, Havili 95kg.
Team sites are notoriously inaccurate/outdated on weight.
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@Bones I look at this video from a couple of months ago and him running training drills and he looks bigger than mid 90 kgs.
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@ACT-Crusader Must be one of those white guys who is "light" boned.
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@ACT-Crusader Yeah, he always looks rather large on those videos.
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It looks like we have signed
P Patafilo as a MF option to replace I Punivai or D McLeod
and the players in bold type to replace the bracketed players.
M Springer /- G Bridge
M Nanai /K Naholo
N Hotham / B Hall
C Lio-Willie / P Matera
G Bell/S Klein3rd HB
3rd First Five
7th LF still not determined wether
TTT,S Hickey and S Havilli have been resigned, or replaced. -
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@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2023:
@Chris Willie Heinz - TTT
Really? not sure I am a Fan he is pretty slow.
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@Chris still better than TTT
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@Duluth said in Crusaders 2023:
I fully support the Heinz/Hickey combination
If we were playing in a golden oldies league that has under 6ft/85kg restrictions, then yes I support….
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@Chris said in Crusaders 2023:
It looks like we have signed
P Patafilo as a MF option to replace I Punivai or D McLeod
and the players in bold type to replace the bracketed players.
M Springer /- G Bridge
M Nanai /K Naholo
N Hotham / B Hall
C Lio-Willie / P Matera
G Bell/S Klein3rd HB
3rd First Five
7th LF still not determined wether
TTT,S Hickey and S Havilli have been resigned, or replaced.Where is D McLeod going?
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@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2023:
@Chris said in Crusaders 2023:
It looks like we have signed
P Patafilo as a MF option to replace I Punivai or D McLeod
and the players in bold type to replace the bracketed players.
M Springer /- G Bridge
M Nanai /K Naholo
N Hotham / B Hall
C Lio-Willie / P Matera
G Bell/S Klein3rd HB
3rd First Five
7th LF still not determined wether
TTT,S Hickey and S Havilli have been resigned, or replaced.Where is D McLeod going?
I am not sure if its McLeod or I Punivai left out.
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@Chris said in Crusaders 2023:
@Asterik6 said in Crusaders 2023:
Fainganuku
Did a really good job at 13 when he was used there in 2022,He caused some problems for defences the few starts he had.
MF hasn't been too much of a problem the last 5 years it certainly hasn't affected the ability to win titles.That's only because the Crusaders gameplan doesn't rely on power midfielders, they have guile and grace in the centres, distributers/playmakers, who get the ball into the hands of power backs Fainganu'uku and Reece, their power is on the wings.
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@kiwi_expat said in Crusaders 2023:
@Chris said in Crusaders 2023:
@Asterik6 said in Crusaders 2023:
Fainganuku
Did a really good job at 13 when he was used there in 2022,He caused some problems for defences the few starts he had.
MF hasn't been too much of a problem the last 5 years it certainly hasn't affected the ability to win titles.That's only because the Crusaders gameplan doesn't rely on power midfielders, they have guile and grace in the centres, distributers/playmakers, who get the ball into the hands of power backs Fainganuuku and Reece, their power is on the wings.
Which they often use running 1 or 2 wide on rucks, set pieces and mauls.
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@Chris Yep, they always get big Leicester running in those centre channels off the set-piece.
I think it's still interesting that it's been 10 years, since 2012/13 seasons (with Robbie Fruen, SBW) the last time Crusaders had any genuine power midfielders in their squad.
