QF - North Harbour v Auckland
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@Nogusta said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:
I believe Patty T will be back for this one and Akira will replace Choat who is injured.
Patrick should squeeze Vest out of the 23. So that's a big upgrade
The likely trio will be 7 Gibson, 8 Pugh, 6 Ioane. I presume Ekuasi would be the best bench option?
I would like to see Ioane at 8 with Peita starting and Pugh out of the 23. The AB's have subbed Ioane on at 8 twice in the RC so there's an outside chance they want him to have more practise at the back of the scrum. It won't happen though.
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The Battle of The Bridge turns to high stakes at North Harbour Stadium
Auckland take on North Harbour with a spot in the Bunnings Warehouse NPC semi-finals up for grabs. Auckland fans...
Unavailable: Salesi Rayasi, Bryce Heem, Adrian Choat, Hamdahn Tuipulotu, Niko Jones, Zarn Sullivan, Tanielu Tele’a, Jamie Lane.
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@Duluth said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:
That's a large pack
Auckland are running out of outside backs.
Happy they went for the Evans/Lam midfield, they were combining well in the first month of the competition
Hope it rains and we can rely on the scrum again.
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@Duluth said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:
Unavailable: Salesi Rayasi, Bryce Heem, Adrian Choat, Hamdahn Tuipulotu, Niko Jones, Zarn Sullivan, Tanielu Tele’a, Jamie Lane.
That’s quite the outside backs casualty ward!
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@ACT-Crusader said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:
That’s quite the outside backs casualty ward!
despite that I would still have preferred they use one of youngsters Joel Cobb or Caleb Tangitau on the left wing to mark Mark Telea rather than journeyman Aoake. Although pleased he is on the left wing where he seems more comfortable than on the right.
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NORTH HARBOUR
15 - Shaun Stevenson
14 - Mark Telea
13 - Moses Leo
12 - Henry Taefu
11 - Tevita Li
10 - Bryn Gatland (capt)
9 - Jamie Booth
8 - Cameron Suafoa
7 - Jed Melvin
6 - Tamarau McGahan
5 - Felix Kalapu
4 - Isoa Nasilasila
3 - Nick Mayhew
2 - Ray Niuia
1 - Tevita Langi16 - Luteru Tolai
17 - Alex Fidow
18 - Sam Davies
19 - Danny Drake
20 - Lotu Inisi
21 - Siaosi Nginingini
22 - Fine Inisi
23 - Kade Banks -
Weather has been absolutely awful this week. Really hope the conditions are good tomorrow night!
https://i.imgur.com/mixIM7A.png
Unfortunately, the Metservice predictions have been basically random numbers this week.
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@Tim said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:
A perfect evening on the Shore, which is easily the best part of New Zealand. Should be a great game.
Conditions are good for Harbour's style. The best back three in the comp will be hard to stop
I'm still picking a reversal of the round robin result: 36-26 but this time to Harbour
