Hurricanes v Highlanders
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@SouthernMann said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@frugby said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@SouthernMann said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@frugby said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@SouthernMann said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
An issue the Highlanders also face is that Dunedin is a great place to be 18 - 23 and 35+, it is just a lot of people leave the city in their mid 20s to early 30s. This means players may get pressure from their partners to leave, or feel lonely if the majority of their friends leave Dunedin. What we can do is hope that a few make the All Blacks and others feel close and want to stay. Three - five years is realistic for a lot of the guys who will never make the All Blacks.
Which goes back to my point, that local guys are more likely to stay because they at least have something to hold them here.
For example, there was nothing to hold Tyrel Lomax here, so he left.
Of course. As someone mentioned as well, home franchises tend to keep their better players as well. That helps too. We just need to keep the flow of players coming, and have some decent talent ID running around the country.
Exactly. For every Aidan Morgan, there is a Daniel Lienert-Brown who falls in love with their adopted club and stays for a lengthy period of time.
If you can have a good local core, and a decent contingent of All Blacks, sprinkle in a few loyal players from elsewhere and you can stay competitive for a while. Highlanders have the right idea in regards to the first part, stage two is watching some of these guys trickle into the ABs...
In a best case scenario of the current squad, I think the following could have ABs careers:
de Groot
Holland
Haig
Withy
Stodart
Fakatava
Faleafaga
Ratumaitavuki-KneepkensStill need a top end midfielder, but you can see a spine of a very competitive side there.
Out of the age grade players I'll add in Dylan Pledger and I really hope Kiseki Fifita returns down south. He looks to be the best outside back the lower south has produced in a long time. Dam Mormon missions!
kiseki hasnt even left for his misson. gone for two years when he goes. has already turned down another team to sign for highlanders academy
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Love this
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Lomax and Shields running around in the warmup. Good signs for next week.
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@Landers92 said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
This wind might have an effect on the final score. Canes could win 38-10 now instead of 48-10.
After a start like that I will very happily eat these words post game. Let’s go boys! Great start.
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Ooh nice start Landers.
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wahoo... great start to the landers!
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Aumua the difference maker
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Nice ... little too soft by CGB
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How was IWL's tackle not worthy of a YC?
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@antipodean said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
How was IWL's tackle not worthy of a YC?
Not every high tackle is a YC
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@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@antipodean said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
How was IWL's tackle not worthy of a YC?
Not every high tackle is a YC
No different to the one last night.
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@antipodean said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
@antipodean said in Hurricanes v Highlanders:
How was IWL's tackle not worthy of a YC?
Not every high tackle is a YC
No different to the one last night.
Yes it was.
Last night was swinging arm to the jaw
IWL was more of a seat belt tackle.
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This wind is insane. Blowing a bloody gale more than normal.
