Wellington vs Waikato (SF)

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):

JGB has to be injured lol, only other explanation. Can't wait to see Harkin but geez be nice if they had played him last few weeks!

PUJ is a loss as he's been big recently. Hopefully Matt can perform like his brother.

So ABs aside we don't have O'Reilly, Sheck, Patafilo, Umaga-Jensen, Ropeti, and Garden-Bachop available. If you include Lakai the Lions definitely drawing on reserves. Thankfully Shields, Kirifi and Proctor have come back otherwise we would have been in trouble.

[Bovidae]

If I listed the strongest Waikato XV (minus ABs) at the start of the NPC I reckon only six are starting in this match.

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):

If I listed the strongest Waikato XV (minus ABs) at the start of the NPC I reckon only six are starting in this match.

On paper, Wellington look to have a lot more experience to draw from but slightly down on their strongest side as well. Ah well, it's about who turns up at the end of the day. We've seen a lot of funny results this year so anything can happen.

[Mr Fish]

Somewhat glad that the guys who have against all odds managed to do the job for Waikato thus season get another go in the semi-final. Can't see them firing too much of a shot given the injury situation but hopefully not too embarrassing!

[ARHS]

There is some precocious Mooloo talent, especially the 4 young loosies. And the Roe-Cruden combo has been extremely good in controlling play. If the tight 5 play their part it could be close.

[foobaNZ]

Seems us Lions fans are more concerned than we should be based on what you guys are saying about your team.

I don't even I'll ever in my life think a Wellington based team is a favourite for a knock out game. Been burned (most of) my life.

[Mr Fish]

To be fair, the Lions are kings of choking.

But man for man, they're considerably more experienced!

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):

Seems us Lions fans are more concerned than we should be based on what you guys are saying about your team.

I don't even I'll ever in my life think a Wellington based team is a favourite for a knock out game. Been burned (most of) my life.

We’ve been favourites plenty of times, we’ve just choked on so many occasions.

Didn’t we make 7 finals or something between 2000-2012 and won nothing. Crazy.

[foobaNZ]

@Canes4life yea - was crazy. Worst of all was that 6-0 or something loss to Canterbury at the Tin. Horrible stuff,

[canefan]

Finals and Shield challenges have generally not been our friends during my Lions rugby viewing lifetime

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):

@Canes4life yea - was crazy. Worst of all was that 6-0 or something loss to Canterbury at the Tin. Horrible stuff,

7-6, was at that game. Super guttering.

[mikey07]

@Canes4life Me2 if I recall correctly it was raining all game and I got drenched.

[BerhamporeNinja]

what a cracker of a day in welly! should be a cracker of a game, and I hope the boys are singing "welly whoooo:" afterwards

[mikedogz]

Mooloo Bells banned I hear.

[mikedogz]

[canefan]

@mikedogz said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):

Mooloo Bells banned I hear.

What the hell? Next thing we know that guy with the chainsaw will be barred as well....

[Bovidae]

Sooks.

[Bones]

Off the massive amounts of NPC I've seen, I can't see the Y having the goods to roll us.

They can console themselves after the game by collecting their stupid fucking bells outside the stadium and ringing them all the way home.

[Yeetyaah]

Waikato by a thousand

[Yeetyaah]

McWhannell out, surely he isn't injured again