Hurricanes vs Crusaders
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@Stargazer Yeah Barrett is a waste on the wing IMO. Would have liked him to start at 12 in this one as I feel the defensive system of Crotty and Goodhue will shut Laumape down as they have in recent matches. Would rather JB's playmaking ability in that area instead.
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@Duluth is the pope catholic? Does a beer shit in the woods? etc etc
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That Bridge vs Barrett matchup is going to be a beaut.
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
So the Canes without Coles, and the Crusaders without Moody and Franks.
Don't agree with the Canes persisting with Jordie at 14, and even less agree with the Saders persisting with Cameron on the bench. I prefer Hunt.
With Tim Perry and Joe Moody both from the glass factory, we're missing Wyatt Crockett. Props look pretty makeshift.
Haven't seen last week's game, but sounds like Cameron had a shocker - Razor probably thinks it's best to put him straight back on the horse. Can't be sending a rookie first five into exile on the basis of one bad game.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Stargazer Yeah Barrett is a waste on the wing IMO. Would have liked him to start at 12 in this one as I feel the defensive system of Crotty and Goodhue will shut Laumape down as they have in recent matches. Would rather JB's playmaking ability in that area instead.
I would agree, particularly as JB clearly showed last week that 12 is his position. On the other hand, Laumape has routinely made RM his bitch so there might be some logic in having him there.
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@Duluth said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
I wonder if we'll see Read and Douglas swap positions depending on the situation. Read shifted to blindside for a couple of AB scrums last year
It makes sense from an AB point of view, 6 is the problem position and half caste Maori-Samoan Jesus can slot in at 8.
@Winger will be disappointed to see his son dropped to the bench ... especially after what was probably his best game at this level.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Duluth is the pope catholic? Does a beer shit in the woods? etc etc
Not normally.
However a bear ...
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@Machpants said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Big difference in kicking stats - I presume Barrett kicks more for territory and Mo'ounga kicks more with the high ball for possession.
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@Nevorian said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Machpants said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Big difference in kicking stats - I presume Barrett kicks more for territory and Mo'ounga kicks more with the high ball for possession.
Or the cantabs keep the ball a bit more and don't needlessly kick away possession
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what an utterly worthless graphic
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@Nevorian plus our lite-weight forward pack makes us really shy about playing within our own 40 or so. A fumble and we have a scrum (going backwards), and coming out of our 22 we don't want them getting a lineout and getting a maul rolling. All reasons to kick long and sometimes when we are knocking about in the middle of the pitch.
Actually I'd love to see the point of origin graphic for the above stats. Just to see if my hunch/armchair analysis is accurate or hot air
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@Machpants A better comparison might be number of times kicked and number of times passed
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