Hurricanes vs Crusaders

[Duluth]

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

[Nepia]

@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.

[Donsteppa]

@Chris-B said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:

Can't be sending a rookie first five into exile on the basis of one bad game.

Ummm... are you new around here?

[booboo]

@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 ...

[Canes4life]

@booboo got me there. Obviously had beer on my mind. 😂

[Machpants]

[Nevorian]

@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.

[Hooroo]

@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

[mariner4life]

what an utterly worthless graphic

[Paekakboyz]

@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

[Machpants]

Yeah I was very surprised by the kicking metres, I'd be interested to see Canes kicking metres vs Saders kicking metres, are the Saders spreading their kicking around?

[Nevorian]

@Machpants A better comparison might be number of times kicked and number of times passed

[Stargazer]

Yesterday, they posted an equally stupid picture comparing Lam and Bridge, without mentioning that Lam had played a game more than Bridge. These stats without further context are indeed utterly worthless.

[Toddy]

@Nevorian
Ball carries: BB 27 RM 26
Total kicks: BB 45 RM 12
Tackle completion: BB 87% RM 71%
Passes: BB 98 RM 61

[No Quarter]

@Toddy said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:

@Nevorian
Ball carries: BB 27 RM 26
Total kicks: BB 45 RM 12
Tackle completion: BB 87% RM 71%
Passes: BB 98 RM 61

If there's one thing RM needs to improve it's his tackling. It's not a dealbreaker as it will improve with time as it has for other 10s, but right now at test level the big boys will target him big time.

[Stargazer]

Hahaha, the Crusaders are doomed!

Match Hurricanes v Crusaders @ Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Date Friday 29 March
Kick-off 19:35 local
Referee Ben O'Keeffe
AR1 Glen Jackson
AR2 Nick Hogan
TMO Aaron Peterson

[SammyC]

Looks like a nice evening for running rugby. Crusaders by 20

[Stargazer]

Hurricanes: Garden-Bachop out; an extra forward on the bench (didn't hear who)

Crusaders: Bridge ruled out; Ennor to 11, Jordan to 14, Reece gets the 23 jersey

Edit: according to twitter, Garden-Bachop got injured playing for the Hurricanes Hunters this afternoon; he's replaced by lock Kane Le'aupepe.

[Wally]

2 errors from Read already

[KiwiMurph]

That's why you chase kicks.