Hurricanes vs Chiefs
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@mariner4life You're hilarious!
It's quite simply true. Crotty has been a decent placeholder. When available. Good glue player. But ALB just has more talent, and is currently living up to it.
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@mariner4life And I think you're simply wrong. Crotty is uncontested the best organiser of the defence in tight games. I wouldn't trust any other midfielder with that job in the big games.
He's way more than a decent placeholder. ALB is a good player, but not consistent enough.
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@Stargazer not consistent enough? Seems to be stringing a huge number of quality games together. In all jerseys.
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@mariner4life said in Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@Stargazer not consistent enough? Seems to be stringing a huge number of quality games together. In all jerseys.
That's because of the opportunities that come when you're not always injured.
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@Stargazer I think they will pick Laumape before Nonu. I think Nonu will only get in if we have injuries throughout the campaign.
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12 Sonny Bill
13 Ryan Crotty
14 Anton Lienert-Brown23 Jack Goodhue
You heard it here first!
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@Chris-B said in Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
12 Sonny Bill
13 Ryan Crotty
14 Anton Lienert-Brown23 Jack Goodhue
You heard it here first!
Yuck
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@mariner4life 100% won't happen.
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That's what my wife said.
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I see Crotty as a really important squad member. Someone that can come in and do a job at the drop of a hat, and provide plenty of leadership and guidance to younger guys during the tournament. ALB and Goodue are miles ahead at this stage, and based on form I actually think SBW has looked the best of the power centres so far - I'd have him on my bench if he could just stay fit for more than two games.
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@Canes4life I was noticing how βgassedβ he looked having to chase (no pun intended) he was blowing a few times which is weird since heβs been training full time with the canes aswell as playing basically full games should have match fitness by now.
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@mariner4life said in Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@Stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@Yeetyaah That may happen in the games against minnows, or if Crotty is injured.
There should be little debate that ALB is a superior player to Crotty, in both talent and form.
On attack, yes... On defense, definitely not
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Saw replay last night.
God what a shit player Jordie Barrett is. And as for Ardie Savea! Why persist with such a limited player. Should be nowhere near the ABs.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel The truth is Jordie has been shit for most of the year so people were just calling it the way they saw it. He was outstanding on the weekend however.
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@akan004 said in Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@Rancid-Schnitzel The truth is Jordie has been shit for most of the year so people were just calling it the way they saw it. He was outstanding on the weekend however.
There's a big difference between saying someone is playing shit and someone is shit and should be flushed. Thankfully the AB selectors are less inclined to write off players in their early 20s.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel I've been waiting for days for you to comment on Jordie's performance. This thread is now complete.
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@No-Quarter said in Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@Rancid-Schnitzel I've been waiting for days for you to comment on Jordie's performance. This thread is now complete.
Ha ha. He still wasn't at 12 though!
For me, this isn't a Canes thing or Beadie's brother thing. I saw Jordie play for the NZ U20s and Canterbury before he ever signed for the Canes (I assumed he would stay down south) and could see that he was a special talent. It's frustrating when he does stupid shit (unnecessary offloads etc) but the potential is massive and he's still very young. Some people are very quick to throw players on the scrap heap. Just look at Nonu.