Hurricanes 2023
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@Nepia we all fluff our own players from time to time but that won't stop me calling out a player from Wellington when I don't think he's up to mark either. With you guys it's like every Hawkes Bay player can do no wrong and when someone makes an observation you all get defensive.
Look, when I watch Cridge play he doesn't stand out to me. When I've watched him for the Waratah's this year he hasn't done anything James Blackwell hasn't. They both do their jobs to a certain standard but they will never be anything more than average, or good as you say.
James Blackwell has also had good performances, but good doesn't necessarily cut it when you want to be champions.
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@Winger said in Hurricanes 2023:
3 All Blacks. Not a good look. Compared to the Chiefs who have 9. Is it poor recruitment by the Canes. Or poor coaching.
And TBH non were unlucky to miss out. TJP might be pissed off but they are looking to the future now
I think it's probably a case of the Canes having a very young side, along with the fact that Holland keeps selecting his favourites who are never going to be All Blacks anyway. I.e. Blackwell, Prinsep, Kirifi, J Savea. It's also a bit of bad coaching in my eyes aswell, PUJ, Lomax and Aumua have all been All Blacks but yet they don't feature in this squad, that definitely says something.
The Canes really need to get the right coaching staff to turn things around but that won't happen anytime soon with Holland signed on until the end of next year.
I think there are plenty of guys who will push for AB selection in the future, but their time just isn't now.
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@Canes4life Remember PUJ was only brought into the ABs squad in 2020 because Ennor was injured.
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@Nepia I will come to the defence of @Canes4life here. He has stopped fluffing Alex Fidow (and to a leser extent Xavier Numia) for about 18 months now. Whether that is because he no longer falls into the young Wellington players category or he has finally accepted and agreed with me that Mr. Fidow will never master the arts for propping to be effective at any level over Premier Reserve club level (Ories don't always start him at prop).
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life Remember PUJ was only brought into the ABs squad in 2020 because Ennor was injured.
Talk about being damned with faint praise.
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Odd source, but here is the confirmation that Moorby will be a Hurricane for the next two years.
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@Stargazer solid signing to start the thread. Now let's hope there are a couple good tight forward signings to come. #hopeful
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2023:
@FakatavaAllBlack
Fantastic, can we add Prinsep, J Savea, Blackwell, Kirifi and Holland himself to that list? It will be interesting who gets that third hooker spot.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
Fantastic, can we add Prinsep, J Savea, Blackwell, Kirifi and Holland himself to that list? It will be interesting who gets that third hooker spot.
Prinsep, J Savea, Blackwell and Kirifi are all signed until the end of the 2023 season. In exceptional circumstances, a player can be released early, especially if he's moving to another NZ franchise, but the most likely scenario is that most of them will still be in the squad in 2023.
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
Fantastic, can we add Prinsep, J Savea, Blackwell, Kirifi and Holland himself to that list? It will be interesting who gets that third hooker spot.
Prinsep, J Savea, Blackwell and Kirifi are all signed until the end of the 2023 season. In exceptional circumstances, a player can be released early, especially if he's moving to another NZ franchise, but the most likely scenario is that most of them will still be in the squad in 2023.
Massive down vote.
Josh Moorby recommits to the Hurricanes for 2023 and 2024
