Highlanders v Crusaders
-
@frugby said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@Landers92 said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@Landers92 said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
You'd think with Hurley. Even if there is an early back three injury Gilbert will go on. Looks like he really was the last outside back standing in the squad
im thinking i would have been tempted to have gone 6/2 split just too have bigger bodies and changed gameplan to suit
And it looks like Parkinson, Hicks, Sanders and the unplayed Hayden Michaels were all available
Will be interesting to see how many are playing club on the weekend. Hicks is clearly out of favor but I would have had Paripari ahead of Tucker personally, he could have been massive off the bench. Just hope PPP can get the injuries behind him because there is huge potential there and with Dunshea, Holland and him, that’s a great locking trio moving forward.
I have a feeling we won't see Parkinson in a Highlanders jersey again. He has been playing club rugby. There are rumours of two lock spots being available for next year. Oli Haig and Hugo Plummer have been selected ahead of him at lock. Resds like he is on the shelf and his ticket is booked out of Dunedin
It would be a real shame because as we know, when he’s fit and firing he’s as absolute weapon. Unfortunately, staying healthy is the best ability one can have and he doesn’t seem to have that.
Hopefully he isn’t leaving in the off season as I feel if he moved to another franchise he could really kick on to higher honours. Here’s hoping some good competition for the jersey takes him to another level, imo he’s levels above Will Tucker.
Parkinson quite simply has never recovered from that major knee injury. At the time it was between him and Lord for that ABs spot, they went with Lord - perhaps unfairly at the time, and the weekend Lord made his debut against the USA, Parkinson fucked his knee up playing for Ta$man.
Still limps and lumbers around. He has been absolute shite this season, barring about one half vs someone (can't remember who).
He'll go overseas is my guess, would another franchise want him?
I know rugby players hate the knife (who doesn’t) but both PPP and Lord need to get their knees properly fixed if they want to play at top level.
Better to write off rest of year, get the rehab in and by 2025 they’ll be fully rehabilitated and rearing to go?!
-
@KiwiInLondon Or at the very least serve as a reality check of the Fern's Clan fluffers.
-
-
@KiwiInLondon said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@pakman well you’d hope one of our best ABs will annihilate him
That's the attitude... hope that one of our up and coming 21-year-olds has a confidence shattering game...
-
@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@KiwiInLondon said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@pakman well you’d hope one of our best ABs will annihilate him
That's the attitude... hope that one of our up and coming 21-year-olds has a confidence shattering game...
That's the attitude...hope that our up and coming 21 year olds have the confidence of a mouse.
-
-
@SouthernMann what do you mean attitude? One of the best locks going around vs a 21 year old who spends most of his time injured? It’s called acknowledging reality. Don’t be so wet
-
@KiwiInLondon said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@SouthernMann what do you mean attitude? One of the best locks going around vs a 21 year old who spends most of his time injured? It’s called acknowledging reality. Don’t be so wet
I suspect @SouthernMann thought you wanted Barrett to physically wreck Holland in a tackle etc, which is what I also thought you meant from your original post.
-
@Mr-Fish said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
I fully expect the Crusaders to win. I'd be blown away if the Highlanders get up (but very pleased).
I’d be surprised if the Crusaders lost too. Although they’ve surprised me a few times this year
One thing in the Highlanders favour is the Crusaders have been mentally weak. If things go wrong it can snowball.. a couple of quick tries could be enough to set it off
-
@Chris said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@NTA said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Pissed in public again Devlin or another Mental Health issue.
I'm genuinely surprised he managed to stop sucking on the Warriors knob long enough to post that.
