Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS)
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Northland team below.
Goodhue back to start, Tuiloma with his first start.
She's gonna be a tough one, but hopefully these lads put up another huge effort, we seem to get stage fright when we challenge, in the last 4 or 5 challenges i can recall and were soundly beaten.
Hoping Cooper can get more minutes, similarly Going, looks like he could play the role they use Hohaia for (which is like Laumape without the power) understand Going has been in Aus at an NRL club, unsure if he has played any first grade stuff.
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Is Kalani Going the ex league player?
Not sure how we'll competed with your star studded super ladden team with big names like Ranger, Macilai, Gregory, Nock, Red Head Jesus, Pryor and Goodhue.
Especially how last weeks game went too. Plus, I heard the ref is nephew of Steve Walsh.
The shield is all yours, I'm not going to bother watching.
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@taniwharugby yeah it'll be very tough. I'll be watching with more hope than expectation!
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@Nepia ref is your mate, Pickerill.
Yes Going is an ex league player although I have no idea how much he played.
If you wanna give that shield up, ok then...but you guys may as well lock it up throw away the key and keep it for summer with the weak challenges coming.
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Keep the Ranfurly Shield moving...
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@taniwharugby said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
@Nepia ref is your mate, Pickerill.
Yes Going is an ex league player although I have no idea how much he played.
If you wanna give that shield up, ok then...but you guys may as well lock it up throw away the key and keep it for summer with the weak challenges coming.
Is Pickerill in our pocket? Good to know, after years of having to deal with other teams with refs in their pocket (Northland and Steve Walsh for example off the top of my head) I'm glad we're getting into the gold watch business too.
I know you're talking your chances down but look at the quality of those players I mentioned. The Blues threads have told me that Robinson is a god amongst men, and our god is hanging at his lifestyle block in buttfuck central Hawkes Bay.
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@Nepia nice try bro. Claiming the underdog status I see.
My 2 cents is that we are your perennial chokers in shield matches. We’ve never been close since we won it in 78!
I’m predicting a comfortable Magpies victory on Friday.
Hope I’m wrong, but I’m not one of the top five TSF tippers for nothing 😛
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@J77 said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
@Nepia nice try bro. Claiming the underdog status I see.
My 2 cents is that we are your perennial chokers in shield matches. We’ve never been close since we won it in 78!
I’m predicting a comfortable Magpies victory on Friday.
Hope I’m wrong, but I’m not one of the top five TSF tippers for nothing 😛
In that case I'm hoping for you continued success.
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I was close to making the trip down, but too much going on at the moment... I know of a few people going though, the watering holes down at the marina better brace themselves!
@Nepia enough of the fake modesty, you guys are easily the favourites, especially as you rested your A team last week.
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@Gunner said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
I was close to making the trip down, but too much going on at the moment... I know of a few people going though, the watering holes down at the marina better brace themselves!
@Nepia enough of the fake modesty, you guys are easily the favourites, especially as you rested your A team last week.
I'd be more confident if our B minus team didn't get beaten like a redhead step child, can't be good for the team morale.
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@Gunner and our guys are anything but rested...running on fumes after making that mammoth defensive effort on Sunday.
@Nepia funny how things are viewed, I recall your mate Walsh giving you guys every chance to win that one.
Plus we have Hawkins steering our guys round....
Pickerill is just incompetent
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@taniwharugby said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
@Nepia funny how things are viewed, I recall your mate Walsh giving you guys every chance to win that one.
Even my Northland mate I was watching it with admitted that Walsh was favouring your lot and I've never heard him ever say anything not 100% positive about Northland the entire time I've known him.
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@Nepia your mate was wrong, you guys deserved a YC but he wouldn't give it...
Anyway, back to the real game.
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@taniwharugby said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
@Nepia your mate was wrong, you guys deserved a YC but he wouldn't give it...
Anyway, back to the real game.
I tell him he's wrong all the time. This was the exception that proved the rule.
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Hope we play a lot smarter than last week.....but who knows. Exits, kicking game etc. We haven’t played well in shield challenge for ever.
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HAWKE'S BAY
15 Kurt Baker
14 Lolagi Visinia
13 Stacey Ili
12 Ollie Sapsford
11 Jonah Lowe
10 Lincoln McClutchie
9 Folau Fakatava
8 Devan Flanders
7 Brendon O'Connor
6 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
5 Tom Parsons
4 Geoff Cridge
3 Joe Apikotoa
2 Ash Dixon (capt)
1 Pouri Rakete-Stones16 Kianu Kereru-Symes
17 Jason Long
18 Joel Hintz
19 Isaia Walker-Leawere
20 Gareth Evans
21 Connor McLeod
22 Caleb Makene
23 Neria FomaiSame starting 15 that played Canterbury and Otago except for Sapsford in at 12 instead of Toala.
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Very strong Hawkes Bay side, to be honest , it would be a massive upset if the Taniwha got across the line given the talent man for man.
Was Hoping the rain that’s settled in today especially down in the Bay would stick around but unfortunately it’s looks like to clear by game day tomorrow.
Really concerned about the 5 x day turn around , I know for a fact the Taniwha are very banged up after a massive defensive effort against Southland in the last 20 minutes not to mention we have not played a full 80 minutes and beaten the sides we should be beating despite being on top of the table .
Hope we have not flattered to deceive.
I am picking Hawkes Bay to win comfortably , but I do wish the boys bring it and at least leave everything on the paddock , I know Tom Robinson will. -
@Steven-Harris I think we have beaten the teams we should have, which is why we are 4/5, but to keep on rolling we will need some luck now (bounce of ball and injuries) with a tough run in, starting Friday against a strong HB side.
Yeah that 5 day turn around is an issue, I guess one thing I have noticed about this team, is they seem fit, so they will be up for it, and if we are still in the fight at 60 mins I think they will be able to push on and keep HB honest, but if they get a couple of scores behind early, I think thats where the fatigue will kick in.
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@taniwharugby it’s very wet down here at the minute , which should take the sting out of the ground , but as said expected to clear
You make a good point about the fitness , but the Bay have so much quality in their backline , although if the coaches have done their homework they will place heaps of pressure on both Fakatava and Baker, my biggest concern is Marino Mikaele Tu’u, he’s a damaging runner , I have no doubts the Magpies will using him in Blake Hohaia’s Channel ,also with Ash Dixon back , he runs superb angles and we will need to be at our absolute best on defensive lineout drives , we have been better this year , but defensively we will need to be at next level. -
@Steven-Harris said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
but defensively we will need to be at next level.
which we were for 20+ mins on Sunday, but will need an 80 min performance on Friday if we are to lift the shield, with our big guns (Olsen to hit his targets, Goodhue, Robinson, Pryor, Matich, Nock, Ranger & Gregory) all stepping up and taking control of the game:
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C'mon guys. Winning the RS in Napier isn't that hard. Just ask Brad Weber!
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@Number-10 said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
HAWKE'S BAY
15 Kurt Baker
14 Lolagi Visinia
13 Stacey Ili
12 Ollie Sapsford
11 Jonah Lowe
10 Lincoln McClutchie
9 Folau Fakatava
8 Devan Flanders
7 Brendon O'Connor
6 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
5 Tom Parsons
4 Geoff Cridge
3 Joe Apikotoa
2 Ash Dixon (capt)
1 Pouri Rakete-Stones16 Kianu Kereru-Symes
17 Jason Long
18 Joel Hintz
19 Isaia Walker-Leawere
20 Gareth Evans
21 Connor McLeod
22 Caleb Makene
23 Neria FomaiSame starting 15 that played Canterbury and Otago except for Sapsford in at 12 instead of Toala.
Kind of annoyed with a couple of selections, I don't hate on Sapsford but Toala is a game breaker so losing him to injury is a blow and I was hoping the Baker experiment would be over, but it appears he's got some sort of must be selected section in his contract.
Interesting that they've reverted back to Flanders and kept Evans as an impact forward.
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I reckon odds are a bit wide, but understandably HB clear faves.
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I expect Robinson was well aware of the time Northland refused a couple of challenges with his comment, he comes across as a top bloke!
Northland loose forwards banter about haircuts, egos and taking the Log o' Wood to the bush
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Tom Robinson, Matt Matich and Kara Pryor were full of laughs ahead of their Ranfurly Shield challenge.
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@taniwharugby What usually gets overlooked in that 1978 controversy is that North Auckland (then) won both games against Otago and Southland anyway !
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@taniwharugby Robinson, Matich and Pryor is up there in terms of loosies running around at M10 level. Good luck for tonight - would be awesome for your boys to get up and get it
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@nzzp given Pryor was only signed in the Dev side, and Matich started the season on the bench too, then we have Robinson actually playing, we knew what that would bring.
obviously I'd LOVE to win the shield, but I just want a good game tonight, Northland will be measured against the front runner to win the championship.
We will need to cut out our dumb decisions and unforced errors, and exits, which shouldnt be exit, stage left, they need to be down field!
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@taniwharugby said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
and Matich started the season on the bench too
Leaving him out of the xv in the early rounds was insane
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@Duluth yeah I assume they went for McNamara due to him being a couple of inches taller and a few kgs heavier than Matich, he has a pretty good work rate too, but Matich has been on of the workhorses of our team for a few seasons now, a vital part with his work rate and accuracy.
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@nzzp said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
@taniwharugby Robinson, Matich and Pryor is up there in terms of loosies running around at M10 level. Good luck for tonight - would be awesome for your boys to get up and get it
It’s a good match up in the loosies.
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@Stargazer @Number-10 @Stockcar86
Still a couple of HB Tipping Team Tippers to get their tips in for this weekend. Can't have you missing out on the easy ten points at stake from the first game of this round so make sure you get your tips submitted before the game kicks off at 7.05pm.Come on the Magpies - pull out a big one in memory of my whangai so tragically lost last Sunday.
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@Higgins said in Hawkes Bay vs Northland (RS):
in memory of my whangai so tragically lost last Sunday.
Sorry Bro.
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@Higgins I'm sorry for your loss mate. Hoping for a big win even more now.
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@Higgins sorry mate. Hope smashing these guys helps a little
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Bubba starting in 11 jersey
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Toala on bench
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@Higgins Arohanui bro.
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Just turned it on, what was the haka for? 100 matches for Ash?
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