Hurricanes v Blues

[Duluth]

I think these are the main selection questions for the Blues for this match

1. Who starts between Hodgman & Tu’inukuafe
2. Which loose forward misses out on the 23, one of Sotutu/Ioane/Robinson?
3. Who are the two halfbacks (although I suspect Christie is the starter)?
4. Plummer v Tele'a
5. Who starts and who is on the bench between Sullivan and Perofeta

[Kirwan]

6. Who is the second starting lock?

[Duluth]

@kirwan said in Hurricanes v Blues:

6. Who is the second starting lock?

I'm just assuming its Goodhue

I would prefer to see Pierce but that seems unlikely

[KiwiMurph]

Who starts at 9 for Canes with Booth out at the moment?

[Stargazer]

@kiwimurph Taumateine; I can't see them start anyone else as he's been in the squad for a few years and Campbell is new. Taumateine didn't impress in preseason, but Campbell is green at this level.

[Canes4life]

@kiwimurph doesn’t really matter, they all have f all experience. It’s up to our forward pack to ensure they don’t get too rattled at ruck time.

I hope this doesn’t end being our starting team: i’d swap Prinsep for Flanders, Blackwell for Walker-Leawere and Savea for Rayasi.

[Canes4life]

For you Blues fans, this is your predicted line-up. Though correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t Faiane and Narawa injured?

[Tim]

@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:

Faiane and Narawa injured?

Yup, Niuia too.

[Canes4life]

@tim who would you swap for them? Plummer, Sullivan and Apisai?

[Daffy Jaffy]

@canes4life Also who in that team is going to play openside when Gibson comes off injured in the 12th minute?

[Duluth]

@canes4life

I'd be surprised if the Blues don't have specialist openside cover

[Daffy Jaffy]

@duluth SNAP!

[Canes4life]

@daffy-jaffy would you have Dalton over Robinson?

[Tim]

@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:

@tim who would you swap for them? Plummer, Sullivan and Apisai?

Plummer, Sullivan or Perofeta, Tolai.

[Canes4life]

@tim good thing you don’t have to go to Apisai just yet then.

[gt12]

@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:

@kiwimurph doesn’t really matter, they all have f all experience. It’s up to our forward pack to ensure they don’t get too rattled at ruck time.

I hope this doesn’t end being our starting team: i’d swap Prinsep for Flanders, Blackwell for Walker-Leawere and Savea for Rayasi.

Fuck, even the Chiefs might be able to beat that rabble.

Blues by plenty.

[Canes4life]

@gt12 nah Chiefs are mud. 😆

[gt12]

@duluth said in Hurricanes v Blues:

@canes4life

I'd be surprised if the Blues don't have specialist openside cover

Paps won’t start at 7?

I dont see why Gibson should get a look in, except to rotate Paps occasionally.

Akira, Paps, Sotutu with Robinson on the bench and rotate Robinson, Akira, and Sotutu as bench players, occasionally rest one and bring in Gibson against weaker teams.

Hold on. I just saw that Canes predicted line up.

So, as you were, this makes sense.

[gt12]

@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:

@gt12 nah Chiefs are mud. 😆

We will find out how mud if you run out that team against us.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@canes4life I would like to see them starting Akira at 8, Papalii at 7, Robinson at 6 with Gibson and Sotutu off the bench since he hasn't played at all preseason. Robinson covering lock. As an aside I thought Choat was excellent in the game of three halves and is proving very good cover for Hunts absence. Although he played at 8 on the weekend.