Hurricanes vs Blues
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Going from the Hurricanes post on Instagram and the assumption that players in yellow will be playing on Saturday, it looks like Brett Cameron will be involved this week, same with Pasilio Tosi who looks like Mafileo’s replacement.
If ASavea is suspended it looks like Lakai will start at 8 and Blackwell will keep his position at 4. Bird still not involved as he’s wearing blue.
Perenara looks to be training again so that’s good news. Will be good to have his competitive nature back around the group in a training capacity.
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So Savea is officially suspended for one match, just bad timing for the Canes that it’s one of our most important games of the year.
Plenty of depth to cover Ardie though, I’m picking we select Lakai at 8, however if Flanders is fit again he might get the nod. Brayden Iose is another option.
It will be an interesting test to see how the Canes go without Ardie, hopefully the next man can step up.
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@Canes4life yea not ideal losing our best player, but will do wonders if the boys get up without Ardie. And if there is one area we have real depth it's the loosies.
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@SBW1 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@foobaNZ Ardie needs a rest, one match wasn't the end of the world, he is a real battering ram. When is TJ returning or is that just a picture of him training?
I'd say they would have been lining up a rest for Ardie in the Force or Moana Pasifika week, not the Blues. The silver lining of him not being there is that someone else gets an opportunity and we have the depth to cope IMO.
TJ was meant to be out for most of the season but inside word is that he isn;t too far away after training the house down over the off-season.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@SBW1 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@foobaNZ Ardie needs a rest, one match wasn't the end of the world, he is a real battering ram. When is TJ returning or is that just a picture of him training?
I'd say they would have been lining up a rest for Ardie in the Force or Moana Pasifika week, not the Blues. The silver lining of him not being there is that someone else gets an opportunity and we have the depth to cope IMO.
TJ was meant to be out for most of the season but inside word is that he isn;t too far away after training the house down over the off-season.
I would hope when TJ is back he isn't automatic at 9 anymore - but I would be surprised if isn't straight back in when fully fit.
I hope Roigard continues to show he's our best 9 and can keep the jersey.
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@Canes4life Just hope T.J. is not brought back too soon. What is Brett Cameron like at 10? Don't recall him getting a run at 10 for the Hurricanes.
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@SBW1 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@Canes4life Just hope T.J. is not brought back too soon. What is Brett Cameron like at 10? Don't recall him getting a run at 10 for the Hurricanes.
He hasn’t played for the Canes yet, aside from a game for the Development side last week so it’s hard to gauge.
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@Canes4life He was Crusader before going to Japan and I believe he was rated as a future All Black candidate for the 10 jersey. I realize that was a few years ago.
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@SBW1 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Ardie needs a rest
But the week off wont count towards his AB rest...
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@taniwharugby said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@SBW1 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
Ardie needs a rest
But the week off wont count towards his AB rest...
Will have to rest him against Moana Pasifika or dear I say it the Highlanders.
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@SBW1 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@Canes4life He was Crusader before going to Japan and I believe he was rated as a future All Black candidate for the 10 jersey. I realize that was a few years ago.
Cameron has one ABs cap, and was a member of the ABs squad of 50 that played against Japan in 2018. At that time, he'd only played one game for the Crusaders (6 minutes) and two seasons of NPC for Canterbury. One of the most controversial selections in Hansen's final years as head coach. I don't think anyone else saw him as a future AB at the time.
He was pretty uninspiring for the Crusaders and after Burke came into their squad in 2020, it was clear he'd be overtaken in the pecking order. He barely got game time (13 games in three seasons of which 2 starts; on average less than 20 minutes per game). That's why he went to Japan in the first half of 2022. He had a good NPC season for Manawatū in 2021, probably the reason why the Canes signed him, but didn't have the same impact in 2022.
We can only hope that he's matured in the last few years, has learned a lot and has improved since his days at the Crusaders, otherwise he won't be of much use to the Canes. Any improvement on Jackson G-B is a positive, but is he? We'll find out, I guess.
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@SBW1 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@foobaNZ Ardie needs a rest, one match wasn't the end of the world, he is a real battering ram. When is TJ returning or is that just a picture of him training?
There’s been two weeks of footy. Doubt he needs a rest right now, if he does then there should be alarm bells ringing.
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@SBW1 said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@Canes4life He was Crusader before going to Japan and I believe he was rated as a future All Black candidate for the 10 jersey. I realize that was a few years ago.
Cameron has one ABs cap, and was a member of the ABs squad of 50 that played against Japan in 2018. At that time, he'd only played one game for the Crusaders (6 minutes) and two seasons of NPC for Canterbury. One of the most controversial selections in Hansen's final years as head coach. I don't think anyone else saw him as a future AB at the time.
He was pretty uninspiring for the Crusaders and after Burke came into their squad in 2020, it was clear he'd be overtaken in the pecking order. He barely got game time (13 games in three seasons of which 2 starts; on average less than 20 minutes per game). That's why he went to Japan in the first half of 2022. He had a good NPC season for Manawatū in 2021, probably the reason why the Canes signed him, but didn't have the same impact in 2022.
We can only hope that he's matured in the last few years, has learned a lot and has improved since his days at the Crusaders, otherwise he won't be of much use to the Canes. Any improvement on Jackson G-B is a positive, but is he? We'll find out, I guess.
I’d have to agree with you here, I’m not sure if Cameron is going to offer much more, if any more than JGB did last year. In the past he has looked pretty ordinary for the Crusaders and nothing has shown me he has made any sort of improvement. I guess time will tell.
I feel like out of all the fly halves coming through, Godfrey is the man I would be backing to be the Canes ten long term. Maybe I’m jumping the gun a little here and I could very well be wrong but from what I’ve seen of him, he looks to have all the skills to succeed. He has a bigger boot than Morgan, he’s quicker than Morgan and he seems to read the game really well. Another campaign with the Under 20s next week should showcase the growth he’s had over the last year.
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Shame he did't get more game time in the last 2 weeks.
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If the Blues select a competent tight five this week, I can't see the Canes winning without their talisman.
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@antipodean said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
If the Blues select a competent first five this week, I can't see the Canes winning without their talisman.
Don't forget this part.
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@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
@antipodean said in Hurricanes vs Blues:
If the Blues select a competent **first five** this week, I can't see the Canes winning without their talisman.
Don't forget this part.
I understand they will and he'll be playing at fullback