1 Aidan Ross, 2 Kurt Eklund (c), 3 Benet Kumeroa, 4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 5 Aisake Vakasiuola, 6 Jacob Norris, 7 Joe Johnston, 8 Nikora Broughton, 9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 10 Kaleb Trask, 11 Reon Paul, 12 Willis Halaholo, 13 Emoni Narawa, 14 Leroy Carter, 15 Cole Forbes
Reserves: 16 Taine Kolose, 17 Josh Bartlett, 18 Filipe Vakasiuola, 19 Kalin Felise, 20 Semisi Paea, 21 Lucas Cashmore, 22 Fehi Fineanganofo, 23 Cody Vai
1 Finlay Brewis, 2 Brodie McAlister, 3 Joe Moody, 4 Tahlor Cahill, 5 Zach Gallagher, 6 Billy Harmon (c), 7 Corey Kellow, 8 Cullen Grace, 9 Mitchell Drummond, 10 Rameka Poihipi, 11 Ngatungane Punivai, 12 Dallas McLeod, 13 Braydon Ennor, 14 Chay Fihaki, 15 Isaac Hutchinson
Reserves: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18 Seb Calder, 19 Dominic Gardiner, 20 Tom Christie, 21 Willi Heinz, 22 Jone Rova, 23 Ryan Crotty
In a competition that is getting younger and younger, the Cantabs have some old heads
6 players over 30, 3 of them over 35
That Cantab team looks very strong.
Not sure why they have Grace at 8, I'd switch them around and have Harmon at 8.
Bay at home. Hmmm.
@gt12 said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
That Cantab team looks very strong.
Not sure why they have Grace at 8, I'd switch them around and have Harmon at 8.
Bay at home. Hmmm.
Does it look strong? That tight five looks fairly weak to me. Brewis (meh), McAlister (meh), Moody (out of posititon and passed it), Cahill (meh). Certainly not as strong without their ABs in the tight-five.
Loosies and backline solid though.
Canterbury by 10
@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
1 Aidan Ross, 2 Kurt Eklund (c), 3 Benet Kumeroa, 4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 5 Aisake Vakasiuola, 6 Jacob Norris, 7 Joe Johnston, 8 Nikora Broughton, 9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 10 Kaleb Trask, 11 Reon Paul, 12 Willis Halaholo, 13 Emoni Narawa, 14 Leroy Carter, 15 Cole Forbes
Reserves: 16 Taine Kolose, 17 Josh Bartlett, 18 Filipe Vakasiuola, 19 Kalin Felise, 20 Semisi Paea, 21 Lucas Cashmore, 22 Fehi Fineanganofo, 23 Cody Vai
Justin Sangster is a huge loss for BOP.
@darylmitchell said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
That BOP backline is certainly one of the strongest in the comp but that pack looks lightweight and average, can't see them winning this one.
I can't see it either but I'll go along as it is our first ever home semi-final. And stranger things have happened.
@KiwiPie said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
@darylmitchell said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
That BOP backline is certainly one of the strongest in the comp but that pack looks lightweight and average, can't see them winning this one.
I can't see it either but I'll go along as it is our first ever home semi-final. And stranger things have happened.
Betting market has BOP as favourites
@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
@KiwiPie said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
@darylmitchell said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
That BOP backline is certainly one of the strongest in the comp but that pack looks lightweight and average, can't see them winning this one.
I can't see it either but I'll go along as it is our first ever home semi-final. And stranger things have happened.
Betting market has BOP as favorites
Just looking at each teams last game and then losing Sangster up front on top of that 1.97 for Canterbury seems very generous.
GO THE BAY!!!
Now for Clayton or Surf Features to call up some last minute Cantabs into the AB's/AB's XV.
@Donsteppa Grace starting to justify being named in the AB XV squad post-match. 
@Bovidae said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
@Donsteppa Grace starting to justify being named in the AB XV squad post-match.
Razor conveniently said they’ll announce another loosie in 1-2 weeks so he’s definitely waiting to see how far the Cantabs go in the comp.
Would have hoped decision is simply between Haig and Lio Willie to join AB's. Iose and McWhannell dead unlucky to miss AB XV so would have thought they more likely than Grace. On the other hand Corey Kellow...
@bayimports said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
@KiwiPie said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
@darylmitchell said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
That BOP backline is certainly one of the strongest in the comp but that pack looks lightweight and average, can't see them winning this one.
I can't see it either but I'll go along as it is our first ever home semi-final. And stranger things have happened.
Betting market has BOP as favorites
Just looking at each teams last game and then losing Sangster up front on top of that 1.97 for Canterbury seems very generous.
$25 for a ticket and put $25 on Canterbury to win - it's worth $50 to see us reach our first ever NPC final or it's a free ticket to a semi-final.
O’Keefe making plenty of questionable calls already, certainly more than you would expect from a ref of his experience…
Loads of ball for Bop and some cynical ruck play by Cantabs.. must be close to a card
Bop gets a the first try from a 5m maul
Absolute retard TJ has called Canterbury the Crusaders.
Canterbury got away with hanging onto the ball in the ruck a couple of times in the lead up to that try.
TTT is a tough watch isn’t he. Hard to believe the AB’s had him pegged to be the next Aaron Smith esque player. Surprised he hasn’t chosen to go off shore.
@Bones said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
I've only just realised Fihaki is playing.
There he is. He’s the one that missed Carter
@Landers92 said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
Absolutely beautiful try that. Big missed tackle by Fihaki there
McLeod looked utterly useless there too.
@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
@Bones said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):
I've only just realised Fihaki is playing.
There he is. He’s the one that missed Carter
Stevenson can't defend though.
