Penalty advantage. Take the kick or set a scrum? Nah we'll kick for touch....
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@Canes4life said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
I disagree, kill the clock down here and try and win it.
Our scum was so good, maybe we could have scrummed
I liked the move not to take 3
Keep the ball down that end
The problem with 3 is you end up with the ball back down your own end
@KiwiMurph said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
I liked the move not to take 3
Keep the ball down that end
The problem with 3 is you end up with the ball back down your own end
Especially when our exits aren't consistently good
to win tonight at Suncorp without Higgins that's massive@Steven-Harris said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Kirifi inspirational in this win
Wouldn't look amiss in the other black jersey. How many times does he come up with a big play when we desperately need it? Worth a serious burn off the bench
@Steven-Harris said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Kirifi inspirational in this win
Been inspirational all year to be fair. Why he isn't the out and out captain for this side amazes me.
@canefan said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Worth a serious burn off the bench
Impact from an AB bench loosie would be a pleasant change
@akan004 said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Brial looks very promising. Wish he had stayed in NZ.
Is he a kiwi? Played well, ran hard
@canefan said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
@akan004 said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Brial looks very promising. Wish he had stayed in NZ.
Is he a kiwi? Played well, ran hard
Aussie, but spent many years in Queenstown and played for the NZ u20s. He's Michael Brial's son.
@akan004 said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
@canefan said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
@akan004 said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Brial looks very promising. Wish he had stayed in NZ.
Is he a kiwi? Played well, ran hard
Aussie, but spent many years in Queenstown and played for the NZ u20s. He's Michael Brial's son.
I suspected as much. Looks tall, a good lineout option
@canefan said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
@akan004 said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Brial looks very promising. Wish he had stayed in NZ.
Is he a kiwi? Played well, ran hard
Wasn’t he a Cantab? He’s the same size as Gallagher and he plays six. Could be the one that got away.
Well done Canes. Composed finish. Procter and Kirifi were amazing. Roigard very good too. Not too impressed with Aumua or Lakai though. Is Aumua fit? Lakai seemed a bit lightweight in contact.
McReight, McDermott and Canham really impressed me for Reds.
@Canes4life said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
@canefan said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
@akan004 said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Brial looks very promising. Wish he had stayed in NZ.
Is he a kiwi? Played well, ran hard
Wasn’t he a Cantab? He’s the same size as Gallagher and he plays six. Could be the one that got away.
Could he have been the 5/6 hybrid that Razor is looking for?
@ARHS said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Well done Canes. Composed finish. Procter and Kirifi were amazing. Roigard very good too. Not too impressed with Aumua or Lakai though. Is Aumua fit? Lakai seemed a bit lightweight in contact.
McReight, McDermott and Canham really impressed me for Reds.
I thought Lakai was good tonight but not his usual bustling self, got smashed by Wilson coming around the corner but that happens to the best of players. I feel like Lakai doesn’t get the wraps he deserves, he’s been tireless for the Canes all year and I think he’s played every game for us. Pretty impressive for a 22 year old.
Aumua, not sure, he just isn’t playing that well and is hindering us a lot with his line out throwing. Needs to be better in the knock out games.
I want to do a shoutout to Callum Harkin. Man that guy reads the game well from 15. How many times has he cleaned up for us at crucial times over the last three weeks? Not an explosive 15 by any stretch but he’s almost becoming as much of the glue to this backline as Proctor.
Speaking of Doctor Proctor, I’m not sure what the Canes win % is with him on the park over the last two years but it must be in the 90s. He’s definitely Mr fix it and showed why he is an AB tonight.
Another win. So good. Billy Proctor has to be the first choice AB 13 this season.
Imagine how amazing we'd be if Riley Higgins was still fit.
@Canes4life said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
@Steven-Harris said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
@Canes4life haven’t seen an ABs hooker this poor since Anton Oliver
It's frustrating because everything else he does is top class. It's just his throwing.
It's a shame there isn't an Andy Haden type figure demanding he gets it right and training one-to-one with him until he does.
@SBW1 said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
I adore and I adore and I adore the sweet sound of Australian boos on the final whistle. Great way to make the away win even sweeter, fellas. Keep doing it please!
Fucking great game to watch, awesome win. Billy Proctor on another level. If Robertson doesn't select him he needs his head read.
@Steven-Harris said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Reds clean out way past the tackle near half way
That's been a bit of trait of all the Aussie teams this year... doesn't seem to be getting pinged a lot either.
We haven't put together a complete game yet. But the desire and grit is there. We are building nicely
@canefan said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
We haven't put together a complete game yet. But the desire and grit is there. We are building nicely
Canes are never as good as the canes. Canes are amazing.
@canefan said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
We haven't put together a complete game yet. But the desire and grit is there. We are building nicely
Just need to keep players healthy. That seems half the battle atm.
Proctor played well but that was a bad defensive read for McDermott's try at the start of the 2nd half. There was no reason to bite and take PUJ's man.
@Bovidae said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
Proctor played well but that was a bad defensive read for McDermott's try at the start of the 2nd half. There was no reason to bite and take PUJ's man.
Yeah that was probably his only blip all game. Good move by the Reds, he doesn’t miss many, especially like that.
Proctor is such a key cog for any side he plays for. In the last 21 games he’s played for the Lions, Hurricanes, All Blacks XV and All Blacks he’s only lost twice and drawn once.
Twice for the Canes last year (Brumbies away and Chiefs in the semi), and a draw against the Force in Perth about a month back in his return game from injury where he came off the bench.
Once he takes a hold of the AB 13 jersey, good luck getting it back off him.
@Canes4life Proctor, brilliant, but deep down, we all no Reiko will be 13, don't we?, just different situation, from Super to Test Rugby, just conversation from me., thanks
@george33 said in Reds vs Hurricanes:
@Canes4life Proctor, brilliant, but deep down, we all no Reiko will be 13, don't we?, just different situation, from Super to Test Rugby, just conversation from me., thanks
Most likely, but if Razor has any sense he will pick Proctor. We want our wingers to score tries don’t we? Then we need a centre that can distribute.