@taniwharugby frankly with Sotutu leaving, he should be given looks at 8 too
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@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Blues:
@antipodean said in Brumbies v Blues:
Is Segner big enough to play blindside? I'd rather see them add another lock to the bench and put Beehre in his place.
He plays like a 7. He's like a lesser version of Dalton Papali'i.
Then this writeup is a tad excited: https://www.blues.rugby/terrell-peita-player-profile
@nostrildamus Wrong player.
@Duluth said in Brumbies v Blues:
Funaki
Praise Jesus. Removed the Nock handbrake.
Personally I'd start Barnes and have Segnar come on from the bench, his enery and work rate is better used that way IMO. Segnar has a baby face, but is not small.
Good to see Darry back.
@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Blues:
@antipodean said in Brumbies v Blues:
Is Segner big enough to play blindside? I'd rather see them add another lock to the bench and put Beehre in his place.
He plays like a 7. He's like a lesser version of Dalton Papali'i.
Possibly falls into that same sort of "between two stools" as Dalton and Ethan Blackadder, where he might be a bit big to be an ideal 7, but not quite big enough to be an ideal 6. Not dynamic enough to be an 8. We seem to have a lot of these guys.
@gt12 He looks more Kieran Read than Richie McCaw to me (I have Richie as my ideal for obvious reasons).
Segner's listed at 108kgs, which is the same as Richie, but a couple of inches taller.
If they want him to play 6, he'd be smart to pack on more kgs - if they want him at 7, perhaps not. But if they keep shuffling him between the two (and occasionally at 8), who knows what he should do.
@Chris-B. said in Brumbies v Blues:
@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Blues:
@antipodean said in Brumbies v Blues:
Is Segner big enough to play blindside? I'd rather see them add another lock to the bench and put Beehre in his place.
He plays like a 7. He's like a lesser version of Dalton Papali'i.
Possibly falls into that same sort of "between two stools" as Dalton and Ethan Blackadder, where he might be a bit big to be an ideal 7, but not quite big enough to be an ideal 6. Not dynamic enough to be an 8. We seem to have a lot of these guys.
See also Jacobsen, Luke.
He’s surprisingly big in person. Narrow shoulders and a big baby face makes him look small on tv
There is a question over his physicality though. He’ll have bursts of looking quality but he doesn’t win contact often enough across a game.
The biggest advantage he has over other options is his lineout work. Very good at stealing opposition ball.
@Duluth Yeah - I'd be surprised if that 108kg weight is up to date, becuse generally they try to make guys bigger and at Segner's height he should be able to carry more weight.
But, carrying more weight is likely to compromise speed and/or endurance - pushing him towards 6 or 8, rather than 7.
I'd like to see him do well, but - agree - he needs to lift his intensity. Not yet pushing into the AB frame, I think.
@Duluth said in Brumbies v Blues:
He’s surprisingly big in person
slight aside, but Jacobson was doing shuttles in front of us at the Eden Park Bledisloe and i couldn't believe how deep the fluffybunnies chest was. He's built like a fucking tank.
@nostrildamus said in Brumbies v Blues:
Dalton's stats seem big enough to me for an international 6. All academic now though.
He's getting there, but ideally I want more height.
My ideal is big Pieter-Steph at 2 metres. Of course, he's a freak - but, if you line him up'in a lineout vs the likes of Dalton - he's probably got a 3 inch advantage - which is pretty much a free throw.
I can see why our coaching team were keen on Vaa'i or Parker making a fist of 6.
@KiwiMurph said in Brumbies v Blues:
@Bones said in Brumbies v Blues:
Yeah I'm not sold on this blues strip.
It's rubbish
As is NZ backs propensity to chip kicks for zero fucking reason
@Bones said in Brumbies v Blues:
@KiwiMurph said in Brumbies v Blues:
@Bones said in Brumbies v Blues:
Yeah I'm not sold on this blues strip.
It's rubbish
As is NZ backs propensity to chip kicks for zero fucking reason
If you are going to grubber you do it late at the line not early
NZ rugby is full of deadshits
Meredith looks a star