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Tehui

I'd pick Savea and Finau in our loose forward mix and would pick Savea at 7. I haven't made up my mind about number 8. I haven't seen enough of Sotutu to fairly assess his ability, but I do like what I've seen so far from Bradyen Iose. Sotutu is a Rolls Royce. Given the right coaching, I think he w...

Tehui

I'm looking forward to this game. I expect the Brumbies to bounce back after getting spanked by the Blues last week. The Brumbies are a better side than that. The Hurricanes will need to start well if they want to succeed in this game.

Tehui

I'd pick Savea and Finau in our loose forward mix and would pick Savea at 7. I haven't made up my mind about number 8. I haven't seen enough of Sotutu to fairly assess his ability, but I do like what I've seen so far from Bradyen Iose.

Tehui

I saw the game in real time, and I thought the tackle was borderline but not deserving of a card. If I was one of the Chiefs' coaches, I'll be having a quiet word with him about technique and improving the arm wrap action.

Tehui

Rieko has definitely improved in that regard though.. just like defensively he has matured with age. Those first two tries against Ireland in the World Cup were from Rieko passes. We'll see though. If Razor doesn't pick him, then we know he doesn't rate him. But who would be better? The alternates ...

Tehui

Thanks. I am starting from poverty again after a divorce and only have 15 years to build up some decent equity . So I am not sure what is really long term. I think I'll stick with a mix for the short term and will watch for the moment to go more risky. Good luck with the rebuild. I've been through ...

Tehui

Reiko Ioane creates nothing for his wingers. His first instinct is always to run the ball, to take contact. All Black wingers have consistently been starved of ball when playing outside Ioane. That's a f**king huge issue. If that's true, I'm surprised by that because he played in the center positio...

Tehui

Considering the Blues have given up 3 or so tries in the last 5 matches I think his defense is doing fine . He had a tendency to let someone have the outside and then use his speed to get them rather than shut down their space but that seems to have improved. Either way, just like some other player...

Tehui

Haven't read the thread so probably miles away from where it's at right now but I noted that 1) The Wife was always conservative (property and low risk pension scheme) 2) I started off medium to high risk (I suppose knowing that the wife was low risk allowed that), mainly bullion and shares. 3) As ...

Tehui

Considering the Blues have given up 3 or so tries in the last 5 matches I think his defense is doing fine . He had a tendency to let someone have the outside and then use his speed to get them rather than shut down their space but that seems to have improved. Either way, just like some other player...

Tehui

I'll definitely be seeking independent financial advice when I'm 10 years out from planned retirement. At 10 years out, I'll probably move some stuff I have in growth funds (80 growth assets /20 cash assets) to a balanced fund (50/50), and then at about 5 years out move the same stuff in the balance...

Tehui

Magpie26 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:31 pm
Tehui wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:59 pm
Magpie26 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:39 pm

His pace has saved us plenty of times in defence.
That's nice. He still missed a lot of tackles too.
I thought it was his defence you were worried about.

Isn't that what I just said?

Tehui

Will be interesting to see if Robertson persists with a non-passing, ball-hogging, selfish centre like Ioane. At this stage 12 is Barrett and 13 is wide open. I don't have a problem with Ioane on attack. It's his defence that causes me worry. He's no Conrad Smith. Considering the Blues have given u...

Tehui

Time to go conservative in the US and invest in safer lower yield funds, while we weather an upcoming storm? Or is the current panic movement going to be short lived? And there are the elections. What are you talking about? Bonds? I think the current volatility will be short lived. Once inflation c...

Tehui

Will be interesting to see if Robertson persists with a non-passing, ball-hogging, selfish centre like Ioane. At this stage 12 is Barrett and 13 is wide open. I don't have a problem with Ioane on attack. It's his defence that causes me worry. He's no Conrad Smith. His pace has saved us plenty of ti...

Tehui

Will be interesting to see if Robertson persists with a non-passing, ball-hogging, selfish centre like Ioane. At this stage 12 is Barrett and 13 is wide open. I don't have a problem with Ioane on attack. It's his defence that causes me worry. He's no Conrad Smith. How many breaks does he have this ...

Tehui

I'd be surprised if it's not Barrett and Ioane. Will be interesting to see if Robertson persists with a non-passing, ball-hogging, selfish centre like Ioane. At this stage 12 is Barrett and 13 is wide open. I don't have a problem with Ioane on attack. It's his defence that causes me worry. He's no ...

Tehui

grievous wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:03 am Hes still smilin...seeya

Bro, it's called a grimace.

Tehui

Some dumb penalties being conceded by the Chiefs here.

Tehui

Skiaddict wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:43 am What a hit on the Ginger.

Edit....the announcers typical Aussie whinger complaining it wasn't much of a wrap. Clean tackle.

Yep, it was clean. But like they said - only just.

Tehui

On a different subject, who's the consensus 12 & 13 combination for the ABs this season?

Tehui

It's a good thing that everyone is over the Cane red card.

Tehui

Go the Chiefs!

Tehui

What's scary, is that the Nuggets haven't even hit top gear yet. They're such a well balanced team. It's early days, but I can see them going all the way.

On a slightly different subject, Jamal Murray should have been an All Star this season. I would have chosen Murray ahead of Booker.

Tehui

This thread warrants Anon's contribution.

Tehui

Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:00 am But considering Cane is 32 and will be 36 at the next RWC, whats the point of selecting him when he can select:

Savea
Papali'i
Lakai
Blackadder
Harmon
Kirifi

These are all fine players.

Agree. In regards to the other loose forward positions, is Finau the leading contender for the AB #6 jersey?

Tehui

Flockwitt wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:09 pm The Canes are due a loss and have to feel this has shades of it.

Nah, not this time. It's the return match against the Blues that the first loss will happen.

Tehui

That's fair analysis from GON. I had similar issues with some of the Ministers in the previous government. That being, some of these people have had years in opposition to prepare for a specific Ministerial role. They should all be subject matter experts and be able to hit the ground running. It's ...

Tehui

That's fair analysis from GON. I had similar issues with some of the Ministers in the previous government. That being, some of these people have had years in opposition to prepare for a specific Ministerial role. They should all be subject matter experts and be able to hit the ground running.

Tehui

Damn, I didn't see this coming. I don't know enough about the circumstances to comment on the Ministerial demotions. Moving forward, it's going to be interesting to see how Luxon acts when one of Act or NZF Ministers cocks up. In my view, the non-National Minister who will be under the most scrutiny...

Tehui

For me, this is a 50/50 game. Hurricanes to win the coin toss.

Tehui

Anyone who was wondering why the greens rule out working with national have their answer. There is no way a green party could work with a party pushing these policies - if they were inside the tent and these policies got watered down, the greens would never get a green vote again Agree. They're pol...

Tehui

Game 2 Nuggets v Lakers was awesome, huge comeback from Denver punctuated by a Murray buzzer beater (and in a reversal of game 2 of the 2020 series, it was in AD's face). Lakers will complain about some refs calls but you kind of feel that was their shot. NY v Philly was a crazy comeback, b2b steal...

Tehui

MungoMan wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:21 am
Tehui wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:54 am I probably won't be able to make it. I'm heading to Brisbane next week to attend a friend's wedding, and will be trying to tie up loose ends before I leave.
I hope to god this doesn’t include family members!

They're too smart for that.

Tehui

I probably won't be able to make it. I'm heading to Brisbane next week to attend a friend's wedding, and will be trying to tie up loose ends before I leave.

Tehui

Any word on Asafo Aumua's injury yet? Nothing specific as to what it is or how long, but this is what we know so far: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350252829/hurricanes-face-nervous-wait-after-asafo-aumua-injures-knee-against-fijian-drua We're running out of hookers. I'm guessing he's out for the s...

Tehui

Ted. wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:04 am Make it into a gif.

That's beyond my skill set.

Tehui

Mr Mike wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:27 pm
terangi48 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:27 pm Updated image.......

Very good.

Tehui

Can't believe the Crusader are seriously being talked about as being cut. They won the previous 6 titles and easily the most successful side. However, the economic side of things never really stacked up to have two teams in the South Island. Its sad but rugby is big business now. Business comes fir...

Tehui

Any word on Asafo Aumua's injury yet?

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