Canes hammer feeble Force
9 Mar 2012
RYAN VREDE reports on the Hurricanes’ 46-19 victory over the Force in Perth.
You know that aunt that talks all the time but actually says nothing? This was the Force. The Perth franchise completely bossed possession and territory but were so impotent at the gainline and so static or lateral and predictable in their attacks that the Canes simply fanned out and waited from the next unimaginative play. When the Force erred the Canes were clinical in taking their opportunities, particularly from broken field. Five chances, five tries. Thanks for coming.
The talk from the Force’s camp this week was about staying compact and direct in their attacks. Patience through phases was stressed and high-risk play deep in their half discouraged. The Force, however, looked every bit a team struggling to suppress their natural instinct.
When they played through phases effectively they looked like they would be comfortable winners. But they botched numerous scoring opportunities while in the Canes’ 22m.
The Canes, having come into this match off the back of extensive travel, didn’t ever look like building pressure through structured play. Their primary threat was from broken field and, when, following a turnover, Canes fullback Andre Taylor cut through the defence from within his 22m and made about 60m in a move that culminated in a try for impressive debutant scrumhalf TJ Perenara, their preferred method was made clear.
The Canes are two from three with a couple of home matches to come. They are defying expectations following the departure of a string of All Blacks. For the Force its more of the depressing fare their supporters have become all too used to.
The Force’s troubles extended to their tactical kicking, which was largely imprecise and fed the Canes’ back three with counter-attacking opportunities. The hosts did score through Matt Hogson, but then conceded two tries in five minutes just before the break to leave them trailing 22-10 going down the tunnel.
The Canes effectively sealed the result and four-try bonus point 10 minutes into the second half, this time a scrappy backline move featuring ugly hacks ahead somehow ending in Perenara grabbing a hat-trick.
Two Stannard penalties made it a 10 point game with 20 minutes to play, but Canes reserve Daniel Kirkpatrick put the Canes two converted tries ahead with a three pointer. Cameron Shepherd came close to reducing the deficit but he was bundled into touch in a move that should have stayed close to the breakdown point of the previous phase. That was the best rebuttal the Force could muster, the Canes’ Jason Eaton and Charlie Ngatai rubbed salt into their wounds with late tries.
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9 Mar 2012, 12:10 pm
go canes dragons!
9 Mar 2012, 12:23 pm
Canes by 10.
9 Mar 2012, 12:52 pm
Canes to cause upset here.
9 Mar 2012, 12:53 pm
@willievz(willievz)-3: would it really be an upset?
9 Mar 2012, 12:55 pm
Anyone have a link to watching it online?
9 Mar 2012, 12:59 pm
@President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-4:
According to some bookies and the travel fatigue experts? Yes.
According to me? No.
9 Mar 2012, 13:00 pm
@Suspence(Suspence)-5: I’m at work so can’t access it, but try the rugby tabs under myp2p.pe
9 Mar 2012, 13:02 pm
Thanks willie will have a look
9 Mar 2012, 13:03 pm
yes please hurricanes.
have gambled on a win for them.
9 Mar 2012, 13:06 pm
What happened to my post now?
Oh well. Go the Force
@Suspence(Suspence)-8:
Also Google ”Lemon tv”. Just scroll down and you’ll find the link
9 Mar 2012, 13:11 pm
I see an upset on the books … either team winning here will be an upset!
9 Mar 2012, 13:12 pm
Eish…
“Elton Jantjies and Patric Cilliers were late withdrawals from the team, due to a foot injury and a stomach bug, respectively. Caylib Oosthuizen and Alwyn Hollenbach have been moved into the starting line up with Ruan Dreyer and Andries Coetzee being called up to the bench. “
9 Mar 2012, 13:17 pm
Both teams are poor,especially upfront.
9 Mar 2012, 13:21 pm
@HHS(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-12: That’s a fukup for sure. Now the teams are pretty evenly matched.
9 Mar 2012, 13:21 pm
@HHS(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-12:
fark no!
i bet on a lions win dammit!
9 Mar 2012, 13:24 pm
@welcome to my life, hugh…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-15: Lions still going to take it
9 Mar 2012, 13:28 pm
yes cmon force!
9 Mar 2012, 13:29 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-14: lol funny comment.
9 Mar 2012, 13:30 pm
@HHS(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-12:
The coming 20 point victory should not give the Sharks false complacency that all is hunky dory in their camp now. They still need to change their captain.
It is simply the Lions lack of depth that is starting to bite them in the arse.
9 Mar 2012, 13:30 pm
scores to be level soon.
9 Mar 2012, 13:31 pm
@HHS(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-12: damn thats 15 points gone right there.
9 Mar 2012, 13:32 pm
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-20: ah i put the commentators curse on him! avada kedevra!
9 Mar 2012, 13:33 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-19: Bulls have shown with some fresh faces come new energy. I hope this will be the case with the Lions. Our prop situation is starting to worry me a bit.
9 Mar 2012, 13:36 pm
How would a combined Lions/Cheetahs team look?
Taute
Killian
Rayno Benjamin
Doppies
Ebersohn
Johan Goosen
Tewis de Bruyn
Ashley Johnson
Heinrich Brussouw
Minnie
Josh Straus
Franco vd Merwe
Coenie
Adriaan Strauss
WP Nel
Even that is not a competitive Super Rugby team.
9 Mar 2012, 13:36 pm
stannard what happened to your boots buddy!
9 Mar 2012, 13:37 pm
@HHS(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-23:
Uhmm, no offense, but that’s like Bob saying the strength of the Zim dollar is starting to worry him a tad..
9 Mar 2012, 13:38 pm
@HHS(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-16:
ok thanks, that very reassuring
if all goes to plan will make about R4000 after discounting my losses on those stupid ‘non script reading’ crusaders.. if all goes to plan…
9 Mar 2012, 13:46 pm
No force you guys cant slip up like that!
9 Mar 2012, 13:48 pm
So it looks like home victories were not a good way to go on Superbru this week.
This season really is a lottery.
9 Mar 2012, 13:50 pm
The Force is hopeless!
9 Mar 2012, 13:51 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-29: True.
9 Mar 2012, 13:52 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-24: Only an idiot would pick that team. Ryno Benjamin? WP Nel? Tewis de Bruyn? Ashley Johnson? Okay, so you’re trying to prove some point, but you still need to remain relatively credible.
9 Mar 2012, 13:54 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-29:
Yeah, it was interesting to see how Vrede and JC also took a decision to back the home teams, and then spent time justifying their picks based on rugby reasons.
9 Mar 2012, 13:56 pm
@David(David)-33: It’s only week three, and both Vrede and JC are completely panic stricken when it comes to publicly picking the weekend’s results. And it shows. They both wish they hadn’t started down this road in the first place.
9 Mar 2012, 13:57 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-32:
Would you have the SPEEDSTER Killian rather?
9 Mar 2012, 13:57 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-32:
I was doing an honest job on this one. I couldn’t think of better options. Is Deon van Rensburg really a wing? I thought he is actually a centre.
Do the Lions have ANY decent props – at least better than WP Nel?
That Bondesio’s pass goes all over the place, except into Jantjies’s hands. If you still had Vermaak, then sure, but Bondesio reached his ceiling at the Pumas, and the fact that you’re forced to field him as your first choice no.9 is kind of embarrassing.
Point is, there’s very little talent spread between the Lions and Cheetahs this year.
Now, this is not an argument supporting the Kings inclusion, as you know all too well my view of them. Whatever talent limitations the Cats region may experience, the black hole of the Eastern Cape is a million times worse still.
But the point is, it is not realistic to expect a decent tournament performance with the little talent at your disposal in Jo’burg and Bloem. Mitch is good, but he’s not a miracle worker.
9 Mar 2012, 13:58 pm
@Hoops(Hoops)-35:
I had Killian there in the first place.
And he IS a speedster. But he is carrying a long term hamstring injury at the moment, and shouldn’t even have been playing against the Canes.
9 Mar 2012, 13:58 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-29: Crusaders still have no home – they played their “home” game in Napier – Chiefs territory
9 Mar 2012, 13:59 pm
If the Canes win here I will have 2 from 2.
9 Mar 2012, 13:59 pm
So Snake (Conrad Smith) realizes the try is on for the Force and then obstructs the player deliberately.
He should have been sent for 5 years
9 Mar 2012, 14:03 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-34:
Truth is that it is senseless to claim credit for a correct victory pick if the margin was so close that the game could have gone either way.
Like the Saders-Chiefs game this morning, or the Stormers-Sharks game a week ago.
There was no difference in quality between the Sharks and Stormers, – in fact the Sharks had more linebreaks. If one guy kicked a bit better, or one guy took one different option, then the result goes the other way.
I feel satisfied at making a good pick if my team outplayed the opposition. But if it goes down to the wire, then any prediction was meaningless, as a single random event could have made the result go the other way.
9 Mar 2012, 14:08 pm
Cane’s team should beat these no-name brands
Nathan Blunt should have retired already. Pocock can only have success if Bryce is officiating
But Snake is a real snake
9 Mar 2012, 14:09 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-24: You really are an idiot you know. It’s fine choosing a cheetah’s\\lions combo , but you really look stupid when anyone who analyzes the team will see you’ve chosen quite a few 2nd choice franchise players. See my comments below.
Taute – Agreed
Killian – debatable
Rayno Benjamin – 2nd choice this season
Doppies -not in preferred position. battling with ebersohn for 13
Ebersohn – see doppies
Johan Goosen- debatable. depends on your preferences for blue\green eyed blonde boys
Tewis de Bruyn – k@k. pvz better
Ashley Johnson – 2nd choice. raubeheimer above him and strauss above that.
Heinrich Brussouw – Agreed
Minnie – Agreed. consider juan smith as well
Josh Straus – 8 or 6
Franco vd Merwe – Agreed
Coenie – agreed
Adriaan Strauss – Agreed
WP Nel – debatable. P Cilliers really performing
Then there’s butch, whitely, mapoe, jc jvr, maku, s ebersohn, wickus, rhodes,
a few more i can’t remember.
9 Mar 2012, 14:11 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-37:
Always something for these over rated players hey…..was he a Stormer this board would be smacking of insults on his speed…or lack there off……point is….he was outpaced by quite a bit in quite a short distance…..mediocre if you ask me!
Tac, what did you think of our front row performances so far?
9 Mar 2012, 14:12 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-41: all predictions have an element of chance in them. You can justify your choice with numerous reasons, but you are just as right\wrong about the prediction before the game.
9 Mar 2012, 14:15 pm
@pompies2(pompies2)-43:
Great.
I named all the guys I could remember, from those two teams.
Guys like Raubenheimer, Van Zyl etc. – Whatever. If you think that strengthens the team, then be my guest.
The point is, half the guys you moan about, you replace with other equally mediocre players.
Anyway, the combined team is still a sh*t team.
9 Mar 2012, 14:18 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-46: i’m actually gonna make an effort today to dispute all your claims. you know i’m a simple guy. All i ask for is proof. do that and i’m happy.
9 Mar 2012, 14:21 pm
@pompies2(pompies2)-47:
Feel free to dispute.
I merely pointed out the weakness of the Lions and Cheetahs squads this season.
I have no vested interest in proving it to be true. In fact, I want them to be strong to keep the useless Kings and Cheeky’s grubby hands away from Super rugby.
But it seems events are conspiring in the wannabe freeloaders’ favour nonetheless
9 Mar 2012, 14:22 pm
You know, as kak as the Lions supposedly are, at least they gave the ‘Canes a game for 80min. The Force don’t even look capable of that.
9 Mar 2012, 14:23 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-46:
Baas Tac
Jou span se kaptein het nou die dag hier in my straat af kom stap, hy en sy vrou en stootwaentjie
Big unit
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