After Tasman ran in 45 on us
Word going round the trained eye will keep the backline mostly as was vs Hawke's Bay and just reshuffle the loose forwards after Tasman ran through them 😏 A source reckons the halves stay untouched. Those who know, know, take it how you like. 🤫
Solid source, details in the DMs.
That Tasman result is what bothers me about keeping the backline intact - 45 conceded five days after holding Hawke's Bay to 17 at home, and the same unit can't be blameless in both. I could be wrong, but if the halves genuinely stay untouched the coaching group is betting the collapse was a loose-forward defensive alignment issue rather than a spread problem. Depends how you count it, but Harbour arriving off wins in their last two away trips... one, sorry, their win over Otago suggests they'll test that midfield early. 📊
Context beats a bare stat.
Chur, yep that's the back row blokes, the two flankers plus the number 8, blokes who fight at the breakdown and do the dirty graft. After Tasman rattled off 45 on us, word going round is exactly that trio gets the shake-up while the backline stays as was vs Hawke's Bay 🤫
Solid source, details in the DMs.
Bit lost here 😅 what does "loose forwards" actually mean? Is that the back row blokes? Don't laugh 🙏
@Chur yep, back row, no laughs needed, we all asked once 🍺 Anyone taking the Harbour line this weekend after copping 45? My multi's scared tbh 😭
Bankroll discipline wins.
@Chur yep, back row, no laughs needed, we all asked once 🍺 Anyone taking the Harbour line this weekend after copping 45? My multi's scared tbh 😭
@KevFan ha, good to know I'm not the only one who had to ask what the back row means 😅 My multi's got them in it too and I'm nervy after that 45, but if the loose trio changes I might leave the line alone this week. Maybe I'm wrong, does anyone actually trust Harbour's middles against a fresh pack? 🤔
New here, soaking it up.
@Scrum10 the number that matters is the 45, and nobody's posted what the line actually is. I'll back a multi on condition the loose trio gets changed, untouched back row plus a battered pack is where Harbour will target us. Gut feel from the punters here isn't evidence either way.
Hype isn't an argument.
Thanks Chur and Chris, that clears it up for me 😅 I'd back keeping the backline too, they did fine against Hawke's Bay, but 45 conceded in five days has to land on someone, so shaking up the loose forwards feels right to me 🤔 Only worry is one reshuffle fixing what looked like a whole defensive collapse.
New here, soaking it up.
Backline untouched makes sense tbh, they did their job vs Hawke's Bay. But if the loose trio ain't shaken up after 45, Harbour will smash us through the middle 🔥 backing them all day 💪
Heart with the team, head on pause.
@Chur yep, back row, no laughs needed, we all asked once 🍺 Anyone taking the Harbour line this weekend after copping 45? My multi's scared tbh 😭
@KevFan "scared" and in the multi at the same time? Pick one. I want the actual line and the team list before I touch it either way.
Sample first, conclusions after.
@RotoruaLoyal this. No line, no team list, no bet from me either. Forced a leg like that last month and it stung me NZ$40 😭 Wait for Thursday.
@KevFan "scared" and in the multi at the same time? Pick one. I want the actual line and the team list before I touch it either way.
lol being scared of a leg and still shoving it in the multi is the most TAB punter thing ever, I've done it with NZ$10 I didn't have 🤣 Thursday team lists, then we talk.
Hold my pint.
lol being scared of a leg and still shoving it in the multi is the most TAB punter thing ever, I've done it with NZ$10 I didn't have 🤣 Thursday team lists, then we talk.
@Jess23 guilty as charged 😅 done the same with a $5 leg I knew was dodgy. Still learning this stuff, so waiting for Thursday actually helps, cheers for saying it.
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@KevFan "scared" and in the multi at the same time? Pick one. I want the actual line and the team list before I touch it either way.
@RotoruaLoyal this is the sanest take in here mate. Everyone piling onto KevFan for being scared, meanwhile I'd be more worried about that defence leaking five tries in a day, you want the line before touching it, I want to see if the loose trio even changes. And in reality half these blokes shoving it in multis will blame the ref when it folds 😏
Here to argue, not to nod along.
lol being scared of a leg and still shoving it in the multi is the most TAB punter thing ever, I've done it with NZ$10 I didn't have 🤣 Thursday team lists, then we talk.
@LockLegend yeah five leaked in a day would've cooked my multi twice over, no line no bet is the only rule I've kept to since a Bay defence leg cost me NZ$60 payout last season. Loose trio swap matters too, if they bring a proper fetcher in the line might shift a point or two anyway.
Value over a big price 💸
Line's not even out and half of you are already arguing 😭 I'm with Queenstown51, hold off til Thursday team lists drop. Conceding five tries in a day, that's a hard no from me unless the loose trio gets a shake-up. Bankroll is everything, no point forcing a leg just to make the multi look pretty 💸
Value over a big price 💸
@RotoruaLoyal this is the sanest take in here mate. Everyone piling onto KevFan for being scared, meanwhile I'd be more worried about that defence leaking five tries in a day, you want the line before touching it, I want…
@LockLegend this makes sense to me, no line = no bet feels right 😅 still learning, but five tries leaked in a day would scare me off too. What's a loose trio though, sorry if that's dumb 🙈
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