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Super Rugby play-offs: Reds - Sharks in Brisbane (21/07/2012)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 517886" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Pretty predictable Reds lineup -should be a tight game.</p><p></p><p>The Sharks have a massive edge in the front row - it will be interesting to see how much of an advantage they get in the scrum. I think the Reds have an edge in the locks - mainly as they actually have two locks in their starting lineup! Wallace-Harrison has particularly impressed me in recent weeks too. The loose-forward battle is particularly interesting to me: I rate Coetzee very highly and he has a clear edge over Schatz (though I've been impressed with Schatz recently). Gill has an obvious edge over Daniel at the breakdown, but Daniel is certainly better with ball in hand. I think Higginbotham and Kankowski are similar players- both play a bit loose for my liking, but can be very effective if the rest of their pack can gain dominance.</p><p></p><p>Even without Cooper the Reds have a clear edge in the halves - almost solely due to Genia's brilliance. I'm not a big fan of McLeod, and Michalek is a bit 'hot and cold'. I think Lucas will do a pretty good job for the Reds - he is clearly not the play-maker that Cooper is, but he is under-rated I feel. I don't think either midfield is overly strong - Whitehead looks solid, and though Jordaan looks very promising, he is very inexperienced. Harris and Faingaa certainly isn't the most creative mid-field, but they are pretty solid on defense. Both teams have plenty of fire-power outside: Ioane vs Pietersen and Shipperly vs Mvovo are particularly interesting match-ups.</p><p></p><p>I find this a very hard match to call - I'm going to pick the Reds by 5, solely due to their home advantage...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 517886, member: 24910"] Pretty predictable Reds lineup -should be a tight game. The Sharks have a massive edge in the front row - it will be interesting to see how much of an advantage they get in the scrum. I think the Reds have an edge in the locks - mainly as they actually have two locks in their starting lineup! Wallace-Harrison has particularly impressed me in recent weeks too. The loose-forward battle is particularly interesting to me: I rate Coetzee very highly and he has a clear edge over Schatz (though I've been impressed with Schatz recently). Gill has an obvious edge over Daniel at the breakdown, but Daniel is certainly better with ball in hand. I think Higginbotham and Kankowski are similar players- both play a bit loose for my liking, but can be very effective if the rest of their pack can gain dominance. Even without Cooper the Reds have a clear edge in the halves - almost solely due to Genia's brilliance. I'm not a big fan of McLeod, and Michalek is a bit 'hot and cold'. I think Lucas will do a pretty good job for the Reds - he is clearly not the play-maker that Cooper is, but he is under-rated I feel. I don't think either midfield is overly strong - Whitehead looks solid, and though Jordaan looks very promising, he is very inexperienced. Harris and Faingaa certainly isn't the most creative mid-field, but they are pretty solid on defense. Both teams have plenty of fire-power outside: Ioane vs Pietersen and Shipperly vs Mvovo are particularly interesting match-ups. I find this a very hard match to call - I'm going to pick the Reds by 5, solely due to their home advantage... [/QUOTE]
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