S6, R1: Hurricanes vs. Immortals - Completed

Discussion in 'Matches' started by HeathDavisSpeed, Feb 17, 2020.

  1. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    Hurricanes
    Kovana Solosolo
    Jonty Rhodes
    Chris Smith
    Jason Denton
    Yeeb
    Siege Morgan
    Leumas Himann
    Jono Chewie
    Jesse Harding
    Chad Dyer
    Girve Swervington
    Ed Ames
    Gareth Weaver
    Chris Warrington
    Alistair Son

    Subs
    Jaspreet Singh
    Mister Fourex
    Tool Man
    Bosh Burger
    Brian Quilty
    Simon Nova
    Chris Ardley

    Immortals

    Ben Storer
    Alan Izett
    Jonny Ridd
    Heath Davis
    James Torres
    Michael Chung
    Charlie Downes
    Marcuss Deane
    Fourie van der Westhuizen
    Matt James
    Matt Dorn
    Haydos Bots
    Bobby Blunder
    Lucas Schaw
    Jordan Logan

    Subs
    Dave Eggman
    Callum Laing
    Dexter Astele
    Nick Scott
    Geoff Smith
    Ali Farhat
    Alex Mediocre

    Odds
    Hurricanes: $2.09
    Immortals: $1.61

    Insight

    The two starting line-ups aren't unreasonably matched. Not huge amounts between them, though on balance the Immortals have a small advantage.

    The front rows here are relatively even. Izett has the better pedigree of the hookers, but Rhodes was developing strongly at the tail end of S5. The 2nd row has a clear advantage to the Immortals with Yeeb untried at this level. The Hurricanes back-row is easily underrated, but Morgan-Himann-Chewie is a pretty solid grouping that certainly looks first-grade standard. The Chung-Laing-Deane triumvirate from Spartans history is finally broken up as Charlie Downes gets a look in ahead of Laing. Downes has had decent bench minutes and performances in the past, but can he bring that quality against fresh legs at the start of a match?

    In the back line is where the Hurricanes start to come to the fore. Harding at half-back is a weak option, but also coming up against first-grade rookie van der Westhuizen. Dyer is a solid utility playing here at first five and should have the skin on Matt James, who looks to be out of his depth here. Sadly for Immortals fans, the backup to James looks so wafer thin as to be non-existent, so if there are problems in the pivots, then there's no backup on the bench.

    In the centres, the experienced pairing of Ames-Weaver will face a much more interesting and untried combo in the Immortals of Bots-Blunder. Blunder has been world class for too long to remember at full back, but with the Immortals signing Jordan Logan, Blunder gets a run in the centres. Bots is the ultimate utility and hasn't really shown much at first grade, but perhaps a new team will give him the impetus to break through.

    The outside backs look well matched, though the mercurial Swervington against the equally mercurial Schaw would give any defense fan nightmares.

    Where the Immortals start to boss the odds though is the bench strength. The Hurricanes have no quality backup and whilst the Immortals are lacking in the pivots, being able to bring on Dave Eggman, Callum Laing or Geoff Smith - all first grade quality players should give them some additional power in the 2nd stanza.

    Expectation: Immortals by 7.
     
  2. morgieb MC Burridge

    Would've thought the Immortals would be way stronger. Though the pivots look a big liability for the Immortals. Being a Gambler, I should know about the risk of having shit halves :p
     
  3. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    Was pretty tempting to let the Trojans have Jake Luffman available. Didn't think it'd be reasonable when he'd still be better than the Immortals first choice first-five though.
     
  4. Arheiner SIA Yates

    Probably for the best, given at this point an equivalent situation can happen for pretty much every team.
     
  5. Baxter MJ Deane

    My kingdom for a Luffman contract signing
     
  6. MrPrez CM Dyer

    Time to be the difference.
     
  7. Howe JHF Howe

    Davis-Torres is still pretty hard to look past. Immortals by 5
     
  8. jimmy_c8 MC James

    Keen! Big step up in class for me so hopefully I’ll be better with the experience
     
  9. Arheiner SIA Yates

    It's kind of funny that the average fly half in this sim has such low depth compared to some other roles.
     
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  10. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    This, tonight 8pm NZT.
     
  11. stupersteve03 SJ Cambridge

    And so it begins! Much hype!
     
  12. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    Anyone keen to make any predictions? Half time vs. Full Time score? First try scorer etc.?
     
  13. Chewie JA Chewie

  14. stupersteve03 SJ Cambridge

    Schaw easy money for first try scorer. I'd take the immortals +12
     
  15. AVA T Delonge

    17-3 to the Immortals at the half. 31-10 to finish it up, Blunder FTS.
     
  16. Howe JHF Howe

    Weaver to score first, will be close at half time but the Immortals will pull away by the end
     
  17. morgieb MC Burridge

    "Fourie van der Westhuizen is like Regan Hutchinson going out for a long night walk under Girl A's window"

    Holy fuck :lol:
     
  18. Howe JHF Howe

    So yeah, a score in it early but Canes never really in the hunt in the second half. Immortals dominated territory from a quick look.
     
  19. AVA T Delonge

    17-10 at half time and 29-10 overall. Fuck I was close.
     
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  20. stupersteve03 SJ Cambridge

    Was always immortals game from the looks.
     

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