All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
so assuming Crotty isn't fit, what happens to our mid-field?
Fekitoa into squad, but Laumape the only specialist 12, or do we move ALB to 12 and Fekitoa to 13?
ALB has played 12 for the ABs on several occasions and gone well.
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
Laumape has to be odds on for the 12 jumper, with Fekitoa on the bench. I'm pretty comfortable with that.
The advantage of that is you have a Barrett-Laumape combo already in place.
Putting Fekitoa in the 23 ahead of Goodhue is an admission they were wrong their original selections.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
Laumape has to be odds on for the 12 jumper, with Fekitoa on the bench. I'm pretty comfortable with that.
The advantage of that is you have a Barrett-Laumape combo already in place.
Putting Fekitoa in the 23 ahead of Goodhue is an admission they were wrong their original selections.
That's probably a fair point, although I'm not sure they see Goodhue as a bench player which is the only spot free for him. Fekitoa would provide more impact with his physicality. Kind of like if Cane was out it's likely Todd would come straight into the starting 15 with Ardie still on the bench, despite Ardie being part of the original squad.
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@No-Quarter the option is to go with ALB at 12 (where he has started for the ABs) and Goodhue at 13. Laumape to be the impact off the bench as he was on the weekend.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
So if we have a Fekitoa-ALB mid-field, who moves to 12, same problem with Goodhue-ALB as well.
Lets all pray for Crotty.
I would be tempted to mix it up a bit , play fekitoa inside on their ball and alb inside on ours depending on the situation , if just looking for metres , use fekitoa on the crash ball .
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@No-Quarter the option is to go with ALB at 12 (where he has started for the ABs) and Goodhue at 13. Laumape to be the impact off the bench as he was on the weekend.
Let's hope that they go with that combo. Goodhue is ready imo and is all class.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@No-Quarter the option is to go with ALB at 12 (where he has started for the ABs) and Goodhue at 13. Laumape to be the impact off the bench as he was on the weekend.
Not a bad option but a fucking massive ask for Goodhue in his first proper season of Super rugby. He's had a pretty cushy ride all year it's fair to say, though he did look pretty good in the Saders game vs the Lions when they were under pressure. Going to be interesting to see what they go with, now that the pressure is on.
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@No-Quarter A fresh faced blonde haired kid comes into the midfield for the decider against the Lions. Seems familiar.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@No-Quarter A fresh faced blonde haired kid comes into the midfield for the decider against the Lions. Seems familiar.
Good old Stainless. Very popular until Hart went for the pre Warrenball approach with Alama the Charmer rather than Stainlesses silky skills, sideways running and flaky defence.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
Laumape has to be odds on for the 12 jumper, with Fekitoa on the bench. I'm pretty comfortable with that.
The advantage of that is you have a Barrett-Laumape combo already in place.
Putting Fekitoa in the 23 ahead of Goodhue** is** an admission they were wrong their original selections.
"would be"
He's not picked yet
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although TBF, Goodhue wasn't named in the original squad was he, only there in the look and learn capacity I thought, and just kept there when Crotty injured himself, but still not 'called into the squad'
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
although TBF, Goodhue wasn't named in the original squad was he, only there in the look and learn capacity I thought, and just kept there when Crotty injured himself, but still not 'called into the squad'
Although with Crotty's injury we still had sufficient cover with SBW, ALB and Laumape from the original squad.
Plus a fit Naholo who has covered midfield for the ABs before.
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@ACT-Crusader ?Not sure what you mean, yes we had cover last week, this week we don't, and as such have called Malakai in, Goodhue still hasn't been called in, so I don't see it as any failure or admission?
Unless I missed something where he has been elevated into the squad proper?
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my take on the Fekitoa situation ,
they see him as the best candidate at short notice to be thrown straight in the deep end ,
largely because he has been involved for the last few years , has played in crunch games before and despite his flaws , shouldnt be overawed
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@MN5 said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@akan004 said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:
@No-Quarter A fresh faced blonde haired kid comes into the midfield for the decider against the Lions. Seems familiar.
Good old Stainless. Very popular until Hart went for the pre Warrenball approach with Alama the Charmer rather than Stainlesses silky skills, sideways running and flaky defence.
"Swingdoor" Stensness? I'd have Alama over him any day.
