Bledisloe 2
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@Crash said in Bledisloe 2:
Don't think DMac is a bench option. He does better from a starting berth, and needs the game time. I imagine Naholo willbe involved somewhere, and Laumape is a better balance if Crotty is out. Surely Laulala - Ofa just isn't an option.
I know he is not selected in the RC squad, but it may be time to also look at options like Tamanivalu, Akira and Hames. And what about Atu Moli.
Hansen said Hames is in for Crockett.
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Kaino needs some time out, we saw that with Aaron. Squire was excellent.
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J. Moody
C. Taylor
O. Franks
T. Chief
S. Whitelock
S. Barrett
M. Todd
K. Read
T. Lander
T. Cane
T. Blue
R. Crotty
A. Lienart-Brown
I. Dagg
D. Havili😎
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I don't see them making many changes after how that first 50min went. Not to the starters anyway.
Coles back if he is right. ALB for Crotty if he is injured (seriously can Crotty play 80min without getting injured?)The other possibility might be Dagg coming back to 14 with Smith to 15. Was Dagg injured for the last game?
I would keep the back three the same personally.
DMac will have learned from a few small mistakes and will have added confidence.Bench is a different matter. Crockett gone so Hames in i guess. They won't drop Ofa. Maybe Barrett comes in for Romano (is Barrett injured?)
Kaino off the bench if he is available.I'd be tempted to stick TKB on the bench. TJP can get a start against the Argies to blow off some steam.
If Crotty is out it would surely be Laumape who comes onto the bench with ALB starting.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
J. Moody
C. Taylor
O. Franks
T. Chief
S. Whitelock
S. Barrett
M. Todd
K. Read
T. Lander
T. Cane
T. Blue
R. Crotty
A. Lienart-Brown
I. Dagg
D. Havili😎
It's getting kinda old ACTC
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@booboo said in Bledisloe 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
J. Moody
C. Taylor
O. Franks
T. Chief
S. Whitelock
S. Barrett
M. Todd
K. Read
T. Lander
T. Cane
T. Blue
R. Crotty
A. Lienart-Brown
I. Dagg
D. Havili😎
It's getting kinda old ACTC
But I've made changes to the team
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@98blueandgold said in Bledisloe 2:
Also think it's time to look at Ramano. I know Barrett is no 3 but Ramano is not the present or future!! I'm a big Tuipolotou bench option fan. Again he has flaws but 30mins of him in a test is a sight and proven!
Pat T off the bench would provide a lot more impact than Barrett and Romano. Hope he sorts out his off field issues and makes the EOYT.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
@booboo said in Bledisloe 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
J. Moody
C. Taylor
O. Franks
T. Chief
S. Whitelock
S. Barrett
M. Todd
K. Read
T. Lander
T. Cane
T. Blue
R. Crotty
A. Lienart-Brown
I. Dagg
D. Havili😎
It's getting kinda old ACTC
But I've made changes to the team
I mean you may as well ask when the team is named, or blame Deans.
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@pukunui said in Bledisloe 2:
ALB for Crotty if he is injured (seriously can Crotty play 80min without getting injured?)
DMac will have learned from a few small mistakes and will have added confidence.Crotty seems to be the new Kahui.
It will be interesting to see if DMac does learn. He's been making errors all year. It's the way he plays the game. -
@pukunui said in Bledisloe 2:
I don't see them making many changes after how that first 50min went. Not to the starters anyway.
Coles back if he is right. ALB for Crotty if he is injured (seriously can Crotty play 80min without getting injured?)The other possibility might be Dagg coming back to 14 with Smith to 15. Was Dagg injured for the last game?
I would keep the back three the same personally.
DMac will have learned from a few small mistakes and will have added confidence.Bench is a different matter. Crockett gone so Hames in i guess. They won't drop Ofa. Maybe Barrett comes in for Romano (is Barrett injured?)
Kaino off the bench if he is available.I'd be tempted to stick TKB on the bench. TJP can get a start against the Argies to blow off some steam.
If Crotty is out it would surely be Laumape who comes onto the bench with ALB starting.
Dagg wasn't injured, but was being rested because of the workload he's had during the SR season (they did the same with a lot of Crusaders in the Mitre 10 cup). I assume that's also why Scott Barrett didn't play. They obviously couldn't do that with Taylor and Whitelock (although I wouldn't be surprised if Whitelock gets a rest soon and Barrett takes his spot).
I really hope Coles will be able to play again, because Taylor will need a rest at some point and Harris is just not good enough for a start. I also hope Crotty will be able to play, because both the AB's (like the Crusaders') backline doesn't seem to function very well without him.
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@booboo said in Bledisloe 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
@booboo said in Bledisloe 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
J. Moody
C. Taylor
O. Franks
T. Chief
S. Whitelock
S. Barrett
M. Todd
K. Read
T. Lander
T. Cane
T. Blue
R. Crotty
A. Lienart-Brown
I. Dagg
D. Havili😎
It's getting kinda old ACTC
But I've made changes to the team
I mean you may as well ask when the team is named, or blame Deans.
Well those posts are what keep AB game threads half interesting in the lead up to a test....
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@98blueandgold said in Bledisloe 2:
Also think it's time to look at Ramano. I know Barrett is no 3 but Ramano is not the present or future!! I'm a big Tuipolotou bench option fan. Again he has flaws but 30mins of him in a test is a sight and proven!
Tuipulotu should have put in more effort for the Blues this season if he wanted to be an All Black.
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I've got a feeling they will start putting some serious work into akiras development,.
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@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 2:
@mimic said in Bledisloe 2:
It will be interesting to see if DMac does learn. He's been making errors all year. It's the way he plays the game.
DMac made less errors than SBW, Read and BBBR in the match.
I was surprised how often their inside/ deep passes went to no one. Thankfully none of them resulted in run away tries.
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@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 2:
@mimic said in Bledisloe 2:
It will be interesting to see if DMac does learn. He's been making errors all year. It's the way he plays the game.
DMac made less errors than SBW, Read and BBBR in the match.
I don't get the DMac hate. He made one big error in the 2nd half with that pass that was picked up by Beale. Apart from that, he was outstanding and offers a 2nd playmaker option that makes the ABs attack even more threatening and unpredicatble.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe 2:
I've got a feeling they will start putting some serious work into akiras development,.
Was it me or he did he look slightly out of condition on the weekend. Seemed to have been working on the stomach region instead of the shoulders and arms. He has the right elements to make a great player but needs to put in the hard yards. Maybe they need to room him with Sam Cane.
Strikes me as a player with amazing natural ability that has been able to use his natural size to dominate school boy/age group opponents but hasn't quite made the same impact at senior level. I really do want him to kick on though.
