Bledisloe 3
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I almost wonder if it better to start Codie Taylor and bring Coles from the bench (he hasn't quite been the 2016 version Coles has he?)
Props are ok, Locks ok (when Retallick and Whitelock are available to start - don't even recall seeing Tuipolutu)
Savea? mmm - no impact
I would've preferred Kerr-Barlow tonight over TJP, I think we have Smith, then we're really looking for our #2 & #3 halfbacks, TJP is leaving the door open for someone else to step up.
Havili & ALB? geez - I've thought all along SBW should be our bench manAustralia played well, but to be honest, we were pretty scratchy. Just missing a few too many key guys eh?
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@akan004 I just don't think our midfield offers enough in attack to be considered an international threat. Sure there was a bit of starch on D, but equally there needs to be balance. We could do with some of those blockbusting runs from Laumape - he hits the line hard with pace and is difficult to stop when he gets going.
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Another fascinating watch.
Well done Australia. Many teams would have had a bad season or two after that first Bledisloe loss.
Autumn Internationals are going to be very interesting.
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@tim he made some big & crunching tackles tonight.
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@westcoastie a good first five challenging the line in traffic with pace or good running lines ( Barrett or Cruden ) makes difference
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I don't know how people can say Crotty was awful. Sure, he didn't shine, but he didn't do so much wrong either. Not more than many other players, anyway. A lot of players were invisible, Crotty, but also the frontrow, Squire has been mentioned, Dmac. I'm mostly disappointed by Sopoaga, because I expected more of him. Read, Cane, Barrett, Ioane, Naholo and SBW were among the better players; I liked the spark TJP brought when he came on.
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@nta what was the half-time possession count?
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@westcoastie He absolutely did not. I watched him all game and he made one half decent tackle all night.
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@crash I mentioned at the start of the BIL series that I would love to see an ALB/Goodhue centre partnership get a test at some stage this year. Am not convinced of our current pairing either. Tim is also right in stating that the centres had to deal with a really poor 10 tonight.
Have to give credit to clown, though. He has transformed a poor bunch from Super Rugby into a fit and physical team. Can't remember the last time I saw an AB team being physically dominated by the Wallabies like we were tonight. That was hard to stomach.
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@nta said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Stats from the channel ten team here:
Stat: AUS / NZ
Runs: 122 / 82
Run metres: 714 / 440
Pens: 9 / 11 conceded
Tackles: 93 / 153
Missed: 11 / 28
Possession: 51% / 49%Man we never lose running metres. That shows how bad our tactics were.
