Bledisloe I
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@mariner4life Bridge could be an option although @Chris-B might allow Alaimalo now that he's a Ta$man-ian.
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@mariner4life I know it's only standing wide and catchign and running, but Bridge plays mostly 11 doesnt he?
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life I know it's only standing wide and catchign and running, but Bridge plays mostly 11 doesnt he?
good enough for me. Bridge you're goooorn
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@kiwimurph Alaimalo is the kind of player they like as the wing/FB, and he is about 6ft 5, so he and Jordie at the back would point toward a high ball game.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe I:
but it wouldnt surprise if Goodhue is slotted in alongside Crotty
I'll throw my fucking toys fair out of the cot.
Would be as disgusting as Mark Robinson over Tana
ALB has done a great job coming off the bench, so I wouldn't go mental is it were Crotty/Goodhue with ALB coming on with whatever is left on the clock when Crotty inevitably gets a head knock.
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@kirwan said in Bledisloe I:
Would love for someone with more time on their hands than me to review ALBs tackle stats. My impression of him is he's good on attack, but lets through a few.
shit impression. rock of Gibraltar. See his stop on the line v the Highlanders. Great defender. The best.
I have no idea actually, but can't say i've ever had the impression he's leaky. Has quick feet to make up for any positional errors.
Edit: plus stats are a shit prism to view rugby through.
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@kirwan said in Bledisloe I:
Would love for someone with more time on their hands than me to review ALBs tackle stats. My impression of him is he's good on attack, but lets through a few.
According to Fox SR stats he misses less tackles per match than Goodhue (but makes less tackles as well).
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
The All Blacks having a 1998-esque year could actually be a lot of fun
I'm not into your kind of fun, but I reckon this year could be where the injuries last season pay off. We had massive number of new players blooded, and it's got to be good.
Also, if Dane comes back well, I'll be absolutely stoked. Decent bastard, and would be welcomed back into the ranks (even though Codie is goign along really well)
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@nzzp said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
The All Blacks having a 1998-esque year could actually be a lot of fun
I'm not into your kind of fun, but I reckon this year could be where the injuries last season pay off. We had massive number of new players blooded, and it's got to be good.
Also, if Dane comes back well, I'll be absolutely stoked. Decent bastard, and would be welcomed back into the ranks (even though Codie is goign along really well)
come on, a perverse part of me wants to witness (and join in) the wailing and gnashing of teeth. The fingers of blame arranged neatly by provincial lines would be a thing to behold.
Coles was a massive point of difference for the ABs. A great set piece hooker with the pace of a centre. It's not so much his upside to Taylor, but his gargantuan up side to Harris.
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where are our Australian brethren to come on here all faux-morose about their chances? But low-key braying about their chances at the same time.
Come on @barbarian and @NTA you blokes are deadset favourites. What sports coat are you wearing to the stadium this week? The lucky navy? Or the hopeful charcoal?
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Controversial opinion: Jordie is now our number one fullback, and BFA is fighting it out with Naholo for the right wing spot.
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@no-quarter said in Bledisloe I:
Controversial opinion: Jordie is now our number one fullback, and BFA is fighting it out with Naholo for the right wing spot.
wow. edgy stuff edge lord
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As long as there's no loopy intercept passes from the likes of Sopoaga and DMac, we'll do pretty well.
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@bovidae probably about the same as DC when asked about Mounga...
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@taniwharugby His comments were made in the series of articles when former ABs were asked about the contenders for the AB squad before the announcement.
Mils doesn't have a history with any of the contenders so I read it as a former AB fullback saying who he thought should be starting in a position he knows well. Hansen will have other ideas I believe.
