All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:
@bones I’ve been on a deserted island with no internet
Still probably more knowledgeable than most rugby writers.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:
@nepia it's little wonder Frizell struggled for 80 mins of test rugby, has he even played 80 mins of any rugby this season?
Is that the first 80min shift Ardie has put in as well? One of his better games for the ABs
Huh, I didn't say anything about him struggling for 80 minutes (double checks his post to make sure - or do all the negative comments about him just automatically get attributed to me now
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@bones said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:
@rancid-schnitzel nah he can't even make the bench when the ABs have a club standard player on the wing.
Him at Goodhue tore it up as 12 and 13 for Canterbury. He's not a 13 but as far as I know had never played there before Boyd threw him in. I still maintain it's his best position although I'm more than happy to keep the backline used against Australia. Thought the Laumape Goodhue pairing worked very well. What I liked about Laumape was that he ran hard and straight the entire game. He was taken down in the first half but eventually the effort needed to tackle the square shaped freak was too much and he started carving up. Imagine having to mark and tackle that for 80 minutes!
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@machpants Japan is the only game that I can see him getting a rest in. Can't play Barrett and Patty T together against a Tier 1 team imo, our lineout will really suffer.
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@siam said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:
@nepia 1 decent game in about 2 years? But yeah hopefully he can perform a role which he's failed to do in a while.
We know these coaches have a history of selecting on one decent game.
But yep, I hope it's a return to regular form for him.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:
Franks tired after too much ball running.
I'm sure when Owen sees the tryline close he takes a voluntary tackle.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:
@machpants Japan is the only game that I can see him getting a rest in. Can't play Barrett and Patty T together against a Tier 1 team imo, our lineout will really suffer.
And our scrum with Pat T.
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@rancid-schnitzel NMS also tore it up in NPC.
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@bones said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:
@rancid-schnitzel NMS also tore it up in NPC.
In 2018?
He tore it up at Super and international level in 2015 as well.
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Actually, on NMS. Fuck that makes me angry watching that first try and seeing him come in off his wing to tackle a guy who was already clearly well and truly covered. What kind of a fucking decision was that? There was no overlap and not even the hint of an overlap. He's got to go.
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@rancid-schnitzel yep so more recently than Jordie 😁
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