Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......
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@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
The midfield is a huge concern.
it fucking wouldn't be if the coaches picked the two best guys and played them more.
or, you know, we could keep chopping and changing every test, and keep trying to start two guys who can't string 2 halves of rugby together, let alone two consecutive games.
And that's before you start talking about the game management from 10...
As long as SBW takes all the time he needs to get back to form and fitness we'll be fine.
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@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
The midfield is a huge concern.
it fucking wouldn't be if the coaches picked the two best guys and played them more.
or, you know, we could keep chopping and changing every test, and keep trying to start two guys who can't string 2 halves of rugby together, let alone two consecutive games.
And that's before you start talking about the game management from 10...
Let's not go blaming the backs for the inability of the forwards to set a reasonable platform.
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@mariner4life it does suck that Crotty is so brittle, as when he's healthy he's bloody good. But I like ALB paired with goodhue, they just haven't had enough time together imo. Laumape will have to show a lot of development to push for more starting minutes, then there's SBW as incumbent (actually is it crotty?). BB will be our starter unless some real shit goes down this season, so that adds some spice around the mix of skills they want at 12.
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@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
The midfield is a huge concern.
it fucking wouldn't be if the coaches picked the two best guys and played them more.
or, you know, we could keep chopping and changing every test, and keep trying to start two guys who can't string 2 halves of rugby together, let alone two consecutive games.
And that's before you start talking about the game management from 10...
10 is fine. Just need a settled midfield. Problem is Crotty is always injured, SBW is now pretty shit and ALB runs hot and cold. They should go with the outstanding midfield combo that won the Mitre 10 Cup in 2016.
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lets hope history is repeating itself...we chopped and changed our mid-field so much before we settled on Ma'a and Conrad
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
10 is fine. Just need a settled midfield. Problem is Crotty is always injured, SBW is now pretty shit and ALB runs hot and cold
pfft hahaha classic.
It's great how blindly entrenched you are
(and yes, i am completely aware of the enormous irony in that statement, my initial comment was blatant Rancid bait anyway)
ALB gets marked so much harder than all those other midfielders by the way. His hot and cold is way more hot than cold. And it's not like any of the others are consistently outstanding. A bit of consistency of selection might actually help.
But no, we need to see if SBW and Crotty can get through a test...
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@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
10 is fine. Just need a settled midfield. Problem is Crotty is always injured, SBW is now pretty shit and ALB runs hot and cold
pfft hahaha classic.
It's great how blindly entrenched you are
(and yes, i am completely aware of the enormous irony in that statement, my initial comment was blatant Rancid bait anyway)
ALB gets marked so much harder than all those other midfielders by the way. His hot and cold is way more hot than cold. And it's not like any of the others are consistently outstanding. A bit of consistency of selection might actually help.
But no, we need to see if SBW and Crotty can get through a test...
I suppose you at least admit to that being the most blatant example of pot-kettle-black.
I think Laumapi is a better bet than ALB. He's definitely developed his game well and we'll need a battering ram in the RWC.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
10 is fine. Just need a settled midfield. Problem is Crotty is always injured, SBW is now pretty shit and ALB runs hot and cold
pfft hahaha classic.
It's great how blindly entrenched you are
(and yes, i am completely aware of the enormous irony in that statement, my initial comment was blatant Rancid bait anyway)
ALB gets marked so much harder than all those other midfielders by the way. His hot and cold is way more hot than cold. And it's not like any of the others are consistently outstanding. A bit of consistency of selection might actually help.
But no, we need to see if SBW and Crotty can get through a test...
I suppose you at least admit to that being the most blatant example of pot-kettle-black.
I think Laumapa is a better bet than ALB. He's definitely developed his game well and we'll need a battering ram in the RWC.
you Hurricanes trolls are the worst
Give me ACTC's AB team predictions every day
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@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
10 is fine. Just need a settled midfield. Problem is Crotty is always injured, SBW is now pretty shit and ALB runs hot and cold
pfft hahaha classic.
It's great how blindly entrenched you are
(and yes, i am completely aware of the enormous irony in that statement, my initial comment was blatant Rancid bait anyway)
ALB gets marked so much harder than all those other midfielders by the way. His hot and cold is way more hot than cold. And it's not like any of the others are consistently outstanding. A bit of consistency of selection might actually help.
But no, we need to see if SBW and Crotty can get through a test...
I suppose you at least admit to that being the most blatant example of pot-kettle-black.
I think Laumapa is a better bet than ALB. He's definitely developed his game well and we'll need a battering ram in the RWC.
you Hurricanes trolls are the worst
Give me ACTC's AB team predictions every day
I don't think Laumape being from the canes has any thing to do with old mates rancids endorsement, he's just talking up a good player.
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@MN5 said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
10 is fine. Just need a settled midfield. Problem is Crotty is always injured, SBW is now pretty shit and ALB runs hot and cold
pfft hahaha classic.
It's great how blindly entrenched you are
(and yes, i am completely aware of the enormous irony in that statement, my initial comment was blatant Rancid bait anyway)
ALB gets marked so much harder than all those other midfielders by the way. His hot and cold is way more hot than cold. And it's not like any of the others are consistently outstanding. A bit of consistency of selection might actually help.
But no, we need to see if SBW and Crotty can get through a test...
I suppose you at least admit to that being the most blatant example of pot-kettle-black.
I think Laumapa is a better bet than ALB. He's definitely developed his game well and we'll need a battering ram in the RWC.
you Hurricanes trolls are the worst
Give me ACTC's AB team predictions every day
I don't think Laumape being from the canes has any thing to do with old mates rancids endorsement, he's just talking up a good player.
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Arguing over who should play midfield in a world cup year because it isnt settled yet
last time that happened was 2007
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@kiwiinmelb said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
Arguing over who should play midfield in a world cup year because it isnt settled yet
last time that happened was 2007
I know! Isn't it exciting!
Ben Smith is going to carve up at centre in October.
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@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
10 is fine. Just need a settled midfield. Problem is Crotty is always injured, SBW is now pretty shit and ALB runs hot and cold
pfft hahaha classic.
It's great how blindly entrenched you are
(and yes, i am completely aware of the enormous irony in that statement, my initial comment was blatant Rancid bait anyway)
ALB gets marked so much harder than all those other midfielders by the way. His hot and cold is way more hot than cold. And it's not like any of the others are consistently outstanding. A bit of consistency of selection might actually help.
But no, we need to see if SBW and Crotty can get through a test...
I suppose you at least admit to that being the most blatant example of pot-kettle-black.
I think Laumapa is a better bet than ALB. He's definitely developed his game well and we'll need a battering ram in the RWC.
you Hurricanes trolls are the worst
Give me ACTC's AB team predictions every day
Oh kindly fark off you dildo-in-mouth, Lycra-wearing twat.
Liverpool will choke 🖕
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@mariner4life said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
10 is fine. Just need a settled midfield. Problem is Crotty is always injured, SBW is now pretty shit and ALB runs hot and cold
pfft hahaha classic.
It's great how blindly entrenched you are
(and yes, i am completely aware of the enormous irony in that statement, my initial comment was blatant Rancid bait anyway)
ALB gets marked so much harder than all those other midfielders by the way. His hot and cold is way more hot than cold. And it's not like any of the others are consistently outstanding. A bit of consistency of selection might actually help.
But no, we need to see if SBW and Crotty can get through a test...
I suppose you at least admit to that being the most blatant example of pot-kettle-black.
I think Laumapa is a better bet than ALB. He's definitely developed his game well and we'll need a battering ram in the RWC.
you Hurricanes trolls are the worst
Give me ACTC's AB team predictions every day
Oh kindly fark off you dildo-in-mouth, Lycra-wearing twat.
Liverpool will choke 🖕
Better Lycra than some of the bow ties I see him wearing in his fb pics
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The only guys that can provide real punch in the midfield are Laumape and SBW. So it depends how important we think that is - I'd say Beauden would quite like a reliable bail-out option. But Laumape doesn't offer much else and SBW will break again.
What we really need is a bloke that can provide that punch but also posses vision for his outsides, a great passing game including a leathal bullet cut-out pass, can kick when required, and absolutely smash fluffybunnies on defense.
So yeah, if Nonu shows form he's a no brainer.
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@No-Quarter said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
What we really need is a bloke that can provide that punch but also posses vision for his outsides, a great passing game including a leathal bullet cut-out pass, can kick when required, and absolutely smash fluffybunnies on defense.
just got a wee chubby reading this. Fark yeah, arguably our greatest 12 ever
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@No-Quarter it's funny I don't see Nonu as a battering ram type player, I don't think he's been that in a long time, it doesn't seem a stand out of his play compared to others. Outstanding silky handling, vision and sweet feet are what put him a long way above his peers.
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@Bones Carter always said he liked having Nonu outside him as a bail-out option. I agree the other parts of his game overshadowed that aspect but the ability to punch up the middle was always there. An absolute nightmare to defend against.
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@No-Quarter said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
@Bones Carter always said he liked having Nonu outside him as a bail-out option. I agree the other parts of his game overshadowed that aspect but the ability to punch up the middle was always there. An absolute nightmare to defend against.
Hmmm....when did he say that?
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Ma'a Nonu for the World Cup......:
How well has he been playing in France?
Well, it depended if he looked interested or not. He used to be outstanding when it mattered and his distribution was always superb. A few brain explosions (late and high tackles), which is surprising for a guy with plenty of experience.
