AB RWC squad
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@Bovidae said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
I’m happy for Todd too.
Whether you support his selection or not always happy for a guy who didn’t throw a sook and head overseas at the first obstacle
And the same for Crotty. I'm not his biggest fan but he was one of the last players culled for 2015.
I’m happy with Crotty. Great squad man, a heap of experience which is important at the RWC, and if injury strikes at the last minute he will slot in more seamlessly than any of the other options.
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Pretty happy with that squad overall. Glad they didn't pick Squire. Was hoping that BBBR would be fit for the opening game but that would have been asking for too much. Just hope he can recover in time for the 1/4s That's the only major worry at this stage. The non selection of Franks makes sense. If they had picked him over Moli, they would have had four props capable of playing tighthead and only two at loosehead (Angus is not a realistic option), with only one of them being a specialist. Moli gives that extra loosehead option but needs to improve his scrummaging imo.
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@Duluth said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
If you take a 3rd ten who do you drop?
Basically an outside back. Which one then?
Reece
Five midfielders none of which can play wing is the issue, whereas in 2011 all except Smith had been used at test level.
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@rotated said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Duluth said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
If you take a 3rd ten who do you drop?
Basically an outside back. Which one then?
Reece
Five midfielders none of which can play wing is the issue, whereas in 2011 all except Smith had been used at test level.
Pretty sure SBW has played on the wing for the ABs. Just saying.
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@Chris-B said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
Hansen also saying if they want a big forward pack they can move Scott Barrett to 6.
fuuuuuck
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@No-Quarter said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Bovidae said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
I’m happy for Todd too.
Whether you support his selection or not always happy for a guy who didn’t throw a sook and head overseas at the first obstacle
And the same for Crotty. I'm not his biggest fan but he was one of the last players culled for 2015.
I’m happy with Crotty. Great squad man, a heap of experience
His experience rehabbing from injuries will be useful for BBBR.
which is important at the RWC,
This will be his first RWC.
and if injury strikes at the last minute he will slot in more seamlessly than any of the other options.
He will be the injury that strikes.
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@MrDenmore said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
Unlike some others, I don't think the lack of a third choice specialist first five is a big deal. Crotty or Jordie could play that role against the minnows
The problem will be if we lose one of Richie or Beauden in the final pool match.
We'd presumably have to call up Josh Ioane to sit on the bench having zero minutes of test experience.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@rotated said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Duluth said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
If you take a 3rd ten who do you drop?
Basically an outside back. Which one then?
Reece
Five midfielders none of which can play wing is the issue, whereas in 2011 all except Smith had been used at test level.
Pretty sure SBW has played on the wing for the ABs. Just saying.
In a RWC QF no less, but obviously wouldn't be considered as cover at this stage. Just strange to have no midfielders than can cover wing, or fullbacks/second-fives that can cover first-five. Basically the inverse of 2007 where we had coverage four or five deep for every position.
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@MrDenmore Most squads for the RWC will have three specialist tens in case of injury and to manage game time.
The squad is the same as the one I suggested 11 days ago. Not unhappy at all with the (slight) risk Hansen and co have taken.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
Pretty sure SBW has played on the wing for the ABs. Just saying.
ALB has played on the wing too.
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No happy or bad feelings either way with that selection. Aside from I hope we don't have to play JB at 10 and if we do and he stuffs up I suggest a lifetime ban for @No-Quarter because at this point he's basically willed it into action.
Only slightly surprised by Jacobson's inclusion - I'm a big fan and happy he's there but not sure he's better than Papali'i and I assumed they'd go for the lock/6 cover with Hemopo.
Somewhere Redbeard's bottom lip is shaking as he fends of shedding a tear for Owen's omission.
Also so much for the Smith and Ioane are gone crowd.
Did they name replacements on standby? I assume Laumape will just set up in some hotel in Japan for the duration as one of SBW or Crotty (or both) isn't going to last.
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@Chris-B Scott B can play 6 but with Retallick not available for the group stages he won't be used there I wouldn't think
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@Chris-B said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
Hansen also saying if they want a big forward pack they can move Scott Barrett to 6.
He's done well for the All Blacks there off the bench e.g. South Africa at Albany in 2017 or against England in 2017.
Doubt he'll be named as a starting 6 though.
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@DrivingMaul Be hard to see him being named to start there - but, against SA, if we were getting beaten up they could bring Patty off the bench and shift Scott to 6 (assuming that Scott was starting and Patty on the bench).
That's presumably the only round robin game we'd need that option.
