RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool B)
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@booboo said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool
:@Hooroo said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy Pool B:
So it looks as though we are playing Ireland in the quarter finals as I expect Japan to beat a fairly rubbish Scotland.
With that in mind do we now role out the big guns all the way in or do we play a similar side to that against Canada?
Retallick prolly needs another 30 mins too though.
Jordy is going to need a rest too?
You've assumed we've beaten Italy?
We're not 100% guaranteed in the QF just yet.
Having said that I'm inclined to look an 80% strength XXIII in the interests of player management.
Having said that ... I'm not sure what the top XXIII actually is to start conjecturing on where they may tinker.
I assume we have beaten Italy in the same way I assumed we were going to beat Canada and Namibia. Just the margin changes.
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@booboo said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool
:You've assumed we've beaten Italy?
We're not 100% guaranteed in the QF just yet.Does this work the same as cricket and we have to send you to bed early?
When exactly did you go to bed when we were versing Namibia? Huh?
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@Stargazer Very deliberate. Look who I was talking to. His pet hate.
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@Snowy said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool
:@Stargazer Very deliberate. Look who I was talking to. His pet hate.
You write this as if I only have one...
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool
:It’s only Italy.....
9 - A. Smith
10 - Mo’unga
11 - Bridge
12 - SBW
13 - Crotty
14 - Ioane
15 - B. BarrettVery likely based on the first 3 games.
SA: Crotty and ALB (SBW)
Canada: SBW and Goodhue (Crotty)
Namibia: ALB and Goodhue -
Team I'd pick
Moody, Taylor, Laulala, Patrick T, Retallick, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, A.Smith, R. Mo'unga, Bridge, SBW, Crotty, Reece, B.Smith
Coles, Moli, Ta'avao, S.Whitelock, Cane, TJP, B.Barrett, J.Barrett.
Given week off: Ardie Savea, ALB and Ofa T.
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Really hard to know what will take precedence in this game - the need to conserve energy for a potential long play-off run or the need to give our top team game time and a dress rehearsal (bearing in mind that this game has to be won). Bit of mix and match, I think.
Maybe something like:
Tuúngafasi, Coles, Laulala, Retallick, SBarrett, Cane, Todd, Read, ASmith, Mo'unga, Bridge, SBW, Crotty, Reece, BBarrett
Moody, Coltman, Taávao, Whitelock, Frizell, Weber, Lienert-Brown, JBarrett
Leaving Taylor, Moli, Tuipolotu, Savea, Perenara, Goodhue, BSmith and Ioane out.
Taylor, Savea, Perenara and BSmith to come back into the top 23 for the play-offs.
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@Chris-B said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool
:Really hard to know what will take precedence in this game - the need to conserve energy for a potential long play-off run or the need to give our top team game time and a dress rehearsal (bearing in mind that this game has to be won). Bit of mix and match, I think.
Maybe something like:
Tuúngafasi, Coles, Laulala, Retallick, SBarrett, Cane, Todd, Read, ASmith, Mo'unga, Bridge, SBW, Crotty, Reece, BBarrett
Moody, Coltman, Taávao, Whitelock, Frizell, Weber, Lienert-Brown, JBarrett
Leaving Coles, Moli, Tuipolotu, Savea, Perenara, Goodhue, BSmith and Ioane out.
Coles, Savea, Perenara and BSmith to come back into the top 23 for the play-offs.
Because everyone loves a corrector ...
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@Bones Spot on with lots of early subs.
I think if Brodie is playing 60 minutes then Whitelock can have 20 off the bench to groove him for the play-offs.
I initially had BFA in for Reece, but I think Ben has had time in all three games so far - so I've subbed him out.
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I've given up trying to pick the teams, but I really hope Rieko gets some time, even if just off the bench. I think he still has something to offer in this tourney, I would not be at all surprised to see him picked and deliver in the knockout stages
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@voodoo said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool
:I've given up trying to pick the teams, but I really hope Rieko gets some time, even if just off the bench. I think he still has something to offer in this tourney, I would not be at all surprised to see him picked and deliver in the knockout stages
Bridge may have opened the door just a crack after his last performance.
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@Crucial said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool
:@voodoo said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool
:I've given up trying to pick the teams, but I really hope Rieko gets some time, even if just off the bench. I think he still has something to offer in this tourney, I would not be at all surprised to see him picked and deliver in the knockout stages
Bridge may have opened the door just a crack after his last performance.
I don't think Bridge has been nearly as good as people are making out. He's had a pretty good run, especially being involved in games where our forwards bitch slapped the opposition, but he's been far from error free and has butchered a few tries with poor option taking.
