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  • MN5M Online
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    @Siam said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @MN5 or Guildford. All of this talk is yucky. Has Reiko still got his hairdo? Might as well speculate it's the first time we've had a blonde midfield

    Apparently there's no "safe" brown players or "explosive" white players.

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    @barbarian mate, I reckon I'd be feeling quite refreshed as a wallaby supporter.
    A new broom and culture with fresh players keen to build something. Exciting rebuild ahead if you can just keep your rapacious fish head administrators at bay 😉.

    Process more important than outcome at this stage

    It feels like you've got more to look forward to short term than us as we see if foster can truly be his own man

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    @chimoaus said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    Gone are the days of going to the local pub, getting a beer, a bus to the game, ticket to the game and bus back to the pub all for $10.

    You mean pounds right? Not dollars?

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    @barbarian said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    While I think the ABs will win comfortably, there's a real Wallaby feel to the AB XV: just picking the most talented blokes without much thought to the number on their back.

    All this AB-fans-collectively-shit-their-pants-prior-to-smashing-us is amusing tho, eh?

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    @NTA said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @barbarian said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    While I think the ABs will win comfortably, there's a real Wallaby feel to the AB XV: just picking the most talented blokes without much thought to the number on their back.

    All this AB-fans-collectively-shit-their-pants-prior-to-smashing-us is amusing tho, eh?

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    Just getting the scapegoats in nice and early so there's no surprises if the ABs do lose.

    If anything it shows brilliant time management.

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    @barbarian said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    While I think the ABs will win comfortably, there's a real Wallaby feel to the AB XV

    Wallabies doing the same, playing an 8 in 6, for example. yes he's played there before but it is his debut.

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    @MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @Bovidae said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    It must be a while since the ABs have started an all-white back three. Welcome to the 1980s.

    Define 'white"......do Cullen, Ralph, Kahui, Jane etc count ?

    No. The last 3 played for the NZM. Pasty white Poms definitely count!

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    @Bovidae said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @Bovidae said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    It must be a while since the ABs have started an all-white back three. Welcome to the 1980s.

    Define 'white"......do Cullen, Ralph, Kahui, Jane etc count ?

    No. The last 3 played for the NZM. Pasty white Poms definitely count!

    Actually they all did.

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    Fun fact, only two starters left from RWC quarters for Oz, their last match. Hooper and Koroibete (and 3 the on bench). ABs have 10 with 15 of the 23 quarter finals players still in tomorrow's 23.

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    @bayimports said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @DMX true regarding Jordie, but it looks like he ate Aaron Smith during the off season and the weight not only added confidence but also made more effective tackles and breaks... opinion of course but Jordie looks different this year.

    Yeah - I read an article that he consciously bulked up in the off season. Added six or seven kgs.

    He also went up a level in his play with the Hurricanes. Became one of their go to guys.

    He might make a mistake tomorrow, but I think that will be an anomaly now (like Ben Smith getting binned in the RWC Final), rather than any indication that he's not ready for this level.

    I think my only slight concerns would be that he probably doesn't have the out and out gas of a wing and that he hasn't played there much.

    Overall, I reckon he's less likely to make a bad error than a debuting Will Jordan or an adventurous Sevu Reece, but in the longer run he's probably less likely to create magic quite as often either.

    So, I hope this is a matter of Fozzie being desperate to win his first outing, rather than any sort of fixture - and if it is (with Beaudy as their first choice fullback), it certainly begs the question of why they haven't got Josh Ioane in the squad.

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    @Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @bayimports said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @DMX true regarding Jordie, but it looks like he ate Aaron Smith during the off season and the weight not only added confidence but also made more effective tackles and breaks... opinion of course but Jordie looks different this year.

    Yeah - I read an article that he consciously bulked up in the off season. Added six or seven kgs.

    He also went up a level in his play with the Hurricanes. Became one of their go to guys.

    He might make a mistake tomorrow, but I think that will be an anomaly now (like Ben Smith getting binned in the RWC Final), rather than any indication that he's not ready for this level.

    I think my only slight concerns would be that he probably doesn't have the out and out gas of a wing and that he hasn't played there much.

    Overall, I reckon he's less likely to make a bad error than a debuting Will Jordan or an adventurous Sevu Reece, but in the longer run he's probably less likely to create magic quite as often either.

    So, I hope this is a matter of Fozzie being desperate to win his first outing, rather than any sort of fixture - and if it is (with Beaudy as their first choice fullback), it certainly begs the question of why they haven't got Josh Ioane in the squad

    My 2 cents is that tonight is a signal that Mo’unga is going to get the starts at 10 this season and barring major catastrophe this will continue with Barrett going for a sabbatical next year that may impact on test footy (whatever that looks like) next year.

    Josh’s inclusion would be surplus right now. Tough call but with Mo’unga and Barrett and in an emergency DMac and Jordie available I’d say they’ve got things covered.

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    @ACT-Crusader Howlett could beat a man on the outside, Bridge is the king of the cutback and setup. Safe, predictable, great for Super rugby level.

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    Just having lunch with the Wallabies in Christchurch airport

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    @Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    Just having lunch with the Wallabies in Christchurch airport

    Do I sense a @jegga yarn coming up ?

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    @Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @ACT-Crusader Howlett could beat a man on the outside, Bridge is the king of the cutback and setup. Safe, predictable, great for Super rugby level.

    I don't think George is a lot like Doug, nor a lot like Caleb.

    I reckon he's more in the mould of Cory Jane or Israel Dagg.

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    @MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    Just having lunch with the Wallabies in Christchurch airport

    Do I sense a @jegga yarn coming up ?

    I walked past the Intercontinental on the way to walk this week, and saw the AB bus pulled up outside each morning... led me to consider getting up a bit earlier one day to go have breakfast with them, but thought... "nah, fuck it".
    I mean, what's the point? There's no dMac, Kaino, or even Squire.

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    @Kruse said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    Just having lunch with the Wallabies in Christchurch airport

    Do I sense a @jegga yarn coming up ?

    I walked past the Intercontinental on the way to walk this week, and saw the AB bus pulled up outside each morning... led me to consider getting up a bit earlier one day to go have breakfast with them, but thought... "nah, fuck it".
    I mean, what's the point? There's no dMac, Kaino, or even Squire.

    Joe Moody must be gutted he's not considered worthy company

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    @MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @Kruse said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    Just having lunch with the Wallabies in Christchurch airport

    Do I sense a @jegga yarn coming up ?

    I walked past the Intercontinental on the way to walk this week, and saw the AB bus pulled up outside each morning... led me to consider getting up a bit earlier one day to go have breakfast with them, but thought... "nah, fuck it".
    I mean, what's the point? There's no dMac, Kaino, or even Squire.

    Joe Moody must be gutted he's not considered worthy company

    Moody by himself? Who's gonna be bothered sharing that anecdote?

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    @Kruse said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @Kruse said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    Just having lunch with the Wallabies in Christchurch airport

    Do I sense a @jegga yarn coming up ?

    I walked past the Intercontinental on the way to walk this week, and saw the AB bus pulled up outside each morning... led me to consider getting up a bit earlier one day to go have breakfast with them, but thought... "nah, fuck it".
    I mean, what's the point? There's no dMac, Kaino, or even Squire.

    Joe Moody must be gutted he's not considered worthy company

    Moody by himself? Who's gonna be bothered sharing that anecdote?

    True, who wants to hear about scrums, weightlifting and protein shakes.

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    @MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    @Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

    Just having lunch with the Wallabies in Christchurch airport

    Do I sense a @jegga yarn coming up ?

    Nah, left them alone. Some big units.

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