Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18
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@Machpants just say someone got Covid, but due to privacy reasons can't be named.
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Machpants just say someone got Covid, but due to privacy reasons can't be named.
Lol that's put the cats amongst the pigeons!
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@African-Monkey no doubt Nonu did and was great to watch. But it did take 5 years from the time he was first selected in 03 to basically 08 when he started to look like a class midfielder. Then he became the best in the world a few years later.
Some players get time to develop - eg lack of other options, they’re worth investing in, the core talent is there and with right training and hard work from the player, they get to the peak of their ability.
Lots of factors on where a player actually ends up.
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Campo running his mouth: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/that-all-black-aura-is-gone-wallabies-great-takes-aim-at-kiwis-20201014-p564zc.html
Fully expect to lose by a cricket score now.
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@Nepia said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
so...in the last 10 minutes ive seen posts on the socials saying
BB didn't train today
JB seen limping with an icepack
and obviously WhitelockMy Barrett voodoo dolls are working.
Not quite.
Plumtree confirmed Scott Barrett was available to be selected this week, though the team was balancing the best route for his return after so long out of the game. -
@Bovidae said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Nepia said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
so...in the last 10 minutes ive seen posts on the socials saying
BB didn't train today
JB seen limping with an icepack
and obviously WhitelockMy Barrett voodoo dolls are working.
Not quite.
**Plumtree confirmed Scott Barrett was available to be selected this week, though the team was balancing the best route for his return after so long out of the game.**So straight to starting blindside it is..
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Bovidae said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Nepia said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
so...in the last 10 minutes ive seen posts on the socials saying
BB didn't train today
JB seen limping with an icepack
and obviously WhitelockMy Barrett voodoo dolls are working.
Not quite.
**Plumtree confirmed Scott Barrett was available to be selected this week, though the team was balancing the best route for his return after so long out of the game.**So straight to starting blindside it is..
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Where you lurking @bayimports
Haven’t got anything yet guys!
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@Stargazer said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
People have selective memories. Mo'unga has played several good tests. Remember that test in Pretoria in 2018 when BB started at 10? BB had a poor game, and the game lifted when Mo'unga came on (and BB shifted to fullback). We narrowly won that game.
There are more examples of tests in which he played well.IMO the main problem are the lack of an answer to the rush defence and our pack just not functioning the way it used to. I also think there's a direct relationship between the game plan and how players perform. Our current game plan doesn't work. The captain and senior players must also have the courage to deviate from that plan mid-game if it doesn't work (Mo'unga isn't a senior player).
That's why I have him on the bench. He actually provides a lot of spark when he comes on later in the game, and that test was a great example of what he can do in that role. At this stage of his career he's a bit of a deer in the headlights when the test is tight and defenses are fresh/rushing up on him.
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@Stargazer said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Fake news bullshit. Just another part of the misinformation campaign
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Stargazer said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Fake news bullshit. Just another part of the misinformation campaign
Sad that we've fallen so far too have to resort to chieka style squad shenanigans!
And this too, disgusting "Foster is due to name the team on Friday at 11.30am."
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@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
so...in the last 10 minutes ive seen posts on the socials saying
BB didn't train today
JB seen limping with an icepack
and obviously WhitelockBut I hear Damian McKenzie and Brad Weber were training the house down. Happy days ahead
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This post is deleted!
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"All Blacks don't cry"
Ok so what is it that you are doing, plums?
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Stargazer said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
And this too, disgusting "Foster is due to name the team on Friday at 11.30am."
Since just prior to WRC this means team gets named internally tomorrow and released to public on Friday and potentially leaked somewhere between those times lol
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@bayimports be that as it may, Thursday 0600 local, should be sacrosanct!
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@antipodean said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@African-Monkey said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Oh yay Mo'unga to get another start at 10......
Someone needs to get experience. We don't want a situation where we only have one five-eighth.
do we have that now?
Yes, he has an injured archilles.
i thought we all decided he was no more than okay at 10? or are we just happy to have that level of output now?
I think we were wrong. I was one of those who thought maybe he was a better fullback, but that was when we had Cruden and Sopoaga as 10 options. I think the facts speak for themselves - when he was at 10, he was WR player of the twice in a row and we actually went a lot better than we are now (some similar issues, yes)
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@Bones said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@NTA love how you're making predictions for the second game and not the first, playing it safe.
Note: close first game with Wallabies looking good means second game at Eden Park means Wallabies get thrashed.
58-3 looks like a safe bet.
