Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October

[NTA]

99th Test for Slipper. Nice big man. Hope you get over the line again before 100... no, NOT THAT LINE...

Lotta green there, but really what have we got to lose at this point? Rennie is picking guys in position, and the 9-10-12 axis is Brumbies, while 13-14 are Reds, so there are a couple of combinations there to work with.

[KiwiMurph]

@NTA 11-15 Rebels combo too.

[akan004]

[NTA]

I like the opportunity for McReight off the bench as well. Really rate him but he's in a David Croft style logjam for 7 with Hooper and Liam Wright. Hope he goes well as he killed it at U20 and showed real promise for the Reds.

Interesting move to drop Gordon for McDermott but I think the young man has potential

[chimoaus]

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

21-year-old Caleb Clarke gave the Wallabies nightmares in a barnstorming All Blacks debut in Bledisloe II. Now the Wallabies are out for revenge for that 17-7 hammering, and they’ve put a target firmly on the winger’s back.

17-7 I see what they did there.

[Siam]

@Crucial said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@Tim said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

Is that 9 Blues and 5 Crusaders? Honestly never thought I'd see the day. Better win!

Isn't there some bullshit saying about when Auckland rugby is strong?

Last time I heard it with any degree of certainty was 2003...😗

[Bones]

@nzzp said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

photocopier

😂

This should have received way more love.

[Tim]

@Siam A new era is dawning!

[NTA]

@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

21-year-old Caleb Clarke gave the Wallabies nightmares in a barnstorming All Blacks debut in Bledisloe II. Now the Wallabies are out for revenge for that 17-7 hammering, and they’ve put a target firmly on the winger’s back.

17-7 I see what they did there.

Sorry to burst your bubble but the article says 27-7 now

[mariner4life]

@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

21-year-old Caleb Clarke gave the Wallabies nightmares in a barnstorming All Blacks debut in Bledisloe II. Now the Wallabies are out for revenge for that 17-7 hammering, and they’ve put a target firmly on the winger’s back.

17-7 I see what they did there.

Sorry to burst your bubble but the article says 27-7 now

typical Australian, let 10 points in at the death

[NTA]

@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

21-year-old Caleb Clarke gave the Wallabies nightmares in a barnstorming All Blacks debut in Bledisloe II. Now the Wallabies are out for revenge for that 17-7 hammering, and they’ve put a target firmly on the winger’s back.

17-7 I see what they did there.

Sorry to burst your bubble but the article says 27-7 now

typical Australian, let 10 points in at the death

I don't even know who the fuck that journo is - assume as FoxSports sinks into obscurity they're just hiring random dickheads with the right school tie, and they don't know who the Wallabies are because their school is transitioning to AFL.

[Derpus]

@NTA hes already better than Wright and Hooper is off next year. I think he'll be starting next year.

As an aside - the is probably the youngest and least capped Wallaby side in history?

[KiwiMurph]

Yeah Wright's strength is his ability to cover 6 but as a 7 I think McReight has already passed him.

[akan004]

@Derpus Pretty sure Hooper is available for the Wallabies next year.

[Derpus]

@akan004 He is but i wouldn't be surprised if he isn't picked from Japan.

[akan004]

@Derpus I thought he was coming back for the last few rounds of SRAU?

[Nevorian]

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

21-year-old Caleb Clarke gave the Wallabies nightmares in a barnstorming All Blacks debut in Bledisloe II. Now the Wallabies are out for revenge for that 17-7 hammering, and they’ve put a target firmly on the winger’s back.

Daugunu told journalists on Wednesday: We’re looking forward to playing against him again on Saturday.

“Our aim is to kick to him and contest (the ball) – for him to catch it so we can smash him. Our target for this week was him. I can’t wait to hit him.”

Asked if the Kiwi gun had a target on his head, Daugunu simply said “yes.”

Oct 28, 2020

‘Can’t wait to hit him’: Wallabies out to ‘end’ breakout All Blacks star Caleb Clarke

‘Can’t wait to hit him’: Wallabies out to ‘end’ breakout All Blacks star

And I guess as they will mostly looking at his back then that is the best place to put the target

[Kirwan]

@Nevorian And Clarke is particulary good under the high ball, to the point that the Crusaders plan was to NOT kick to him.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Kirwan risky move...unless they nail it...every single time...theyre just giving him the ball in broken play

[bayimports]

Im also guessing with all this talk of "smashing him", that if does occur illegally, now that it is public there is likely to be a good old fashioned "handbags at five paces" with a few players running in. Adds to the theatre for this weekend

Is kicking to him to smash him it a legit tactic? I agree with @kirwan that it didnt work in SRA, so who knows if they will go through with it. I would say its probably more due to the fact that because none of them could tackle him last time and wanting to make a statement of intent, that they will make at least one tackle this time