All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug
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@derpus they beat women and girlfriends, not their wives.
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@crazy-horse said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@derpus they beat women and girlfriends, not their wives.
Uh, according to Foster, that's OK
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Where’s @Nogusta with the pre-team naming good oil?
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Questions for selection:
Taylor or Coles to start.
BBBR or Barrett (S) to start.
Two out of Reece/Jordan/Rieko on wing.
DMac or Barrett (J) at 15.
I expect bench of Bower/Ta'avao/[Coles]/[Scottie]/Blackadder/Weber/Barrett (B)/[Rieko].
Bold wouldn't be a bad back three. But Jordan hasn't been in the frame at 15 (yet).
Will be peeps upset whichever of your two fullback options are picked.
There's plenty of scope for controversy across the team no matter who is picked.
Should be fun.
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Questions for selection:
Taylor or Coles to start.
BBBR or Barrett (S) to start.
Two out of Reece/Jordan/Rieko on wing.
DMac or Barrett (J) at 15.
I expect bench of Bower/Ta'avao/[Coles]/[Scottie]/Blackadder/Weber/Barrett (B)/[Rieko].
The loosies will tell us if Foster has learned from his mistakes last year, as will the wing selection. His biggest problem is conservative selections and retaining the Hanson ethos of being nearly impossible to be dropped on form.
Pretty much ends up with the right selections usually when injury forces his hand.
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For mine the back three has to be Rieko, Jordie and Jordan, with Beauden on the bench.
DMac and Beauden are both fighting for the bench spot. If Rieko has to be a centre then Reece slots into the starting 15 in his place.
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
But Jordan hasn't been in the frame at 15 (yet)
I hope it stays that way. His consistency under the high ball is slightly below what you'd expect of an AB fullback. He's more suited to the wing at this stage
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@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
The loosies will tell us if Foster has learned from his mistakes last year
It can only be Ioane, Savea and Jacobson. Frizell is unavailable and Sotutu has been released. The only question is whether Papalii is fit. Otherwise, Blackadder on the bench.
as will the wing selection.
None of us want Bridge. I don't really mind which of the other three play.
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@no-quarter said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
For mine the back three has to be Rieko, Jordie and Jordan, with Beauden on the bench.
DMac and Beauden are both fighting for the bench spot. If Rieko has to be a centre then Reece slots into the starting 15 in his place.
I don't think they'll start Rieko or Beauden in the back three because Rieko has said he wants to be a centre and Beauden has said he wants to be a first five - and those are the overall squad positions they've been selected in. Aside from which - I think it's quite a step down from Rieko to Tupaea and Ennor as the bench midfielder. I do think Rieko on the wing is quite a bit more likely than Beaudy at fullback, which would really startle me, because it would be a real vote of no confidence in Jordie and DMac.
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The matchday 23 is (Test caps in brackets)
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George Bower (3)
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Codie Taylor (58)
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Nepo Laulala (31)
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Brodie Retallick (83)
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Samuel Whitelock (125) - captain
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Akira Ioane (4)
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Dalton Papalii (5)
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Ardie Savea (50)
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Aaron Smith (99)
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Richie Mo’unga (24)
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Rieko Ioane (37)
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David Havili (5)
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Anton Lienert-Brown (50)
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Sevu Reece (10)
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Damian McKenzie (30)
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Dane Coles (76)
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Karl Tu’inukuafe (18)
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Angus Ta’avao (16)
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Scott Barrett (42)
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Luke Jacobson (5)
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Brad Weber (9)
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Beauden Barrett (91)
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Jordie Barrett (25)
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