Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour
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@nostrildamus Sterling work, but lots of those - weights especially are terribly wrong.
Frizell is a 6 who can play lock as compared to Ethan Blackadder who is a 6 who can play 7.
Watching them play together for the Mako there's no doubt that Shannon is significantly bigger.
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@bovidae said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@bones said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@bovidae said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
Laulala at least offers you a solid scrum.
Does he though? I feel like his scrum prowess grows, the less he offers about the park. Very similar to Franks.
I do think the scrum is better with Laulala at TH. I've been critical of him around the field though (e.g. lazy offsides, very little metres as a ball carrier). The problem is that Tu'ungafasi has also looked like Franks with the ball in hand since his return. Describing him as passive would be too kind.
And speaking of props, Moody needs to step up too.
DeGroot agrees with you, says Nepo is the 'best in the world' (huge call)
'They hand my arse to me': Ethan de Groot's tough All Blacks lessons
The benefit for Ethan de Groot of the All Blacks going on a 10-week tour is that the selectors were forced to select eight props in the squad, allowing for the 23-year-old's inclusion. The surplus of props has caused some issues, however.
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posted in different thread on how to watch in Aus, but interesting that no Eng based players will be available for Wales
Welsh rugby boss defends decisions to play New Zealand without leading players and autumn games going off free-to-air TV | Wales Online
WRU chief executive Steve Phillips addressed a number of issues at the governing body's AGM
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@chris-b I don't disagree with you! I think the official All Blacks site should at least try to keep up with the changing weights.
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@bayimports said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
posted in different thread on how to watch in Aus, but interesting that no Eng based players will be available for Wales
WRU chief executive Steve Phillips addressed a number of issues at the governing body's AGM
See original post #booboo
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@machpants said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@bayimports said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
posted in different thread on how to watch in Aus, but interesting that no Eng based players will be available for Wales
WRU chief executive Steve Phillips addressed a number of issues at the governing body's AGM
See original post #booboo
That would mean breaking a fern tradition and reading from the start
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@nostrildamus Yeah - I said earlier this year that they should have to have an annual weigh-in.
I've read that Gregor Paul article before, but it's well worth a re-read. I think he's got the weights very accurate.
An interesting point is that even since it was written, there's been some scaling up. Insofar as you can believe their weights, Papali'i and Blackadder are playing openside at 111-113kg.
Pretty sure the props have scaled up a bit - 120kgs is smallish now - and guys like Tamaiti Williams are on the horizon.
Samisoni looks a bigger hooker to me than our others.
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@chris-b said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus Yeah - I said earlier this year that they should have to have an annual weigh-in.
I've read that Gregor Paul article before, but it's well worth a re-read. I think he's got the weights very accurate.
An interesting point is that even since it was written, there's been some scaling up. Insofar as you can believe their weights, Papali'i and Blackadder are playing openside at 111-113kg.
Pretty sure the props have scaled up a bit - 120kgs is smallish now - and guys like Tamaiti Williams are on the horizon.
Samisoni looks a bigger hooker to me than our others.
I would say that our S&C coach has been tasked with adding bulk and power to some players over a few years and the selectors will take that into consideration as well e.g. Lord's training reports would probably have indicated the room the S&C team feel he has in him.
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@chris-b said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus Sterling work, but lots of those - weights especially are terribly wrong.
Frizell is a 6 who can play lock as compared to Ethan Blackadder who is a 6 who can play 7.
Watching them play together for the Mako there's no doubt that Shannon is significantly bigger.
Blackadder plays bigger than that soft pea.
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@chris-b said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@bones Maybe with some people.
TJ has been flirting with other options though and refer Cully's book for people not taking their demotions well.
So you're saying his experience amounts to nothing? 😊
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@nepia said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@chris-b said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus Sterling work, but lots of those - weights especially are terribly wrong.
Frizell is a 6 who can play lock as compared to Ethan Blackadder who is a 6 who can play 7.
Watching them play together for the Mako there's no doubt that Shannon is significantly bigger.
Blackadder plays bigger than that soft pea.
YUP!
Seems to me Jacobson and Cane are two of the most impactful tacklers, and sometimes Akira..
Then Paps.. Blackadder is good too.
Sotutu is usually quite effective if not dominant.
And Ardie is usually 7 or 8.
I'm not sure which one of them clearly has less impact / is less dominant than Frizell? I'm just not sure who he should replace in order to make the loose forwards more physically dominant.I'd suggest the problem with the loose forwards is less their relative size and power (especially at 6) than how well they work together. Still in fits and starts.
However, if you want a player who is taller than Shannon, can play lock, voted MVP, and gets around the field, the ABs could always use more facial hair and more ginga ninja...
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@nostrildamus Hansen clearly thought he'd struck the optimal combination with McCaw, Kaino and Read - and I think he was not far wrong.
With Cane especially, he had a like for like - but, he was clearly searching for Kaino MkII - with Squire, Fifita, Frizell and eventually Scott Barrett.
We are struggling with finding that really big third man to replace Kaino, so I'm all in favour of Robinson getting a run.
Even though he's playing 6, I think Akira is more Read than Kaino.
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@chris-b said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus Yeah - I said earlier this year that they should have to have an annual weigh-in.
I've read that Gregor Paul article before, but it's well worth a re-read. I think he's got the weights very accurate.
An interesting point is that even since it was written, there's been some scaling up. Insofar as you can believe their weights, Papali'i and Blackadder are playing openside at 111-113kg.
Pretty sure the props have scaled up a bit - 120kgs is smallish now - and guys like Tamaiti Williams are on the horizon.
Samisoni looks a bigger hooker to me than our others.
I doubt very much that Todds son would weigh that much. He’s pretty rangy and not amazingly tall.
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@mn5 I don't know, pretty big/long torso, not much neck, and have you considered that chin?!
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@chris-b said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@nostrildamus Hansen clearly thought he'd struck the optimal combination with McCaw, Kaino and Read - and I think he was not far wrong.
With Cane especially, he had a like for like - but, he was clearly searching for Kaino MkII - with Squire, Fifita, Frizell and eventually Scott Barrett.
Agreed.
We are struggling with finding that really big third man to replace Kaino, so I'm all in favour of Robinson getting a run.
Cool, all onboard the 6 mystery bus!
Even though he's playing 6, I think Akira is more Read than Kaino.
Funny you say that, I'd be tempted to play Akira at 8 and/or only for 30-50 minutes against the more physical forwards. He seems to concentrate (enter superhero mode) in bursts but especially at 6 we need an 80 minutes work ethic/single focus I think.
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@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@mn5 I don't know, pretty big/long torso, not much neck, and have you considered that chin?!
I’ve never really looked at his jaw sorry
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@mn5 then you've been ignoring a helluva lot of screentime!
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@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@mn5 then you've been ignoring a helluva lot of screentime!
He’s always moving too fast and too busy, a sure sign of a good player.
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@bones said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
FYI, for those UK ferners, looking about it seems this will be broadcast on Prime from what I can find.
Yep, Saturday's game is live on Amazon Prime. But if Wales win the highlights will be on every channel there at least once a week for the next 30-50 years.
A one point win and three million Welsh are having the one of the greatest days of their lives. Hope the ABs ain't taking this one for granted. Enormous setup against a fired-up 6 Nations champions from last Saturday's exhibition game in Washington.
ABs' weight evolution: Super-size only
