Japan v All Blacks
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@antipodean said in Japan v All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in Japan v All Blacks:
30 mins after an AB team naming and only 5 posts about it...
Better side than I thought they'd name, the mid-field has potential, both ways!
We're going to leave a lot of points out there with Ennor as centre. I don't know why they persist with him there - he isn't a centre.
They reckon he has made huge progress during training over the year.
I’m a big critic as well but if they have managed to advance his abilities I would be happy. He’s a sizeable unit and could cover midfield/wing which is a good option to have (backup for Rieko).
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@antipodean said in Japan v All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in Japan v All Blacks:
30 mins after an AB team naming and only 5 posts about it...
Better side than I thought they'd name, the mid-field has potential, both ways!
We're going to leave a lot of points out there with Ennor as centre. I don't know why they persist with him there - he isn't a centre.
For someone who’s not a centre he’s started there a lot at test level. 100% of the time if I’m not mistaken.
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Sensible team.
Good mix of experience and giving serious game time to the likes of Perofeta, Vaa'i, RTS & Ennor and the second stringers with a pretty solid and experienced lump of players available if things start to go tits-up. Only questionable area is 12/13 which looks seriously raw but I expect that will be changed about as we get into the game & ALB gets a good run.
Big opportunity for Sotutu to build a combination with Cane and Frizzell.
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@MN5 said in Japan v All Blacks:
@antipodean said in Japan v All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in Japan v All Blacks:
30 mins after an AB team naming and only 5 posts about it...
Better side than I thought they'd name, the mid-field has potential, both ways!
We're going to leave a lot of points out there with Ennor as centre. I don't know why they persist with him there - he isn't a centre.
For someone who’s not a centre he’s started there a lot at test level. 100% of the time if I’m not mistaken.
Ennor was dreadful at Centre against Italy last year.
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The fact that Ennor gets selected in any AB team, regardless of injuries or lack of cattle, makes my balls shrink.
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@sparky said in Japan v All Blacks:
Great to see Tupou Vaa'i get a start. I'm predicting him to become a world class Test forward in the next 12 months.
Because...?
I'm picking him to remain a small sized lock that plays like a bit of a journeyman.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Japan v All Blacks:
The fact that Ennor gets selected in any AB team, regardless of injuries or lack of cattle, makes my balls shrink.
Jeez they must be pea sized by now. You fit in nicely around here.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Japan v All Blacks:
The fact that Ennor gets selected in any AB team, regardless of injuries or lack of cattle, makes my balls shrink.
Now that Bridge has gone he’s telling us all to hold his beer.
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@bayimports said in Japan v All Blacks:
"Foster said there could be a chance that Perofeta will move to first-five later in the game."
I wonder who will move where to fit this in
Havili to 15?
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@Duluth said in Japan v All Blacks:
The 2018 match. Teams, highlights and top fern comments: https://www.thesilverfern.com/match/2018-11-03-japan-allblacks/
A number of unproven and new players in that side, a controversial captain selection and a midfield combo that is even more questionable than this one. And we put 60 on them.
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@sparky said in Japan v All Blacks:
Great to see Tupou Vaa'i get a start. I'm predicting him to become a world class Test forward in the next 12 months.
It'll maybe take a bit longer than that. But, yeah, he has real potential (he's only 22) and good to see he's getting game time as he def. needs it.
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@Crucial said in Japan v All Blacks:
@antipodean said in Japan v All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in Japan v All Blacks:
30 mins after an AB team naming and only 5 posts about it...
Better side than I thought they'd name, the mid-field has potential, both ways!
We're going to leave a lot of points out there with Ennor as centre. I don't know why they persist with him there - he isn't a centre.
They reckon he has made huge progress during training over the year.
I’m a big critic as well but if they have managed to advance his abilities I would be happy. He’s a sizeable unit and could cover midfield/wing which is a good option to have (backup for Rieko).
I guess we will see.I can understand the attraction: He's a big unit who is a very handy winger. More time at wing at Test level is difficult to find, especially in the last few years, so he'll have been stuck holding bags at training as they say.
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@antipodean said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Crucial said in Japan v All Blacks:
@antipodean said in Japan v All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in Japan v All Blacks:
30 mins after an AB team naming and only 5 posts about it...
Better side than I thought they'd name, the mid-field has potential, both ways!
We're going to leave a lot of points out there with Ennor as centre. I don't know why they persist with him there - he isn't a centre.
They reckon he has made huge progress during training over the year.
I’m a big critic as well but if they have managed to advance his abilities I would be happy. He’s a sizeable unit and could cover midfield/wing which is a good option to have (backup for Rieko).
I guess we will see.I can understand the attraction: He's a big unit who is a very handy winger. More time at wing at Test level is difficult to find, especially in the last few years, so he'll have been stuck holding bags at training as they say.
Lighter than Conrad Smith apparently.
Also struggles to tackle Irish midfielders.
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@mariner4life said in Japan v All Blacks:
i didn't know the AB XV was playing Japan as well?
That's not a test team. That's disrespectful to the hosts. By fuck we're arrogant.
Yeah, when you take the Barrets out of the ABs we look decidedly weaker ay
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@sparky said in Japan v All Blacks:
@MN5 said in Japan v All Blacks:
@antipodean said in Japan v All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in Japan v All Blacks:
30 mins after an AB team naming and only 5 posts about it...
Better side than I thought they'd name, the mid-field has potential, both ways!
We're going to leave a lot of points out there with Ennor as centre. I don't know why they persist with him there - he isn't a centre.
For someone who’s not a centre he’s started there a lot at test level. 100% of the time if I’m not mistaken.
Ennor was dreadful at Centre against Italy last year.
And 1-12, 14-15 were any better? It wasn't until DC came on we actually played some footy.
Edit: DC started I see but the team was complete shit not helped by a ref who turned his arse cheeks to the ABs.
