All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
pretty excited to see Telea and Jordan on the wings....does go against my gut to have the a specialised player like clark on the bench and starting the more utility players
Yeah, DMac on the bench can cover 10, 15, wing - Clarke only really covers wing.
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This is the issue when you pre-select sides. DMac misses out no matter how well he plays.
Matching size for size on our bench - makes sense but also risky if the backline isn't firing with no DMac to bail them out.
Would be really nice if Taylor & Mo'unga can bring their Crusaders form to black.
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If Mo'unga shits the bed this week, where are we?
If he doesn't, where are we?
I don't get the selections with the WC really not that far away.
I don't get why they would start Dmac last week then drop him, despite being excellent.
Him on the bench this week, would likely give us far more danger.
I can't see much evidence of a plan, yet.
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Our bench looks a bit unconvincing compared to theirs
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
Our bench looks a bit unconvincing compared to theirs
Understatement
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Let's give Frizell his upteenth chance to prove he can't hack it against physical sides.
Let's put Christie in despite not knowing what he actually brings except having played more games than Roigard.
Let's drop DMac from the 23 entirely, because it didn't matter how he played last week, that was always our plan.
Let's keep hoping our fuck all impact lock when starting (Vaa'i) is going to to be able to come on and make an impact.
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Foster really is clueless, isn’t he? No feel for selection, no willingness to take a chance on players. He just moves the pieces around the chessboard without any sense of an over-arching strategy at work.
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@foobaNZ said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
@Nepia might be his D? He's probably our best defensive 9.
But as he stunts the attack I don't see the point.
Roigard is a pretty good defender too and a much better attacking 9.
And a much better kicker. The last game vs Brumbies he was outstanding with his kicking.
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One of the themes of Fozzie's selection is he avoids making tough decisions.
With the first fives he gives everyone a go.
The only reason Jordie is at 12 is multiple injuries last year and even then he rotated 12s on the end of year tour despite Jordie being a revalation at 12 in Bledisloe 2 last year.
With his 3 locks injury has meant he hasn't had to make a tough call there yet this year but in the past has put Barrett at 6 to squeeze them all on the field.
I don't believe he has ever started Jordan at fullback but he'll pick him on the wing etc.
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Why not give Roigard a run? His style is way more suited to the Boks than Christie. We know what Christie can do (not very much) so why not give guys a crack. Soooo frustrating.
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Foster is such a pussy for dropping Dmac to keep Beaudy
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No cover at 10 aside from BB switching there could really hurt us in this game, I'm just not a fan of the RB/BB combination as they seem to feed off each others mistakes and the attack degenerates into a headless chicken shambles.
I hope they prove me wrong on the weekend.
Clarke is on the bench seems so Jordan can go to 15 and BB to 10, so I guess they're going for their "best" impact winger there.
Sam T really should be starting, especially against the physical Boks. The Bok's simply swap big man for big man so you gain little from having a "big man impact" player on the bench who will likely play less minutes than Codie. It's a waste.
On the bright side I'm happy with the locking combination and that our midfield combination has stayed (though fear with RM running the cutter they will be nowhere as effective).
Also glad to see the loose forward combination stay - if for nothing to see if the excellent performance against the Argies was a fluke or the sign of a loose forward combination finally gelling.
We took a step forward against the Ariges - this game it will be very easy to take 2 steps backwards...
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Clarke on the bench must mean Jordan to fb at some point , that must be his plan , Richie or bb off
