Australia v All Blacks - Bled I
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@cgrant It's pretty hard to forecast this next match, because Fozzie could do anything. But, if he loses, he'll have to run out his top team the following week for fear of losing the Bled. So, I'm inclined to think a few changes, but probably not many. Something like:
Williams
Samisoni
Lomax
Retallick
Whitelock
Barrett
Cane
Savea
Roigard
Mo'unga
Telea
JBarrett
Ioane
Jordan
DMacColes
Tu'ungafasi
Laulala
Frizell
Jacobsen
Christie
ALB
Fainga'anukuHopefully, lock the Bled and RC away and run the game time experiments the following week.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
[Knuckles] didn’t get long in the top job, just a couple of seasons and then was dumped.
Standard procedure.
He also made some weird selection choices, but was given a squad too long in the tooth.
It's funny because it was back in the days where we only just had our fourth team, and the rot had already set in re: player development. The theory that less teams = better performance is simply not a guarantee.
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@Machpants said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@chimoaus said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Are there any other good examples of players making the squad but never actually getting capped? Curious to know who missed out over the years?
Stevenson never made the squad, he was cover, which is different. However, it indeed happens with full squad members not getting a run as the coaches want them in for a looksie.
Have a feeling Rhys Duggan may have sat on the bench without getting on.
Who was the prop that won a RWC winners medal but didn't play?
David Halligan (not Daryl) (Otago?) scored all his sides points in the early trial back in the 70s or early 80s, named at fullback, got injured and never played.
Would be others.
Oops, meant to reply to @chimoaus
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@Tordah said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
I expect a conservative selection for this one, maybe Finau and Roigard off the bench, but no more than that.
Maybe DMac on the bench to come in at 10 to see how he goes with BB
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@canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@MajorPom said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Probably. Australia are one of those teams that if we are up by 48 at half time, I'll still be slightly concerned.
I'll be more concerned if they come out all fire and brimstone at the start, and get ahead of us. The rise when they play us, and their backs are against the wall
We turned in up in Boks 2 last year, No reason the Wobblies can't do the same. I'm expecting a tight game.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@MajorPom said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Probably. Australia are one of those teams that if we are up by 48 at half time, I'll still be slightly concerned.
I'll be more concerned if they come out all fire and brimstone at the start, and get ahead of us. The rise when they play us, and their backs are against the wall
We turned in up in Boks 2 last year, No reason the Wobblies can't do the same. I'm expecting a tight game.
Eddie's probably plotting our downfall for this game, and forgotten about getting results in all of the other games
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@TheMojoman said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@Steve said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@taniwharugby said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Stevenson has been released, so he won't be playing.
All Blacks hopeful Shaun Stevenson will leave the team before their Bledisloe Cup trip to Melbourne in a fortnight, despite impressing in training.
Mafileo is still with the squad though.
Rugby World Cup: Coach Ian Foster gives squad update on All Blacks hopeful Shaun Stevenson | Newshub
The Chiefs star was originally called up to the Rugby Championship squad as injury cover.
Ah Jesus . What a waste.
Foster is an idiot.
Considering the compliments he's publicly given to SS, you wonder if it was Schmidt and/or McLeod who had reservations.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@TheMojoman said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@Steve said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@taniwharugby said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Stevenson has been released, so he won't be playing.
All Blacks hopeful Shaun Stevenson will leave the team before their Bledisloe Cup trip to Melbourne in a fortnight, despite impressing in training.
Mafileo is still with the squad though.
Rugby World Cup: Coach Ian Foster gives squad update on All Blacks hopeful Shaun Stevenson | Newshub
The Chiefs star was originally called up to the Rugby Championship squad as injury cover.
Ah Jesus . What a waste.
Foster is an idiot.
Considering the compliments he's publicly given to SS, you wonder if it was Schmidt and/or McLeod who had reservations.
If they had reservations, surely the best thing was to at least see how he performed for the ABXV?
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He was injury cover and they wanted to work with him in camp on a few things around defence IIRC. Think they see him as a huge prospect but there's clearly a few issues they want ironed out
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
He was injury cover and they wanted to work with him in camp on a few things around defence IIRC. Think they see him as a huge prospect but there's clearly a few issues they want ironed out
Unlike CC who is the finished article, oh wait...
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@Victor-Meldrew you'd think the head coach would have final say if he wanted someone that the others didnt or were on the fence with.
Almost feels like when Berryman got his run, public sentiment was he shold be there, but coaches werent convinced.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
they wanted to work with him in camp
Did they actually say that, or is that just hit and hope from you?
Regardless, I remain thoroughly unconvinced about these "issues" which I haven't seen any explanation of. Especially so when you consider the top two fullbacks are Beauden McShovelshit and a guy who makes as many errors as unbelievable plays.
The kind of unbelievable plays we've seen Stevenson do, but without as many errors.
Sounds like mealy mouthed excuses to me, on a par with saying Taylor is the form hooker at the start of the 2022 international season.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@TheMojoman said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@Steve said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@taniwharugby said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Stevenson has been released, so he won't be playing.
All Blacks hopeful Shaun Stevenson will leave the team before their Bledisloe Cup trip to Melbourne in a fortnight, despite impressing in training.
Mafileo is still with the squad though.
Rugby World Cup: Coach Ian Foster gives squad update on All Blacks hopeful Shaun Stevenson | Newshub
The Chiefs star was originally called up to the Rugby Championship squad as injury cover.
Ah Jesus . What a waste.
Foster is an idiot.
Considering the compliments he's publicly given to SS, you wonder if it was Schmidt and/or McLeod who had reservations.
Lip service for armchair critics like us who were calling for him to play
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@Duluth said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Lip service for armchair critics like us who were calling for him to play
He was called in as injury cover and then released when players were fit again. It’s pretty straight forward
Sure, but that's injury cover for a guy that wasn't required in the 23, that there was plenty of other cover for anyway.
Maybe they just wanted to get him in and see if his ears could hack a long haul flight I guess, in case Will's boat gets delayed.
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@taniwharugby said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@Victor-Meldrew you'd think the head coach would have final say if he wanted someone that the others didnt or were on the fence with.
You'd imagine and hope he'd make his decision based on input from the people working with the player - McLeod & Schmidt.
