Australia v All Blacks - Bled I
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@Nepia said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@Machpants said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
No wonder we couldn't get the Bled
Yep, thankfully the dome headed piston wristed gibbon copied Henry's Blues gameplan the next year and increased the non Cantab quota above two.
At the expense of Christian Cullen and others.
piston wristed gibbon
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@canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@voodoo lol that just fucking screams vanilla doesn't it? Look at the midfield. The forwards. Just safe workers everywhere.
Goes to show the Crusaders couldn't be a tier 1 test side. Not that test side anyway
Yes they could. They just couldn't quite beat them twice.
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I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection
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@canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection
I’m disappointed Sam Broomhall missed selection for this match
A much safer option than future All Black coach Scott Robertson who was probably a bit dynamic at number 8 for this team.
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@MN5 said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection
I’m disappointed Sam Broomhall missed selection for this match
A much safer option than future All Black coach Scott Robertson who was probably a bit dynamic at number 8 for this team.
Current NZR CEO and 13 for that match tried his hardest to correct that mistake for many years when it came to picking an AB coach... 🎣
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@canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection
Epitomised by the speeding tortoise getting a cap as a winger. Ridiculous.
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@antipodean said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection
Epitomised by the speeding tortoise getting a cap as a winger. Ridiculous.
It was similar to the ABs in the great Auckland era, they had a few guys get black jerseys and I'm not sure there wasn't someone better than them who missed out. Mark Carter springs to mind
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@voodoo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Christian Cullen (Wellington), Doug Howlett (Auckland), Mark Robinson (Canterbury), Aaron Mauger (Canterbury, vice captain), Caleb Ralph (Canterbury), Andrew Mehrtens (Canterbury), Justin Marshall (Canterbury), Scott Robertson (Canterbury), Richard McCaw (Canterbury), Reuben Thorne (Canterbury, captain), Norm Maxwell (Canterbury), Chris Jack (Canterbury), Greg Somerville (Canterbury), Mark Hammett (Canterbury, vice captain), Dave Hewett (Canterbury).
A couple of hacks ruining the party.
I wouldn’t pick one Wellington or Auckland player in my….
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@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@voodoo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Christian Cullen (Wellington), Doug Howlett (Auckland), Mark Robinson (Canterbury), Aaron Mauger (Canterbury, vice captain), Caleb Ralph (Canterbury), Andrew Mehrtens (Canterbury), Justin Marshall (Canterbury), Scott Robertson (Canterbury), Richard McCaw (Canterbury), Reuben Thorne (Canterbury, captain), Norm Maxwell (Canterbury), Chris Jack (Canterbury), Greg Somerville (Canterbury), Mark Hammett (Canterbury, vice captain), Dave Hewett (Canterbury).
A couple of hacks ruining the party.
I wouldn’t pick one Wellington or Auckland player in my….
Canterbury team …..
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Eddie Jones defends Cooper's form while Hooper is a 'long shot' for Bledisloe I
Wallabies co-captain Michael Hooper appears a long shot to face New Zealand in the opening Bledisloe Cup clash
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@KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.
Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.
80k is a decent crowd in a non rugby city.
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@booboo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.
Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.
80k is a decent crowd in a non rugby city.
That’s fucking rich when Eden Park tops out at 50,000 and the rest of the NZ stadiums are half or less than expected this weekend
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@MiketheSnow said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@booboo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.
Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.
80k is a decent crowd in a non rugby city.
That’s fucking rich when Eden Park tops out at 50,000 and the rest of the NZ stadiums are half or less than expected this weekend
Think only Eden Park is over 40k
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@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@voodoo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Christian Cullen (Wellington), Doug Howlett (Auckland), Mark Robinson (Canterbury), Aaron Mauger (Canterbury, vice captain), Caleb Ralph (Canterbury), Andrew Mehrtens (Canterbury), Justin Marshall (Canterbury), Scott Robertson (Canterbury), Richard McCaw (Canterbury), Reuben Thorne (Canterbury, captain), Norm Maxwell (Canterbury), Chris Jack (Canterbury), Greg Somerville (Canterbury), Mark Hammett (Canterbury, vice captain), Dave Hewett (Canterbury).
A couple of hacks ruining the party.
I wouldn’t pick one Wellington or Auckland player in my….
Im still sore over how Cullen was shown the door.
When I think about Rugby and what Rugby should look like.....I see Christian Cullen.
That's what its all about.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
A couple of hacks ruining the party.
I wouldn’t pick one Wellington or Auckland player in my….
you chose Canberra to live. Should have gone to Specsavers.
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@NTA said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@kiwiinmelb said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
If I was Eddie , I’d be trying to take advantage that the abs may just be a tad complacent after being 2-0 up against a team that is 0-2 , not firing warning shots 😁
It is about media attention. Like Cheika, he wants to keep the spotlight on his bullshit rather than the performances.
yeh I don't underestimate Eddie, he is sneaky.
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I think I’ve been to 3 or 4 at the g ,
All had big crowds , but I think bledisloe games had a much higher profile then ( in Australia anyway ), there would be lots of people travelling from interstate and nz . Lots of people walking around the city through the day in wallaby and Allblacks jerseys and scarfs. Even if the game itself was largely ignored by local media it would be packed out by those that care.
I suspect this one might struggle in comparison. Hopefully I’m wrong.
