AB RWC Squad
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@Chris-B said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Havili has only been out for a couple of months max and was playing well before he got injured. He can fit in three or four more games before the tournament starts - it's a non-issue. He's "figured prominently"(thanks Hinton) in AB teams for the past two years. I'll be amazed if he misses out.
me too.
i guess, for me he is one of the last vestiges of the "old guard" ABs that just weren't as good as the team is now. If we are wedded to RM and BB, then a 3rd playmaker in the backline makes no sense.
But i guess Ennor's injury means we are forced to take him as there are literally no other AB experienced midfielders available.
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@mariner4life said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@Chris-B said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Havili has only been out for a couple of months max and was playing well before he got injured. He can fit in three or four more games before the tournament starts - it's a non-issue. He's "figured prominently"(thanks Hinton) in AB teams for the past two years. I'll be amazed if he misses out.
me too.
i guess, for me he is one of the last vestiges of the "old guard" ABs that just weren't as good as the team is now. If we are wedded to RM and BB, then a 3rd playmaker in the backline makes no sense.
But i guess Ennor's injury means we are forced to take him as there are literally no other AB experienced midfielders available.
This.
He might have been on the edge of the squad, but he is now pretty firmly locked in as I see it.
It might strengthen the case for LF over Clarke as well, so he can have a run at 13 in a pool game.
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@kiwiinmelb said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@antipodean said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@mariner4life said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
And surely after the weekend Cristie gets punted in to the sun
I'm resigned to the fact he's going. There's no way short of injury that they'd suddenly select a bloke that's not been in the squad forever over him.
If roigard is their preferred bench option.
I see more value in picking Weber to partner dmac in pool games .
But like you say do they wind that back ?
I'd prefer it. Goldie said on the Breakdown the drawback was Weber plays too much like Smith. I'm fucked if I can see a problem with that considering our entire ability to play requires fast, accurate ball from the ruck.
If they want something slightly different, that's Roigard.
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@antipodean said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@kiwiinmelb said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@antipodean said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@mariner4life said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
And surely after the weekend Cristie gets punted in to the sun
I'm resigned to the fact he's going. There's no way short of injury that they'd suddenly select a bloke that's not been in the squad forever over him.
If roigard is their preferred bench option.
I see more value in picking Weber to partner dmac in pool games .
But like you say do they wind that back ?
I'd prefer it. Goldie said on the Breakdown the drawback was Weber plays too much like Smith. I'm fucked if I can see a problem with that considering our entire ability to play requires fast, accurate ball from the ruck.
If they want something slightly different, that's Roigard.
I would have thought option 3 is best to be a bit like smith in case he is unavailable ?
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Yeah I think with Ennor’s injury Havili’s name has gone from pencil to pen. ALB will now be the centre back up option which I’m not sure is ideal.
Hey, Crotty is back in the country 😎
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@ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Yeah I think with Ennor’s injury Havili’s name has gone from pencil to pen. ALB will now be the centre back up option which I’m not sure is ideal.
Hey, Crotty is back in the country 😎
How's Caleb Ralph's fitness these days?
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@voodoo said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Yeah I think with Ennor’s injury Havili’s name has gone from pencil to pen. ALB will now be the centre back up option which I’m not sure is ideal.
Hey, Crotty is back in the country 😎
How's Caleb Ralph's fitness these days?
probably still elite, that boy could ruuuuuun
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@mariner4life said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@voodoo said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Yeah I think with Ennor’s injury Havili’s name has gone from pencil to pen. ALB will now be the centre back up option which I’m not sure is ideal.
Hey, Crotty is back in the country 😎
How's Caleb Ralph's fitness these days?
probably still elite, that boy could ruuuuuun
Just not very fast
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@MN5 said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@mariner4life said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@voodoo said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Yeah I think with Ennor’s injury Havili’s name has gone from pencil to pen. ALB will now be the centre back up option which I’m not sure is ideal.
Hey, Crotty is back in the country 😎
How's Caleb Ralph's fitness these days?
probably still elite, that boy could ruuuuuun
Just not very fast
he was pretty quick in his younger days at the Bay
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@KiwiMurph said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Blackadder isn't required in this squad - Finau the backup 6, Dalton the backup 7 and Jacobson the backup 8. I could see him as a good option if Jacobson wasn't available.
I agree, his best fit was at 6 IMO and that position seems stronger.
Arguably Luke has his foot ahead at 8/6 and I don't see Blackadder ranked higher than Dalton at 7 (and maybe they seek Luke Jacobson as also an emergency 7). -
@KiwiMurph said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Blackadder isn't required in this squad - Finau the backup 6, Dalton the backup 7 and Jacobson the backup 8. I could see him as a good option if Jacobson wasn't available.
I think Blackadder’s versatility as a bench option is what they like. He can start but has been best used off the bench to cover multiple positions.
The other thing they have said is his ability to disrupt opposition ball when it hits the deck. Point of difference from Cane and Dalton.
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@voodoo said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Yeah I think with Ennor’s injury Havili’s name has gone from pencil to pen. ALB will now be the centre back up option which I’m not sure is ideal.
Hey, Crotty is back in the country 😎
How's Caleb Ralph's fitness these days?
I hear he’s on standby, along with Norm Maxwell now that Retallick is crook…
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@mariner4life said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@Chris-B said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Havili has only been out for a couple of months max and was playing well before he got injured. He can fit in three or four more games before the tournament starts - it's a non-issue. He's "figured prominently"(thanks Hinton) in AB teams for the past two years. I'll be amazed if he misses out.
me too.
i guess, for me he is one of the last vestiges of the "old guard" ABs that just weren't as good as the team is now. If we are wedded to RM and BB, then a 3rd playmaker in the backline makes no sense.
But i guess Ennor's injury means we are forced to take him as there are literally no other AB experienced midfielders available.
Probably a few of those guys playing on Saturday. Dave sits with a number of them - you'd rather not have to use them, but we can probably survive with one or two. If we end up with more, we're probably a bit fucked - but, that's likely for most teams.
I think he was going regardless of Ennor.
Go back and watch Braydon in the Super rugby final - not what you'd want in a RWC play-off game.
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@Frank said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@Chris-B said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
I haven't re-watched the first 10 minutes of Saturday's game - but after that, Christie was one of our best. Passing was decisive and accurate.
lol
Go back and watch it on something other than your phone, Frank!
Bloody Polish chicks - racist against red heads!
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@ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
@KiwiMurph said in AB RWC Squad predictions:
Blackadder isn't required in this squad - Finau the backup 6, Dalton the backup 7 and Jacobson the backup 8. I could see him as a good option if Jacobson wasn't available.
I think Blackadder’s versatility as a bench option is what they like. He can start but has been best used off the bench to cover multiple positions.
The other thing they have said is his ability to disrupt opposition ball when it hits the deck. Point of difference from Cane and Dalton.
I understand that. I don't understand how that is enough to displace anyone in this particular squad. Jacobson offers a lot of the same versatility.
