RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks
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@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Bovidae said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
The other option would have been Vaa'i at lock or 6, depending on where SB played, and use the latter as your primary ball-carrier.
Similar to Barrett where the locking situation means he was needed elsewhere
I don't like the idea of Barrett being our second best six... not just because I don't think he is, and he has been exposed there many times, but mostly because he is our form lock, who I want to be seeing play eighty minutes in his best position.
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No one has said that.
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@frugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
I'll ask this question then. If Papalii is viewed as a better blindside then Jacobson, why didn't get a start last week, when he hasn't played that much test footy, especially at 6.
It would appear Jacobson has been dropped
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@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@frugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
I'll ask this question then. If Papalii is viewed as a better blindside then Jacobson, why didn't get a start last week, when he hasn't played that much test footy, especially at 6.
It would appear Jacobson has been dropped
Which I would say is bizarre? But mind you, Fozzy does many bizarre things, some of which have proved successful, so we'll see I guess.
Weirdly enough, I'd actually say Foster has been far more open to picking on form in the backline throughout his tenure...
- Roigard jumped the queue into the squad, likewise Fakatava last year
- DMac offered the chance to start games this year
- Selections at 12 throughout have been on form, first with Havili, then moving Jordie there
- Telea jumping in ahead of Clarke
If we are going to criticise Foster for picking Christie, that is fair, but we can't then say he doesn't pick on form, because that isn't true as a block statement.
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Ian Foster:
"We thought just for this game that way round would be good for us. It gives us the ability to have two guys whose instincts are around the ball. But Dalts also brings speed around the park, he has brought a lot to the group over the last couple of years and he deserves this."
What we need to see are some dominant tackles too.
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@Windows97 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Duluth Yes but your entire justification for Papps being selected at 6 is that he used to play there back in the day and weighs roughly the same amount as Kiren Reid.
That’s a pretty good effort to spell both his first and his surname wrong
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@Joans-Town-Jones said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@frugby we're down by 5, 20 mins to go, have the ascendency, scored 22 unanswered points, you don't think Fozzy is hooking Nugget?
If we have scored 22 unanswered points and are on absolute fire? Absolutely not haha.
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What the hell is with the ire towards Dalton's selection? He is absolutely world class and a real leader in the pack. One quiet game against Ireland doesn't change all of that. I am very pleased to see him starting this test, and hoping he brings his A game as he is so influential when on form.
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@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
What the hell is with the ire towards Dalton's selection? He is absolutely world class and a real leader in the pack. One quiet game against Ireland doesn't change all of that. I am very pleased to see him starting this test, and hoping he brings his A game as he is so influential when on form.
I don't think anyone disputes Papalii's qualities. More of a discussion around it being an imbalanced trio.
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No I refuse to let you introduce strawman arguments. You did it in the NPC thread too. Lift your game it makes you look dumb
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@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
From the current squad what would you have picked?
I personally would have gone for Jacobson, as I really rate him, and despite what the height and weight might say, he feels and plays like a bigger body than Papalii IMO. I don't necessarily hate the option, as think we lacks options at 6, with the only one I consider near good enough injured.
Blackadder isn't that big either, and has spent the best part of 18 months injured, whilst I think Samipeni is still very raw, and wouldn't have been ready for this WC.
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@akan004 the issue you're facing by picking mainly on SR form is continuity. Because of Forster's results over the last couple of years he's about 1 year behind in his plan to solidify the team. He was still phucking around with the team on the end of year tour last year. With the emergence of JB at 12 and Rieks finally showing glimpses of a test centre pairing, Foster simply didn't have enough time to blood anymore players. Then you’ll all be complaining our team is far too inexperienced.
