RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina
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@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@voodoo said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@chimoaus said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
I think Telea will be the only change unless there is an injury.
Depends on how Nugget is physically. Expect Roigard on the bench.
Why? Horse for courses??
As much as I want Roigard to be there, I also want Foster to commit to a reserve 9 - and if that’s Christie, then he should be on the bench again this week ahead of the (touch wood) final
Yup. He better stick to his convictions. If having a defensive edge is required for a quarter final, when you don't even give him any game time - then it sure as shit is required in a final if we make it. Wouldn't that be just great going into the final with a reserve halfback who's had 3 games off.
Who do you want on the bench as Christie didn't play, so continuity isn't an issue? Roigard or Christie?
Did you not read the post you just quoted?
Yep. T'was a genuine question as Christie hasn't much game-time either.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@voodoo said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@chimoaus said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
I think Telea will be the only change unless there is an injury.
Depends on how Nugget is physically. Expect Roigard on the bench.
Why? Horse for courses??
As much as I want Roigard to be there, I also want Foster to commit to a reserve 9 - and if that’s Christie, then he should be on the bench again this week ahead of the (touch wood) final
Yup. He better stick to his convictions. If having a defensive edge is required for a quarter final, when you don't even give him any game time - then it sure as shit is required in a final if we make it. Wouldn't that be just great going into the final with a reserve halfback who's had 3 games off.
Who do you want on the bench as Christie didn't play, so continuity isn't an issue? Roigard or Christie?
Did you not read the post you just quoted?
Yep. T'was a genuine question as Christie hasn't much game-time either.
I literally just said Christie better be the halfback because we'd sure as shit need a defensive edge in the final and I don't want to be playing the final with a reserve halfback who's had 3 games off.
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@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@voodoo said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@chimoaus said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
I think Telea will be the only change unless there is an injury.
Depends on how Nugget is physically. Expect Roigard on the bench.
Why? Horse for courses??
As much as I want Roigard to be there, I also want Foster to commit to a reserve 9 - and if that’s Christie, then he should be on the bench again this week ahead of the (touch wood) final
Yup. He better stick to his convictions. If having a defensive edge is required for a quarter final, when you don't even give him any game time - then it sure as shit is required in a final if we make it. Wouldn't that be just great going into the final with a reserve halfback who's had 3 games off.
Who do you want on the bench as Christie didn't play, so continuity isn't an issue? Roigard or Christie?
Did you not read the post you just quoted?
Yep. T'was a genuine question as Christie hasn't much game-time either.
I literally just said Christie better be the halfback because we'd sure as shit need a defensive edge in the final and I don't want to be playing the final with a reserve halfback who's had 3 games off.
Ah OK. You prefer Christie on the bench in tight games like Ireland and the Final (if we get there). Comprende
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Mo'unga throwing his hat in the ring as the reserve 9
Forgotten how well he did last night in all the excitement.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@voodoo said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@chimoaus said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
I think Telea will be the only change unless there is an injury.
Depends on how Nugget is physically. Expect Roigard on the bench.
Why? Horse for courses??
As much as I want Roigard to be there, I also want Foster to commit to a reserve 9 - and if that’s Christie, then he should be on the bench again this week ahead of the (touch wood) final
Yup. He better stick to his convictions. If having a defensive edge is required for a quarter final, when you don't even give him any game time - then it sure as shit is required in a final if we make it. Wouldn't that be just great going into the final with a reserve halfback who's had 3 games off.
Who do you want on the bench as Christie didn't play, so continuity isn't an issue? Roigard or Christie?
Did you not read the post you just quoted?
Yep. T'was a genuine question as Christie hasn't much game-time either.
I literally just said Christie better be the halfback because we'd sure as shit need a defensive edge in the final and I don't want to be playing the final with a reserve halfback who's had 3 games off.
Ah OK. You prefer Christie on the bench in tight games like Ireland and the Final (if we get there). Comprende
No I don't.
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So I’ve got tickets for this! Taking my 11 year old daughter to her first AB rugby match. And most definitely not showing the wife the credit card bill.
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@mariner4life said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
It's a fucking world cup semi final
Play the top team and hope we are in a position to give guys an early mark
Yup same team, apart from telea, Leicester is defensive liability. I would have roigard on the bench, because he is better and if Christie wasn't good enough defensively to come on that last period against Ireland's then he has nothing to offer. If the game is in the bag early, then early subs
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@Machpants said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
If the game is in the bag early, then early subs
Gotta get the balance right between playing the same team and not knackering the likes of BBBR, Big Sam and Nugget.
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@voodoo no way it should be that wide
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@taniwharugby said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@voodoo no way it should be that wide
Agree!
We should definitely be underdogs again...
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Play Roigard. He was awesome against SA. Give him time against Argentina
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@Stag said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Ioane is still a huge worry for me. World Cups are won with defence and he missed 5 out of 13 tackles against Ireland, covered up by outstanding defence by almost everyone else.
Wayne Smith never worried about missed tackle stats - there's more to it than that - someone who puts effort in, gets around teh field and slows someone down counts towards a 'miss'- but is really positive for the team.
I did see a very compressed midfield against Ireland, with heaps of space out wide - that's going to put Rieko into a situation where he's using speed to get out and cover. Suspect that may contribute to the stat. I'm struggling to recall many missed one on one tackles in the line.
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@Stag said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Ioane is still a huge worry for me. World Cups are won with defence and he missed 5 out of 13 tackles against Ireland, covered up by outstanding defence by almost everyone else.
Intriguingly when you watch it back, they left him at 13 when ALB came on. ALB largely played on the left wing, right until the end when Jordie was actually stationed out there.
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Play Roigard. He was awesome against SA. Give him time against Argentina
I don't know if this is satire, but I'm going to lose my mind if people spend all week moaning about Roigard.
For right or for wrong they think Christie is their second best, and World Cup SFs aren't about giving people time. Smith will probably play 70 minutes minimum, unless we are up by like 20 with 20 to play, but I can't see that.
If it is one score, wouldn't be stunned to see Smith go the 80 again.
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Pretty shit for Argentina
Besides, the players had nothing else to do on Sunday. Much to Cheika’s annoyance, the organisers have refused to let his team travel up to the capital the day after the match, because the hotel they are staying in is already being used by another of the teams based in Paris, and the rooms won’t open up until Monday.
“We asked them, we begged them, but they were too stubborn,” Cheika said. Instead, his team took the day off, and will travel on Monday, which means they will only have three full days to prepare for the game. “And the other team will already be in Paris waiting for their semi-final.”
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@voodoo said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Why? Horse for courses??
Yeah, think so. Foster has made that clear that the reserve 9 for Ireland was picked on that basis. Maybe they think they'll need to defend against Argentina in the last 20 as well.
Think people are reading too much into the quotations. Better to say we have picked Christie for his defensive edge (positive messaging) than to say they have gone away from Roigard because of his loose passing.
The fact Roigard started v Namibia and Uruguay, and was on the bench against Italy is probably pretty good evidence that they saw him as their number two until he was slightly off with his passing v Uruguay.
Christie has played, what 90 mins in the last three months, 50 of which came against Australia where he was hooked for Smith.
