All Blacks vs Fiji
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Solid side. Nothing much between this and the side that played England
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@antipodean I'm not a fan of Jordie at 12 anyway. Think he is better utilized off the bench imo. Don't think ALB is the answer either. Think he is past his best at international level now.
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Does the Fern technology permit a poll on how many minutes Niggles will manage before taking a ‘knock’?
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I am glad there has been whole sale changes. Give the full squad a go IMHO. we have to build a squad of about 35 - 40 good hardened players. We need depth because the injuries these days are happening all the time. Look at Jorden and Roygard. they are both missed and we need the depth to replace those players. don't get me wrong if the player has been given a few chances and they are not up to it then Sayonara . looking forward to this test to C what some of the new guys can do.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Does the Fern technology permit a poll on how many minutes Niggles will manage before taking a ‘knock’?
oi, he's stealing my nickname for him!
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@1kiwi said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I'm not a fan of Jordie at 12 anyway. Think he is better utilized off the bench imo. Don't think ALB is the answer either. Think he is past his best at international level now.
So with Jordie on the bench and ALB past his best, who starts at 12 in your team?
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@1kiwi said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Or he's taking a truly radical approach and trying out different combinations
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Ratima-DMac-JB-Proctor is worth a try.
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@Frank Yeah I would love to know the answer to that.
Jordie to the bench now? Far out haha.
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@Frank said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@1kiwi said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I'm not a fan of Jordie at 12 anyway. Think he is better utilized off the bench imo. Don't think ALB is the answer either. Think he is past his best at international level now.
So with Jordie on the bench and ALB past his best, who starts at 12 in your team?
Lam?!
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Frank said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@1kiwi said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I'm not a fan of Jordie at 12 anyway. Think he is better utilized off the bench imo. Don't think ALB is the answer either. Think he is past his best at international level now.
So with Jordie on the bench and ALB past his best, who starts at 12 in your team?
Lam?!
replacing one makeshift 12 with another?
Rush defence makes midfields look bad. We know this. The hate on Rieko and JB is surprising - I don't think others would do better. There is no magical back with Conrad passing quality availble, combined with a physical blend of Ngatai and Rupeni. Look at the knockout rugby games from last year - if you get to 20 points, you're almost certainly going to win. Getting to 10 is bloody hard. Defences are very very good now. We have to reset expectations a bit
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Chip kicks, grubbers, spiral bombs, wipers, inside balls, lefto, righto, inside-out bananas, 50-22s, pick n goes, cut outs ...
Mix it up.
If anyone can DMac and JB can. -
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Chip kicks, grubbers, spiral bombs, wipers, inside balls, lefto, righto, inside-out bananas, 50-22s, pick n goes, cut outs ...
Mix it up.
If anyone can DMac and JB can.Pick and mix? Yum
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E. coli
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@nzzp yep, and you need a 9 who can not only clear quickly, but long and accurately as well, something neither starting 9 v England has ever been known for.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@nzzp yep, and you need a 9 who can not only clear quickly, but long and accurately as well, something neither starting 9 v England has ever been known for.
Yep
Speed is a massive advantage in rugby, that includes wingers -
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Frank said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@1kiwi said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I'm not a fan of Jordie at 12 anyway. Think he is better utilized off the bench imo. Don't think ALB is the answer either. Think he is past his best at international level now.
So with Jordie on the bench and ALB past his best, who starts at 12 in your team?
Lam?!
replacing one makeshift 12 with another?
Rush defence makes midfields look bad. We know this. The hate on Rieko and JB is surprising - I don't think others would do better. There is no magical back with Conrad passing quality availble, combined with a physical blend of Ngatai and Rupeni. Look at the knockout rugby games from last year - if you get to 20 points, you're almost certainly going to win. Getting to 10 is bloody hard. Defences are very very good now. We have to reset expectations a bit
now hang on, I'm not saying Lam should be the incumbent 12, I'd just like to see him play (and not nec. in major games), and as for makeshift 12, he's no David Havili!
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Rush defence makes midfields look bad. We know this. The hate on Rieko and JB is surprising - I don't think others would do better. There is no magical back with Conrad passing quality availble, combined with a physical blend of Ngatai and Rupeni. Look at the knockout rugby games from last year - if you get to 20 points, you're almost certainly going to win. Getting to 10 is bloody hard. Defences are very very good now. We have to reset expectations a bit
as to this i agree, there were not many major screwups (defensively) and that was the priority for the midfield given the ball they were getting. Gee the English midfield played well to shut us down.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Frank Yeah I would love to know the answer to that.
Jordie to the bench now? Far out haha.
Lol what’s happening with the Fern lately. Barrett’s easily our best 12.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Frank Yeah I would love to know the answer to that.
Jordie to the bench now? Far out haha.
Lol what’s happening with the Fern lately. Barrett’s easily our best 12.
his boot also got us out of trouble a few important times against the Poms. I can't help feeling we didn't use that weapon effectively often enough during the Foster period.
