All Blacks vs Fiji
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Some tough decisions to be made.
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@BerniesCorner Slight difference in class of opposition today compared to England I think it's fair to say?
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Yeah but it's obvious some guys have a quicker pass, others can distribute the ball under pressure. Some aren't phased by test rugby and have a high work rate.
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I can't believe they didn't use Clarke during the England series - I mean how many times would have it been better to have Caleb punching and getting over the gain line rather than Telea dodging 5 tacklers and getting caught behind the advantage line?
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Ardie made forty metres, best 7 defenders, and I thought he was pretty anon for Ardie. Sititi made 24m and 8 tackle no misses in 25 mins. He was the only loosies that was really good this game. I'll give Jacobsen line out tick, tho. But 4 misses out of eleven, is not good bladder. Two metres is not good Jacobsen. Ardie did the same as their best bits combined in 55 mins, and sititi almost did in25!
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@BerniesCorner England applied a lot more pressure defensively both at ruck time and with their line speed, Fiji were passive asf in all areas of their defensive side of the game, so I think today's crew had it a lot easier than the guys who played in the 2 tests v England.
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Some aren't phased by test rugby
Not sure i'd be making definitive statements about test rugby in a game vs a weakened Fiji
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@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Chris said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Fuck I hate the BB chip kick.
He used up all his tin arse years ago
Some would say he saved a little and used it last weekend...
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@darylmitchell said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I can't believe they didn't use Clarke during the England series - I mean how many times would have it been better to have Caleb punching and getting over the gain line rather than Telea dodging 5 tacklers and getting caught behind the advantage line?
He was injured.
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A very good performance but I don't think anybody pushed their way into the 23 bar Sititi who put in a strong claim for the impact loose forward spot. I'd like to see him come on with 20 to go to wreck some havoc.
Proctor was very good but we'd be kidding ourselves if we thought Rieko wouldn't have absolutely carved up with the opportunities in space against a more passive defense that he had. ALB is perfect on the bench to cover 12/13 and in his current form will have an impact from there. Jordie is consistently in the top 3 All Blacks against the top sides, his spot is not under threat.
I'd like to see them start Ratima with TJP off the bench.
Jacobson is a sound injury replacement for Finau but we really do need Finau to find his feet as he has all the right attributes for a test 6.
Dalton is miles ahead of anyone in the 7 jumper. Hopefully Cane comes back from injury OK as we need a good backup in that position.
EB was disappointing given the hype from Crusaderland. He struggled with the pace of the game in the heat. May be a fitness thing given he's just back from his latest injury, but he shouldn't be close to the 23 right now.
Clarke would have played v England if not for injury and is the incumbent 11 right now. He's a real point of difference for us in the back three.
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
EB was disappointing given the hype from Crusaderland. He struggled with the pace of the game in the heat. May be a fitness thing given he's just back from his latest injury, but he shouldn't be close to the 23 right now.
Cane is available for the Championship squad. EB is the player that should drop out
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
A very good performance but I don't think anybody pushed their way into the 23 bar Sititi who put in a strong claim for the impact loose forward spot. I'd like to see him come on with 20 to go to wreck some havoc.
Proctor was very good but we'd be kidding ourselves if we thought Rieko wouldn't have absolutely carved up with the opportunities in space against a more passive defense that he had. ALB is perfect on the bench to cover 12/13 and in his current form will have an impact from there. Jordie is consistently in the top 3 All Blacks against the top sides, his spot is not under threat.
I'd like to see them start Ratima with TJP off the bench.
Jacobson is a sound injury replacement for Finau but we really do need Finau to find his feet as he has all the right attributes for a test 6.
Dalton is miles ahead of anyone in the 7 jumper. Hopefully Cane comes back from injury OK as we need a good backup in that position.
EB was disappointing given the hype from Crusaderland. He struggled with the pace of the game in the heat. May be a fitness thing given he's just back from his latest injury, but he shouldn't be close to the 23 right now.
Clarke would have played v England if not for injury and is the incumbent 11 right now. He's a real point of difference for us in the back three.
Given he’s not exactly universally adored by many other than @tim this is a pretty sad state of affairs
