All Blacks vs Ireland
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Actually next year off the bench Gotham's sheer pace could be a weapon and I like a bit of R &R as well
Exceot Hotham doesn't have sheer pace. He's not slow, but speed isn't one of his assets.
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@Crazy-Horse yeah I'd pick Roigard as quicker, although that may have changed post injury.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Actually next year off the bench Gotham's sheer pace could be a weapon and I like a bit of R &R as well
Exceot Hotham doesn't have sheer pace. He's not slow, but speed isn't one of his assets.
Well that try was nice at any rate.
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1 De Groot
2 Aumua
3 Lomax
4 S Barrett
5 Tuipolutu
6 Finau
7 A. Savea
8 Sititi
9 Roigard
10 D Mac
11 C. Clarke
12. J. Barrett
13. B. Proctor
14 M. Telea
15. W. Jordan- G. Bell
- T. Williams
- P. Tosi
- T. Vaii
- P.Lakai
- TJP
- H. Plummer
- R. Ioane
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Who do people keep wanting to move Sititi to 8? He’s been absolutely brilliant at 6. Just leave him there.
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Who do people keep wanting to move Sititi to 8? He’s been absolutely brilliant at 6. Just leave him there.
8 is Sititi's preferred position. 8 will give him more opportunities with the ball in hand where he is excelling. The All Blacks coaches have said they see him as "an 8 who can cover 6."
Ardie Savea is not playing well at 8. (Cane is now too slow at 7.) Perhaps a return to 7 might start getting the best out of the World Player of Year again?
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Who do people keep wanting to move Sititi to 8? He’s been absolutely brilliant at 6. Just leave him there.
8 is Sititi's preferred position. 8 will give him more opportunities with the ball in hand where he is excelling. The All Blacks coaches have said they see him as "an 8 who can cover 6."
Ardie Savea is not playing well at 8. (Cane is now too slow at 7.) Perhaps a return to 7 might start getting the best out of the World Player of Year again?
I agree with all this. Why don't they try people out for half a game. It's becoming annoying to be honest.
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Who do people keep wanting to move Sititi to 8? He’s been absolutely brilliant at 6. Just leave him there.
You haven't seen him play at 8?
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Is there any word on Papalii rejoining the squad? Cane was completely anonymous. Tough ask coming off a hamstring injury to play Ireland.
I'd heard that Blackadder and Papalii were going to be ready by France at the earliest.