All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.
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We've by and large kept the same starting lineup. I can't see it changing too much for an EP test.
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In all reality our squad as a whole is pretty awesome. You could (although I doubt they would) roll out wholesale changes and apart from combinations. Its not like in the past with weak or inexperienced players coming in. Prob the biggest drop is hooker (just because Coles is so good). PT has been good coming on at lock. Squire/Todd/Savea good covering loose. Haven't seen much from TKB or Tamniivlu/Moala of late apart from Taminivalu losing the game for the Naki with a brain explosion.
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@Siam nah it is 2 weeks away, 22nd.
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Be interesting to see if the Wallabies still think niggle is the way to unsettle the ABs .
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
@Siam nah it is 2 weeks away, 22nd.
Cool - thanks TR
1st 15 it is then (with the incumbent Aaron Smith I'd expect)
i.e. not too disimilar to the bok game XV
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
Be interesting to see if the Wallabies still think niggle is the way to unsettle the ABs .
Be more interesting to see if anything remotely physical the Wallabies do is interpreted as niggle.
I mean, we haven't openly slapped anyone in the face yet, after all.
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@NTA physical is good , I hope they come at us hard , we want a contest
But i thought they got it slightly wrong last time with too much push and shove stuff type stuff ,
Hope they put that aggression in a slightly different direction and hit bodies hard this time
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
Ref: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Shit. He really doesn't like sharing, does he?
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Tuipolotou please. The rest will take care of itself.
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
Tuipolotou please. The rest will take care of itself.
To start of off the bench?
You'd only start him to give Retallick a break and off the bench I'm unsure if he offers more than Squire.
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@Frye yeah I'd start him to give Retallick a break.
No doubt they just keep the top XV to ensure the record falls.
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I do hope Hansen and co do a good job of framing this game in the media leading up. I don't want to hear about how it's all to play for from us and Aussie are some down on their luck fellas just trying to have a go. That is how Cheika will handle it, so it's important to get out in front of it.
Yes the ABs have a crack at the record, but Aussie have the opportunity to stop them (which is a massive feather in the cap for a nation of spoilers) and as well have their yearly opportunity to break the Eden Park record (arguably more impressive than the win streak - especially when you consider it spans generations and severe downturns) and their own poor record in NZ.
Aussie have just as much to play for in two weeks and I want to hear that drummed up as much as possible.
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I can't see A Smith selected as he won't be in a proper state of mind. He has to put things right with his girlfriend and it is surely not an easy task.
Same team for me with just Savea instead of Todd and Tuipolutu on the bench instead of Savea. The AB will dominate possession so no need to have an openside flanker on the bench. -
@cgrant said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
I can't see A Smith selected as he won't be in a proper state of mind. He has to put things right with his girlfriend and it is surely not an easy task.
It may be a simple task if she has told him to fuck off.
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@rotated I'm not really bothered how the test is couched by Hansen, Cheika, the media or anyone else. All this talk of records, meh.
The only thing that matters is that the ABs play well and if they do, I think it's a 13+ win.
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
@Frye yeah I'd start him to give Retallick a break.
No doubt they just keep the top XV to ensure the record falls.
Why does Retallick need a rest? He will have had 2 weeks rest. He will then get another 2 weeks rest before Ireland (if he's even selected for that one).
Given that he's playing the house down, why would he be taken out of the starting lineup?
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@Crucial said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
@cgrant said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
I can't see A Smith selected as he won't be in a proper state of mind. He has to put things right with his girlfriend and it is surely not an easy task.
It may be a simple task if she has told him to fuck off.
And a case of him moving his stuff out before she sets fire to it all
