How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?
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@Crucial said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
@Bones said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
On the evidence so far, I'd be extremely worried to see DMAC at 10. JB for me.
No one is saying DMac at 10 this year and hopefully no one is saying JB at 10 either.
Of course not that would be preposterous.
Dagg has the emergency first five spot locked down.
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@Crucial said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
@Bones said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
On the evidence so far, I'd be extremely worried to see DMAC at 10. JB for me.
No one is saying DMac at 10 this year and hopefully no one is saying JB at 10 either.
Why are people saying JB is an option at 1st 5? When has he ever played there?
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@Bovidae said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
@Crucial said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
@Bones said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
On the evidence so far, I'd be extremely worried to see DMAC at 10. JB for me.
No one is saying DMac at 10 this year and hopefully no one is saying JB at 10 either.
Why are people saying JB is an option at 1st 5? When has he ever played there?
I don't know, that is why I reacted to Bones' comment
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cos he is Beaudens brother, Beauden plays 10, Jordie also looks like Beauden...not that much of a stretch is it? Sheesh!
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@taniwharugby Don't you mean he should be playing lock?
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Spare a thought for Whetu Douglas. The selectors have shown they're not adverse to plucking a guy out of leftfield if their Super Rugby form is compelling (Laumape). Douglas would have been a shoe-in for the Maori and given the injury situation in the AB loosies he might have started against Samoa had he managed to stay at the Crusaders covering for Read.
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@Milk said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
Commentators often throw out the "can play any where in the backline except halfback' when discussing Jordie.
I can play anywhere in the backline including halfback. Doesn't make me AB material in any of those positions though.
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@taniwharugby said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
cos he is Beaudens brother, Beauden plays 10, Jordie also looks like Beauden...not that much of a stretch is it? Sheesh!
Jordie doesn't look like Beauden, Beauden looks like Jordie
I agree with most of these posts re Dmac's non selection, particularly when we're talking fullback. But you could chuck Jordie on the bench for the first test and cover pretty much every position other than the halves. DMac would be great value if you could slot him in at flyhalf, but until then you get better value overall from JB.
Hopefully in the future DMac will take the Cruden bench position.
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Jordie is a potential 12 not 10 ( once he gets a bit more meat on those bones )
Different to beauden , and dmac for that matter , no reason all 3 can't fit in at a later date
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@kiwiinmelb said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
Jordie is a potential 12 not 10 ( once he gets a bit more meat on those bones )
Different to beauden , and dmac for that matter , no reason all 3 can't fit in at a later date
Yup, agree, although they are playing for the same "spot" in the current squad, they offer quite different things and once a few other players move on I'd expect them all to be in the squad.
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@kiwiinmelb said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
Jordie is a potential 12 not 10 ( once he gets a bit more meat on those bones )
That's right. Once he fills out and completes his skillset, he and Goodhue will be locked in as a pairing.
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@antipodean said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
@kiwiinmelb said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
Jordie is a potential 12 not 10 ( once he gets a bit more meat on those bones )
That's right. Once he fills out and completes his skillset, he and Goodhue will be locked in as a pairing.
Watched this midfield combination tear it up in local club rugby last year. It's incredible to think they are both in the All Black squad less than a year later.
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@antipodean ALB and Ioane might have something to say about that!
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@Bovidae I see Ioane more as a genuinely dangerous winger at Test level. ALB has it over Jordie now, but the upside to Jordie if he fulfils his potential...
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@antipodean said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
@Bovidae I see Ioane more as a genuinely dangerous winger at Test level. ALB has it over Jordie now, but the upside to Jordie if he fulfils his potential...
I see Ioane following in Tana's footsteps, carving it up on the wing for a number of years before moving into the centres.
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jesus the love that J Barrett gets on here is extraordinary. Did i honestly read he could cover every backline position from 11 up in a test? fuck me dead.
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@mariner4life said in How are the AB's tracking heading into the BIL series?:
jesus the love that J Barrett gets on here is extraordinary. Did i honestly read he could cover every backline position from 11 up in a test? fuck me dead.
The Barrett brothers can play every position from 4 up in a test!
