AB RWC squad
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@Wally said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
I remember watching Nepo playing club footy when he was about 20. Mike Cron ( who I know) stopped for a chat. I said that young tighthead looks ok. He replied: too small will never make it.
proof Mike Cron knows fuck all!!!
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@Bovidae my son watched the piece on the news last night about him, so was then stoked to meet him today at Okara Park (esp as my son plays prop too)
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@taniwharugby Ah, that's right. The ABs are touring the country today.
I see Cane, Moli, Jacobson, ALB and Weber were at Hinuera school.
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@Bovidae said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@taniwharugby Ah, that's right. The ABs are touring the country today.
I see Cane, Moli, Jacobson, ALB and Weber were at Hinuera school.
Oh man!! That's where I live!
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@Bovidae said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@taniwharugby Ah, that's right. The ABs are touring the country today.
I see Cane, Moli, Jacobson, ALB and Weber were at Hinuera school.
The new CBHS.
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Absolutely stoked for Jacobson. A true bolter. He is a good'un and a keeper. Reckon he will step into regular blindside boots next season.
Selectors have obviouslly rewarded mobility, attitude, hunger and youth over seniority, experience and waning impact, which I support 100 per cent. \Bloody good choices. Excellent for Moli, Jacobsnon, Reece , Bridge etc,
I'm also pleased for Todd, - Mr Reliable who has been rewarded for his committment,
Just one thing, As a Chiefs supprter, pleased for Weber, but can;t help wondering whether it may have been better to take J Ioane as a spare 1st five, -
@Jailbreak7 said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
Selectors have obviouslly rewarded mobility, attitude, hunger and youth over seniority, experience and waning impact, which I support 100 per cent. \Bloody good choices.
Done both really. SBW, Crotty, BFA, Moody, some others, even the captain until last match could have been questioned on waning impact. Seem to have a bit of a balance - so yeah, bloody good choices.
I would have gone for three 1st fives too, but not at the expense of a half back, annoying little shits but necessary and no one else in the squad really covers adequately. They obviously feel from the announcements that they can cover for no 10.
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2 x 10s is a risk. minnows are irrelevant, it's injury cover that matters, and the big games.
mounga and barrett are both required for us to use our first choice game plan.
we get one injury, we have to change the game plan - and we have a decent plan B, and smith to cover fullback. still a strong team. however, there'd be serious temptation to keep the injured guy with the squad if he'll recover, cause it's our #1 game plan...
that means no bench 10 cover - we get a 2nd injury, we lose. crotty, jordie, tj are horrible options.
i don't see the value in taking e.g. jordie barrett (as well as reece and bridge) by comparison. assuming rieko and smith are first choice, we still have reece and bridge as wing cover without jordie, even a couple of the midfielders beyond that if necessary, and at fullback we have barrett, smith, bridge. midfield is well covered. 2 injuries doesn't hurt us anywhere near as badly in those positions, and 10 is the more important position. the only justification i can think of is they want jordie on the bench to cover multiple positions, but they don't think he's good enough in any position to justify his selection over anyone else.
no injuries and nobody will remember the decision, but it's not a good one in my opinion.rest of the team pretty good though. i like the look of jacobson, but do think they fucked around with fifita too long when more would have been achieved giving frizzell and jacobson those opportunities before the squad naming.
oh and well played owen franks, a really bloody good all black.
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@reprobate said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
2 x 10s is a risk. minnows are irrelevant, it's injury cover that matters, and the big games.
Who's number 3 though? There's no one at a level anywhere near BB or Mo'unga. Lima fell off a cliff too, and 10 is so critical I can see why they're rolling the dice
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@nzzp has to be Ioane. Sure he's nowhere near the other two, but he is miles better than jordie, TJ, or crotty. we have an experienced halfback to take the pressure off him, who he has played a lot with. He's played some very good super games there this season, as opposed to our other supposed back-ups.
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@reprobate said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@nzzp has to be Ioane. Sure he's nowhere near the other two, but he is miles better than jordie, TJ, or crotty. we have an experienced halfback to take the pressure off him, who he has played a lot with. He's played some very good super games there this season, as opposed to our other supposed back-ups.
So who would you leave at home to take him?
Look, 10 is a risk fo rus, but we've already lost one, to lose two would be unlucky, and three positively reckless. Against the minnows, JB or Crotty will slot in there (according to Hansen). I just dont' know that having an uncapped 10 in the squad or on the bench is worth it
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@nzzp said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@reprobate said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@nzzp has to be Ioane. Sure he's nowhere near the other two, but he is miles better than jordie, TJ, or crotty. we have an experienced halfback to take the pressure off him, who he has played a lot with. He's played some very good super games there this season, as opposed to our other supposed back-ups.
So who would you leave at home to take him?
Look, 10 is a risk fo rus, but we've already lost one, to lose two would be unlucky, and three positively reckless. Against the minnows, JB or Crotty will slot in there (according to Hansen). I just dont' know that having an uncapped 10 in the squad or on the bench is worth it
Jordie will go fine at 10 against the minnows, and there's a very good argument for using Jordie or Crotty over Ioane in a crunch match anyway when experience is going to be a key factor. I'm pretty comfortable with the decision.
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@No-Quarter said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@nzzp said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@reprobate said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@nzzp has to be Ioane. Sure he's nowhere near the other two, but he is miles better than jordie, TJ, or crotty. we have an experienced halfback to take the pressure off him, who he has played a lot with. He's played some very good super games there this season, as opposed to our other supposed back-ups.
So who would you leave at home to take him?
Look, 10 is a risk fo rus, but we've already lost one, to lose two would be unlucky, and three positively reckless. Against the minnows, JB or Crotty will slot in there (according to Hansen). I just dont' know that having an uncapped 10 in the squad or on the bench is worth it
Jordie will go fine at 10 against the minnows, and there's a very good argument for using Jordie or Crotty over Ioane in a crunch match anyway when experience is going to be a key factor. I'm pretty comfortable with the decision.
don't care about the minnows, i could play there against them for all it matters. jordie or crotty or tj at 10 in a crunch match would be awful.
sopo'aga on the other hand went alright on debut, playing in his correct position that he plays all the time, with his regular halfback.... we have too many outside backs, when we have loads of cover there - we could have rieko, smith, reece, jordie, bridge all get injured (5!) and we could still play sbw and alb. who have played there before, and would be better options there than crotty/tj/jordie would be at 10.
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@Jailbreak7 said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
Absolutely stoked for Jacobson. A true bolter. He is a good'un and a keeper. Reckon he will step into regular blindside boots next season.
Selectors have obviouslly rewarded mobility, attitude, hunger and youth over seniority, experience and waning impact, which I support 100 per cent. \Bloody good choices. Excellent for Moli, Jacobsnon, Reece , Bridge etc,
I'm also pleased for Todd, - Mr Reliable who has been rewarded for his committment,
Just one thing, As a Chiefs supprter, pleased for Weber, but can;t help wondering whether it may have been better to take J Ioane as a spare 1st five,Because Ben Smith played nine in England for a year as an amateur about 13 years ago....??
