AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?
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@Snowy said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Bovidae said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Both Boshier and Papali'i have scored 4 tries
Papali'i has scored 5, unfortunately A Smith was playing soccer at the time so it was deemed hand ball.
You have a bias towards the team you support
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Someone mentioned a couple of weeks back a suspicion that Papali'i was "heavy footed" and having watched him, it's true. He really plods along the ground. May lack the foot speed to be a top level international loose forward
Hits like a truck though. The Blues are stacked with forwards who just want to hurt you every time you touch the ball.
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@mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Someone mentioned a couple of weeks back a suspicion that Papali'i was "heavy footed" and having watched him, it's true. He really plods along the ground. May lack the foot speed to be a top level international loose forward
Hits like a truck though. The Blues are stacked with forwards who just want to hurt you every time you touch the ball.
Looked pretty fast for the breakaway try that got called back
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@mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Someone mentioned a couple of weeks back a suspicion that Papali'i was "heavy footed" and having watched him, it's true. He really plods along the ground. May lack the foot speed to be a top level international loose forward
Hits like a truck though. The Blues are stacked with forwards who just want to hurt you every time you touch the ball.
Whilst I agree with all of that, I'm not sure that it matters, depending on the mix. England have had some very effective loosies of the same ilk. Hill and Dayglow spring to mind.
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@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Tim bit of PR work from NZRU HQ never hurts aye...
He can't even make the top five
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@Snowy said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Someone mentioned a couple of weeks back a suspicion that Papali'i was "heavy footed" and having watched him, it's true. He really plods along the ground. May lack the foot speed to be a top level international loose forward
Hits like a truck though. The Blues are stacked with forwards who just want to hurt you every time you touch the ball.
Whilst I agree with all of that, I'm not sure that it matters, depending on the mix. England have had some very effective loosies of the same ilk. Hill and Dayglow spring to mind.
it's not 2003
@Duluth was right
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Quick feet is something he can improve.
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@mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
it's not 2003
As I said, it's about the mix.
And no he wasn't.
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I don’t put Bosh in the one trick pony category because he doesn’t spend all game looking for steals. He goes for them if the opportunity arises and will set himself up to ‘do a pocockwomble’ only if required.
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@Toddy said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Tim bit of PR work from NZRU HQ never hurts aye...
He can't even make the top five
I don't believe those stats. Ardie Savea the most dominant tackler in SR? Fuck off.
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@Snowy said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
We are actually spoiled for choice and until some of these guys get a go at the top level we won't know.
Frizell has been impressive, along with Kirifi.
When will we see top level rugby again though?
Bledisloe Cup this year (cue comments about Australia not being top level)
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@KiwiMurph said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Snowy said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
We are actually spoiled for choice and until some of these guys get a go at the top level we won't know.
Frizell has been impressive, along with Kirifi.
When will we see top level rugby again though?
Bledisloe Cup this year (cue comments about Australia not being top level)
That was my thinly veiled insult.
