AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?
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@Nepia said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@kiwiinmelb said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@akan004 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Well I reckon Ozzies would, sat this moment in time, be fuck loads better then most Nations. They've actually played some rugby, recently
I think the wobs are going to be a very good team in a couple of years. They have a lot of young talented players that Rennie will mould into quality Test players in time.
You may be right , but I remember those words being spoken about Deans
Difference being that Rennie has had to build teams up from nearly every level he's coached, whereas Deans Deans inherited a Ferrari and kept it going fast (not sure why I chose a car metaphor, I don't know anything about them).
That's a good car metaphor. Any Ferrari old enough to be inherited would ultimately break down and require extensive work to return it to its former glory.
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@kiwiinmelb said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@akan004 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Well I reckon Ozzies would, sat this moment in time, be fuck loads better then most Nations. They've actually played some rugby, recently
I think the wobs are going to be a very good team in a couple of years. They have a lot of young talented players that Rennie will mould into quality Test players in time.
You may be right , but I remember those words being spoken about Deans
I think the key difference is this time around most of their up and coming talent is up front. They have always had decent backs but average packs. I think this will change with the youngsters they have atm.
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@Nepia said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@kiwiinmelb said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@akan004 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Well I reckon Ozzies would, sat this moment in time, be fuck loads better then most Nations. They've actually played some rugby, recently
I think the wobs are going to be a very good team in a couple of years. They have a lot of young talented players that Rennie will mould into quality Test players in time.
You may be right , but I remember those words being spoken about Deans
Difference being that Rennie has had to build teams up from nearly every level he's coached, whereas Deans Deans inherited a Ferrari and kept it going fast (not sure why I chose a car metaphor, I don't know anything about them).
Fair enough , out of interest ,
What Car has Rennie inherited ?
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@kiwiinmelb said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Nepia said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@kiwiinmelb said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@akan004 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Well I reckon Ozzies would, sat this moment in time, be fuck loads better then most Nations. They've actually played some rugby, recently
I think the wobs are going to be a very good team in a couple of years. They have a lot of young talented players that Rennie will mould into quality Test players in time.
You may be right , but I remember those words being spoken about Deans
Difference being that Rennie has had to build teams up from nearly every level he's coached, whereas Deans Deans inherited a Ferrari and kept it going fast (not sure why I chose a car metaphor, I don't know anything about them).
Fair enough , out of interest ,
What Car has Rennie inherited ?
Crap, cars really aren't my things ... um what kind of car looks flash but has a shit engine?
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@akan004 they have had decent packs before. The challenge has been keeping them.
The front row used to be decent in the scrum, and reasonable around the paddock. Adam Coleman was a good lock, but didn't kick on. Pooper + Fardy is a good backrow (if short) - but Fardy disappeared overseas I beleive.
I'm sure @nta will comment
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@nzzp they also havent had the backrow balance right since Pocock has been about as they want him there despite him being the cause of the unbalancedness
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@taniwharugby said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@nzzp they also havent had the backrow balance right since Pocock has been about as they want him there despite him being the cause of the unbalancedness
yep, absolutely.
But unbalanced isn't 'bad', just 'not awesome'.
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@taniwharugby said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@nzzp they also havent had the backrow balance right since Pocock has been about as they want him there despite him being the cause of the unbalancedness
They also haven't had a great deal of talent in the 6/8 jerseys either.
This season that is much different - they seem stacked with talent in those positions now (if young/unproven at test level - but still)
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The AB YouTube channel has put up videos players in their next generation series. So far they have put up MMT, Flanders, Jordan, Clarke, PUJ, Sotutu, Boshier and Christie.
I doubt they have any inside source but you'd think most of these guys will be capped sooner or later.
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@taniwharugby said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@nzzp they also havent had the backrow balance right since Pocock has been about as they want him there despite him being the cause of the unbalancedness
Trouble with Pocock is that once he bulked up (a LOT) his top end dwindled to Franks pace. Hard to cover in loose trio.
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@NTA said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@nzzp said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
I'm sure @nta will comment
Meh. Haven't seen anything bar highlights of games.
Prefer foreign cuisine?!
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@nzzp said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@akan004 they have had decent packs before. The challenge has been keeping them.
The front row used to be decent in the scrum, and reasonable around the paddock. Adam Coleman was a good lock, but didn't kick on. Pooper + Fardy is a good backrow (if short) - but Fardy disappeared overseas I beleive.
I'm sure @nta will comment
N8 Troy Coker
BF Viliami Ofahengaue
OF Simon Poidevin
RL John Eales
LL Rod McCall
TP Ewen McKenzie
HK Phil Kearns
LP Tony DalyHandy pack.
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@mofitzy_ said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
The AB YouTube channel has put up videos players in their next generation series. So far they have put up MMT, Flanders, Jordan, Clarke, PUJ, Sotutu, Boshier and Christie.
I doubt they have any inside source but you'd think most of these guys will be capped sooner or later.
I think all of those guys will be involved in the NI vs SI game.
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@pakman said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@NTA said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@nzzp said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
I'm sure @nta will comment
Meh. Haven't seen anything bar highlights of games.
Prefer foreign cuisine?!
No, simply that I refuse to pay for a service that isn't delivering value - $25 / month is effectively $1 per game right now, and that isn't right.
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If I'm picking a team to bash up the Wallabies (ignoring injuries)
Moody
Taylor
Laulala
Whitelock
Patty T
Akira
Cane
Sotutu
Smith
Mounga
Clark
Goodhue
Reiko
Jordan
BBKarl T
Ofa T
Eklund
SBarrett
Robinson
Papali'i
Hall
ALB
