Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Given the talk of form, and we know Goodhue's was mixed at best at 12, makes you wonder if Laumape was fit, would we have had a Laumpae-Ioane midfield?
Laumape is a specialist 12. It's apparent the ABs don't do specialists
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I'm with @voodoo I'm fine with Beauden and Jordie in the back three. They link up well and Beauden will no doubt keep his little brother in position. It's pairing them up with Bridge that is so meh. Rieko and Clarke were my front runners for the 11 jumper with daylight behind them.
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@MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
A couple of things have crossed my mind as possible selection explanations.
Goodhue has possibly become Mounga's tackling proxy and Foster has followed Razor's lead.
BB is at 15 to move up to 10 in defensive sequences. Expect to see RM dropping to 15 a lot instead of shuffling out.
It was that shuffling out that Eddie Jones identified and targeted to great effect.
That explains Goodhue at 12, BB at 15 and JB being too good to leave out. Bridge is still a mystery.
Bridge is less of a mystery if we are going to kick a bit. Also he is good running off the shoulder of Mo’unga who is attacking the line from 1st 5 far more than Beaudie is these days.
I’m hopeful that a fired up Cane and Tuipoluto and a better outing from our front collectively will have us in better shape than the RWC semi.
He runs off RMs shoulder but makes as much ground as Owen Franks.
Those little half gaps don't appear as much in test footy for him to exploit.He’s scored tries at test level in the middle of the park and through traffic.
Plus the cross field kick combo with Richie is good also.
But....but...he's just so 'Ralph'
I’m sensing a new adjective.
Ie ‘the wallabies will look to exploit Bridges sheer Ralphishness’
Or ‘his Ralphishness in contact meant the try scoring opportunity was lost’
I just can't grasp the idea of a modern AB team without a big strong brown boy on one of the wings.
I was going to say that this reminds me too much of Guildford and Jane together, but then they helped slaughter the Bokke at the Caketin once. -
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
A couple of things have crossed my mind as possible selection explanations.
Goodhue has possibly become Mounga's tackling proxy and Foster has followed Razor's lead.
BB is at 15 to move up to 10 in defensive sequences. Expect to see RM dropping to 15 a lot instead of shuffling out.
It was that shuffling out that Eddie Jones identified and targeted to great effect.
That explains Goodhue at 12, BB at 15 and JB being too good to leave out. Bridge is still a mystery.
Bridge is less of a mystery if we are going to kick a bit. Also he is good running off the shoulder of Mo’unga who is attacking the line from 1st 5 far more than Beaudie is these days.
I’m hopeful that a fired up Cane and Tuipoluto and a better outing from our front collectively will have us in better shape than the RWC semi.
He runs off RMs shoulder but makes as much ground as Owen Franks.
Those little half gaps don't appear as much in test footy for him to exploit.He’s scored tries at test level in the middle of the park and through traffic.
Plus the cross field kick combo with Richie is good also.
But....but...he's just so 'Ralph'
I’m sensing a new adjective.
Ie ‘the wallabies will look to exploit Bridges sheer Ralphishness’
Or ‘his Ralphishness in contact meant the try scoring opportunity was lost’
I just can't grasp the idea of a modern AB team without a big strong brown boy on one of the wings.
I was going to say that this reminds me too much of Guildford and Jane together, but then they helped slaughter the Bokke at the Caketin once.They also started against the Wallabies in Brisbane the same year and were bad in a loss.
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@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@MN5 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
A couple of things have crossed my mind as possible selection explanations.
Goodhue has possibly become Mounga's tackling proxy and Foster has followed Razor's lead.
BB is at 15 to move up to 10 in defensive sequences. Expect to see RM dropping to 15 a lot instead of shuffling out.
It was that shuffling out that Eddie Jones identified and targeted to great effect.
That explains Goodhue at 12, BB at 15 and JB being too good to leave out. Bridge is still a mystery.
Bridge is less of a mystery if we are going to kick a bit. Also he is good running off the shoulder of Mo’unga who is attacking the line from 1st 5 far more than Beaudie is these days.
I’m hopeful that a fired up Cane and Tuipoluto and a better outing from our front collectively will have us in better shape than the RWC semi.
He runs off RMs shoulder but makes as much ground as Owen Franks.
Those little half gaps don't appear as much in test footy for him to exploit.He’s scored tries at test level in the middle of the park and through traffic.
Plus the cross field kick combo with Richie is good also.
But....but...he's just so 'Ralph'
I’m sensing a new adjective.
Ie ‘the wallabies will look to exploit Bridges sheer Ralphishness’
Or ‘his Ralphishness in contact meant the try scoring opportunity was lost’
I just can't grasp the idea of a modern AB team without a big strong brown boy on one of the wings.
I was going to say that this reminds me too much of Guildford and Jane together, but then they helped slaughter the Bokke at the Caketin once.They also started against the Wallabies in Brisbane the same year and were bad in a loss.
Ralphish even
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Higgins said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
i kind of hope aussie do well, rugby was good when things were a bit closer between the two, a strong aussie might mean we get a good super comp sorted
Wash your mouth out with soap!!!!! I far prefer the All Blacks sticking at least 50 points on the Wallabies (by halftime preferably) than any close run affair.
those heartbreaking Bledisloe losses were like two decades ago!
And NZ psychologists are still on the take...
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@voodoo said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Pricing for Sydney is outrageous!!!
hahaha get the fuck out. 178 for a no booze seat 100m from the end of the ground? go fuck your own face.
300 for behind the goals? 400 for diagonally up from the corner post?
Are the ARU trying to recoup all their losses in one game?
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@No-Quarter said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
I'm with @voodoo I'm fine with Beauden and Jordie in the back three. They link up well and Beauden will no doubt keep his little brother in position. It's pairing them up with Bridge that is so meh. Rieko and Clarke were my front runners for the 11 jumper with daylight behind them.
You do realise Beaudie left the Hurricanes, so you don’t have to fluff him any more 😎
On this Bridge fella, he’s the real dealz. He’s got the busnizz and what it takes. He will prove you’s guys all wrong
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I’m going to hold judgement until after the game. Even though it’s less fun.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Higgins said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
i kind of hope aussie do well, rugby was good when things were a bit closer between the two, a strong aussie might mean we get a good super comp sorted
Wash your mouth out with soap!!!!! I far prefer the All Blacks sticking at least 50 points on the Wallabies (by halftime preferably) than any close run affair.
those heartbreaking Bledisloe losses were like two decades ago!
Never forget
Crush them every chance we get
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Are the ARU trying to recoup all their losses in one game?
Nope, not at all.
NZR, SARU, UAR, and RA are!
Those prices are twice Eden Parks!
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Given the talk of form, and we know Goodhue's was mixed at best at 12, makes you wonder if Laumape was fit, would we have had a Laumpae-Ioane midfield?
One of Jacks strengths (very much a Crusaders strength) is to stay in the pattern on both attack and defence - doesn’t feature much in highlights reels. A backline of Mounga, Laumape, and Ioane would be all about the excitement - a bit like watching a Blues team for the last decade.
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@Higgins said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@mariner4life Some of us are still struggling to get over Cardiff Arms Park in 1905!
Deans scored, I tell ya.
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@Chris said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Not a fan of this selected team, I don’t like to see players picked out of position it smacks of not being strong enough to make the tough selection decisions.
Foster has underwhelmed me once again.Very odd AB team for a host of reasons. But all very Foster. Not impressed. How long until Razor becomes our coach?
