Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@antipodean said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Daffy-Jaffy Hooper is such a divisive figure in Australian rugby. If people are from ACT or QLD they hate him.
On what basis? Actual question. Who is better in Aus at 7?
He's quite good at his job.
Not sure he'd beat out Cane or Ardie for a spot in the ABs though.
(I hate autocorrect.)
Beat me to it. He's never going to be an all-time great, but he gives his all every time and by all accounts is a really good guy. Really good player, just a bit limited physically I think.
Me mate the coach loved coaching him, and friends with kids who have seen him around the local shops have nothing but good stuff to say, apparently always awesome with the kid interaction
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@Nepia said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
A day after announcement and I still don't know if I'm happy with this team.
There's the selections I like, Akira finally gets a chance, Reiko gets a run, Ngani gets shot, Weber gets us a Magpie in there, but it's balanced out by too many Barretts
(I can handle two, but only one of red-card-not-a-blindside-flanker Scott and the slow [although he looked almost quick when scoring on Saturday] pimply giraffe Jordie at the one time please - @Rancid-Schnitzel clearly has naked pics of Fozzie), no Coles, no Jordan starting, no Clarke and the inclusion of Reece.Good thing Kane had to retire. You'd open a vein if there were 4 of them!
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
W Brisb
Any chance of breakfast with the ABs?
He can have breakfast with me and Scott Barrett. I figured the mongo-looking younger brother was my best bet for access to Beauden. Lurch Barrett will probably cost me a fortune in bacon and eggs but it will be worth it.
I think that's rancid dancing around in this vid, beaudy fan club top member
Shhhhhh. The restraining order says 500 metres.
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If Hooper and Scott Barrett actually focused on rugby they would be a lot better. Here's a way to test my statement,
if either of them end up on the wrong side of a ruck skull your drink, if they then proceed to stand there with a stunned look on their face is "oh how did I get here" then it's another skull
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@Blackeyeagain fair play to Hoops, he gets to an awful lot of rucks. His motor is exceptional.
He's just a little light ofr Test rugby
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@nzzp
I know he's a machine right! But then instead of thinking of the next play he puts himself in a nucance position and then has to wait to get back onside, it happens way too much and he loses effectiveness. Good for the All Blacks though 😉 -
@Blackeyeagain well, ecept when he latches early and refs favour it. Wins some good penalties, but concedes some too - a bit like Pocock
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@Frank said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Dunno if I mentioned it, but bloody excited about Akira getting a start.
I'm extremely late to the party but I was really hoping to see an Akira - Cane - Sotutu trio with Ardie off the bench. I reckon that's our strongest loose forward configuration for test matches.
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@No-Quarter said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Frank said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Dunno if I mentioned it, but bloody excited about Akira getting a start.
I'm extremely late to the party but I was really hoping to see an Akira - Cane - Sotutu trio with Ardie off the bench. I reckon that's our strongest loose forward configuration for test matches.
I might be wrong but I get the impression reading between the lines they rate sotutu very highly but are being cautious with his development being so young
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Daffy-Jaffy "New Zealand" not "All Blacks".
In trying to avoid Aura they enhance her.
It’s happened the whole series and not just from Hooper.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Daffy-Jaffy "New Zealand" not "All Blacks".
In trying to avoid Aura they enhance her.
It’s happened the whole series and not just from Hooper.
I haven't taken a lot of note of much of the media stuff. Pretty much first one I listened to and it was glaringly obvious.
The Team Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken just adds weight to the scariness factor.
Own who you are playing. Back yourself against any opposition.
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
The Team Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken just adds weight to the scariness factor.
Amuses me too. If you can't even say the name how on earth are you going to compete on the field?
It's like having a tennis match against Federer and calling him "that Swiss bloke".
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@Snowy said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
The Team Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken just adds weight to the scariness factor.
Amuses me too. If you can't even say the name how on earth are you going to compete on the field?
It's like having a tennis match against Federer and calling him "that Swiss bloke".
Who?
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
The Team Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken just adds weight to the scariness factor.
Amuses me too. If you can't even say the name how on earth are you going to compete on the field?
It's like having a tennis match against Federer and calling him "that Swiss bloke".
Who?
A Swiss tennis player. Not noteworthy.
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I would have thought that they would talk it up.
"Right, we are playing the All Blacks, the most succesful team in rugby history. We have to be absolutely perfect this week. No mistakes. Maximum effort from every single one of you. Win this and you all become legends".
That sort of thing.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
This "All Blacks" versus "New Zealand" thing is becoming a bit silly TBH - you're starting to sound like QLDers putting themselves before Australia
You started it. Was it Eddie that was too afraid to say All Blacks?
As I said, quite amusing, and I don't think that it really bothers any of us. We've still got the same team.
