All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug
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@canes4life said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@mariner4life ffs aye, leave the guy at 7. So Jacobsen plays out of his skin and gets dropped, totally makes sense Foster.
I think that certain players are essentially undroppable: Laulala, Taylor, BBBR, Whitelock, Ardie, Smith, Mo'unga (might get rotated), Dmac, Barretts.
The issue is of course, that of those only Smith and Whitelock (perhaps Mo'unga in the 23) actually demand automatic selection. The coaches still select like we have Richie, Carter, Nonu, Smiths - all pretty much the best in the world in their positions -when right now the only player who is probably the best in the world is Smith, and even then many NH would disagree with that.
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DMac has proven time again he is a great super sub....so we start him, its like fozzie is coaching in the 80 and has missed the fact the subs are a specialist position in their own right often
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@canes4life yeah that was my point - why's Foster suddenly making astute selections?
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@bovidae said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Not sure about that back three's ability under the ball.
A game against SA would have a totally different back three with Jordan and JB in there to provide extra height.
come on, are you seriously telling me that in 2021, when this style of kicking has been around for a decade and a half, and with specialist coaching we are still wedded to teh idea that you need to pick tall wingers no matter what else they offer just to catch high balls? That's idiotic.
Even the Africans pick midgets on the wing. Rugby League wingers are still often short but are excellent under the high ball. Coaching is a thing guys
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@bovidae said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Not sure about that back three's ability under the ball.
A game against SA would have a totally different back three with Jordan and JB in there to provide extra height.
The Boks have a relatively small back 3. If we had an uninjured Jordan in there our back 3 would be bigger.
Edit: @mariner4life beat me to the point.
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Well for all the moans, I like the look of this team. Would be pretty close to what I would pick. Think Ardie is back at 8 because that's wheer he will be playing when Cane back, so get the team close as possible to how they see it. Jordan a little unlucky, but still think he will get a run over next few weeks. I have no problem with DMac at 15, he goes pretty well there, and comes into line pretty well. Bench looks good, Scott Barrett gives can play both 5 or 6, so is handy to have, think with Jordie on bench maybe they not to keen on Reiko in midfield as he can cover 15 or 12. Jacobson obviously a little unlucky, but that happens when you in AB squad, there always good players missing out.
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@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
DMac has proven time again he is a great super sub....so we start him, its like fozzie is coaching in the 80 and has missed the fact the subs are a specialist position in their own right often
Yeah, I don't mind DMac on the bench as he can be a handful against tiring defense. But no way he should be starting.
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@nepia said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@bovidae said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Not sure about that back three's ability under the ball.
A game against SA would have a totally different back three with Jordan and JB in there to provide extra height.
The Boks have a relatively small back 3. If we had an uninjured Jordan in there our back 3 would be bigger.
That's my point. I don't think we'd see DMac and Reece, maybe only one of them. Reece is the more suspect IMO.
Kolbe has had his problems under the high ball in the BIL series.
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Overall I’m happy with it ,
Like the idea of dalton as a test 7 looking forward , he may even play the cane role better than cane , and Ive got nothing but respect for what cane has done , warrior
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@bovidae said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@unite said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Who’s the ref for this one?
No official announcement yet, which makes me think it will be NZ/Aust refs. Unless the likes of Peyper have been in MIQ.
I thought that might be the case, no appointments showing on the World Rugby site for any of the RC Tests.
