Bledisloe 1
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@His-Bobness said in Bledisloe 1:
If the pattern of the rest of this RC continues, the All Blacks lose the first of the two-game series against a single opposition and win the second. Interestingly, for the other three teams that pattern is reversed - the Wallabies won their first against Argentina and lost their second, the Boks won their first against the Wallabies and lost their second and, of course, the Pumas beat the ABs first up and then capitulated in the second.
Of course, that could always break the mold. Let's just hope though that that equates to winning both, not losing two in a row. The disruption to the now established back row of Frizzel, Savea and Cane is a worry, but Sotutu is overdue a run at 8. Let's just hope he's not under-cooked. Perhaps they'll start Scott Barrett at 6 and have two loosies on the bench in Akira and Jacobsen?
As home team goes.
Oz W,L
SA W,L
ARG L,W
NZ L,WSo with the final round being home and away and each being 'first game' we get
NZ L, L
Oz W, W
SA W, W
ARG L, LDef need to break the mould.
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@His-Bobness said in Bledisloe 1:
Interestingly, for the other three teams that pattern is reversed - the Wallabies won their first against Argentina and lost their second, the Boks won their first against the Wallabies and lost their second and, of course, the Pumas beat the ABs first up and then capitulated in the second.
Waaaait a miiiinute... what am I not getting here? Even if that were true (you might wanna revisit the bold) it still requires one team winning then losing, so flip it on it's head and it's the same pattern...have I been whooshed?
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@Crucial Well there’s some incentive if we needed any! I do feel sorry for the Aussies with their run of injuries and absences. Kerevi, Hooper, Cooper, Tupou (maybe), Lolesio (maybe) and Paisami (maybe) all leave a big hole. Although, we’re also without Moody, ALB, Goodhue, Frizzel and Savea - so it’s not as if we’re at full strength either.
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@Bones Yes you’ve been wooshed and I got carried away after a third G’n’T. Apologies, have corrected.
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@His-Bobness said in Bledisloe 1:
@Bones Yes you’ve been wooshed and I got carried away after a third G’n’T. Apologies, have corrected.
Quitter.
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@Derpus said in Bledisloe 1:
@NTA agreed. We have no chance. Be lucky if we can field 23 professional players at this rate.
Piss off. You're red hot favourites.
I'd take Valetini & Koroimbete in a heart beat. That's like 2 x infinity% more than Fitzy would have taken in 2003 ....
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@nzzp said in Bledisloe 1:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@Machpants probably start paps at 8
Ofa T is pretty tall, mobile, decent ball skills, hard bastard ... clearly a good 8
His height to weight ratio ...
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 1:
@nzzp said in Bledisloe 1:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@nzzp cant talk about being tall and not mention Jordie....we are determined to keep him starting
Hayman, the height and weight ratio, plus the beard, what else do you really want in a number 8?
#booboo
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Ennor and Laulala? Foster is having a laugh.
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@nostrildamus said in Bledisloe 1:
Ennor and Laulala? Foster is having a laugh.
Would have been a good time to test out a few new players.I don’t think it is. Can’t see either of them featuring unless Ioane gets injured and Lomax and Newell get injured.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 1:
@nostrildamus said in Bledisloe 1:
Ennor and Laulala? Foster is having a laugh.
Would have been a good time to test out a few new players.I don’t think it is. Can’t see either of them featuring unless Ioane gets injured and Lomax and Newell get injured.
they need a spare 13 but Ennor hasn't impressed.
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@His-Bobness said in Bledisloe 1:
If the pattern of the rest of this RC continues, the All Blacks lose the first of the two-game series against a single opposition and win the second.
Of course, that could always break the mold. Let's just hope though that that equates to winning both, not losing two in a row. The disruption to the now established back row of Frizzel, Savea and Cane is a worry, but Sotutu is overdue a run at 8. Let's just hope he's not under-cooked. Perhaps they'll start Scott Barrett at 6 and have two loosies on the bench in Akira and Jacobsen?
I'd like to see Skipper and Scooter start with Hoskins at 8. In theory, that could allow Jacobson/Paps to come on at 55/60ish for Cane and Akira there for Hoskins, or to move to 6 if a starting lock went down.
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@His-Bobness Not THAT sorry, I hope!
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@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 1:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
WTF is Laulala doing there? He cant even be effective in NPC.
Maybe we can be optimistic and say that Ryan wants one last look at him. The emphasis being on "last".
In last three years he has consistently been strongest TH scrummager for ABs. That buys him some leeway. The AB training sessions will have a fair bit to do with his prospects for EOYT.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe 1:
I'd rather see them invest in someone other than Ennor too. I don't really see the point in both him and Faingaanuku being there. At least LF performed in SR, be nice to see him get another chance in Tests at some stage.
Injuries.
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