Bledisloe 2
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@Bones said in Bledisloe 2:
@Billy-Tell said in Bledisloe 2:
Papalii is not going to make it. He is consistently anonymous at this level. Pity.
Same with Fakatava, Vaai, Goodhue, Faingaanuku and Sotutu. Can them all.
Edit: something which would be interesting would be to see the progression of Cane at 24, looks like he debuted at 20 so I guess he was just into getting regular starts.
Not sure why Goodhue is on list. He had made it - proved very good, injury has intervened.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe 2:
@No-Quarter I remember thinking the same thing about this backline.
I never thought a backline with Blair in it would do anything but get run over.
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@antipodean said in Bledisloe 2:
@Bones said in Bledisloe 2:
@No-Quarter I remember thinking the same thing about this backline.
I never thought a backline with Blair in it would do anything but get run over.
From memory that's exactly what happened.
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@MN5 said in Bledisloe 2:
I think the Ioanes are very talented but there’s also plenty of evidence that they’re both massive dickwads as well.
But they are our dickwads!
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe 2:
@Bones said in Bledisloe 2:
@Chris that makes it worse
It's gotta be serious, because Taylor has been out of form for almost two years now
I believe it is something we would not want to have to deal with.
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@No-Quarter Ben Cohen vs Ben Blair pretty much what the end result came down to.
IIRC that was the tour Woodenhead had got the media to talk about dummy runners every chance.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe 2:
@No-Quarter I remember thinking the same thing about this backline.
You dirty, dirty man. It took most us years to forget that.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe 2:
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe 2:
Looking at that, BB will likely go to ten with Christie and Roger for another Blues combo. Good way to ease Roger in.
JB back to 15.
I hate that thinking, it's so fucking messy
Rugby positions are different. We continually ask guys to change thinking during a game.
Let's move.or 15 to 10, and our 12 to 15. I'm sure it'll be seamlessAgree. I'd take the best 12 available and play him. If thats RTS then so be it.
Plenty on here have been pushing JB for 12 for a while, so this may be the case if the's played it a bit at Super level. I've not seen it myself, but doesn't mean it hasn't happened.
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@JC said in Bledisloe 2:
@Bones said in Bledisloe 2:
@No-Quarter I remember thinking the same thing about this backline.
You dirty, dirty man. It took most us years to forget that.
I was at that match. One of my best rugby day outs ever. Was in the end stand at Twix just before it was demolished. Me and a mate in amongst a couple of rugby clubs. Excellent banter, weren't able to buy a beer for trying. Was fucking brilliant.
I remember when Danny Lee came on .. we were like this guy is seriously average, thats the game completely fucked. Then he scored.
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@MajorRage said in Bledisloe 2:
I remember when Danny Lee came on .. we were like this guy is seriously average, thats the game completely fucked. Then he scored.
Ardie keeps trying to replicate Lee’s dummy
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So according to Rennie, Rieko Ioane gave some lip to Folau Faingaa about the Wallabies disrespecting the haka with the arrow formation. From what I can understand (and it seems hearsay upon hearsay), this comment was made on-field after the ABs scored the winning try.
Seriously? Here’s what’s going on here. It’s finals weekend in Australia for the actually popular codes. The Swans play the Cats and the Rabbitohs play the Panthers. The ARU needs eyeballs on their code and, by implication, their advertisers. So one of the spin doctors sends Rennie out to fan a confected controversy over a throwaway comment by one player to another in the heat of a game.
This happens constantly in Australia with rugby union. The hacks, desperate for column inches, are complicit with these five-minute manufactured controversies and lame attempts to fan outrage. And of course the rest of the media, including NZ’s own tumbleweed newsrooms, buy it.
It really is pathetic.
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@His-Bobness said in Bledisloe 2:
So according to Rennie, Rieko Ioane gave some lip to Folau Faingaa about the Wallabies disrespecting the haka with the arrow formation. From what I can understand (and it seems hearsay upon hearsay), this comment was made on-field after the ABs scored the winning try.
Seriously? Here’s what’s going on here. It’s finals weekend in Australia for the actually popular codes. The Swans play the Cats and the Rabbitohs play the Panthers. The ARU needs eyeballs on their code and, by implication, their advertisers. So one of the spin doctors sends Rennie out to fan a confected controversy over a throwaway comment by one player to another in the heat of a game.
This happens constantly in Australia with rugby union. The hacks, desperate for column inches, are complicit with these five-minute manufactured controversies and lame attempts to fan outrage. And of course the rest of the media, including NZ’s own tumbleweed newsrooms, buy it.
It really is pathetic.
Rennie
“You can’t use it as a defence… …but… …we’re just highlighting…”
Nek minut
“No, that came as part of our defense.”Oh 'offending' clean out, not exactly conclusive damning evidence!
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@His-Bobness said in Bledisloe 2:
It really is pathetic.
Perhaps, but as you stated: it is finals weekend for popular codes.
What else is rugby to do in order to stay in the media? Fan the flames of outrage - because we didn't win. And even if we did: Swain is getting cited.
I have no doubt that every Aussie rugby fan would love the luxury of a single shithouse NRL team and a bunch of other sports that barely appear on the radar, but that's not the reality.
On the plus side for AB fans: you've temporarily stopped talking about firing Foster into the sun.
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@His-Bobness said in Bledisloe 2:
So according to Rennie, Rieko Ioane gave some lip to Folau Faingaa about the Wallabies disrespecting the haka with the arrow formation. From what I can understand (and it seems hearsay upon hearsay), this comment was made on-field after the ABs scored the winning try.
Seriously? Here’s what’s going on here. It’s finals weekend in Australia for the actually popular codes. The Swans play the Cats and the Rabbitohs play the Panthers. The ARU needs eyeballs on their code and, by implication, their advertisers. So one of the spin doctors sends Rennie out to fan a confected controversy over a throwaway comment by one player to another in the heat of a game.
This happens constantly in Australia with rugby union. The hacks, desperate for column inches, are complicit with these five-minute manufactured controversies and lame attempts to fan outrage. And of course the rest of the media, including NZ’s own tumbleweed newsrooms, buy it.
It really is pathetic.
Sounds like Reiko Ioane is gearing up nicely for when Coles retires.
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@No-Quarter said in Bledisloe 2:
To hell with the doom and gloomers, I fucking love that backline, have wanted to see it for ages. Smith's lightning pass to set them away ( he’s old and past it ), Mo'unga's vision on attack ( still can’t boss a tight game ) who is finding his feet at this level, Jordie a big bopper at 12 ( has NEVER played there at this level ) who will hit hard on defense, bend the line and has the bonus of a massive boot, Rieko the most lethal player on the planet right now ( but isn’t a centres arsehole ), the closest thing we've had to Cullen on the right wing ( ummmm what ? ) , world POTY at the back with a license to roam and inject himself in his usual opportunistic way ( hasn’t started at FB in ages and is also past it ), and an absolute powerhouse on the left wing ( that is not the attacking force Jonah was and a much, much bigger liability in defence ) that is making a habit of knocking those who try to tackle him the fuck out.
If they click they will be fucking unstoppable.
I admire the optimism but sometimes it’s best to keep it real just in case we lose badly.
