Australia v All Blacks - Bled I
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@NTA said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Pick whoever you like. Thrashing coming up
If it were Eden Park I’d agree. I think AB’s will win but it will be by 7-10PTS.
My rationale is Aus are at home (if you can call Melb home), they’ve got a talented roster that now has had a month and two games together, some good returning players like Tupou etc.
The key for the AB’s will be to get on top early and start exerting scoreboard pressure to force the Wallabies into plan B etc. Given their lack of game time together it will likely be the Wallabies undoing ie, going away from structure and game plan to play catch-up rugby.
We’ll know within 20mins how this will go.
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@sparky said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Fairly certain Sam Whitelock and ALB will be in the 23. I don’t expect many other changes.
I’d start Barrett at 6 with Frizell and Blackadder/Jacobson on the bench.
Nothing against Frizell and but we need to see if Barrett is an true option at 6 of do we lock in Frizell from here on in.
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@TheMojoman said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
We’ll know within 20mins how this will go.
19-nil is my guess
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@NTA said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@TheMojoman said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
We’ll know within 20mins how this will go.
19-nil is my guess
Which way?
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@TheMojoman it’s going to be interesting which way they go. Whitelock has only come off the bench in 3 tests of his last 35 tests. Those 3 were against Italy, Fiji and Canada. When he’s fit he’s more likely to start than not.
Hard to leave Barrett out of the starting lineup given his form and impact, but I’d like to see Frizell given another test. He’s had two very good outings so far, let’s ride it.
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I’m starting to think this game might be tighter than the form suggests .
Aussies will surely improve with the increased time together with the new coach, and not so certain we will go into it with the same ferocity that we did against the boks .
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@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@TheMojoman it’s going to be interesting which way they go. Whitelock has only come off the bench in 3 tests of his last 35 tests. Those 3 were against Italy, Fiji and Canada. When he’s fit he’s more likely to start than not.
Hard to leave Barrett out of the starting lineup given his form and impact, but I’d like to see Frizell given another test. He’s had two very good outings so far, let’s ride it.
If Taylor starts do you start the crusader pair of locks together for familiarity, and bring samosoni and Brodie on together
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@kiwiinmelb surely it is Samisoni's turn to start...
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@booboo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@Steve said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
I have a feeling there is a red card coming in this game.
Swain or Swinton in the team?
Beaudy is the next Barrett vs OZ red, surely
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@taniwharugby yeah I wasn’t sure if they are grooming him to be that impact guy or not .
Unrelated - dallas McLeods parents allegedly on a plane to Melbourne, could that mean he’s in the 23 .?
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I like the idea of Whitelock coming on with 15 to go as a calm head to close it out, whether it be for a tiring Retallick, or for extra discipline over Scott Barrett.
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If McLeod's parents are on the plane, would be a fair indication he is playing - I'd expect him to be on the bench... I'd personally like the midfield left as is, I know ALB has struggled with a bit of illness the past week so perhaps he wasn't considered ready for a return?
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I thought Roigard would make the bench, but would be ballsy to have two debutants as back reserves
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@frugby said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
- I thought Roigard would make the bench, but would be ballsy to have two debutants as back reserves
I know which debutant I would prefer to make the RWC squad. The only way McLeod is in France is at the expense of Ennor and/or Havili.
I'll be interested in which winger misses out in the XV - Telea or Clarke.
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@Bovidae There was a headline about being bold... perhaps Fozzy and co. really don't see the Aussies as a threat, and are confident worst case scenario they can trolley them under the roof.
Starting backline will be unchanged I'd think... would they go with McLeod and ALB on the bench?
