AB RWC Squad
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maybe they are going to stack the bench with wingers like the fijians do
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@JK said in AB RWC Squad:
Gee just when we were getting comfortable with fozzies randomness, we are back in that uncomfortable place
given us something to talk about
you read through the list and it's all good right up until 5 loosies, which is madness.
then the undeserving ginger
then 5 friggen wingers
and the fact they keep listing BB with the first fives when he is clearly no longer an option to be named there, and is in fact the fullback. They've taken two tens and 6 outside backs
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@mariner4life yeah unfortunately Foster keeping his Waikato jersey on under his AB coat
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@Billy-Tell said in AB RWC Squad:
@Nepia said in AB RWC Squad:
No Finau! FFS.
Christie.
Havilli.
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Ah well, time to shut off my phone and hopefully watch a good movie over the Ta$man.
Drama queens a plenty on this forum. You’d think these guys are disabled cripples. Sure Christie is no world-beater but he’s hardly dreadful.
Dreadful is just the word to describe him. Or do you not actually watch him play?
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they have gambled an awful lot on both Retallick being fit, AND Frizzell maintaining form.
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@Billy-Tell said in AB RWC Squad:
@Nepia said in AB RWC Squad:
No Finau! FFS.
Christie.
Havilli.
🤮
Ah well, time to shut off my phone and hopefully watch a good movie over the Ta$man.
As for finau he had an anonymous first half then showed up better against a tiring Aussie pack.
Finau made 17 tackles in that game, carried well and showed himself to be a good line out option. He should have made the squad.
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@mariner4life said in AB RWC Squad:
@JK said in AB RWC Squad:
Gee just when we were getting comfortable with fozzies randomness, we are back in that uncomfortable place
given us something to talk about
you read through the list and it's all good right up until 5 loosies, which is madness.
then the undeserving ginger
then 5 friggen wingers
and the fact they keep listing BB with the first fives when he is clearly no longer an option to be named there, and is in fact the fullback. They've taken two tens and 6 outside backs
This!
Plus Dmac is quite likely the next cab off the rank at 15 if Beauden gets injured.
Very very strange squad. I cant believe they didn’t name an addition lock or loose forward (or both!)
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Interesting is the squad makeup and who missed out.
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An extra wing and just five loose forwards is pretty bizarre - but other than that, it's pretty much as expected. I thought Moody would likely make it, so interested to hear if he's close to fit.
On The Breakdown Laura McGoldrick says, five loose forwards, does that mean Scott Barrett will play some games at 6. The expert analysts all howl "no". I'd say that's exactly what's in the offing, Laura.
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So who missed from the current 35, Finau and ?
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@Dan54 said in AB RWC Squad:
I watched Retallick walking up on stage, and there was no sign of limp or anything, so maybe he's fit now? I know press has said he out for 4 weeks or whatever, but they work under a lot of guesswork anyway.
Brodie said he will miss 3 games at worst just now
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@kiwiinmelb Ennor?
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@Duluth said in AB RWC Squad:
Surprised they went for LF over another loosie
Not sure why people were mentioning Clarke. He was clearly in their plans having played 13 of the last 14 Test matches
Also thought Narawa might have been the unlucky one given the niggly injury
I think in the end they couldn’t choose between Leicester F and Narawa so they pulled a loose forward.
