All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II
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Fucking stubborn Foster. Still can't shake SF on the blind.
Forward pack looks handy I reckon, not one I'd cringe at against any other side.
Like that SS gets his debut with DMac running the cutter, their combination is the cherry on top for Stevenson's form. Just hope Christie and Ennor don't ruin it for the back 3.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Do we know if it's a day game due to FIFA World Cup or teams needing to fly out same day or family friendly?
Understand it's FIFA.
Appears they didn't want game at the same time as WC game.
I expect that they would still have control of the stadium so sounds like they're being nice.
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
I reckon mounga on bench for emergency, dmac plays the full 80
Be interesting how DMac goes at ten with the Christie brake, rather than the Smith slickness
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@booboo said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
I expect that they would still have control of the stadium so sounds like they're being nice.
Yes, NZR had to get permission to use FBS early.
There will be NPC and FPC games that clash with the football, but obviously they won't draw the same number of people.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@booboo said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
I expect that they would still have control of the stadium so sounds like they're being nice.
Yes, NZR had to get permission to use FBS early.
There will be NPC and FPC games that clash with the football, but obviously they won't draw the same number of people.
But not in FIFA Stadiums
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
christie is an obvious surprise...dont get giving guys one game off the bench and then gone, surely ease them in to bench and then start and then try someone else
anyone else think ardie could have been given a rest? im the first one to say players should be given a few games in a row to settle etc...but he's got nothing to prove and there are still question marks over who covers him if he picks up a niggle
I think it's much more valuable keeping the core of the team and plugging a few newbies in to get a taste. Hopefully our cohesion won't suffer too much. But it probably will
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@booboo said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
A bit early in the week to start this thread, but I am interested in some squad ponderification this week.
This is where I think Foz et al have some scope to tweak and test a bit.
Stuff I'd like to see:
Williams get another crack. Either starting or bench. I think he gives us something different off the bench later in the year, but wouldn't mind him starting this time. Williams 1, Groot 17.
Could give Coles some game time. Start Samisoni. Coles to bench.
Someone (@Chris ?) suggested Newell maybe on the bench. Would be happy with that.
Barrett has a break. ("Drop" MOTM!) Start the old guys, Lord comes off bench.
Assuming Cane comes back and Ardie stays at 8, then 6 and bench is open for some rotation for me. Want to give Jacobsen some time at 8, so bring him off the bench and start Finau.
Start Roigard, Ginge on bench. Christie playing for his spot.
Keep Richie at 10, ALB at 12, Roane at 13. Try McLeod on bench.
Jordan at 15, Telea and Narawa on the wings (Telea can play both sides huh?).
DMac bench.
I'd hope that's not too much rotation.
Back to the 1st XV (with one or two rotations on the bench) at Twickers v Jaaps.
- Booboo Fozzie 1 Williams Williams 2 Taukei'aho Taukei'aho 3 Lomax Laulala 4 Retallick Retallick 5 Whitelock Whitelock 6 Finau Finau 7 Cane Cane 8 Savea Savea 9 Roigard Christie 10 Mounga McKenzie 11 Telea Fainga’anuku 12 Lienert-Brown Lienert-Brown 13 Ioane Ennor 14 Narawa Stevenson 15 Jordan Jordan 16 Coles Coles 17 De Groot Tu’ungafasi 18 Newell Newell 19 Lord Vaa’i 20 Jacobsen Jacobsen 21 Christie Smith 22 McLeod McLeod 23 McKenzie Mounga 16 of 22.
9 of 15.
7 of 8.Fozzie went close to getting it right.
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Ha ha. Lot of posters with egg on faces with the selection for this weekend.
Color me egged. Still, I hate headlines that Present something as a fact only for the article to turn out as speculation.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
One pattern with the ABs is giving rookies a game off after their debut.
Maybe a strategy by the coaching staff to have a good look at new players in the AB environment & let them settle in slowly by managing their game time?
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@Victor-Meldrew Genius. Who woulda thunk the best way to manage game time was to just have next to none of it.
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That's an interesting 23 - mix of experience and newbie plus a new midfield. Great that SS has a start but not convinced about Christie. As someone mentioned above, perhaps he's in last chance saloon.
Must be a bit of a luxury for Foster and co. to be on the front foot and have the headroom to try new players and new positions. We seem to have been scrambling to to keep up with other sides save series for years.
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@Chris said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@george33
struggling with it I hear.Yep. I reckon his chances of RWC are pretty slim.
