All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II
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Sure but Jacobin was a thing...
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@pakman said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@NTA said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
lol at the thought of the average Eddie Jones team after he's been in charge for 5 years
Props who can't scrum
Locks who can't maul
Add 12 loig backs and we're set like a jelly!Who is next best scrummaging TH after AAAAAAA and TTTTT?
Maybe one of the Ponies' backup men? There are other guys injured like Robertson.
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@NTA said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@pakman said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@NTA said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
lol at the thought of the average Eddie Jones team after he's been in charge for 5 years
Props who can't scrum
Locks who can't maul
Add 12 loig backs and we're set like a jelly!Who is next best scrummaging TH after AAAAAAA and TTTTT?
Maybe one of the Ponies' backup men? There are other guys injured like Robertson.
Thought you might say Slipper J.!
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Wallabies named
- Angus Bell (22 Tests)
- David Porecki (13 Tests)
- Pone Fa’amausili (4 Tests)
- Nick Frost (11 Tests)
- Richie Arnold (3 Tests)
- Tom Hooper (2 Tests)
- Fraser McReight (11 Tests)
- Rob Valetini (33 Tests)
- Tate McDermott (c) (24 Tests)
- Carter Gordon (3 Tests)
- Marika Koroibete (54 Tests)
- Samu Kerevi (44 Tests)
- Jordan Petaia (26 Tests)
- Mark Nawaqanitawase (5 Tests)
- Andrew Kellaway (22 Tests)
Finishers
16. Jordan Uelese (18 Tests)
17. James Slipper (130 Tests)
18. Zane Nonggorr (1 Test)
19. Will Skelton (27 Tests)
20. Rob Leota (15 Tests)
21. Nic White (62 Tests)
22. Quade Cooper (79 Tests)
23. Izaia Perese (4 Tests)336 tests on the bench vs 277 tests starting. How times have changed for the Aussies.
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Wow Cooper has 79 tests. I have seen (or remembered) so few of those.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Wow Cooper has 79 tests. I have seen (or remembered) so few of those.
I reckon I’ve watched every one of them
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@ACT-Crusader It's certainly the biggest game Ennor has started in. So far his other test starts have been USA, Italy and Japan. As I have said, he could play the role as the direct midfield runner à la JB. He could swap around with ALB depending on the move called.
Ennor has been around long enough to know the patterns etc and with ALB's experience should do fine. This could become the 2nd starting midfield option after JB/RI.
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@Chris said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Maybe Christie is playing for his WC spot,Weber may still be in the picture.
You could be right. but think Christie is maybe locked in as a finishing 9 and they are seeing how he goes as a starting 9. Wouldn't be surprised to see Roigard starting at Twickenham if Christie doesn't shine.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
I reckon I’ve watched every one of them
You poor bastard.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
If Smith doesn't play his last ever test in NZ that also happens to be at his home ground, then the ABs have no soul
he'll always have the disableds..
and the afterdavid. Creating new meme words is a skill
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Wallabies named
- Angus Bell (22 Tests)
- David Porecki (13 Tests)
- Pone Fa’amausili (4 Tests)
- Nick Frost (11 Tests)
- Richie Arnold (3 Tests)
- Tom Hooper (2 Tests)
- Fraser McReight (11 Tests)
- Rob Valetini (33 Tests)
- Tate McDermott (c) (24 Tests)
- Carter Gordon (3 Tests)
- Marika Koroibete (54 Tests)
- Samu Kerevi (44 Tests)
- Jordan Petaia (26 Tests)
- Mark Nawaqanitawase (5 Tests)
- Andrew Kellaway (22 Tests)
Finishers
16. Jordan Uelese (18 Tests)
17. James Slipper (130 Tests)
18. Zane Nonggorr (1 Test)
19. Will Skelton (27 Tests)
20. Rob Leota (15 Tests)
21. Nic White (62 Tests)
22. Quade Cooper (79 Tests)
23. Izaia Perese (4 Tests)336 tests on the bench vs 277 tests starting. How times have changed for the Aussies.
Their starting backs (and all their backs) must have more tests than ours.
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@Machpants Still not looking good!
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@Machpants Still not looking good!
LOL I give up
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@Chris said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Maybe Christie is playing for his WC spot,Weber may still be in the picture.
You could be right. but think Christie is maybe locked in as a finishing 9 and they are seeing how he goes as a starting 9. Wouldn't be surprised to see Roigard starting at Twickenham if Christie doesn't shine.
The HB situation is an odd one for me that I can't quite get my head around.
It would seem very strange that Roigard has cemented in his spot (probably as the third HB) after 15 minutes of game time.
However it probably comes down to the reason why he was selected in the team in the first place. If he was genuinely seen as the third best HB in the country and during his time in camp and in his 15 minutes of fame has proven that then he's on the plane and Webber is at home.
If he was selected as a "development opportunity" then I don't think he's going to make it as he simply hasn't been given the game time to develop anything aside from being "comfortable in the camp".
The media I've read hasn't given me any indication as to why he was selected (maybe someone with greater reading proficiency than me has
)Personally I'd like to see him go, he's an unknown that offers some x-factor that can surprise teams at the RWC, but can't shake the feeling that Webber will get the call instead.
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Foster and co seem to set great store on looking at people in camp as well as on the field (e.g Shaun Stevenson) so it's possible they've already looked at Roigard and decided he's their man to finish a game and Christie needs to prove he can start.
Nobody knows, but if Christie doesn't step up, it's poss. we could end up with a AS/BW/CR trio.
