RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia
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@canefan said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Duluth said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
What should be the selection?
Use everyone who didn't play in the first match? Or keep most of the starting side together to try and get some momentum?
We are in a jam right now. We need to make sure the points difference is strong now that we are trying to qualify second
That's only if Italy beat Fr or us, that isn't going to happen unless France chuck the game to put us out. Even if Italy beat Fr, they don't flat track bully like Foster's ABs do. I have no doubt we will make the 1/4s. I also have no doubt that is it.
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If Christie starts over Roigard I will shit in Fozzies breakfast.
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well Fozzie said FRizell and Lomax wont be ready, Jordie is improving as is Cane, but now becomes a juggling act to give enough people game time while building toward the key matches.
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@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Jordie is improving as is Cane, but now becomes a juggling act to give enough people game time while building toward the key matches.
That's been the issue for a while - always chasing our tails and not enough time to give players game time together. Jordie's a classic case - needed plenty of time with Reiko and now he's injured there's a big. big problem in midfield as we saw against France.
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McKenzie in the starting XV. Either frizzell or blackadder at 6. Rest i don’t care.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
McKenzie in the starting XV. Either frizzell or blackadder at 6. Rest i don’t care.
I'm still wondering why Finau who trains with the ABs and is that much bigger than Ethan, and matchfit! is behind him for the selectors, given Ethan will not at all be up to speed with team tactics (even if he has already played with most of the pack that must be over a year ago?!)
Could another loosie be carrying a niggle, and they really need Ethan's 6/7/8 utility? -
The performance of the tight five with cleaning and carrying (Barrett aside) was inadequate. de Groot is really struggling for form. A new front row combination is needed, so they may as well give it some game time.
1 Tu'ungafasi
2 Tuakei'aho
3 LaulalaBetter hope that Lomax can come straight back into his usual form after injury. Game against Italy?
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@nostrildamus Yes, Cane.
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@sparky said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
I’d pick.
Williams, Coles, Newell, S Barrett, Vai’i, Jacobson, Papalii, A.Savea, Roigard, McKenzie, C.Clarke, R.Ioane, W. Jordan. B. Barrett
Sami T, Du Groot, Ofa T, Retallick, Cane or Blackadder, Christie, J.Barrett or AlB, Leicester F
I know it’s only Namibia but going into a game without a 2nd five really smacks of arrogance the NH writers always talk about
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Why not start our best team (despite those with niggles) and actually get some cohesion going? Right now we lack fluidity, wouldn't it make sense to get combinations fine-tuned before the playoff run? Then again Roigard and McKenzie deserve to push their case, I personally think they should both be in the top 23.
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Mix and match, play our best side against Italy and try to get our best 23 on the field for the qtr final.
It’s imperative we get our top side to play in the qtr final.
