Bledisloe II - Have a stab at the teams.

Nepia

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Back off the rugby and onto UB40, I'm not surprised that a band member fell on hard times when there were about ten other members to share the profits with. Mind you, one tenth of fuck all is the same as a quarter of fuck all.
 
Didn't they just cover other people's hits? Elvis, Neil Diamond etc.
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I think they released two covers albums but those two albums were massive but if you rattled off a bunch of their songs you'd be surprised how many where by them.

Hooroo

Worst thread deviation ever!
 
EDIT: Where are the mods to tidy this up?

mariner4life

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">Anyway back to the Rugby, I'm even more out of touch than usual having been away but what does Squires bring to the table that Dixon doesn't ? Is 6 foot 5 really that much of an advantage over 6 foot 4 in the lineout ?
 
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You were in the islands for what, a week? You haven't been trekking the Silk Road for a fucking year. They're completely different players.

mariner4life

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Worst thread deviation ever!
 
EDIT: Where are the mods to tidy this up?
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stop tidying shit up!! it makes our random threads even harder to follow. just let it lie unless it's outright abuse. And even then leave it alone.

MN5

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You were in the islands for what, a week? You haven't been trekking the Silk Road for a fucking year. They're completely different players. 
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Tall, Maori, tats, bit of mongrel, questionable haircuts/facial hair, one's a 6 who covers 8, the others is the other way round.
 
Would it help if I said I haven't seen a single highlanders game this year ?
 
Hooroo, I did mention Rugby in every UB40 post, did that help ?

Milk

Seems like I'm the only guy around here who likes UB40.
 
Happy with the ALB call. He's the best/only option left to compliment Fekitoa. Him and Seta or him and a 19 year old would scare the shit out of me.

antipodean

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Milk" data-cid="608811" data-time="1472093943">Happy with the ALB call. He's the best/only option left to compliment Fekitoa. Him and Seta or him and a 19 year old would scare the shit out of me.</blockquote>
 
I just have a calm easiness that ALB will do everything well enough. Not expecting a omfg it's like the love child of Nonu and Cullen type game, just good decisions and low error rate. 
Startling Smallcock must be taking lessons reading Sun Tzu. I can't believe there hasn't been an edge to the training in the Wallaby camp.

Hooroo

Oh dear, the last line, the ulitmate put down......
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/83563300/aussie-bookies-gloomier-about-wallabies-chances-than-we-are'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/83563300/aussie-bookies-gloomier-about-wallabies-chances-than-we-are</a>

Frye

Foley at 12. 
Simmons the major casualty (scapegoat).

NTA

Wallabies named:
 
1. Scott Sio (19 Tests) 2. Stephen Moore (106 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (67 Tests) 4. Kane Douglas (24 Tests) 5. Adam Coleman (1 Test) 6. Scott Fardy (34 Tests) 7. Michael Hooper (55 Tests) 8. David Pocock (57 Tests) 9. Will Genia (67 Tests) 10. Quade Cooper (58 Tests) 11. Dane Haylett-Petty (4 Tests) 12. Bernard Foley (31 Tests) 13. Samu Kerevi (2 Tests) 14. Adam Ashley-Cooper (115 Tests) 15. Israel Folau (42 Tests) Reserves 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau 17. James Slipper 18. Allan Alaâ€™alatoa 19. Dean Mumm 20. Will Skelton 21. Tevita Kuridrani 22. Reece Hodge 23. Nick Phipps

NTA

Snap Don Frye....
 
Notes:
 
Simmons flicked for Coleman
McCalman flicked for Fardy
Pooper retained
Skelton in
Hodge promoted
Kerevi promoted
Kurdrani demoted
 
Smacks of "fuck it, let's harden up a little!"

Hooroo

NTA, can you highlight changes from last week?

MN5

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I just have a calm easiness that ALB will do everything well enough. Not expecting a omfg it's like the love child of Nonu and Cullen type game, just good decisions and low error rate. 
Startling Smallcock must be taking lessons reading Sun Tzu. I can't believe there hasn't been an edge to the training in the Wallaby camp.
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Holy shit, that guy would be the best player of all time.

Hooroo

Oh wow! I skipped over Quade Cooper! That's a good move as he always plays well in NZ

kiwiinmelb

Yep, Cooper to steer them around the park in NZ , when they are already under the pump , 
 
Im not trying to be sarcastic , but you cant help but feel a like a train wreck is on its way

NTA

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NTA, can you highlight changes from last week?
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<img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/qmfpjpAT2fJRK/giphy.gif" alt="giphy.gif">
 
Besides these, everything else is the same as last week:
 
 
5. Adam Coleman (1 Test) - ROB SIMMONS OUT 
6. Scott Fardy (34 Tests) - BEN MCCALMAN OUT 
10. Quade Cooper (58 Tests) - FOLEY MOVES TO 12 
13. Samu Kerevi (2 Tests) - KURIDRANI TO BENCH
 
20. Will Skelton - FARDY PROMOTED
21. Tevita Kuridrani - DEMOTED
22. Reece Hodge - TOOMUA CONCUSSED

Hooroo

Sweet, cheers.
 
Not a massive reshuffle except for 1st Five then

antipodean

That 10 - 12 channel looks sturdy. Gameplan must be to hand the All Blacks the ball and smash them in defence. 
The rest looks almost sensible, like the coaching staff have a clue. If they wanted to end certain careers you'd think they woukd have waited for any Bledisloe Test not played in Australia. 
It is a tactical masterpiece on reflection; not content with two props, two locks and then two opensides, now they're going for two 10s as well.

rotated

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It is a tactical masterpiece on reflection; not content with two props, two locks and then two opensides, now they're going for two 10s as well.</blockquote>
 
What is the saying? When you have two first fives you have none. 
Between Foley and Cooper they probably have less than that.

mariner4life

well. he did it, the crazy bastard. Easy defensive game, rush Cooper, force him deeper, and without anyone to dump it to but another 10. I expect a lot of ball to be kicked to our back 3 this week. 
 
That's a fucked up looking 23.

The Silver Fern

Bledisloe II - Have a stab at the teams.