Bledisloe II - Have a stab at the teams.
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Cooper at 10 again, insert clip from ground hog day here<br><br>I guess you just can't put him at 12 as his defence is shaky would be the thinking. I would put him there anyway. Foley is a classic and a very good number<br>10, let Cooper get jiggy with it from the number 12 spot his turnstile (spelling) defence notwithstanding. Anyway what do I know, I am just a fan. Nonetheless I see this<br>game as a license to print money from a betting perspective. I reckon the ABs could put out squad similar to the baby black days and beat a team with cooper<br>at 1st 5.
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Thinking more about perceived defensive frailties, it will be interesting if Chieka tries to move the backline around in defence which will hurt them badly on transition.
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I think there are big concerns about cohesion in the squad. <br><br>
Cheika appears to not know what his best XV /23 is. Doesn't have the plans to try and turn a test match around if it's going awry. <br><br>
4 home losses on the trot. If they were playing the Boks at home this weekend (like the old 3Ns format) the pressure would be tenfold. <br><br>
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This post is a bit cynical but if the Aussies lose this match, then what will they turn to next<br><br>10 Folau (if James O'Connor got a game there against Lions of all people then why not Folau?)<br>11 Whoever isn't injured<br>12 Some Islander bloke who once broke a few tackles in a warm up match against University but has no international credibility<br>13 AAC<br>14 DHP<br>15 Jason Woodward for the LOLs
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<p>Yes some people do get carried away on here at times. The guy's got a future but he's got a long, long way to go before being considered for ABs selection.</p>
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<p>He has done the same amount as Reiko Ioane and hooker is a position of need. I accept the decision but want to get Ricciteli in the environment didn't seem strange to me.</p> -
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<p>The last time Quade played in New Zealand he was actually quite good. The wheels fell off when he left the field and Pocock came on. IIRC a try resulted from another aimless Toomua kick. Which reminds me half the problem for the Wallabies is their appalling kicking and associated kick chase.<br><br>
Injuries noted, but selecting Foley in the midfield is a hail mary selection. On the flip side, bringing Fardy back and removing Simmons is just common sense.</p>
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<p>Are you forgetting last year when Cooper played and gave away a penalty try?</p> -
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<p>Ability? Imoact? Physicslity? Ball carrying?<br><br>
... no, am not a fan of Dixon. He's pretty meh IMO</p>
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<p>Squires looks like he offers much more impacty off the bench, Dixon more a soilid starting 6. The test Dixon started v Wales he looked like he'd been told to hit rucks, make tackles & that was it & he did it & did it well, but Squire visably provided impact off the bench & upped the tempo. I can't see any reason they'd put Dixon on the bench over Squires when they are looking for punch in the last 20.</p>
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<p>Its a bit like the Romano v Tuipoluto arguement, Tui, when fully fit, is the better bench option but Romano might squeak it as a starter</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="hydro11" data-cid="608938" data-time="1472114971"><p>Are you forgetting last year when Cooper played and gave away a penalty try?</p></blockquote>
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<p>A high tackle in cover defence that was going to be a try anyway?</p>
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<p>Hardly a great day out otherwise. He also gave away a yellow card which we capitalised on. I'm still convinced Cheika didn't even try to win that game with his selections. He changed his very successful team from the week before.</p> -
Its funny when people talk about a game when Cooper played well. You look back and he didn't actually play well he just kept the epic farkups to a minimum. That is how low the bar is set for Cooper these days.
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<p>Cooper is good when he has a bit of space to work & doesn't get rattled by early monstering. A few years ago when people were running umbrella D or push D he had a good space to work in as the cheat wasn't so mmuch on hitting the 10 its was more about closing down all wide options, now the AB D is more about just swarming the ball player & causing them to make mistakes & if it somehow gets wide relying on cover.</p>
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<p>I'm not really sure what Cheika saw in last weeks (or the Wales series) of the All Blacks defensive pattern that makes him think Cooper will get a bit of space & not get rattled this week... or that he won't throw the ball away as Cane & Retallick run full speed at him every play. I can see him getting fricking crushed 10 times in the first half & dropping it twice leading to a try to Barrett</p>
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<p>About the only chance he has is if the ABs get pinged for being offside 3 times in the first 10 & put on a warning</p> -
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<p>I think the forecast is that the weather will be pretty good, some rain in the morning clearing to a fine day/evening.</p>
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<p>Google weather just said "showers" and about 12C so I went with whatever would be worst for the Wallabies.</p> -
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<p>About the only chance he has is if the ABs get pinged for being offside 3 times in the first 10 & put on a warning</p>
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<p>Followed by a second warning around 20 minutes</p>
<p>Followed by a third warning just before halftime</p>
<p>Followed by the first final warning just after halftime</p>
<p>Followed by the second final warning around 45 minutes</p>
<p>Followed by the third final warning around 60 minutes</p>
<p>Followed by the first REALLY final warning 3 minutes before fulltime</p>
<p>Followed by a yellow card on the bell.</p>
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<p>All Blacks win 63-10.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="608986" data-time="1472122106"><p>Google weather just said "showers" and about 12C so I went with whatever would be worst for the Wallabies.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="608987" data-time="1472122257"><p>Followed by a second warning around 20 minutes<br>
Followed by a third warning just before halftime<br>
Followed by the first final warning just after halftime<br>
Followed by the second final warning around 45 minutes<br>
Followed by the third final warning around 60 minutes<br>
Followed by the first REALLY final warning 3 minutes before fulltime<br>
Followed by a yellow card on the bell.<br><br>
All Blacks win 63-10.<br><br>
Who IS the ref, BTW?</p></blockquote>
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Yeah, similar to the ones Kepu was given in the RWC Final.<br><br>
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<p>Yeah, similar to the ones Kepu was given in the RWC Final.</p>
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<p>Here:</p>
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<p>The ref is Romain Poite.</p>
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<p>Fuck.</p>
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In the last 12 months Quade Cooper has been dropped to the reserve fullback by Toulon, been told by Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal that his performances had gone from foie gras to pate, had his contract torn up by Toulon, then been dropped by the Australia 7s for passport irregularities.
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<p>This post is a bit cynical but if the Aussies lose this match, then what will they turn to next<br><br>
10 Folau (if James O'Connor got a game there against Lions of all people then why not Folau?)<br>
11 Whoever isn't injured<br>
12 Some Islander bloke who once broke a few tackles in a warm up match against University but has no international credibility<br>
13 AAC<br>
14 DHP<br>
15 Jason Woodward for the LOLs</p>
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<p>They have young centre called Magnay who is the real deal I reckon. Wouldn't hurt them to take him on the EOYT.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="akan004" data-cid="609002" data-time="1472126399"><p>They have young centre called Magnay who is the real deal I reckon. Wouldn't hurt them to take him on the EOYT.</p></blockquote>
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Yep. Might be a few youngsters get a shot in November, at least in the backs. Not sure how it's going to help in the long term
