Bledisloe II - Have a stab at the teams.
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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><img src="http://www.bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tampon1.jpg" alt="tampon1.jpg"></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> -
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Wow, Quade Cooper's Toulon highlights reel consists of him getting off the bus, putting his shirt on, kicking the ball to touch, Dan Carter doing a hug tackle, a solo try by Maa Nonu and finally Quade clapping a bit.<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="
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<p>I still think Cooper is better at 15, very slippery and tough to put downwind has more space. I think Wallabies just have to be more physical in midfield. Give Folau a shot there.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I'd have picked him at 15, he is genuinely a threat with space & time. He just wont get that at 10.</p> -
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I still think Cooper is better at 15, very slippery and tough to put downwind has more space. I think Wallabies just have to be more physical in midfield. Give Folau a shot there.</p></blockquote>
Was thinking the same. Think there's going to be a lot of switching. Will be interesting to see how often we actually see Quade or Foley at 12 from set piece.<br><br>
10 Foley<br>
11 DHP<br>
12 Kerevi<br>
13 AAC<br>
14 Folau/Cooper<br>
15 Cooper/Folau<br><br>
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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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Wow, Quade Cooper's Toulon highlights reel consists of him getting off the bus, putting his shirt on, kicking the ball to touch, Dan Carter doing a hug tackle, a solo try by Maa Nonu and finally Quade clapping a bit.<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="
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You forgot to mention the cool behind the back offload (when he probably should have taken the hit as it was a big risk for almost zero gain) and a series of half or almost half breaks! <br><br>
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While I think we will win, I don't think it will be a dusting like last week. The Aussies won't role over. If anything, last weeks result should fortify them a bit.</p></blockquote>
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I reckon it will be a dusting. I haven't been this confident of a big win over a Tier 1 nation since the ABs 1/4 final vs France in 2007... I remember my American friend at the time when I was discussing where we would watch the semi saying what if they lost the 1/4. I laughed condescendingly, no chance of that it's not even going to be in France!<br><br>
I still reckon it'll be a dusting.
