All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I
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Ardie captain.
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@SouthernMann if true, that is both good and bad...
Good that one of SB or Razor realises that SB isnt the right option, but bad cos of how Ardie seemed to drop his bundle last week like many others....
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1 E.De Groot
2. C.Taylor
3. T.Lomax
4. F. Holland
5. T. Vaa’i
6. S. Parker
7. A. Savea (capt)
8. W. Sititi
9. C.Roigard
10. B.Barrett
11. C.Clarke
12. J.Barrett
13. B.Proctor
14. L.Carter
15. W.Jordan- S.Taukei’aho
- T.Williams
- F.Newell
19 P.Tuipulotu - P.Lakai
- C.Ratima
- Q.Tupaea
- D.McKenzie
Unavailable:
S.Barrett (shoulder)
O.Norris (back)
E.Narawa (rib fracture)
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@Number-10 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
1 E.De Groot
2. C.Taylor
3. T.Lomax
4. F. Holland
5. T. Vaa’i
6. S. Parker
7. A. Savea (capt)
8. W. Sititi
9. C.Roigard
10. B.Barrett
11. C.Clarke
12. J.Barrett
13. B.Proctor
14. L.Carter
15. W.Jordan- S.Taukei’aho
- T.Williams
- F.Newell
19 P.Tuipulotu - P.Lakai
- C.Ratima
- Q.Tupaea
- D.McKenzie
Unavailable:
S.Barrett (shoulder)
O.Norris (back)
E.Narawa (rib fracture)
T.Tavatavanawai (fractured radius)This team is bang on.
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I'm caught in two minds here. On the one hand, I do think that is more or less the best available 23. On the other hand, I think only dropping DMac and Kirifi from that shambles feels too generous. Granted there is a couple back from injury, but I think you could make a reasonable argument that Lomax, Sititi, B Barrett, J Barrett, Proctor, Williams & Newell also could have paid the price.
Would have been a strong statement to leave out a few more, but the pressure Razor is under probably means he can't take a long-term shot like that.
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New captain. Is that because Barrett is injured or was he dropped?
Good to see Lakai replace Kirifi on the bench.
Clarke makes his return.
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Injured (shoulder apparently)
I really hope they have BB under strict instructions to attack the line more, wont hold my breath though.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
BB will probably look ok against a passive Wallaby defence, as will a few others. This test will paper over the cracks and will tell us very little.
Roigard back is a huge boost for this side. I reckon he should just skip Beauden altogether when we attack.
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@frugby said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
I'm caught in two minds here. On the one hand, I do think that is more or less the best available 23. On the other hand, I think only dropping DMac and Kirifi from that shambles feels too generous. Granted there is a couple back from injury, but I think you could make a reasonable argument that Lomax, Sititi, B Barrett, J Barrett, Proctor, Williams & Newell also could have paid the price.
Would have been a strong statement to leave out a few more, but the pressure Razor is under probably means he can't take a long-term shot like that.
McKenzie is still in the 23, so that 6 tries to 1 drubbing is rightly all laid at the feet of the bench loosie.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
BB will probably look ok against a passive Wallaby defence, as will a few others. This test will paper over the cracks and tell us very little.
By that logic, the Wallabies defeating the Boks and Pumas has told us very little about the Boks, Pumas and Wallabies?
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@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@frugby said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
I'm caught in two minds here. On the one hand, I do think that is more or less the best available 23. On the other hand, I think only dropping DMac and Kirifi from that shambles feels too generous. Granted there is a couple back from injury, but I think you could make a reasonable argument that Lomax, Sititi, B Barrett, J Barrett, Proctor, Williams & Newell also could have paid the price.
Would have been a strong statement to leave out a few more, but the pressure Razor is under probably means he can't take a long-term shot like that.
McKenzie is still in the 23, so that 6 tries to 1 drubbing is rightly all laid at the feet of the bench loosie.
We can also pin it on the halfbacks…..
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Is Lakai selection more of a reaction to our implosion in the final 20 when the bench guys came on or has he just not been 100% fit until now?
I just don't understand why Kirifi was getting picked over him for so long when Lakai's ceiling is higher, he's 22 vs Kirifi 28 and he's 110kg vs Kirifi 103kg.
