Bledisloe #2
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
@Bones said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
@Donsteppa said in Bledisloe #2:
Franks and Moody are playing as a couple of inanimate objects who eventually turn up at a scrum.
The driest powder of all has been found in Moody and Franks adidas bags.
Aaron Smith has put away the running game we saw in Super Rugby, Ben Smith is cruising around in 3rd gear, Beauds only has one or two pops at the line a game, Whitelock is hardly carrying nor disrupting oppo line outs, Taylor is declining to carry the ball, Goodhue is feigning injury, Ioane is watching and learning.
All going to plan, bang on target.
Is that you Ian?
I've been whooshed. The best I can come up with is the lead guitarist for Powderfinger.
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@Bones all good bro
Ian Foster@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
@Bones all good bro
Ian FosterHaha! After him being Fozzy for so long, I'd forgotten his first name!
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A lot of it is mindset. No more fancy throw it wide stuff. Concentrate on hammering the aussies up the guts and choking them to death. Then we can swing it wide
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
No more fancy throw it wide stuff
Don't have a problem with the throw it wide stuff.
It's the aimless throw it wide stuff I have a problem with
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@Nepia said in Bledisloe #2:
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
@Yeetyaah said in Bledisloe #2:
@Duluth Laumape to 12 and ALB to 13.
Laumape had a very good game last night, he's earned a chance. I wonder if Hansen will channel his inner Gary Stead and pick Sonny
I thought he was as average as everyone else and he really needed to play his hard and straight bashing style and didn't.
At least he fronted up on D at a time when we were leaking like a sieve. Shag knows what he gets with Sonny. At the same time I can see him playing Sonny if he is the more solid option in a game we really want to win
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
At the same time I can see him playing Sonny if he is the more solid option in a game we really want to win
That's the problem right there.
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And so it should be!
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@Stargazer there will be more spice to the game than has been for some time in Bled Cup play. I expect to see Kapa o Pango rolled out and a suitable intensity rise during the game
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
@Stargazer there will be more spice to the game than has been for some time in Bled Cup play. I expect to see Kapa o Pango rolled out and a suitable intensity rise during the game
Yep, this is one week where they can't afford to train like Tarzan and play like Jane...
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@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
@Stargazer there will be more spice to the game than has been for some time in Bled Cup play. I expect to see Kapa o Pango rolled out and a suitable intensity rise during the game
Yep, this is one week where they can't afford to train like Tarzan and play like Jane...
@Donsteppa said in Bledisloe #2:
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
@Stargazer there will be more spice to the game than has been for some time in Bled Cup play. I expect to see Kapa o Pango rolled out and a suitable intensity rise during the game
Yep, this is one week where they can't afford to train like Tarzan and play like Jane...
I thought that was last week but then if they played well it was only Australia so we couldn't judge their performance?
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
Is he still when there is such a stark difference in how the Wallabies have attacked and defended when White is on the park? I think the last two tests have shown the decline of Genia.
Hooper, White, Sio, Ala’alatoa, Hodge all better than Genia.
Genia was one of our best against Argentina, and won Man of the Match from memory.
We don't need to get into a rankings discussion necessarily, but I still think he's class. Played really well off the bench on Saturday, including setting up Beale's try.
@barbarian said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
Is he still when there is such a stark difference in how the Wallabies have attacked and defended when White is on the park? I think the last two tests have shown the decline of Genia.
Hooper, White, Sio, Ala’alatoa, Hodge all better than Genia.
Genia was one of our best against Argentina, and won Man of the Match from memory.
We don't need to get into a rankings discussion necessarily, but I still think he's class. Played really well off the bench on Saturday, including setting up Beale's try.
I think he'd make our match-day 23 (probably as a sub for A Smith) easily
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@barbarian said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
Is he still when there is such a stark difference in how the Wallabies have attacked and defended when White is on the park? I think the last two tests have shown the decline of Genia.
Hooper, White, Sio, Ala’alatoa, Hodge all better than Genia.
Genia was one of our best against Argentina, and won Man of the Match from memory.
We don't need to get into a rankings discussion necessarily, but I still think he's class. Played really well off the bench on Saturday, including setting up Beale's try.
I think he'd make our match-day 23 (probably as a sub for A Smith) easily
@junior said in Bledisloe #2:
@barbarian said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
Is he still when there is such a stark difference in how the Wallabies have attacked and defended when White is on the park? I think the last two tests have shown the decline of Genia.
Hooper, White, Sio, Ala’alatoa, Hodge all better than Genia.
Genia was one of our best against Argentina, and won Man of the Match from memory.
We don't need to get into a rankings discussion necessarily, but I still think he's class. Played really well off the bench on Saturday, including setting up Beale's try.
I think he'd make our match-day 23 (probably as a sub for A Smith) easily
Genia for Smith nah Smith is my pick everyday
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@junior said in Bledisloe #2:
@barbarian said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
Is he still when there is such a stark difference in how the Wallabies have attacked and defended when White is on the park? I think the last two tests have shown the decline of Genia.
Hooper, White, Sio, Ala’alatoa, Hodge all better than Genia.
Genia was one of our best against Argentina, and won Man of the Match from memory.
We don't need to get into a rankings discussion necessarily, but I still think he's class. Played really well off the bench on Saturday, including setting up Beale's try.
I think he'd make our match-day 23 (probably as a sub for A Smith) easily
Genia for Smith nah Smith is my pick everyday
@Chris said in Bledisloe #2:
@junior said in Bledisloe #2:
@barbarian said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
Is he still when there is such a stark difference in how the Wallabies have attacked and defended when White is on the park? I think the last two tests have shown the decline of Genia.
Hooper, White, Sio, Ala’alatoa, Hodge all better than Genia.
Genia was one of our best against Argentina, and won Man of the Match from memory.
We don't need to get into a rankings discussion necessarily, but I still think he's class. Played really well off the bench on Saturday, including setting up Beale's try.
I think he'd make our match-day 23 (probably as a sub for A Smith) easily
Genia for Smith nah Smith is my pick everyday
No, I mean he's on our bench as a sub for A Smith (i.e. he takes TJ's place) - sorry was not very clear!
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@Chris said in Bledisloe #2:
@junior said in Bledisloe #2:
@barbarian said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
Is he still when there is such a stark difference in how the Wallabies have attacked and defended when White is on the park? I think the last two tests have shown the decline of Genia.
Hooper, White, Sio, Ala’alatoa, Hodge all better than Genia.
Genia was one of our best against Argentina, and won Man of the Match from memory.
We don't need to get into a rankings discussion necessarily, but I still think he's class. Played really well off the bench on Saturday, including setting up Beale's try.
I think he'd make our match-day 23 (probably as a sub for A Smith) easily
Genia for Smith nah Smith is my pick everyday
No, I mean he's on our bench as a sub for A Smith (i.e. he takes TJ's place) - sorry was not very clear!
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@Chris said in Bledisloe #2:
@junior said in Bledisloe #2:
@barbarian said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
Is he still when there is such a stark difference in how the Wallabies have attacked and defended when White is on the park? I think the last two tests have shown the decline of Genia.
Hooper, White, Sio, Ala’alatoa, Hodge all better than Genia.
Genia was one of our best against Argentina, and won Man of the Match from memory.
We don't need to get into a rankings discussion necessarily, but I still think he's class. Played really well off the bench on Saturday, including setting up Beale's try.
I think he'd make our match-day 23 (probably as a sub for A Smith) easily
Genia for Smith nah Smith is my pick everyday
No, I mean he's on our bench as a sub for A Smith (i.e. he takes TJ's place) - sorry was not very clear!
@junior said in Bledisloe #2:
@Chris said in Bledisloe #2:
@junior said in Bledisloe #2:
@barbarian said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
Is he still when there is such a stark difference in how the Wallabies have attacked and defended when White is on the park? I think the last two tests have shown the decline of Genia.
Hooper, White, Sio, Ala’alatoa, Hodge all better than Genia.
Genia was one of our best against Argentina, and won Man of the Match from memory.
We don't need to get into a rankings discussion necessarily, but I still think he's class. Played really well off the bench on Saturday, including setting up Beale's try.
I think he'd make our match-day 23 (probably as a sub for A Smith) easily
Genia for Smith nah Smith is my pick everyday
No, I mean he's on our bench as a sub for A Smith (i.e. he takes TJ's place) - sorry was not very clear!
I'm not going to watch Genia lead the haka.
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Some big changes.... All Blacks: Beauden Barrett, Sevu Reece, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams, George Bridge, Richie Mo'unga, Aaron Smith; Kieran Read (capt), Sam Cane, Ardie Savea, Sam Whitelock, Patrick Tuipulotu, Nepo Laulala, Dane Coles, Joe Moody. Reserves: Codie Taylor, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Angus Ta'avao, Jackson Hemopo, Matt Todd, TJ Perenara, Ngani Laumape, Jordie Barrett.
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Oh goody, Jordie's back
