Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11
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@Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader Howlett could beat a man on the outside, Bridge is the king of the cutback and setup. Safe, predictable, great for Super rugby level.
I don't think George is a lot like Doug, nor a lot like Caleb.
I reckon he's more in the mould of Cory Jane or Israel Dagg.
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader Howlett could beat a man on the outside, Bridge is the king of the cutback and setup. Safe, predictable, great for Super rugby level.
I don't think George is a lot like Doug, nor a lot like Caleb.
I reckon he's more in the mould of Cory Jane or Israel Dagg.
Huh? Dagg and Jane aren't even really of the same mould. Remember Dagg made his name on individual brilliance not on workrate etc.
Bridge was a good selection last year, but his game didn't appear to transfer to test level.
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@barbarian said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Beauden out, DMAC in
Bugger. It does brown up the back three at least though......
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@barbarian said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Beauden out, DMAC in
Noooo.
Not aimed at DMac, just disappointed there's no BB.
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@Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader Howlett could beat a man on the outside, Bridge is the king of the cutback and setup. Safe, predictable, great for Super rugby level.
I don't think George is a lot like Doug, nor a lot like Caleb.
I reckon he's more in the mould of Cory Jane or Israel Dagg.
Huh? Dagg and Jane aren't even really of the same mould. Remember Dagg made his name on individual brilliance not on workrate etc.
Bridge was a good selection last year, but his game didn't appear to transfer to test level.
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Not thrilled about that.
I would have moved Jordie to fullback and brought in Sevu Reece.
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Not thrilled about that.
I would have moved Jordie to fullback and brought in Sevu Reece.
Thrilled about that. Reece can eat a bag of dicks and DMac will make the Fern match thread interesting.
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@Nepia Well, no-one is a clone...
They were wing-fullbacks - as opposed to power wingers or out-and-out speedsters.
They're the two who are as close to Bridge in my mind, as anyone.
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Nepia Well, no-one is a clone...
They were wing-fullbacks - as opposed to power wingers or out-and-out speedsters.
They're the two who are as close to Bridge in my mind, as anyone.
It’s just weird to pick such good attacking players to compare him against. Guildford was a wing fullback too, worked hard like Bridge and had excellent pace.
I wouldn’t say either beat people with footwork, so a better comparison than Jane or Dagg.
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Not thrilled about that.
I would have moved Jordie to fullback and brought in Sevu Reece.
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Not thrilled about that.
I would have moved Jordie to fullback and brought in Sevu Reece.
They also need a backup 10 which I presume is another reason to bring in DMac.
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@Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Nepia Well, no-one is a clone...
They were wing-fullbacks - as opposed to power wingers or out-and-out speedsters.
They're the two who are as close to Bridge in my mind, as anyone.
It’s just weird to pick such good attacking players to compare him against. Guildford was a wing fullback too, worked hard like Bridge and had excellent pace.
I wouldn’t say either beat people with footwork, so a better comparison than Jane or Dagg.
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Nepia Well, no-one is a clone...
They were wing-fullbacks - as opposed to power wingers or out-and-out speedsters.
They're the two who are as close to Bridge in my mind, as anyone.
It’s just weird to pick such good attacking players to compare him against. Guildford was a wing fullback too, worked hard like Bridge and had excellent pace.
I wouldn’t say either beat people with footwork, so a better comparison than Jane or Dagg.
Yeah, Guildford is probably closer. They're both great if put in space and they're both good at getting in positions to put in space.
Last year I wanted Bridge to be our right wing/fullback style dude but they picked him to replace our attacking left wing.
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This is worse. Hilarious
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@Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Nepia Well, no-one is a clone...
They were wing-fullbacks - as opposed to power wingers or out-and-out speedsters.
They're the two who are as close to Bridge in my mind, as anyone.
It’s just weird to pick such good attacking players to compare him against. Guildford was a wing fullback too, worked hard like Bridge and had excellent pace.
I wouldn’t say either beat people with footwork, so a better comparison than Jane or Dagg.
Yeah, Guildford is probably closer. They're both great if put in space and they're both good at getting in positions to put in space.
Last year I wanted Bridge to be our right wing/fullback style dude but they picked him to replace our attacking left wing.
@Nepia I have Zac as a different sort of wing - and actually more like Doug Howlett!
Rieko is part of the reason that RWC 2019 caught us at a low ebb.
He had injury problems, but regardless - in the games he played subsequent to Perth, he never showed sufficient form to displace George.
At anything like his peak the door never would have opened.
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@Frank said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
WTF???
Put Jordie at 15 and Caleb Clarke on the wing.
D Mac on the bench.That would make sense BUT obviously both Bridge and Clarke are primarily left wingers.
@Bovidae said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Frank said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
WTF???
Put Jordie at 15 and Caleb Clarke on the wing.
D Mac on the bench.That would make sense BUT obviously both Bridge and Clarke are primarily left wingers.
Details, details.
I've got no time for facts.
