Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October
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I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
the numbers don't matter too much.
alarm! alarm!!
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@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
the numbers don't matter too much.
alarm! alarm!!
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
the numbers don't matter too much.
alarm! alarm!!
Shit, just knocked at least 7 points off our score!
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Already a question mark on availability of Ardie, Reece and Nepo due to baby-watch. If this comes true then match day squad will change.
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Already a question mark on availability of Ardie, Reece and Nepo due to baby-watch. If this comes true then match day squad will change.
yes, hello, my name is mariner4life and i have a question
if you are a professional rugby player from NZ, why are you timing babies for mid to late October? in a normal year all 3 of those guys would be expecting to jet off to Europe about now.
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@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Already a question mark on availability of Ardie, Reece and Nepo due to baby-watch. If this comes true then match day squad will change.
yes, hello, my name is mariner4life and i have a question
if you are a professional rugby player from NZ, why are you timing babies for mid to late October? in a normal year all 3 of those guys would be expecting to jet off to Europe about now.
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Already a question mark on availability of Ardie, Reece and Nepo due to baby-watch. If this comes true then match day squad will change.
yes, hello, my name is mariner4life and i have a question
if you are a professional rugby player from NZ, why are you timing babies for mid to late October? in a normal year all 3 of those guys would be expecting to jet off to Europe about now.
Clearly they weren't thinking about timing....
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@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Already a question mark on availability of Ardie, Reece and Nepo due to baby-watch. If this comes true then match day squad will change.
yes, hello, my name is mariner4life and i have a question
if you are a professional rugby player from NZ, why are you timing babies for mid to late October? in a normal year all 3 of those guys would be expecting to jet off to Europe about now.
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@mariner4life Just horny?
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life Just horny?
wrap it up until March y'all
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I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.
So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?
Or is it more defensive?
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@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.
So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?
Or is it more defensive?
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.
So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?
Or is it more defensive?
Ha. I asked these questions before last test and I don't think that they were answered.
I would stick with the same pair though.
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@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.
So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?
Or is it more defensive?
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.
So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?
Or is it more defensive?
A and B i reckon. JG fair smacked in to the line a few times on the weekend, and created quick recycle. He's also solid defensively
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@Chris-B said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.
So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?
Or is it more defensive?
Ha. I asked these questions before last test and I don't think that they were answered.
I would stick with the same pair though.
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@Chris-B said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.
So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?
Or is it more defensive?
A and B i reckon. JG fair smacked in to the line a few times on the weekend, and created quick recycle. He's also solid defensively
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.
Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.
So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?
Or is it more defensive?
A and B i reckon. JG fair smacked in to the line a few times on the weekend, and created quick recycle. He's also solid defensively
And with Beaudy and Jordie in the team it doesn't matter that he's an inside centre rather than a second five (providing kicking and playmaking options).
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Moody, Whitelock, R. Ioane - will they be back?
Does S. Barrett come into the starting lineup if Whitelock unavailable?
Do we persist with Jordie on the wing?
Is DMac still out best bench option?
Are we still taking a massive squad with reduced games?
When is the team named?
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Do we persist with Jordie on the wing?
JB does sometimes look a little bit lost on defence on the wing, the Koroibete try is a good example when he moves to his left instead of holding his position out wide. The thing is that Reece also has issues defending on the wing, as does Jordan. Rieko would be in the only other "safe" option if there was to be a change.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Do we persist with Jordie on the wing?
JB does sometimes look a little bit lost on defence on the wing, the Koroibete try is a good example when he moves to his left instead of holding his position out wide. The thing is that Reece also has issues defending on the wing, as does Jordan. Rieko would be in the only other "safe" option if there was to be a change.
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@canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Bovidae safe is not a word I would associate with Reiko
racist!!!
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@canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Bovidae safe is not a word I would associate with Reiko
racist!!!
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Bovidae safe is not a word I would associate with Reiko
racist!!!
Well he's not Japanese, (and beautiful, wise and child don't really fit) so it must be Rieko.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Bovidae safe is not a word I would associate with Reiko
racist!!!
Well he's not Japanese, (and beautiful, wise and child don't really fit) so it must be Rieko.
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Bovidae safe is not a word I would associate with Reiko
racist!!!
Well he's not Japanese, (and beautiful, wise and child don't really fit) so it must be Rieko.
Yeah him too
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It appears to me they want JG at 12, I'm less convinced on who they want at 13 though, if that try hadn't gone begging would they have started RI or was rotating RI and ALB always the plan?
I personally think ALB/JG or i guess JG/ALB is what I prefer, but I would like RI to start at 14, given there is no way Clarke doesn't start the next test...it then comes to which Barrett starts, BB for me.
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It appears to me they want JG at 12, I'm less convinced on who they want at 13 though, if that try hadn't gone begging would they have started RI or was rotating RI and ALB always the plan?
I personally think ALB/JG or i guess JG/ALB is what I prefer, but I would like RI to start at 14, given there is no way Clarke doesn't start the next test...it then comes to which Barrett starts, BB for me.
@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
It appears to me they want JG at 12, I'm less convinced on who they want at 13 though, if that try hadn't gone begging would they have started RI or was rotating RI and ALB always the plan?
I personally think ALB/JG or i guess JG/ALB is what I prefer, but I would like RI to start at 14, given there is no way Clarke doesn't start the next test...it then comes to which Barrett starts, BB for me.
Agree. Oughtn't to be beyond the wit of man for JG and ALB to alternate a bit on our ball.
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Sparky's team
Moody, Coles, Tu'ungafasi, Whitelock, Tuipulotu, A Ioane, Cane, Sotutu, A Smith, B Barrett, Clarke, ALB, Goodhue, Jordan, J Barrett
Aumua, Hodgman, Lomax, S Barrett, Papali'i, TJP, Mo'unga, Umaga-Jensen
