Bledisloe 1

[Crucial]

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

Our best player not being there next week is a huge loss. Big chance for Hoskins though.

Is something wrong with Sami?

[Canes4life]

@Crucial I said our best player, not our best hooker.

[nostrildamus]

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

@Crucial I said our best player, not our best hooker.

Best player is a contentious one. Sami T has arguably been more consistent.. He has definitely been more obvious more often. I'd probably have Ardie second..

[Canes4life]

@nostrildamus Ardie has started every match there has been this year. He's been consistently world-class over a longer period. Samisoni comes in second for me.

[antipodean]

Taukei'aho doesn't play for the Canes does he?

[nostrildamus]

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

@nostrildamus Ardie has started every match there has been this year. He's been consistently world-class over a longer period. Samisoni comes in second for me.

So there is a longevity criterion now? Ok
Dan Coles has started every match one could expect of him [without a zimmer frame] given Samisoni has been the best performer this year and Codie Taylor has a second line in a meat pies bakery. He's been consistently irritating world-class players over a longer period (since 2012). Samisoni still comes in second for me.

[Canes4life]

@nostrildamus said in Bledisloe 1:

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

@nostrildamus Ardie has started every match there has been this year. He's been consistently world-class over a longer period. Samisoni comes in second for me.

So there is a longevity criterion now? Ok
Dan Coles has started every match one could expect of him [without a zimmer frame] given Samisoni has been the best performer this year and Codie Taylor has a second line in a meat pies bakery. He's been consistently irritating world-class players over a longer period (since 2012). Samisoni still comes in second for me.

Exactly, Samisoni in second, thanks for proving my point. Ardie has obviously been our best, he’s been influential in every game this year and the voting system on here backs up that notion.

I agree with you that Samisoni’s been our second best and is probably pushing Malcolm Marx as the best hooker in World Rugby.

[KiwiMurph]

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

Our best player not being there next week is a huge loss. Big chance for Hoskins though.

Hoskins has delivered as a starting 8 in a Bledisloe before. From memory he was quite excellent in Sydney 2020 in the wet starting at 8.

[MN5]

@nostrildamus said in Bledisloe 1:

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

@nostrildamus Ardie has started every match there has been this year. He's been consistently world-class over a longer period. Samisoni comes in second for me.

So there is a longevity criterion now? Ok
Dan Coles has started every match one could expect of him [without a zimmer frame] given Samisoni has been the best performer this year and Codie Taylor has a second line in a meat pies bakery. He's been consistently irritating world-class players over a longer period (since 2012). Samisoni still comes in second for me.

Great to have you on the fern Fitzy

[Canes4life]

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe 1:

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

Our best player not being there next week is a huge loss. Big chance for Hoskins though.

Hoskins has delivered as a starting 8 in a Bledisloe before. From memory he was quite excellent in Sydney 2020 in the wet starting at 8.

He’s deserving of an opportunity and he needs game time after not playing at this level for a while now.

[pakman]

@antipodean said in Bledisloe 1:

I knew Ardie was talented, but that is ridiculous.

[pakman]

@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 1:

Ofa back to covering LH again.

Three specialist THs and one who swings both ways!

[Chris B.]

Interesting.

Frizell and Ardie both out.

Surely go with Akira, Cane and Sotutu. Papalií on the bench. These guys really need to put down a marker.

They'll surely go with EdG and Bower as looseheads - interested to see whether they stick with Newell at tighthead or go back to someone more experienced. (Barring significant injuries, Angus might be done).

Otherwise, same-same for me.

[pakman]

Vale Pita Gus?

[ACT Crusader]

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

@nostrildamus Ardie has started every match there has been this year. He's been consistently world-class over a longer period. Samisoni comes in second for me.

Sotutu is the best, hasn’t lost a test match this year.

[Canes4life]

@ACT-Crusader haha fair play

[Crucial]

WTF is Laulala doing there? He cant even be effective in NPC.

[NTA]

Pick all three Barretts in the back row. Won't make a lick of difference.

[Crucial]

@NTA said in Bledisloe 1:

Pick all three Barretts in the back row. Won't make a lick of difference.

You are trying to claim this underdog status hard, my man.

[Crucial]

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

@nostrildamus said in Bledisloe 1:

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:

@nostrildamus Ardie has started every match there has been this year. He's been consistently world-class over a longer period. Samisoni comes in second for me.

So there is a longevity criterion now? Ok
Dan Coles has started every match one could expect of him [without a zimmer frame] given Samisoni has been the best performer this year and Codie Taylor has a second line in a meat pies bakery. He's been consistently irritating world-class players over a longer period (since 2012). Samisoni still comes in second for me.

Exactly, Samisoni in second, thanks for proving my point. Ardie has obviously been our best, he’s been influential in every game this year and the voting system on here backs up that notion.

Not his fault that some moron kept playing Codie Taylor.