All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I

[antipodean]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

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.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPAVJmVErpu/?igsh=Zm82aWlzZjczNXVp

[restofit]

@Grooter said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@canefan do people actually care that much that Leicester is holding tackle bags for the ABs? The only guys in the country that should be bothered are Daniel Rona & AJ Lam

Bailyn Sullivan would feel most aggrieved, he was a gun for the canes this season.

[brodean]

@restofit said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@Grooter said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@canefan do people actually care that much that Leicester is holding tackle bags for the ABs? The only guys in the country that should be bothered are Daniel Rona & AJ Lam

Bailyn Sullivan would feel most aggrieved, he was a gun for the canes this season.

@restofit said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@Grooter said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@canefan do people actually care that much that Leicester is holding tackle bags for the ABs? The only guys in the country that should be bothered are Daniel Rona & AJ Lam

Bailyn Sullivan would feel most aggrieved, he was a gun for the canes this season.

Bailyn Sullivan is good for the wing but he's the worst defender of all the centre options that played in SRP this year.

[brodean]

For me Quinn Tupaea is also lucky. He showed a lot of promise during Super Rugby but he was disappointing in this RC especially in the last game.

[Chris]

@brodean said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

For me Quinn Tupaea is also lucky. He showed a lot of promise during Super Rugby but he was disappointing in this RC especially in the last game.

He was one of the players walking in the last 15 minutes.

[taniwharugby]

@brodean just to bang the drum again, but at super Quinn wasn't playing outside BB...last year when Lam was looking a good prospect too, he also wasn't...but this year he has fallen away...

[antipodean]

Good to have Clarke, Roigard and Tuipulotu back.

[bayimports]

great additions, BB still remains though, so I remain nervous

[ACT Crusader]

@Jet said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

Our most important Allblack is back.

All aboard the Cam Wagon………choo choo

I haven’t been this excited for a player being named in the AB side since July 2015, when Charlie Ngatai’s name was read out by Steve Hansen

[brodean]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@brodean just to bang the drum again, but at super Quinn wasn't playing outside BB...last year when Lam was looking a good prospect too, he also wasn't...but this year he has fallen away...

It seems like you are saying Lam had fallen away in SRP this but he was arguably the Blue's best player this year along with Dalton Papali'i. Lam dominated carry impact stats for SRP.

[Rangi]

@ShaquilleOatmeal Hey I didn't say i was happy with the new captain but I am happy if the SB reign is finished.

[mariner4life]

Deckchairs successfully shuffled.

[mariner4life]

That said

Carn the lads!!! I want a show!

[Rangi]

I really want to see some angry ABs out there this week.

[george33]

@Chris Correct shouldn't be anywhere near the 23.

[booboo]

@Chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

Same old shit selections win this one then get smoked in Perth.
Pattern remains the same so no chance of progression.

I probably missed any suggestion you made prior to (all the conjecture just became white noise). But what would be your changes?

[taniwharugby]

@brodean well my eye test didnt see him anywhere near as effective as last year, guess I was wrong.

[Chris]

@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@Chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

Same old shit selections win this one then get smoked in Perth.
Pattern remains the same so no chance of progression.

I probably missed any suggestion you made prior to (all the conjecture just became white noise). But what would be your changes?

I would be more radical

D Mac to first five,Love to the bench BB gone,
LF to centre someone who can bend the line.
Especiallyas Suaali’i is not a great defender.
Williams would start Norris on the bench another ball runner.
And play more direct with those changes.

[Dan54]

@Chris mate did you see LF defense stats etc in club rugby in France.. He was worst centre over the season in top 14, by quite a bit. The couple of games I saw him play, he made a few breaks and looked great on attack but abysmal on defense, in that he seemed to not even attempt tackles at time. Reckon JAS would have fun running in his channel

[brodean]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@brodean well my eye test didnt see him anywhere near as effective as last year, guess I was wrong.

Midfield ( Leicesters stats from France are considered ). Stats of 23 midfielders this year.

Dominant Carry % (desc)
59.3 AJ Lam
56.8 Sam Gilbert
53.9 Tanielu Tele'a
53.3 Leicester Fainga'anuku
51.7 Bailyn Sullivan
48.0 Peter Umaga-Jensen

Gainline %
80.0 AJ Lam
76.7 Xavi Taele
75.7 Riley Higgins
75.0 Julian Savea
67.8 Sam Gilbert
64.2 Quinn Tupaea

Carries Committing 2+ Tacklers
82.1% Julian Savea
75.3% AJ Lam
71.6% Timoci Tavatavanawai
70.6% Levi Aumua
67.0% Quinn Tupaea
65.0% Leicester Fainga'anuku

Tackle Evasion %
43.2 Billy Proctor
37.7 Timoci Tavatavanawai
34.3 AJ Lam
32.2 Leicester Fainga'anuku
31.2 Peter Umaga-Jensen
30.5 David Havili

Tackle Success
93.3% Anton Lienert-Brown
90.0% Braydon Ennor
88.7% Jordie Barrett
88.7% Xavi Taele
88.5% Quinn Tupaea
87.9% AJ Lam

Dominant Tackle %
17.5 Braydon Ennor
14.9 Billy Proctor
9.5 AJ Lam
8.6 Gideon Wrampling
8.6 Lalomilo Lalomilo
8.3 Sam Gilbert

Lam is the only midfielder featuring in all these stats near the top out of 23 players.