Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Machpants said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
If M4L was a selector (and it is pretty easy to see why i am not)
Moody
Taylor
Laulala (i actually think Ofa is the better player, but i prefer the type of game Ofa would bring off the bench)
Sam W
Tuipulotu
Frizzel
Cane
Sotutu
Smith
Mo'unga
Clarke
ALB
Ioane
Jordan
J BarrettAumua
Karl T
Ofa T
Vaa'i
Ioane
Savea
TJP
B BarrettReplace lose forward Ioane with TJP, and I'm with you. Who's nine if Smith goes down? Edit oh swap Ofa, but I'm no expert on props
dude
Sorry, misread. I'd swap the props, cos that's what all the 'experts' have, no idea myself. Swap Ioane for goodhue. 6:2 split is for fat unfit squads
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This quip about Rennie while discussing differences with Cheika cracked me up
"A lot of it’s new but he seems like a very calm and composed character, which is quite nice.”
No more psycho nutter screaming at us.
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@mariner4life 6 forward bench. Looking to bash them?
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@booboo said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@mariner4life 6 forward bench. Looking to bash them?
yes. repeatedly. for 80 minutes.
the quick guys out wide will feed off that. bliss.
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@Tim said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
The key ingredient the Wallabies must take out of their recipe to avoid another Bledisloe disaster
The question the Wallabies must ask is, how much ball-in-hand rugby do they want to play? Because too much may play straight into the All Blacks hands as it has for the last four years.
Great article. "Eliminate errors" and "don't be stupid" could have been covered off in 2 paragraphs, but a sperminating thrashwank of a victory over Ireland had to be flogged out of the author first.
Well done.
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Why James O'Connor is the obvious choice to start at flyhalf for the Wallabies
When the Wallabies take the field for their first match of the year this Sunday, a new-look side is expected to lead the charge towards a resurgence of the passion for the sport Down Under, in the past Michael Cheika-era.
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Heres my team for Bled #1
Moody
Taylor
Laulala
Sam W
Tuipulotu
Frizzel
Cane
Savea
A.Smith
Beaudy
Clarke
ALB
Ioane
Bridges
J BarrettAumua
Karl T
Ofa T
Vaa'i
Sotutu
TJP
Mo'unga
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@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
I can see the value in starting Ardie at 8 for the first game given its a Bledisloe. Sotutu still has work to do on his skills at the boot of the scrum - I could see Rennie seriously targeting him there.
Are you seriously suggesting that it makes sense to pick a specialist 7 at 8 because you're concerned about our specialist 8's control at the back of the scrum?!
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Bovidae said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@mariner4life is Mauger with the 6:2 split.
damn right. Tests are won up front. Token back replacements are rarely required. B Barrett is there for impact with his pace later on.
This is why Ioane and the good Barretts make such a difference to out match day squad - we've basically got every position in the backline covered twice over. It's a really good place to be.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@booboo said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@mariner4life 6 forward bench. Looking to bash them?
yes. repeatedly. for 80 minutes.
the quick guys out wide will feed off that. bliss.
I'd be happy to see this. I've kinda gotten bored of playing the Wallabies at the adult equivalent of ripper rugby. I don't think it's served either country well when playing other opposition.
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@junior said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
I can see the value in starting Ardie at 8 for the first game given its a Bledisloe. Sotutu still has work to do on his skills at the boot of the scrum - I could see Rennie seriously targeting him there.
Are you seriously suggesting that it makes sense to pick a specialist 7 at 8 because you're concerned about our specialist 8's control at the back of the scrum?!
He's not a specialist 7 - he's started a heap of games at 8.
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@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@junior said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
I can see the value in starting Ardie at 8 for the first game given its a Bledisloe. Sotutu still has work to do on his skills at the boot of the scrum - I could see Rennie seriously targeting him there.
Are you seriously suggesting that it makes sense to pick a specialist 7 at 8 because you're concerned about our specialist 8's control at the back of the scrum?!
He's not a specialist 7 - he's started a heap of games at 8.
He's certainly less of a specialist 8 than the guy who you say doesn't have enough control at the back of the scrum
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@NTA i expect if we had the downvote enabled, some posters would crash the software....
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@junior said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@junior said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
I can see the value in starting Ardie at 8 for the first game given its a Bledisloe. Sotutu still has work to do on his skills at the boot of the scrum - I could see Rennie seriously targeting him there.
Are you seriously suggesting that it makes sense to pick a specialist 7 at 8 because you're concerned about our specialist 8's control at the back of the scrum?!
He's not a specialist 7 - he's started a heap of games at 8.
He's certainly less of a specialist 8 than the guy who you say doesn't have enough control at the back of the scrum
It must be remembered Sotutu was essentially a Super Rugby rookie this year (he played all of about 10 minutes last year) - there is plenty of room for development and growth in his game - obviously he's developed a hell of a lot in the last 12 months.
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@KiwiMurph I think you're searching pretty hard if you see issues with his ball control at the back of the scrum, certainly not something I'd noticed when he was constantly making ridiculous metres or spot on passes. How would Rennie target that anyway?
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@Tim said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Surprised that anyone who watched the last two years of rugby would want Laulala to start. Must be keen on jogging into contact and missing tackles.
I'm surprised anyone who watched the last two years of rugby would still bang on about Beauden's pace and game breaking ability.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@KiwiMurph I think you're searching pretty hard if you see issues with his ball control at the back of the scrum, certainly not something I'd noticed when he was constantly making ridiculous metres or spot on passes. How would Rennie target that anyway?
He's been reasonably tidy this year. He did have a poor game at the base of the scrum vs Wellington. Which was the last game of rugby he played
