Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18
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@nzzp said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Hooroo yeah, if I were a selector I'd keep on with the combination. Midfield is hard - and he's got so much upside at 13 it's worth perservering.
That said, I'm not sure why they have picked Goodhue at 12. There must be a reason, but he seems so much a better 13
Size. I think they prefer a physical 12.
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Crucial defensively Goodhue was good, think I only saw 1 missed tackle, but its also his work at securing ball he does an awful lot too, but he does that at 13 also.
He only touched the ball a couple of times going forward, I think he could make a good 12, but he isnt a world class 12 at the moment, but we know he is a world class 13, although will he still be if he gets put back there.
It was a bit odd that ALB went to 13 but I guess that they didn't want to potentially upset the 10/12 thing as RM was getting worse at that stage and there was no replacement for him.
I will give RM a tiny bit of slack as he got smashed late at least twice and was heavily targeted with hits to stop him being on his feet for second phase attacks
If that's how easy it is to throw him off his game then it really makes one wonder if he has the minerals for test footy
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Hooroo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Who's got the good oil on the team for this week?
Good Oil comes out on Thursdays now.
I can live with that
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Hooroo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Who's got the good oil on the team for this week?
Good Oil comes out on Thursdays now.
Someone needs a user name 👍
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@nzzp said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Hooroo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Who's got the good oil on the team for this week?
Good Oil comes out on Thursdays now.
Someone needs a user name 👍
good name for a horse
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Where you lurking @bayimports
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@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Josh Ioane has been brought in to camp.
Not good news, that’s Beaudy out I guess?
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@Stargazer said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Hopefully, this means
10 Mo'unga
15 J Barrett
22 J IoaneI don't want Dmac anywhere near that first five position.
QFT, amen
Probably won’t be though
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Josh Ioane has been brought in to camp.
Not good news, that’s Beaudy out I guess?
Good news in that the selection choices will be simpler, but bad news that Mo'unga will remain at 10.
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@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Josh Ioane has been brought in to camp.
damn it, stupid internationals
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Oh yay Mo'unga to get another start at 10......
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@African-Monkey said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Oh yay Mo'unga to get another start at 10......
he was never getting cut
And i don't mind that. He will hopefully learn a few lessons, either that, or given the time to prove he's not the guy. The bigger problem is, if he is not the guy, then who the fuck is? Jioane has "solid backup" written all over him. And that's it.
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@African-Monkey said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Oh yay Mo'unga to get another start at 10......
Someone needs to get experience. We don't want a situation where we only have one five-eighth.
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@Bovidae I think that's good news. I prefer only making a few minor changes and just want all players to lift their game. Find an answer to the rush defence, go faster to the rucks, make your tackles. If the forwards and midfielders do their job well, they make it easier for the halves to do their job well.
It was only the first test match. Making too many changes, especially to the spine, after only one match, is just a bad idea.
