Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18

Crucial

Given that Jordan was about to be released you'd think that he wasn't in the plans and has only been held as cover.
Scares me to think that Scooter may walk straight back in but we are desperately light on locking options.

Machpants

Taylor, Hodgeman*, Nepo, Barrett, Sotutu, TJ, Reiko, DMac I reckon

*probably Karl, but I am hoping!

antipodean

@Machpants said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

Taylor, Hodgeman*, Nepo, Barrett, Sotutu, TJ, Reiko, DMac I reckon

*probably Karl, but I am hoping!

You're not wrong. Karl doesn't look fit enough to me.

pakman

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

@pakman potentially Scott Barrett? Wouldn't mind seeing Hodgman either but doubt they'll do it just like i'll doubt they'll have Jordan on the bench but they should.

Could Whitelock be on bench?

antipodean

@pakman said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

@pakman potentially Scott Barrett? Wouldn't mind seeing Hodgman either but doubt they'll do it just like i'll doubt they'll have Jordan on the bench but they should.

Could Whitelock be on bench?

No, surely they'd start him if he was fit.

Machpants

@pakman said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

@pakman potentially Scott Barrett? Wouldn't mind seeing Hodgman either but doubt they'll do it just like i'll doubt they'll have Jordan on the bench but they should.

Could Whitelock be on bench?

Very good point, I just automatically assumed he was out.

ACT Crusader

@Crucial said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

Given that Jordan was about to be released you'd think that he wasn't in the plans and has only been held as cover.
Scares me to think that Scooter may walk straight back in but we are desperately light on locking options.

Is DMac a bit redundant on the bench with both Barrett’s starting and Mo’unga?

Machpants

@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

@Crucial said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

Given that Jordan was about to be released you'd think that he wasn't in the plans and has only been held as cover.
Scares me to think that Scooter may walk straight back in but we are desperately light on locking options.

Is DMac a bit redundant on the bench with both Barrett’s starting and Mo’unga?

I hope you’re right!

nzzp

If Whitelock is out, our pack looks pretty raw. Will be a big effort to get up over an Aussie team that will be all over us like a rash

Duluth

Joe Moody (47)
Dane Coles (70)
Ofa Tuungafasi (36)
Patrick Tuipulotu (31)
Tupou Vaa’i (1)
Shannon Frizell (10)
Sam Cane (69) - captain
Ardie Savea (45)
Aaron Smith (93)
Richie Mo’unga (18)
Caleb Clarke (1)
Jack Goodhue (14)
Anton Lienert-Brown (44)
Jordie Barrett (18)
Beauden Barrett (84)
Codie Taylor (51)
Alex Hodgman - debut
Nepo Laulala (27)
Scott Barrett (36)
Hoskins Sotutu (1)
TJ Perenara (65)
Rieko Ioane (30)
Damian McKenzie (24)

Crucial

@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

@Crucial said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:

Given that Jordan was about to be released you'd think that he wasn't in the plans and has only been held as cover.
Scares me to think that Scooter may walk straight back in but we are desperately light on locking options.

Is DMac a bit redundant on the bench with both Barrett’s starting and Mo’unga?

I wondered that as well but with Reece sent home and Jordan about to be sent home, that does seem to be the plan.
Maybe it is so BB can move to 10, RM can move to fuck right off and with DMac at 14/15 they can continue a two playmaker game?
Who knows

Kirwan

Oh boy, that is poor in so many ways.

Donsteppa

Ahh, it's just like the good old Chiefs days. Fozzie continues to learn sweet FA from week to week.

African Monkey

@Kirwan Yup can't argue there.

Machpants

Four ABs tens in the 23, you can never have too many!

KiwiMurph

The Dmac selection is ridiculous but predictable - there's no need for a 10/15 on the bench.

How about actually using the bench this week instead of waiting until the game is almost over.

nzzp

@Duluth I thought @bayimports had it the wrong way around in the midfield. But no, it's a 12 at 13 and a 13 at 12.

FFS.

This feels like the most inevitable slide into mediocrity I can remember. It's really concerning for the next few months, let alone the next year or so. I really hope I'm proved wrong, but Fozzie is coaching like he did during the bad Chiefs years

Kirwan

So that shows he was going to pick Bridge too, until he got injured.

nzzp

@Kirwan how a selector thinks dropping Rieko and keeping Bridge is sensible I will never know.

Fozzie would be picking Ralph, Bridge and Atiga/Blair as his back three if he could

Yeetyaah

Why are we persisting with Goodhue at 12 and Jordie at 14? Fucking idiots.

The Silver Fern

Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18