All Blacks XV v Barbarians
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@Number-10 WTF, no MMT? One of the best last week, and out of the squad entirely? Thompson gone, too. He got only 10 minutes..
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@Davesofthunder if you have Prime there should be a full replay of the ABs match available....
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@Stargazer imho MMT at 8 was better than Luke J at 6.
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@Number-10 Apart from no MMT and McAllister, it's a pretty good looking team. Pleased for Levi A and Christie, who get to show their class plus Chiefs combo DMac and Weber. MF Will be interesting with Levi and Nankivell.
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@nostrildamus Luke J played at 7, last week. Dom Gardiner started at 6 and will, again, this weekend. I blame this on the Christie selection, but based on last week's performance, they should have dropped either Jacobson, or Lio-Willie (who shouldn't have been named in the squad in the first place).
@Jailbreak7 McAlister had a good game, last week, but IMO they should have given Makalio the start and Thompson again the bench spot. That's assuming they want to give all squad members game time.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV v Barbarians:
@Crucial Which again brings into question the purpose of this squad and tour.
ProMotion and a chance to see some other players in an overseas environment. Remember that we have a couple of years where we haven’t had some opportunities to develop depth. Big pity that they couldn’t secure more games but at least NZR didn’t can the idea entirely.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV v Barbarians:
@Jailbreak7 McAlister had a good game, last week, but IMO they should have given Makalio the start and Thompson again the bench spot. That's assuming they want to give all squad members game time.
They will want to see as much of McAlister as possible.
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@ACT-Crusader If that's the reason, you'd think they'd given MMT another start as well. or at least the bench spot instead of Lio-Willie, who can't even be close to consideration for ABs.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV v Barbarians:
@ACT-Crusader If that's the reason, you'd think they'd given MMT another start as well. or at least the bench spot instead of Lio-Willie, who can't even be close to consideration for ABs.
Not all players or position options are equal in the eyes of the coaches
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks XV v Barbarians:
They will want to see as much of McAlister as possible.
For the same reason Aumua would be a good chance to be on the bench for the ABs this weekend, as he wasn't released to the AB XV.
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@Bovidae could even be a smokey for a start
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks XV v Barbarians:
@Bovidae could even be a smokey for a start
Would probably be an idea if they're dead set on the Savea as a position. Or looking at a more traditional trio with him at 7 and a bigger 8.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV v Barbarians:
@nostrildamus Luke J played at 7, last week. Dom Gardiner started at 6 and will, again, this weekend. I blame this on the Christie selection, but based on last week's performance, they should have dropped either Jacobson, or Lio-Willie (who shouldn't have been named in the squad in the first place).
@Jailbreak7 McAlister had a good game, last week, but IMO they should have given Makalio the start and Thompson again the bench spot. That's assuming they want to give all squad members game time.
sorry my bad, I did know that
