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    Maybe I've been drinking too much, but after watching BB the last few weeks and the Crusaders incl tonight I actually now am leaning towards a change. I know test matches are different but......

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    Put BB behind a top line pack and it's a different story. Especially when you factor in Smith's passing speed. But Mounga has been playing well and I'd much rather him than DMac as our #2 pivot.

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    @98blueandgold said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    Maybe I've been drinking too much, but after watching BB the last few weeks and the Crusaders incl tonight I actually now am leaning towards a change. I know test matches are different but......

    Sure you've only been drinking?

    Wait until the tests. If we judged many (possibly most) ABs on Super form then they would struggle to get selected.

    BTW Mo'unga's not exactly world class tonight.

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    Looks like he’s fucked a calf muscle too.

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    @crucial Apart from DMac who's the next cab off the rank?

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    Perofeta, Hunt, West,M McKenzie, Gatland, J.Ioane are the other 10s in super rugby

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    @footy01 Fletcher Smith too.

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    Who would be the next cab off the rank?

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    My pick would be Perofeta

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    Mo'unga is OK, I think - but, I reckon they'd call up Sopoaga if one of the three first fives went down. There's no-one else who's close to good enough for test footy.

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    Mounga is certainly the form NZ 10 this season so far.

    Looking forward to him getting his chance with the ABs.

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    @paekakboyz said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    Put BB behind a top line pack and it's a different story. Especially when you factor in Smith's passing speed. But Mounga has been playing well and I'd much rather him than DMac as our #2 pivot.

    2017 says maybe not

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    I don't see it happening but i would like to see 9.Smith
    10. Mounga
    11. Ioane
    12. SBW
    13. Crotty
    14. Smith
    15. BB

    BB coming in to first receiver but with Mounga doing most of the driving around of the team could be deadly. However they didn't do it last year when Sop's was there so it's not going to happen.

    Dmac is a 15 only for me. Id rather Jordie at 10.

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    @mariner4life still reckon 2017 BB would edge 2018 Mounga.

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    @pukunui said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    I don't see it happening but i would like to see 9.Smith
    10. Mounga
    11. Ioane
    12. SBW
    13. Crotty
    14. Smith
    15. BB

    BB coming in to first receiver but with Mounga doing most of the driving around of the team could be deadly. However they didn't do it last year when Sop's was there so it's not going to happen.

    Dmac is a 15 only for me. Id rather Jordie at 10.

    Well you ain't seeing that in June

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    @mariner4life said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    @paekakboyz said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    Put BB behind a top line pack and it's a different story. Especially when you factor in Smith's passing speed. But Mounga has been playing well and I'd much rather him than DMac as our #2 pivot.

    2017 says maybe not

    Interesting logic. The ABs lost 2 games. One with SBW sent off and one with Sopoanga at 10.

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    Won't happen but I'd like to see:

    9: Smith
    10: BB
    11: Ioane
    12: JB
    13: Goodhue
    14: Naholo
    15: B. Smith

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    @booboo said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    @pukunui said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    I don't see it happening but i would like to see 9.Smith
    10. Mounga
    11. Ioane
    12. SBW
    13. Crotty
    14. Smith
    15. BB

    BB coming in to first receiver but with Mounga doing most of the driving around of the team could be deadly. However they didn't do it last year when Sop's was there so it's not going to happen.

    Dmac is a 15 only for me. Id rather Jordie at 10.

    Well you ain't seeing that in June

    True, the midfield was kind of beside the point in this exercise though. Almost left it blank for that reason.

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    @rancid-schnitzel said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    @mariner4life said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    @paekakboyz said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    Put BB behind a top line pack and it's a different story. Especially when you factor in Smith's passing speed. But Mounga has been playing well and I'd much rather him than DMac as our #2 pivot.

    2017 says maybe not

    Interesting logic. The ABs lost 2 games. One with SBW sent off and one with Sopoanga at 10.

    Interesting logic. Your team could win and the player will still be trash. Same goes for a player being good, even if his team loses.
    Comment about BBs 2017 form is interesting, wasnt BB (surprisingly) player of the year?

    I do believe that RM should be on the bench ahead of DMac.

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    @mimic said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    @rancid-schnitzel said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    @mariner4life said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    @paekakboyz said in Is Mounga the best 10 option?:

    Put BB behind a top line pack and it's a different story. Especially when you factor in Smith's passing speed. But Mounga has been playing well and I'd much rather him than DMac as our #2 pivot.

    2017 says maybe not

    Interesting logic. The ABs lost 2 games. One with SBW sent off and one with Sopoanga at 10.

    Interesting logic. Your team could win and the player will still be trash. Same goes for a player being good, even if his team loses.
    Comment about BBs 2017 form is interesting, wasnt BB (surprisingly) player of the year?

    I do believe that RM should be on the bench ahead of DMac.

    The point is if he was so shit in 2017 that would have been reflected in the results. I wasn't.

    And yes, he was world player of the year. For the second year in a row. But fark it, let's chuck in someone new.

    It should also be noted that BB's major weakness, i.e. his kicking, has not been a problem this year. He's been knocking them over from everywhere. Pity he couldn't do that last year but it bodes well for the ABs this year.

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