Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18
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Got my tickets, team ABs presale code BACKBLACK
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
Got my tickets, team ABs presale code BACKBLACK
Two?
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@booboo yup, me and the missus, sans kids, overnighter on sat 🍾
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Yep. I'm pretty sure you get it but from the Bledisloe ONE thread ...
@Bones said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Is bled 2 at ASB stadium?
You've done something I would do ...
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fuckign hopeless had 2 of us trying for an hour to get thru.. crashed at different times throughout the process including 3 times on payment.. kicked out to start.
only seats left are the nosebleeds at top of south stand and no way in fcuking hell am i paying $150 plus all the fees to sit 75 metres away from the field with a pair of binos -
@WillieTheWaiter said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
fuckign hopeless had 2 of us trying for an hour to get thru.. crashed at different times throughout the process including 3 times on payment.. kicked out to start.
only seats left are the nosebleeds at top of south stand and no way in fcuking hell am i paying $150 plus all the fees to sit 75 metres away from the field with a pair of binosWatch it on TV then.
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@Hooroo said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
@WillieTheWaiter said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
fuckign hopeless had 2 of us trying for an hour to get thru.. crashed at different times throughout the process including 3 times on payment.. kicked out to start.
only seats left are the nosebleeds at top of south stand and no way in fcuking hell am i paying $150 plus all the fees to sit 75 metres away from the field with a pair of binosWatch it on TV then.
thank you captain fucking obvious your work here is done!
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@Hooroo smiling and cracking open a beer before he posted that one.
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@WillieTheWaiter said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
@Hooroo said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
@WillieTheWaiter said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
fuckign hopeless had 2 of us trying for an hour to get thru.. crashed at different times throughout the process including 3 times on payment.. kicked out to start.
only seats left are the nosebleeds at top of south stand and no way in fcuking hell am i paying $150 plus all the fees to sit 75 metres away from the field with a pair of binosWatch it on TV then.
thank you captain fucking obvious your work here is done!
I'm actually a little surprised your old man can't get some for you?
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@Hooroo said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
@WillieTheWaiter said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
@Hooroo said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
@WillieTheWaiter said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
fuckign hopeless had 2 of us trying for an hour to get thru.. crashed at different times throughout the process including 3 times on payment.. kicked out to start.
only seats left are the nosebleeds at top of south stand and no way in fcuking hell am i paying $150 plus all the fees to sit 75 metres away from the field with a pair of binosWatch it on TV then.
thank you captain fucking obvious your work here is done!
I'm actually a little surprised your old man can't get some for you?
i know it's bloody outrageous. Well the truth is the same process just a different code... same result.
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Yep. I'm pretty sure you get it but from the Bledisloe ONE thread ...
@Bones said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Is bled 2 at ASB stadium?
You've done something I would do ...
I was ignoring anything that implies it's not Eden Park, for fear of the ban hammer
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@Hooroo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@WillieTheWaiter said in Bledisloe One: Auckland, October 18:
fuckign hopeless had 2 of us trying for an hour to get thru.. crashed at different times throughout the process including 3 times on payment.. kicked out to start.
only seats left are the nosebleeds at top of south stand and no way in fcuking hell am i paying $150 plus all the fees to sit 75 metres away from the field with a pair of binosWatch it on TV then.
you'll be pleased to know that i finally got some tickets you cockwomble!
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Yep. I'm pretty sure you get it but from the Bledisloe ONE thread ...
@Bones said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Is bled 2 at ASB stadium?
You've done something I would do ...
Que?
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@Bones said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Yep. I'm pretty sure you get it but from the Bledisloe ONE thread ...
@Bones said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Is bled 2 at ASB stadium?
You've done something I would do ...
Que?
The original thread title. Although it has changed now. (You may see it in the first reply I posted.) Used your post to point out the distinction between One and Two to @Machpants (being my pedantic corrector self). That sort of typo is all too familiar...
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25,000 tickets already sold.
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2020 will be the first time I've been in NZ and not seen the AB's live at least once in a year since 1974. When we didn't play a home test.
Prior to that its 68.
Bloody COVID
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ABS 58, Wobs 3.
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@canefan from memory, Ogre turned into one of the Nerds who eventually beat the Jocks
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@canefan from memory, Ogre turned into one of the Nerds who eventually beat the Jocks
Not in the film
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@NTA love how you're making predictions for the second game and not the first, playing it safe.
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@Bones it is my destiny
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@canefan said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@canefan from memory, Ogre turned into one of the Nerds who eventually beat the Jocks
Not in the film
Ah that was the second film where he gets shunned by the jocks then joins the nerds
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Bones it is my destiny
Congrats, we can't all play the long game.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Bones it is my destiny
Congrats, we can't all play the long game.
Five-dimensional chess isn't as easy as I make it look.
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Changes for game 2 (that Foster won’t have the balls to make)
Sotutu 8
Clarke 11
Jordan 14
JB 15Savea 20
Weber 21
BB/Ioane 22 (depending on fitness) -
1.Joe Moody, 2.Codie Taylor, 3.Ofa Tuungafasi, 4.Patrick Tuipulotu, 5.Samuel Whitelock, 6.Shannon Frizell, 7.Sam Cane (captain), 8.Ardie Savea, 9.Aaron Smith, 10.Richie Mo'unga, 11.Caleb Clarke, 12.Jack Goodhue, 13.Rieko Ioane, 14.George Bridge, 15.Jordie Barrett.
16.Dane Coles, 17.Karl Tu'inukuafe, 18.Nepo Laulala/Tyrell Lomax, 19.Tupou Vaa'i, 20.Hoskins Sotutu, 21. TJ Perenara, 22.Anton Lienert-Brown, 23.Damian McKenzie
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@ACT-Crusader Funny how 1 change and 1 positional change makes it look like a better starting 15 already. What do they do if BB is fit?
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@chimoaus either start him at 10 or have him on the bench instead of DMac.
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Unleash the beast.
Moody, Taylor, Ofa T, Tuipulotu, Whitelock, AKIRA IOANE, Sam Cane (c), Sotutu, A Smith, B Barrett/Mo'unga, Clarke, Goodhue, R Ioane, Jordan, J Barrett
Aumua, Hodgman, Lomax, Vaa'i, A Savea, Weber, Mo'unga/DMac, ALB
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Moody, Taylor, Ofa T, Tuipulotu, Whitelock, A Ioane, Sam Cane (c), Sotutu, A Smith, B Barrett, Clarke, Laumape, ALB, R Ioane, J Barrett
Coles, Hodgman, Lomax, Dunshea/Va'ii, A Savea, Perenara, Mo'unga/DMac, Goodhue.
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@gt12 said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Moody, Taylor, Ofa T, Tuipulotu, Whitelock, A Ioane, Sam Cane (c), Sotutu, A Smith, B Barrett, Clarke, Laumape, ALB, R Ioane, J Barrett
Coles, Hodgman, Lomax, Dunshea/Va'ii, A Savea, Perenara, Mo'unga/DMac, Goodhue.
New back 3, new midfield, new loose trio.
A different 9/10, but at least they’ve met each other a few times😀
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I didn't get to pick the team this week, so it's not my fault that they didn't put specialists in specialist positions. I'm not adverse to keeping Frizell, but we need a real 8 starting, and Ardie off the bench. I like Sotutu and Ioane together and Cane is basically the old version of Paps, so we are recreating a trio that works well together.
I think that Laumape won't happen, but it should - he's a specialist and was playing at a very high level before injury . I'm very anti Goodhue at 12 - everything that makes him really effective is based on his reads on defense one space out, and his ability to move through traffic out there. As bench cover, he isnOK if we can get ALB to move into 12. He's been crap this year at 12, so if we kept Goodhue to start, it has to be at 13. Personally, I think ALB offers something different but I could see them swapped and use ALB off the bench.
If we need speed out at 13, then Laumape is a specialist 12, and R Ioane could go there with ALB on the bench. He covers 12 and 13 better IMO.
My worst selection (in that they aren't a specialist) is probably Ioane at 14, but I still think that at this stage of his career, we might be better with him on the wing. Our wingers offer us very little and we need more metres and go forward - in traffic - from our wings. I think Clarke and Ioane meet our high ball and metre needs.
One argument I could entertain would be having an ALB/Goodhue midfield with Clarke and Ioane, which should help the set piece and provide a creator and finisher on either side when we can go left (Barrett, ALB, Clarke) or right (Barrett, Goodhue, Ioane).
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Is Laumape even fit right now?
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Good point. He was called in but might not be fit yet. Then, ALB/Goodhue midfield with Clarke and Ioane on the wings.
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@canefan said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Is Laumape even fit right now?
Back in training but not yet match fit. I'm fairly certain we'll see him in the Mitre 10 or off the bench before starting for the ABs.
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First game of a new coaching tenure you expect no lack of effort and enthusiasm. Just felt same old from 2019
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@sparky why doesn't Akira ever get a look in?
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Odds from Sportsbet (Australia) for the 2nd Bled. Unbelievable.
NZ $1.14
Wobs $5.75 -
Anticipate minimal changes and no panic from Foster.
1.Joe Moody, 2.Codie Taylor, 3.Ofa Tuungafasi, 4.Patrick Tuipulotu, 5.Samuel Whitelock, 6.Shannon Frizell, 7.Sam Cane (captain), 8.Ardie Savea, 9.Aaron Smith, 10.Richie Mo'unga, 11.Caleb Clarke, 12.Anton Lienert-Brown, 13.Jack Goodhue 14.Jordie Barrett 15.Beauden Barrett.
16.Dane Coles, 17.Karl Tu'inukuafe, 18.Nepo Laulala/Tyrell Lomax, 19.Tupou Vaa'i, 20.Hoskins Sotutu, 21. TJ Perenara, 22.Rieko Ioane 23 George Bridge
