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    Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October

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    • ACT Crusader
      ACT Crusader last edited by Duluth

      Moody, Whitelock, R. Ioane - will they be back?

      Does S. Barrett come into the starting lineup if Whitelock unavailable?

      Do we persist with Jordie on the wing?

      Is DMac still out best bench option?

      Are we still taking a massive squad with reduced games?

      When is the team named?

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      • antipodean
        antipodean last edited by

        We need exactly the same team, because that's worth an extra seven points.

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        • mariner4life
          mariner4life @antipodean last edited by

          @antipodean said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

          We need exactly the same team, because that's worth an extra seven points.

          or is that balanced by the 7 we'll lose due to the numbers still being unfamiliar? or is that only half unfamiliar now?

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          • mariner4life
            mariner4life @ACT Crusader last edited by

            @ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

            Moody, Whitelock, R. Ioane - will they be back?

            Does S. Barrett come into the starting lineup if Whitelock unavailable?

            Do we persist with Jordie on the wing?

            Is DMac still out best bench option?

            Are we still taking a massive squad with reduced games?

            When is the team named?

            probably
            unfortunately probably
            probably
            wrong question
            who knows
            as late as possible because reasons...

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            • Snowy
              Snowy @antipodean last edited by

              @antipodean said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

              We need exactly the same team, because that's worth an extra seven points.

              I wondered if that was per player? We could get more points by multiples of 7 for each guy that was put back in position?

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              • mariner4life
                mariner4life @Snowy last edited by

                @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                @antipodean said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                We need exactly the same team, because that's worth an extra seven points.

                I wondered if that was per player? We could get more points by multiples of 7 for each guy that was put back in position?

                If stability is the be all and end all, then John Mitchell is seriously under-appreciated for the Cantablacks. And surely @ACT-Crusader is actually on the money with his team sheets.

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                • ACT Crusader
                  ACT Crusader last edited by

                  @mariner4life I hope they continue with ALB and Goodhue. R. Ioane to the wing or bench.

                  I’d love to see

                  15 - B. Barrett
                  14 - R. Ioane or Reece
                  13 - ALB
                  12 - Goodhue
                  11 - Clarke
                  10 - Mo’unga

                  22 - J. Barrett
                  23 - R. Ioane or PUJ

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                  • mariner4life
                    mariner4life @ACT Crusader last edited by

                    @ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                    @mariner4life I hope they continue with ALB and Goodhue. R. Ioane to the wing or bench.

                    I’d love to see

                    15 - B. Barrett
                    14 - R. Ioane or Reece
                    13 - ALB
                    12 - Goodhue
                    11 - Clarke
                    10 - Mo’unga

                    22 - J. Barrett
                    23 - R. Ioane or PUJ

                    this looks like the best use of resources yes.

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                    • Snowy
                      Snowy @mariner4life last edited by

                      @mariner4life Maybe we should just put the St Kents team out each week?

                      Play together all the time, in school together, know each other well, should be ideal. Should win by 161.

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                        bayimports last edited by

                        Already a question mark on availability of Ardie, Reece and Nepo due to baby-watch. If this comes true then match day squad will change.

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                        • Snowy
                          Snowy last edited by

                          I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.

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                          • mariner4life
                            mariner4life @Snowy last edited by

                            @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                            the numbers don't matter too much.

                            alarm! alarm!!

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                            • Snowy
                              Snowy @mariner4life last edited by

                              @mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                              @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                              the numbers don't matter too much.

                              alarm! alarm!!

                              Shit, just knocked at least 7 points off our score!

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                              • mariner4life
                                mariner4life @bayimports last edited by

                                @bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                Already a question mark on availability of Ardie, Reece and Nepo due to baby-watch. If this comes true then match day squad will change.

                                yes, hello, my name is mariner4life and i have a question

                                if you are a professional rugby player from NZ, why are you timing babies for mid to late October? in a normal year all 3 of those guys would be expecting to jet off to Europe about now.

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                                • canefan
                                  canefan @mariner4life last edited by

                                  @mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                  @bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                  Already a question mark on availability of Ardie, Reece and Nepo due to baby-watch. If this comes true then match day squad will change.

                                  yes, hello, my name is mariner4life and i have a question

                                  if you are a professional rugby player from NZ, why are you timing babies for mid to late October? in a normal year all 3 of those guys would be expecting to jet off to Europe about now.

                                  Clearly they weren't thinking about timing....

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                                  • Snowy
                                    Snowy @mariner4life last edited by Snowy

                                    @mariner4life Just horny?

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                                    • mariner4life
                                      mariner4life @Snowy last edited by

                                      @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                      @mariner4life Just horny?

                                      wrap it up until March y'all

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                                      • Chris B.
                                        Chris B. @Snowy last edited by

                                        @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                        I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.

                                        Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.

                                        So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?

                                        Or is it more defensive?

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                                        • Snowy
                                          Snowy @Chris B. last edited by

                                          @Chris-B said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                          @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                          I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.

                                          Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.

                                          So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?

                                          Or is it more defensive?

                                          Ha. I asked these questions before last test and I don't think that they were answered.

                                          I would stick with the same pair though.

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                                          • mariner4life
                                            mariner4life @Chris B. last edited by

                                            @Chris-B said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                            @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                            I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.

                                            Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.

                                            So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?

                                            Or is it more defensive?

                                            A and B i reckon. JG fair smacked in to the line a few times on the weekend, and created quick recycle. He's also solid defensively

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                                            • Chris B.
                                              Chris B. @Snowy last edited by

                                              @Snowy I'd say zero chance that these two don't start together if everyone is available.

                                              Slightly more chance that they swap numbers! 🙂

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                                              • Chris B.
                                                Chris B. @mariner4life last edited by

                                                @mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                @Chris-B said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.

                                                Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.

                                                So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?

                                                Or is it more defensive?

                                                A and B i reckon. JG fair smacked in to the line a few times on the weekend, and created quick recycle. He's also solid defensively

                                                And with Beaudy and Jordie in the team it doesn't matter that he's an inside centre rather than a second five (providing kicking and playmaking options).

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                                                • Bovidae
                                                  Bovidae @ACT Crusader last edited by

                                                  @ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                  Do we persist with Jordie on the wing?

                                                  JB does sometimes look a little bit lost on defence on the wing, the Koroibete try is a good example when he moves to his left instead of holding his position out wide. The thing is that Reece also has issues defending on the wing, as does Jordan. Rieko would be in the only other "safe" option if there was to be a change.

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                                                  • canefan
                                                    canefan @Bovidae last edited by

                                                    @Bovidae safe is not a word I would associate with Reiko

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                                                    • mariner4life
                                                      mariner4life @canefan last edited by

                                                      @canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                      @Bovidae safe is not a word I would associate with Reiko

                                                      racist!!!

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                                                      • Snowy
                                                        Snowy @mariner4life last edited by

                                                        @mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                        @canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                        @Bovidae safe is not a word I would associate with Reiko

                                                        racist!!!

                                                        Well he's not Japanese, (and beautiful, wise and child don't really fit) so it must be Rieko.

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                                                        • canefan
                                                          canefan @Snowy last edited by

                                                          @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                          @mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                          @canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                          @Bovidae safe is not a word I would associate with Reiko

                                                          racist!!!

                                                          Well he's not Japanese, (and beautiful, wise and child don't really fit) so it must be Rieko.

                                                          Yeah him too

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                                                          • taniwharugby
                                                            taniwharugby last edited by

                                                            It appears to me they want JG at 12, I'm less convinced on who they want at 13 though, if that try hadn't gone begging would they have started RI or was rotating RI and ALB always the plan?

                                                            I personally think ALB/JG or i guess JG/ALB is what I prefer, but I would like RI to start at 14, given there is no way Clarke doesn't start the next test...it then comes to which Barrett starts, BB for me.

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                                                              pakman @taniwharugby last edited by

                                                              @taniwharugby said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                              It appears to me they want JG at 12, I'm less convinced on who they want at 13 though, if that try hadn't gone begging would they have started RI or was rotating RI and ALB always the plan?

                                                              I personally think ALB/JG or i guess JG/ALB is what I prefer, but I would like RI to start at 14, given there is no way Clarke doesn't start the next test...it then comes to which Barrett starts, BB for me.

                                                              Agree. Oughtn't to be beyond the wit of man for JG and ALB to alternate a bit on our ball.

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                                                              • sparky
                                                                sparky last edited by

                                                                Sparky's team

                                                                Moody, Coles, Tu'ungafasi, Whitelock, Tuipulotu, A Ioane, Cane, Sotutu, A Smith, B Barrett, Clarke, ALB, Goodhue, Jordan, J Barrett

                                                                Aumua, Hodgman, Lomax, S Barrett, Papali'i, TJP, Mo'unga, Umaga-Jensen

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                                                                • Yeetyaah
                                                                  Yeetyaah @sparky last edited by

                                                                  @sparky great team. Is Whitelock good to go?

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                                                                  • Victor Meldrew
                                                                    Victor Meldrew last edited by

                                                                    Be interesting to see if Fozzie makes changes other than injury related. Hope he doesn't

                                                                    Can't see 6-8 changing as that looks to be his preferred option and 9-13 will probbly stay the same. Just don't get the Jordie Barrett selection. He deserves to be in the team, but at 14?

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                                                                    • MN5
                                                                      MN5 last edited by

                                                                      Judging by "Match FIt" on TV3 Pita Alatini and Troy Flavell could be in line for recalls. Some great fitness and form shown by those two.

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                                                                      • NTA
                                                                        NTA @Victor Meldrew last edited by

                                                                        @Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                                        Be interesting to see if Fozzie makes changes other than injury related. Hope he doesn't

                                                                        I'm interested to see what happens there with Moody's situation, as well as any other niggles that get a look.

                                                                        You'd think, having won by 20, there won't be much to change, and the question is how Rennie responds.

                                                                        I didn't think there was much wrong with our side besides a couple of brainfarts, but Toomua's absence creates issues in terms of selecting a ball playing 12 with a boot who can bring maturity to that backline.

                                                                        When he went off, Paisami moved in, and I thought things got a little flaky through the middle there.

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                                                                        • NTA
                                                                          NTA last edited by

                                                                          Ah coolio

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                                                                          Revealed: Wallabies to wear Indigenous jersey in Bledisloe against All Blacks | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au

                                                                          Revealed: Wallabies to wear Indigenous jersey in Bledisloe against All Blacks

                                                                          "The Wallabies will wear their Indigenous jersey twice during the 2020 Test season, including against the All Blacks in Bledisloe III in Sydney on October 31.
                                                                          ...
                                                                          The Wallabies will also wear the jersey against Argentina during their Tri-Nations clash at Bankwest Stadium on December 5. "

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                                                                          • Victor Meldrew
                                                                            Victor Meldrew @NTA last edited by Victor Meldrew

                                                                            @NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                                            You'd think, having won by 20, there won't be much to change, and the question is how Rennie responds.

                                                                            Key question I think for Rennie is how he responds to the AB physicality at the breakdown

                                                                            When he went off, Paisami moved in, and I thought things got a little flaky through the middle there.

                                                                            Not helped by the fact the AB's had an experienced midfielder at 13 whose defence was Nonu-like.

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                                                                            • NTA
                                                                              NTA @Victor Meldrew last edited by

                                                                              @Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                                              @NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                                              You'd think, having won by 20, there won't be much to change, and the question is how Rennie responds.

                                                                              Key question I think for Rennie is how he responds to the AB physicality at the breakdown

                                                                              Even with that, we were making serious metres pretty much all game without the ability to finish things, so the ball was quick enough and mostly used well (though not often enough). That is a sign that we can nullify or work around more physicality. And in fact our ruck loss count (and percentage) were similar to yours.

                                                                              Missed tackles was a massive difference - and that isn't breakdown physicality.

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                                                                                junior @mariner4life last edited by

                                                                                @mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                                                @Chris-B said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                                                @Snowy said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

                                                                                I'd still have the midfield swapped around but it went O.K. last week and they seem to be flexible about it on the field i.e the numbers don't matter too much.

                                                                                Fozzie obviously has a plan though - it's not a trivial move to swap these guys around.

                                                                                So does Jack offer a bit more size to run hard at the line - i.e. for Aaron Smith's try on Sunday? Or does ALB (and Rieko) offer a bit more speed at centre?

                                                                                Or is it more defensive?

                                                                                A and B i reckon. JG fair smacked in to the line a few times on the weekend, and created quick recycle. He's also solid defensively

                                                                                It makes sense, but my only concern with JG at 12 - currently - is his range of passing. We've seen it a couple of times over the past 2 tests that he's not so great with long passes and struggles particularly off his left. When playing 13, this is OK as he's required to throw generally shorter passes to a fullback hitting the line or a winger in space

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                                                                                • chimoaus
                                                                                  chimoaus @NTA last edited by

                                                                                  @NTA I prefer this jersey, should wear this one as standard I reckon.

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                                                                                  • mariner4life
                                                                                    mariner4life @junior last edited by

                                                                                    @junior that attempted wide pass on Sunday was one to forget

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