Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November
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A few sore bodies on both sides.
I’ll be interested to see if they give Moody another week off and have him primed for the Argies.
Whitelock looked better for the extra time off so they may have a couple of others that get rotated before taking on Argies.
I personally would like to see the same midfield start but it could be the perfect opportunity to see what a Laumape and R. Ioane combination do...
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Time to see if Akira is better option at 6 than Frizzel. Also would like to see Weber from the bench.
Reiko to 14, but not too many changes otherwise you can’t judge the new players that well.
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@Kirwan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Time to see if Akira is better option at 6 than Frizzel. Also would like to see Weber from the bench.
Reiko to 14, but not too many changes otherwise you can’t judge the new players that well.
Yes, yes and yes.
Time for Jordan to have a taste of test footy off the bench too.
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Could we just sorta.... not?
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Sparky's Team for Brisbane
Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett
Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane
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Foster for PM
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@NTA doesn't Australia have enough Kiwi leaders?
Joyce, Morrison, Abbot's wife.. -
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Time to see if Akira is better option at 6 than Frizzel. Also would like to see Weber from the bench.
Reiko to 14, but not too many changes otherwise you can’t judge the new players that well.
All three please.
Wouldn't mind Vaa'i having another go from the bench. Like what I've seen of him.
Maybe Aumua in 18.
Will match report from the Stadium. First test I'll have been to since 2014.
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Maybe Aumua in 18
You and @sparky having issues with playing hookers at prop?
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@Bones I didn't give numbers to be fair......
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@Bones said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Maybe Aumua in 18
You and @sparky having issues with playing hookers at prop?
16 ... oops
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I think the current mid field is developing well, Goodhue gets through some work as he settling into 12.
He's gone well without setting the world on fire, that miss on Petaia wasn't good but Petaia ain't no slouch either and Goodhue wont be the last good player he beats like that.
Not sure Laumape is the answer as a starting 12, so if this current duo is what they see as the long-term one (that i think they do) then they need to invest in them...although he doesn't look to be moving freely on that heavily strapped knee (saw when he couldn't take that high pass how he moved after)
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@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Sparky's Team for Brisbane
Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett
Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane
Is Sam Cane out injured for Bled 4 or are you giving him a break?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Sparky's Team for Brisbane
Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett
Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane
Is Sam Cane out injured for Bled 4 or are you giving him a break?
He definitely shouldn't be rested unless injured. He's the captain.
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It is hard to know what they should do, as Cane mentioned this team has got better each week, do you just make minimal changes and finish off the Wallabies with strongest team? Moody in, RI for JB and Savea to bench.
Or do you think we only have 3 games left let's mix and match and give the wider squad some minutes.
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@chimoaus you kick an aussie while he's down. Play your top team Fozzie
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@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
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Build your core team as a priority but give the likes of Akira, Reiko and Aumua a run off the bench.
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Fair call.
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@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Guess it would allow Ardie to start with Akira to bench. But I doubt Cane if fit would want to miss a game.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Build your core team as a priority but give the likes of Akira, Reiko and Aumua a run off the bench.
Agree but would love to see Reiko starting.
Still rate him higher than Clarke.
Starting them both would be pretty handy.
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Guess it would allow Ardie to start with Akira to bench. But I doubt Cane if fit would want to miss a game.
How does that work with a second openside?
IF Cane is out means Papalii or Kirifi has to be in the XXIII.
Or a 6-2 bench?
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Guess it would allow Ardie to start with Akira to bench. But I doubt Cane if fit would want to miss a game.
How does that work with a second openside?
IF Cane is out means Papalii or Kirifi has to be in the XXIII.
Or a 6-2 bench?
Not sure it's what he was thinking but watching Sotutu, I was left wondering after the game if he might make a decent fist of covering 7.
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@nostrildamus said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA doesn't Australia have enough Kiwi leaders?
Joyce, Morrison, Abbot's wife..Those are politicians, not leaders
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@NTA Joh Bjelke-Peterson?
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA Joh Bjelke-Peterson?
Fitted in perfectly with all the other convicts
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Disgusting hit on cane, so I can't see him playing, he's got bad head history. Ardie in at 7, straight swap. Not much changes until Arg
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Guess it would allow Ardie to start with Akira to bench. But I doubt Cane if fit would want to miss a game.
How does that work with a second openside?
IF Cane is out means Papalii or Kirifi has to be in the XXIII.
Or a 6-2 bench?
Have you seen how fit Akira looks at the moment? I would rather have him covering 6,7,8 then have Kirifi there for just 7. I have not seen enough of Paps to see if he is better than Akira at covering all. Do we need a specialist 7 on the bench these days? Cane plays pretty tight and a lot like a 6 to me anyway.
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@canefan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA Joh Bjelke-Peterson?
Fitted in perfectly with all the other convicts
And an endless line of fucking Kiwis whose country is so awesome they have to come and live here
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@canefan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA Joh Bjelke-Peterson?
Fitted in perfectly with all the other convicts
And an endless line of fucking Kiwis whose country is so awesome they have to come and live here ;)...
To coach our rugby team 😉
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@Siam said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@canefan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA Joh Bjelke-Peterson?
Fitted in perfectly with all the other convicts
And an endless line of fucking Kiwis whose country is so awesome they have to come and live here ;)...
To coach our rugby team 😉
Bigger fool him! They're clearly uncoachable.
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so when do we start seeing the benefits of erradicating Folau from Australian rugby.
That multi million necessity investment must be giving a return about now?
Money well spent as Aus rugby continues to go from strength to strength 😗
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@canefan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA Joh Bjelke-Peterson?
Fitted in perfectly with all the other convicts
And an endless line of fucking Kiwis whose country is so awesome they have to come and live here
You have to get players from somewhere.
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@canefan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA Joh Bjelke-Peterson?
Fitted in perfectly with all the other convicts
And an endless line of fucking Kiwis whose country is so awesome they have to come and live here
You have to get players from somewhere.
Yeah fucking up our park footy because their mother's second cousin twice removed was an "All Black Trialist bro!"
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@Siam said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
so when do we start seeing the benefits of erradicating Folau from Australian rugby.
That multi million necessity investment must be giving a return about now?
Money well spent as Aus rugby continues to go from strength to strength 😗
Well that's a bit of a dick post. Folau's presence or absence made very little difference to our Bledisloe Record, I think you'll find.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@canefan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA Joh Bjelke-Peterson?
Fitted in perfectly with all the other convicts
And an endless line of fucking Kiwis whose country is so awesome they have to come and live here
You have to get players from somewhere.
Yeah fucking up our park footy because their mother's second cousin twice removed was an "All Black Trialist bro!"
If you apply "Bacons law" we all know an All Black or two :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
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@NTA bullshit, he's just the player you need right now, 12 months from banishing him, he'd be vice captain and the only hope in your backline.
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@Siam said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@NTA bullshit, he's just the player you need right now, 12 months from banishing him, he'd be vice captain and the only hope in your backline.
LOL fuck yeah whatever. One player is going to lead us out of all of this entire mess with his awesome record against the All Blacks.
The guy is thick as two planks and can't even kick or pass the ball with any consistency or accuracy. Great under the high ball, and can counterattack.
But you're some kind of rugby simpleton if you think he's fixing the whole system that led us to this point.
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@NTA not the whole system, only 4 million parts of it...🙂
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I think that draw papered over some cracks the performances have gotten worse each time, so this next match is gonna be interesting.
I think there is plenty of talent in the Wallaby squad but they played poorly, there were glimpses of what could be but they were thier own worst enemies last night.
We were pretty ruthless in that 1st half punishing thier errors.
We came out with less vigor in 2nd 40, Aus with more and we had more of a contest, although Aus kept piling the pressure on themselves.
That said, the graphic that popped up late in the game, think it showed 31 handling errors and turnovers by Aus, we had 21 of the same, which is a high number for both teams.
