Italy v All Blacks

[booboo]

@booboo said in New Zealand v Italy:

Back three:
Clarke and two others ...

Telea (how is his body?)
Jordan
Barrett/Love

Oh yeah. Maybe Perofeta

[brodean]

I'd love to see Perofeta starting and Lam get a run too, preferably in the starting lineup.

[nostrildamus]

Yeah would like to see Lam

[African Monkey]

@nostrildamus said in New Zealand v Italy:

Yeah would like to see Lam

We know that we'll only see him if injuries appear.

It's been our best selector this year.

[antipodean]

Holland off the bench.

Finau will be out so they'll probably start Lakai with Savea at 8 and Sititi on the blindside.

Roigard with another start. DMac to accompany him.

Lam at 12. Love at fullback. Jordie on the bench.

[Machpants]

@African-Monkey said in New Zealand v Italy:

@nostrildamus said in New Zealand v Italy:

Yeah would like to see Lam

We know that we'll only see him if injuries appear.

It's been our best selector this year.

Jordie won't play

[African Monkey]

@Machpants said in New Zealand v Italy:

@African-Monkey said in New Zealand v Italy:

@nostrildamus said in New Zealand v Italy:

Yeah would like to see Lam

We know that we'll only see him if injuries appear.

It's been our best selector this year.

Jordie won't play

So Havili to the bench.

[Billy Tell]

Please please gives some guys a chance. If Love isn’t in the 23 (ideally in the starting XV) then what’s the point?

[Bones]

I bet they still ignore Proctor.

[Billy Tell]

@Bones said in New Zealand v Italy:

I bet they still ignore Proctor.

Given he’s no longer in the squad I’d say you’re right.

[canefan]

@Billy-Tell said in New Zealand v Italy:

Please please gives some guys a chance. If Love isn’t in the 23 (ideally in the starting XV) then what’s the point?

It's only Italy. I'd like to see either Perofeta, Plummer, or both get a run at 10

[KiwiMurph]

Lam replaced Plummer in the squad - Plummer picked up a leg injury

[canefan]

@KiwiMurph said in New Zealand v Italy:

Lam replaced Plummer in the squad - Plummer picked up a leg injury

I would like to see Lam get some burn. He can cover midfield and wing

[MiketheSnow]

You pick your best side otherwise like others who’ve underestimated Italy you could be wearing egg

[canefan]

@MiketheSnow said in New Zealand v Italy:

You pick your best side otherwise like others who’ve underestimated Italy you could be wearing egg

We don't want to fall into the Fozzie trap of flooding the team with newbies. But I would like to see at least a couple of the fringe players getting a run

[MiketheSnow]

@canefan said in New Zealand v Italy:

@MiketheSnow said in New Zealand v Italy:

You pick your best side otherwise like others who’ve underestimated Italy you could be wearing egg

We don't want to fall into the Fozzie trap of flooding the team with newbies. But I would like to see at least a couple of the fringe players getting a run

Outside of injury they should be riding the pine desperate to get on

[Mr Fish]

Ethan de Groot
Asafo Aumua
Pasilio Tosi
Patrick Tuipulotu
Josh Lord
Ardie Savea
Sam Cane
Peter Lakai
Cam Roigard
Damian McKenzie
Caleb Clarke
David Havili
Anton Lienert-Brown
Mark Tele'a
Ruben Love

George Bell
Ofa Tu'ungafasi
Fletcher Newell
Fabian Holland
Christian Lio-Willie
TJ Perenara
Stephen Perofeta
AJ Lam

[Bones]

@Billy-Tell said in New Zealand v Italy:

@Bones said in New Zealand v Italy:

I bet they still ignore Proctor.

Given he’s no longer in the squad I’d say you’re right.

Disgraceful.

[frugby]

I am happy to give Lam a crack, but long-term I’m not sure he is the answer. Good player, but not really what we need at 12… another outside back. Need a good hard runner, who can distribute. Despite the criticism, the ABs were massively worse after taking J Barrett off

[Bones]

@frugby said in New Zealand v Italy:

Need a good hard runner, who can distribute

That's exactly what Lam is.