All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I

[booboo]

@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@Chris I don't think Big Leicester is a compelling option at second-five right now. I think Jordie is locked in in any case.

For the coming weekend, assuming everyone is available - I would probably go something like - Roigard, DMac, Clarke, JBarrett, Ioane, Narawa, Jordan

Ratima, BBarrett, Proctor.

Am a fan of that (maybe Tupaea for Proctor)

[Chris B.]

...probably at least one change too many in the starting backline.

[Chris B.]

@booboo I like Tupaea, but I didn't think Quinn was good off the bench last week. Willemse's try was his miss.

To be fair, the defence was in disarray in that play - they could have scored in about three directions - but Willemse got a crap pass and still brushed off the defence, which should have been QT.

[gt12]

In reality, what do you think we'll see?
I'll start, guessing on availability:
Roigard, Barrett, Clarke, Barrett, Proctor, Narawa / Ioane, Jordan
Ratima, Dmac, Tupaea / Ioane

[zedsdeadbaby]

Narawa is out

[reprobate]

No chance Razor gambles on Love at 10 with the pressure he's now under.
Could have done it earlier, but now being conservative and getting shit results has him Fostered.
Best we can hope for is McKenzie and Clarke to come in I think

[Bones]

@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

McKenzie

I don't think we can hope for that.

[Chris B.]

@gt12 As above, I think the really important indicator for 2025 is whether they switch Beaudy for Dmac.

If you don't do it now - I don't see how you could rationally justify it subsequently. Assuming there's not a total meltdown....

You can pretty much justify any other changes.

I want them to play Jordan at fullback at stop fucking about.

[nostrildamus]

@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

Richie McCaw would use a fullstop.

If you rewind the video I think you'd find he actually used a full stop.

Sam Cane a semicolon.

I suspect you mean "Sam Cane, a semicolon." Unless he has become a punctuation mark.

[reprobate]

@Bones said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

McKenzie

I don't think we can hope for that.

If I can't hold out hope for that at least, I'd just about stop watching I reckon.

[nostrildamus]

@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@nostrildamus collectively, we definitely do not have calm down.

Message received and understood. Have just sent instructions to Macpac NZ to change all their future jacket linings to "angry down".

[nostrildamus]

@kev said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

The Wallabies are still weakest at set piece. I would expect the All Blacks to look to dominate at that phase. Williams was good against Springboks so he should start with Taylor back. Rest of pack stays. Roigard back, Narawa back ( if fit ) , Jordan back to fullback, Carter to keep his spot. The changes they won’t make but should is at first five - McKenzie or Love, and to get a new backline coach.

I understood Narawa has fractured rib and punctured lung? If so he won't be back for awhile. Damn it.

[nostrildamus]

@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

but you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.

Actually you can - Chickpea Flour Omelette.

[nostrildamus]

@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

Could have done it earlier, but now being conservative and getting shit results has him Fostered.

You think he has a permanent bed in a Foster home now? I hope he still has enough cojones for a bit of an experiment. Some of his selections have been safe but unconvincing.

[Chris B.]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

Roigard, Love, Clarke, Jordie, Proctor, Narawa, Jordan

Ratima, DMac, Ioane

I don't really get the Love love - at 10.

If we're going for not Beaudy or Dmac, I'd rather try Ratima.

But, I'd rather try DMac.

[jimmyb]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@antipodean well I saw a few posts on SM asking for loose combo of this
6: Savea
7: Kirifi
8: Jacobson

That'd work?

I’d rather put a gun to my head

[Torian]

@Chris-B Ratima at 10 would be a Disaster Chris he's no Piri Weepu, he's simply a solid 9

[Chris B.]

@Grooter said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@Chris-B Ratima at 10 would be a Disaster Chris he's no Piri Weepu, he's simply a solid 9

Sorry - I meant to type Rivez Reihana.

[booboo]

@jimmyb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@antipodean well I saw a few posts on SM asking for loose combo of this
6: Savea
7: Kirifi
8: Jacobson

That'd work?

I’d rather put a gun to my head

I'll take that as kind of a little deranged...

But yeah, that's a rather undersized looseforward trio (but could work against Aus).

But I would pick only in extreme injury crisis.

[Bones]

@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@Grooter said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

@Chris-B Ratima at 10 would be a Disaster Chris he's no Piri Weepu, he's simply a solid 9

Sorry - I meant to type Rivez Reihana.

It was going to be quite the exercise in shark jumping.