All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II
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Unavailable for selection: Tyrel Lomax (thumb), Caleb Clarke (ankle), Beauden Barrett (shoulder), Ethan de Groot (concussion), Ollie Norris (back), Emoni Narawa (rib fracture), Timoci Tavatavanawai (fractured radius).
It will be interesting to see how the lineout goes without Holland. Parker may have to be used more.
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
dont think savea and lakai both starting is a good idea
I would take it a lot further than that
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Good to see Tosi back in the 23.
Shame Clarke is injured because I would’ve liked to see Clarke at 11 and Fainga’anuku at 13. A bit more ball carrying bulk in the backs.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
So if Parker goes down injured early there will be three leprechauns in the loose trio ?
neat.
Unlikely in that scenario. Vaa’i to 6 and Patty into lock.
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Lakai is such a out of left field selection given he's barely played at all. Its not like he is in form or got tons of minutes under his belt. I don't even think he looked that impressive on Saturday.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
So if Parker goes down injured early there will be three leprechauns in the loose trio ?
neat.
Unlikely in that scenario. Vaa’i to 6 and Patty into lock.
Ah yeah, was so outraged I didn't even think of that.
Still. A seriously crapola selection overall.
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
dont think savea and lakai both starting is a good idea
Surprised Robertson didn’t stick Sititi at blindside too.
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Rieko is back, on the bench?
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Worst All Blacks Selectors Ever! Some of their selections just tend to be so random. A flawless lineout on Saturday and then they drop Holland. It just doesn't make sense.
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I don’t mind Lakai being selected because I think he will play better than what we’ve seen from Sititi this year.
But it comes back to the fact that Ardie, Lakai and Sititi should be fighting out for two position - starting 7 and bench 7/8 cover.
LJ not considered. He’s not injured, but I wonder whether he’s at the match fitness levels yet?
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@ShaquilleOatmeal said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
dont think savea and lakai both starting is a good idea
Surprised Robertson didn’t stick Sititi at blindside too.
Actually, I’m surprised they didn’t do that and have Kirifi on the bench.
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@Kirwan Cry more. Great for Lakai and LF to get a shot to prove themselves. Will is a world-class Fullback, are we seriously judging him based on the 1-2 rusty games he had against the Pumas/Boks
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I don't have much to add really, already lost faith that these guys know what they are doing. We have so much loose forward talent in NZ but we can't seem to pick a trio that can even compete at this level. Lakai, Savea and Sititi all in the 23 is just so stupid, despite the fact that I really want to see Lakai get good minutes as I think he has a very high ceiling.
Agree on Jordan. We've taken the worlds premiere winger and turned him into an average fullback instead. If it ain't broke don't fucking fix it, his try scoring record on the wing is unbelievable. At fullback we just expose his issues defensively and under the high ball.
How long do you think it'll take for these guys to realise that Super ≠ test footy?
