Bledisloe I
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Wonder if Akira will get a start. Be good to see him on the field, maybe he could play 6.
@majorrage said in Bledisloe I:
Wonder if Akira will get a start. Be good to see him on the field, maybe he could play 6.
be nice if someone could, it's been a while
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@mariner4life the quote where he basically said he preferred to seagull and run out on the wing over doing his core duties and "running into a brick wall and getting your body tired. Then you can't do anything," was hilarious.
He was here for a good time not a long time, not with comments like that.
@raznomore said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life the quote where he basically said he preferred to seagull and run out on the wing over doing his core duties and "running into a brick wall and getting your body tired. Then you can't do anything," was hilarious.
He was here for a good time not a long time, not with comments like that.
God bless him. His honesty is fucken refreshing I'll give him that.
I bet Rueben Thorne spat his cornflakes all over his morning paper while he read them though....
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@raznomore said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life the quote where he basically said he preferred to seagull and run out on the wing over doing his core duties and "running into a brick wall and getting your body tired. Then you can't do anything," was hilarious.
He was here for a good time not a long time, not with comments like that.
God bless him. His honesty is fucken refreshing I'll give him that.
I bet Rueben Thorne spat his cornflakes all over his morning paper while he read them though....
@mn5 said in Bledisloe I:
@raznomore said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life the quote where he basically said he preferred to seagull and run out on the wing over doing his core duties and "running into a brick wall and getting your body tired. Then you can't do anything," was hilarious.
He was here for a good time not a long time, not with comments like that.
God bless him. His honesty is fucken refreshing I'll give him that.
I bet Rueben Thorne spat his cornflakes all over his morning paper while he read them though....
Hansen called him to clarify
fark, after saying something like that to the papers, your sphincter would be squeaky when you saw his number come up on the phone. Quality.
Also, the wise men don't seem too upset - clearly chill. Of course, we may never see him in black again, but it was a sound explanation I thought.
Edit:
The All Blacks see Fifita as a blindside flanker and want him to spend as many minutes there as possible. He'll get those with Wellington, in the national provincial competition, but was unlikely to as an All Black given Liam Squire and Shannon Frizell's presence in the squad.*Hemopo's not destined to play a huge amount of Rugby Championship football either, but he will be introduced to the All Blacks' culture and protocols just as Fifita has in the last 18 months.
If Fifita gets the football he's after, while playing for the Lions, then a place on New Zealand's end-of-year tour beckons, following a season in which he was again confined to the Hurricanes' second row.*
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ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job. Add to that the combination that Crotty and Goodhue have and this is why I expect to see ALB riding the pine.
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ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job. Add to that the combination that Crotty and Goodhue have and this is why I expect to see ALB riding the pine.
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
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@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
He's another midget Chief who doesn't know which position he is.
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where are our Australian brethren to come on here all faux-morose about their chances? But low-key braying about their chances at the same time.
Come on @barbarian and @NTA you blokes are deadset favourites. What sports coat are you wearing to the stadium this week? The lucky navy? Or the hopeful charcoal?
@mariner4life Tweed my good man, with a yellow flat cap.
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@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
@mariner4life Those Cantabs turn on their own once they leave little England.
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I would be surprised if it wasn't Crotty/ALB that we see starting.
The ABs don't throw away experience unless there is a very good reason to do so.
Starting the season, a key match, a bit of a grudge....not time for selection whims.Not necessarily a judgement on Goodhue, his time will come.
DMac is in that same boat. He has gathered a lot of test match experience in the past year so will get the bench alongside either Laumape or Goodhue. My feeling here is that Laumape brings more impact so will get the nod.
I do expect to see a Crusaders backline selection in one of the Argie games.
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It's funny to see complaints about how our backline is unsettled, only to then suggest a new combination. Thereby ensuring the circus continues.
Goodhue's combination with Crotty isn't helpful because 1) the starting 2nd five is SBW when fit, 2) Crotty will just injured soon enough, and 3) the ABs play a very different pattern from the Crusaders, making provincial combinations rather less useful.
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where are our Australian brethren to come on here all faux-morose about their chances? But low-key braying about their chances at the same time.
Come on @barbarian and @NTA you blokes are deadset favourites. What sports coat are you wearing to the stadium this week? The lucky navy? Or the hopeful charcoal?
@mariner4life I'm in Switzerland, no idea how I'm going to watch the game.
After the last two Sydney Bledisloe matches I've decided that I am the problem. I'm the bad luck charm, and so have taken myself as far from the ground as feasibly possible.
Combine that with a stronger XV and hopefully a bit of luck, we might get to half time with a deficit of only 20-25.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
He's another midget Chief who doesn't know which position he is.
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
He's another midget Chief who doesn't know which position he is.
ALB is 1.87 m tall and weighs 103 kg. Not exactly a midget.
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@shark said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
He's another midget Chief who doesn't know which position he is.
ALB is 1.87 m tall and weighs 103 kg. Not exactly a midget.
@cgrant said in Bledisloe I:
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
He's another midget Chief who doesn't know which position he is.
ALB is 1.87 m tall and weighs 103 kg. Not exactly a midget.
Also can't be a real Cantab either.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
The All Blacks having a 1998-esque year could actually be a lot of fun
I'm not into your kind of fun, but I reckon this year could be where the injuries last season pay off. We had massive number of new players blooded, and it's got to be good.
Also, if Dane comes back well, I'll be absolutely stoked. Decent bastard, and would be welcomed back into the ranks (even though Codie is goign along really well)
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
He's another midget Chief who doesn't know which position he is.
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
He's another midget Chief who doesn't know which position he is.
Whereas Crotty's AB position is well known?
Crotty's relatively small size to ALB doesn't bother me, but that he is made of glass does. (McKenzie appears to be made of elastic.)
Also, McKenzie has played one position all season hasn't he? That you don't like his position doesn't mean he and his coaches don't. It's not like Beauden doesn't play a fair bit of fullback (and the Mo'unga fans reckon it's a plus that he can play there too -- so why is it a downside for only one player?).
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@shark said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
ALB is bench fodder. Don't let those late season jinking feet fool you: he isn't half the centre Goodhue is, although he would be quicker. Goodhue is the man who can put the outside backs in holes. ALB may be nippy but he's a boy trying to do a man's job.
Obvious troll is obvious. ALB is way truth and light. Feeds outsides, runs quick, tackles. Total package.
The northland kid can wait his turn until both SBW and Crotty are on the sick list. Ie next week
He's another midget Chief who doesn't know which position he is.
Whereas Crotty's AB position is well known?
Crotty's relatively small size to ALB doesn't bother me, but that he is made of glass does. (McKenzie appears to be made of elastic.)
Also, McKenzie has played one position all season hasn't he? That you don't like his position doesn't mean he and his coaches don't. It's not like Beauden doesn't play a fair bit of fullback (and the Mo'unga fans reckon it's a plus that he can play there too -- so why is it a downside for only one player?).
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@smuts said in Bledisloe I:
@nzzp I'd settle for you lot having another year like 2009...
for the record
http://www.allblacks.com/Fixtures/2009Lost to France (2-1 series win)
Lost 3 to teh Saffers,
beat the Ockers thricethen won 5 on the bounce in teh NH tour, but lost the last hitout to the barbarians (nontest match). Wales, Italy, England, France, adn the fourth test against the Aussies
Overall season 10-4 in tests.
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@smuts said in Bledisloe I:
@nzzp I'd settle for you lot having another year like 2009...
for the record
http://www.allblacks.com/Fixtures/2009Lost to France (2-1 series win)
Lost 3 to teh Saffers,
beat the Ockers thricethen won 5 on the bounce in teh NH tour, but lost the last hitout to the barbarians (nontest match). Wales, Italy, England, France, adn the fourth test against the Aussies
Overall season 10-4 in tests.
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If there is going to be any surprise selections I'm picking Hemopo or L Whitelock ahead of S Barrett on the bench. Barrett is really surplus to requirements in a 23 as both locks will go 80 mins so you are looking for a replacement for Squire. I know Barrett has played at 6 but Hansen and co see him more as a lock who covers 6 not the other way around.
