Italy vs All Blacks
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For all the commotion that was made about releasing Matt Todd from his Japanese contract,he hardly played 20 minutes in the 2 most important tests of the tour..what was the point..?
@steven-harris said in Italy vs All Blacks:
For all the commotion that was made about releasing Matt Todd from his Japanese contract,he hardly played 20 minutes in the 2 most important tests of the tour..what was the point..?
To be fair that call was made many weeks ago without current knowledge of form and injuries.
You have to make an all or nothing call at that time -
For all the commotion that was made about releasing Matt Todd from his Japanese contract,he hardly played 20 minutes in the 2 most important tests of the tour..what was the point..?
@steven-harris said in Italy vs All Blacks:
For all the commotion that was made about releasing Matt Todd from his Japanese contract,he hardly played 20 minutes in the 2 most important tests of the tour..what was the point..?
Fuck imagine how much we all would've climbed into them if they hadn't. Savea gets injured in the captains run for England. I guess it would've given us a chance to see Goodhue at 7, reckon he'd be a cracking openside.
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@steven-harris said in Italy vs All Blacks:
For all the commotion that was made about releasing Matt Todd from his Japanese contract,he hardly played 20 minutes in the 2 most important tests of the tour..what was the point..?
To be fair that call was made many weeks ago without current knowledge of form and injuries.
You have to make an all or nothing call at that time@siam just disappointed Todd did not receive more game time,we all new the Irish would bring it at the breakdown,and quite frankly we came a distant 2nd in that facet.
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Reckon they should pick:
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Karl (KT needs game time, Ofa stays on bench)
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Coles (game time after injury, rest Cody, Harris to 16)
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Laulala (rest Franks, Ta'avao to bench)
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BBBR
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Barrett (Tuipulotu on bench)
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Fifita (prove you're up to it, Hemopo on bench)
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Aardie
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Read
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TTT (start time for a younster)
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Mo'unga (start time for development)
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Ioane
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ALB (my favourite midfielder outside of Goodhue, and potential to check their combo)
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Goodhue (the more starts the bettef for the young fulla)
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Waaaai, Saaaaake, Naaa-hoooool, low
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BFA
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Harris (give Cody a break)
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Ofa
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Ta'avao
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Paddy T
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Hemopo (ok, so no open side reserve ... it's Italy ...)
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TJP (best halfback currently)
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DMac / Laumape*
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DMac / NMS*
- rest BB, probably go for Ngani and DMac. Not sure NMS has it any more
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Reckon they should pick:
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Karl (KT needs game time, Ofa stays on bench)
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Coles (game time after injury, rest Cody, Harris to 16)
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Laulala (rest Franks, Ta'avao to bench)
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BBBR
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Barrett (Tuipulotu on bench)
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Fifita (prove you're up to it, Hemopo on bench)
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Aardie
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Read
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TTT (start time for a younster)
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Mo'unga (start time for development)
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Ioane
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ALB (my favourite midfielder outside of Goodhue, and potential to check their combo)
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Goodhue (the more starts the bettef for the young fulla)
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Waaaai, Saaaaake, Naaa-hoooool, low
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BFA
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Harris (give Cody a break)
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Ofa
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Ta'avao
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Paddy T
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Hemopo (ok, so no open side reserve ... it's Italy ...)
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TJP (best halfback currently)
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DMac / Laumape*
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DMac / NMS*
- rest BB, probably go for Ngani and DMac. Not sure NMS has it any more
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@bovidae said in Italy vs All Blacks:
@booboo Hemopo is not in the squad.
Oh fuck. Oops. Who is the 4th loosie?
(I recall there is only 4 now) -
I’m not even going to name a side this week, they don’t deserve it
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NMS well gone, so won't be there, as is SBW, Whitelock, and Squires. Is Fafita with the squad in Europe? Hemopo was never in core squad. Only Laumape has been called in as a replacement.
@booboo team doesn't have Jordie B, I'm sure he'll get a run. So you'll need to squeeze in pimply giraffe, Naholo, Harris, Tuipuloto, Fafita, Ta'avao, Papaili, TTT, and probably Laumape - cos everyone will have to get a run in the squad I reckon. Unless the game against Japan will count for their game time.
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NMS well gone, so won't be there, as is SBW, Whitelock, and Squires. Is Fafita with the squad in Europe? Hemopo was never in core squad. Only Laumape has been called in as a replacement.
@booboo team doesn't have Jordie B, I'm sure he'll get a run. So you'll need to squeeze in pimply giraffe, Naholo, Harris, Tuipuloto, Fafita, Ta'avao, Papaili, TTT, and probably Laumape - cos everyone will have to get a run in the squad I reckon. Unless the game against Japan will count for their game time.
@machpants said in Italy vs All Blacks:
NMS well gone, so won't be there, as is SBW, Whitelock, and Squires. Is Fafita with the squad in Europe? Hemopo was never in core squad. Only Laumape has been called in as a replacement.
@booboo team doesn't have Jordie B, I'm sure he'll get a run. So you'll need to squeeze in pimply giraffe, Naholo, Harris, Tuipuloto, Fafita, Ta'avao, Papaili, TTT, and probably Laumape - cos everyone will have to get a run in the squad I reckon. Unless the game against Japan will count for their game time.
I think ALB and Goodhue start and Crotty on the bench. Laumape only there as cover.
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@machpants said in Italy vs All Blacks:
NMS well gone, so won't be there, as is SBW, Whitelock, and Squires. Is Fafita with the squad in Europe? Hemopo was never in core squad. Only Laumape has been called in as a replacement.
@booboo team doesn't have Jordie B, I'm sure he'll get a run. So you'll need to squeeze in pimply giraffe, Naholo, Harris, Tuipuloto, Fafita, Ta'avao, Papaili, TTT, and probably Laumape - cos everyone will have to get a run in the squad I reckon. Unless the game against Japan will count for their game time.
I think ALB and Goodhue start and Crotty on the bench. Laumape only there as cover.
@act-crusader I think an ALB-Goodhue midfield is one plenty have been wanting to see.
These Italian matches are usually snore-fests, error and penalty riddled matches...
My starting 15:
Laulala, Coles, Tu'ungafasi (one of them plays both sides right?)
BBBR, Tuipulotu
Papali'i, Read, SB
TTT, Mounga,
ALB, Goodhue
Ioane, BB, BFA -
Highly struggling to care about this game tbh. I imagine the players feel the same...
@billy-tell said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Highly struggling to care about this game tbh. I imagine the players feel the same...
So if this tour is the dress rehearsal for Japan '19 is this the 3rd-4th play-off?
