Italy vs All Blacks

[Crucial]

@pakman said in Italy vs All Blacks:

My take:

Karl T/Coles/Nepo/BBBR/Scott B/Papali'i/Fifita/Read/Nuggett/Mo'unga/ALB/Jack G/Rieko/Naholo/Giraffe

Bench -- Harris/Ofa/Angus T/Patty T/Ardie/TTT/BB/Laumape

Tough on ALB (as I'd really prefer him to be in the mix ahead of Crotty going forward) but I also suspect we will see a Laumape/Goodhue combo on the midfield.

[pakman]

@crucial said in Italy vs All Blacks:

@pakman said in Italy vs All Blacks:

My take:

Karl T/Coles/Nepo/BBBR/Scott B/Papali'i/Fifita/Read/Nuggett/Mo'unga/ALB/Jack G/Rieko/Naholo/Giraffe

Bench -- Harris/Ofa/Angus T/Patty T/Ardie/TTT/BB/Laumape

Tough on ALB (as I'd really prefer him to be in the mix ahead of Crotty going forward) but I also suspect we will see a Laumape/Goodhue combo on the midfield.

I don't disagree, but I'd love to see how AS/RM/ALB/JG went!

[kiwiinmelb]

Finding it difficult to get interested in this game ,

After last week , it kinda has that flat feeling like when you have lost the semi in the WC and you are playing the next week for 3rd spot.

[sparky]

I don't know about you guys but the last time I was this unexcited by an All Blacks test was the 2003 3rd/4th playoff.

[rotated]

@sparky said in Italy vs All Blacks:

I don't know about you guys but the last time I was this unexcited by an All Blacks test was the 2003 3rd/4th playoff.

The last three tests against Italy have all been pretty underwhelming in the lead up. Always the final or penultimate game of the tour, injury ravaged squads where the XV largely picks itself with no stakes (apart from not losing),

[Stargazer]

Comparing the EOYT with a four-course meal ...

• The appetizer was good with some interesting new ingredients, but very light and not very filling. It tasted like more, much more.
• The entrée was pretty good, albeit a bit chewy. It made me look forward to the main course.
• That main course initially seemed interesting, but was ultimately not very tasty. The cook used great ingredients, but had chosen the wrong recipe and the execution of it was flawed; the meat was undercooked and the vegetables left a burnt aftertaste. Very disappointing.
• Is that how I want dinner to end? Dissatisfied and with an unpleasant taste in my mouth? Absolutely not! Come on with that dessert and may the gelato be sweet; very sweet!

[mariner4life]

@stargazer said in Italy vs All Blacks:

Comparing the EOYT with a four-course meal ...

• The appetizer was good with some interesting new ingredients, but very light and not very filling. It tasted like more, much more.
• The entrée was pretty good, albeit a bit chewy. It made me look forward to the main course.
• That main course initially seemed interesting, but was ultimately not very tasty. The cook used great ingredients, but had chosen the wrong recipe and the execution of it was flawed; the meat was undercooked and the vegetables left a burnt aftertaste. Very disappointing.
• Is that how I want dinner to end? Dissatisfied and with an unpleasant taste in my mouth? Absolutely not! Come on with that dessert and may the gelato be sweet; very sweet!

don't forget we started with pre-dinner drinks, where we all got to have our favourites, but no one had anything new.

This place isn't renowned for its dessert though, so i am not holding out hope

[taniwharugby]

@mariner4life known for some decent alcohol, so we could just hang out at the bar after the meal!

[SouthernMann]

Damian McKenzie, Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ngani Laumape, Waisake Naholo, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Kieran Read (c), Ardie Savea, Vaea Fifita, Scott Barrett, Patrick Tuipulotu, Nepo Laulala, Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi. Reserves: Nathan Harris, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Angua Ta'avao, Brodie Retallick, Dalton Papalii, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Richie Mo'unga, Rieko Ioane.

[SammyC]

@southernmann said in Italy vs All Blacks:

Damian McKenzie, Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ngani Laumape, Waisake Naholo, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Kieran Read (c), Ardie Savea, Vaea Fifita, Scott Barrett, Patrick Tuipulotu, Nepo Laulala, Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi. Reserves: Nathan Harris, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Angua Ta'avao, Brodie Retallick, Dalton Papalii, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Richie Mo'unga, Rieko Ioane.

Unbelievable arrogance, Richie should be starting at 10

Would have also started papali and TTT

[Nepia]

@southernmann said in Italy vs All Blacks:

Damian McKenzie, Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ngani Laumape, Waisake Naholo, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Kieran Read (c), Ardie Savea, Vaea Fifita, Scott Barrett, Patrick Tuipulotu, Nepo Laulala, Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi. Reserves: Nathan Harris, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Angua Ta'avao, Brodie Retallick, Dalton Papalii, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Richie Mo'unga, Rieko Ioane.

Your pick or official?

I'd expect DMac to play on the wing and JB at 15?

[Machpants]

He has contacts, so leaked list

[antipodean]

Are Italy still bad? Because that team should ruin them. Unless there's a another sporting event that has broken a century long curse and everyone's gone sight-seeing and celebrating.

[KiwiMurph]

Total waste of an opportunity to see Mounga at 10, BB at 15 and Papalii at 6.

I'd like to see TTT too but I don't mind it so much if they are looking at Perenara as the starting 9 (I think he'd suit this better than a bench player).

[taniwharugby]

@kiwimurph yeah a few players that shey shoulda run with, they have gone back to lazy Fifita when you have a workhorse like Papali'i, Mounga deserves a start, also think think yhey shoulda tried ALB-Goodhue in the mid-field!

[Bovidae]

In some ways they are showing respect to Italy by not just playing a B team but it does show they have gone all in with BB. I was kind of hoping DMac would get a run at 10.

[mariner4life]

Tana was right. Reiko covering 12

[Tim]

@mariner4life Surely ALB would move in one position.

[mariner4life]

@tim said in Italy vs All Blacks:

@mariner4life Surely ALB would move in one.

well, yea, if you want to get serious for a moment, then sure

[Bovidae]

Nah, the pimply giraffe will finally be playing in his best position for some...