AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?

[Machpants]

@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@Chris-B that's a fucked up backline!

I had to click on the link to even remember who TF D.W.Hill was!
"... was a solid five eight and quality goalkicker..."

Solid, says it all really

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants one of those players where Super rugby was thier ceiling, but he played some great super rugby and deserved his shot, played at 10 & 12 at super level IIRC

[Machpants]

@taniwharugby said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@Machpants one of those players where Super rugby was thier ceiling, but he played some great super rugby and deserved his shot, played at 10 & 12 at super level IIRC

Yeah I totally remembered him once I clicked, D W didn't mean much to me. Great rugby servant but never an ab

[Bovidae]

That was a midweek team playing Ireland A.

[Bones]

@BerniesCorner said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

Laumape has done enough to deserve a chance at 12. Who says he can't further develop his passing and kicking skills in an AB enviroment. Thats the great thing about rugby everyone's different.

His kicking is fine, even his passing us fine - it's pulling all his skills together at once and still keeping his vision plus developing a bit more awareness that is the goal here.

As I pointed out elsewhere, Nonu was a lot younger than 27 when he started his "journey".

So he can do it I reckon, just needs to do it quick.

Edit: I reckon Nonu prolly received a heck of a lot more dusruspict too.

[Bones]

@antipodean said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

Something has gone horribly wrong if a player has to become an All Black in order to learn to pass.

Definitely. What's that got to do with Laumape?

[antipodean]

@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@antipodean said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

Something has gone horribly wrong if a player has to become an All Black in order to learn to pass.

Definitely. What's that got to do with Laumape?

I just checked the stats on www.pluckedfromantipodeansarse.com and he hasn't passed the ball yet in SR TT.

[Bones]

@antipodean haaa I almost clicked the link without reading.

And I believed you...

[MN5]

@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@Chris-B that's a fucked up backline!

I had to click on the link to even remember who TF D.W.Hill was!
"... was a solid five eight and quality goalkicker..."

Solid, says it all really

His cousin spun some good shit though

[ravens88]

@antipodean

Nonu is on another stratosphere to Laumape

Laumape is a very good player
Nonu is an all time great player

Nonu is on the Mount Rushmore of ABs in the Professional Era along the likes of Carter and McCaw

[ACT Crusader]

@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@BerniesCorner said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

Laumape has done enough to deserve a chance at 12. Who says he can't further develop his passing and kicking skills in an AB enviroment. Thats the great thing about rugby everyone's different.

His kicking is fine, even his passing us fine - it's pulling all his skills together at once and still keeping his vision plus developing a bit more awareness that is the goal here.

As I pointed out elsewhere, Nonu was a lot younger than 27 when he started his "journey".

So he can do it I reckon, just needs to do it quick.

Edit: I reckon Nonu prolly received a heck of a lot more dusruspict too.

Yeah it’s not so much that he doesn’t have those skills, my concern is the decision making and nous. He’s shown nice kicks, his cut out pass is nice.

[antipodean]

@ravens88 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@antipodean

Nonu is on another stratosphere to Laumape

Laumape is a very SR good player
Nonu is an all time great Test player

That's the difference and it's because Nonu finished his career without a weakness to his game. His kicking was brilliant, there wasn't a better passer on the run and he was a threat carrying the ball.

Laumape has the physical attributes, he just needs to show the skill and decision making.

Nonu is on the Mount Rushmore of ABs in the Professional Era along the likes of Carter and McCaw

Agreed.

[sparky]

@ravens88 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@antipodean

Nonu is on another stratosphere to Laumape

Laumape is a very good player
Nonu is an all time great player

Nonu is on the Mount Rushmore of ABs in the Professional Era along the likes of Carter and McCaw

Spot on.

[BerniesCorner]

Ok time to manage the PTSD, fullback moves to 13.

That makes it.

1
2 D Coles
3
4 S Whitelock
5 P Tuipulotu
6 L Boshier
7 A Savea
8 H Sotutu
9 A Smith
11
10 R Mounga
12
13 B Barrett
14 C Clarke
15 J Barrett

[mariner4life]

@BerniesCorner stop drinking

[kiwiinmelb]

@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@BerniesCorner said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

Laumape has done enough to deserve a chance at 12. Who says he can't further develop his passing and kicking skills in an AB enviroment. Thats the great thing about rugby everyone's different.

His kicking is fine, even his passing us fine - it's pulling all his skills together at once and still keeping his vision plus developing a bit more awareness that is the goal here.

As I pointed out elsewhere, Nonu was a lot younger than 27 when he started his "journey".

So he can do it I reckon, just needs to do it quick.

Edit: I reckon Nonu prolly received a heck of a lot more dusruspict too.

The funny thing with Nonu now being looked at as a great ,

He got the gig at 12 in the first place because the cupboard was bare ,

Mauger and McAlister had gone , it was him or nothing pretty much at the time ,

if they had stayed , maybe it would never have happened

[sparky]

1 Moody
2 Aumua
3 Ofa T
4 Whitelock
5 Tuipulotu
6 Frizell
7 Cane
8 Savea
9 A. Smith
10 Mo'unga
11.C.Clarke
12 ALB
13 R. Ioane
14 Reece
15 J. Barrett
16 Taylor
17. Hodgman
18. Laulala
19. Parkinson
20. Sotutu
21. TJP
22. B. Barrett
23 W. Jordan

[Bovidae]

This was in yesterday's paper. Knowler ignoring Rieko. WTF?

Paul Cully’s All Blacks: Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jack Goodhue, George Bridge, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith, Hoskins Sotutu, Sam Cane (captain), Shannon Frizell, Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Whitelock, Ofa Tuungafasi, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody.

Reserves: Dane Coles, Ayden Johnstone, Tyrel Lomax, Pari Pari Parkinson, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Ngani Laumape, Jordie Barrett.

Marc Hinton’s All Blacks: Jordie Barrett, Sevu Reece, Rieko Ioane, Jack Goodhue, George Bridge, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith, Hoskins Sotutu, Sam Cane (c), Ardie Savea, Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Whitelock, Ofa Tuungafasi, Dane Coles, Joe Moody.

Reserves: Codie Taylor, Aidan Ross, Nepo Laulala, Mitchell Dunshea, Shannon Frizell, TJ Perenara, Beauden Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown.

Richard Knowler’s All Blacks: Will Jordan, Mark Telea, Jack Goodhue, Ngani Laumape, George Bridge, Richie Mo’unga, Aaron Smith, Hoskins Sotutu, Ardie Savea, Lachlan Boshier, Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Whitelock (c), Ofa Tuungafasi, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody.

Reserves: Dane Coles, Alex Hodgman, Tyrel Lomax, Mitchell Dunshea, Sam Cane, TJ Perenara, Anton Lienert-Brown, Beauden Barrett.

[Machpants]

Taking into account fitness today

1. Moody
2. Taylor
3. Ofa
4. Whitelock
5. Tuipulotu
6. Frizell
7. Cane
8. Savea
9. Smith
10. Mo'unga
11. Clarke
12. ALB
13. Ioane
14. Jordan
15. J. Barrett
16. Aumua
17. Hodgman
18. Laulala
19. Parkinson
20. MMT
21. TJP
22. B. Barrett
23. Bridge

[nzzp]

@Machpants looks pretty good, close to what is likely