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AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?

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  • CrucialC Crucial

    @Tim Most interesting comment in that is

    "We have lots of guys who are a good physical size, who are great toilers who roll their sleeves up and get stuck in but in our view we can’t have everybody of the same ilk.

    “We needs some contrast in that.’’

    To me that reads that they are really looking for a Whitelock replacement or a ball playing lock.

    Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

    I agree that options are limited at the moment. TripleP is improving but needs to add more strings to his bow. Looks like we may have to squeeze as much out of Sam as possible.

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

    Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

    who is Guzzler?

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      And why refer to him in the past tense? 🙂

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      • BovidaeB Bovidae

        I've always thought of Whitelock as an aerial lock. That is, excellent in the lineout and with kickoff receptions. But he has never been a ball-carrying lock who gets you consistent metres in the trenches. Even Aust gets more out of their locks in this area than the ABs do. I'd take a punt on Parkinson as he is the closest to that type of player.

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

        I've always thought of Whitelock as an aerial lock. That is, excellent in the lineout and with kickoff receptions. But he has never been a ball-carrying lock who gets you consistent metres in the trenches. Even Aust gets more out of their locks in this area than the ABs do. I'd take a punt on Parkinson as he is the closest to that type of player.

        that's what you need. A decade and a half ago the Boks had it absolutely sorted with Matfield and Botha. And nothing has changed since then.

        If you get one that can do both you are in business.

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        • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

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

          Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

          who is Guzzler?

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          Crucial
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          #530

          @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

          Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

          who is Guzzler?

          BBBR

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          • BovidaeB Bovidae

            And why refer to him in the past tense? 🙂

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

            And why refer to him in the past tense? 🙂

            Because he’s currently dead to us.

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            • CrucialC Crucial

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

              And why refer to him in the past tense? 🙂

              Because he’s currently dead to us.

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

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

              And why refer to him in the past tense? 🙂

              Because he’s currently dead to us.

              However, we do believe in the resurrection...

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              • CrucialC Crucial

                @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                who is Guzzler?

                BBBR

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                mariner4life
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                #533

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

                @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                who is Guzzler?

                BBBR

                i honestly never heard that nickname

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                • HoorooH Hooroo

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

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

                  And why refer to him in the past tense? 🙂

                  Because he’s currently dead to us.

                  However, we do believe in the resurrection...

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                  #534

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

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

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

                  And why refer to him in the past tense? 🙂

                  Because he’s currently dead to us.

                  However, we do believe in the resurrection...

                  looking at him i thought he was created and re-animated in a lab anyway

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                  • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

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

                    @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                    Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                    who is Guzzler?

                    BBBR

                    i honestly never heard that nickname

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                    Crucial
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #535

                    @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                    @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                    Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                    who is Guzzler?

                    BBBR

                    i honestly never heard that nickname

                    That’s because you are a foreigner

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                      taniwharugby
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                      #536

                      Guzzler, Lurch & BBBR...all the same fella

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                      • CrucialC Crucial

                        @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                        @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                        Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                        who is Guzzler?

                        BBBR

                        i honestly never heard that nickname

                        That’s because you are a foreigner

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                        #537

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

                        @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                        @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                        Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                        who is Guzzler?

                        BBBR

                        i honestly never heard that nickname

                        That’s because you are a foreigner

                        I've never heard guzzler either.

                        Ah fuck, am I going to start following the AFL and instagram influencers now?

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                        • NepiaN Nepia

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

                          @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                          @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                          Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                          who is Guzzler?

                          BBBR

                          i honestly never heard that nickname

                          That’s because you are a foreigner

                          I've never heard guzzler either.

                          Ah fuck, am I going to start following the AFL and instagram influencers now?

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                          #538

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

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

                          @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                          @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                          Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                          who is Guzzler?

                          BBBR

                          i honestly never heard that nickname

                          That’s because you are a foreigner

                          I've never heard guzzler either.

                          Ah fuck, am I going to start following the AFL and instagram influencers now?

                          I am afraid so. You are part of the leper colony.

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                          • NepiaN Nepia

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

                            @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                            @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                            Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                            who is Guzzler?

                            BBBR

                            i honestly never heard that nickname

                            That’s because you are a foreigner

                            I've never heard guzzler either.

                            Ah fuck, am I going to start following the AFL and instagram influencers now?

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                            #539

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

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

                            @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                            @mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

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

                            Guzzler was both a lump and a ball player.

                            who is Guzzler?

                            BBBR

                            i honestly never heard that nickname

                            That’s because you are a foreigner

                            I've never heard guzzler either.

                            Ah fuck, am I going to start following the AFL and instagram influencers now?

                            fuck no, you are nowhere near interesting enough to do those things

                            go find another piece of popular culture to not care about

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                            • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                              After last night....

                              1 K. Tu’inukuafe
                              2 D. Coles
                              3 O. Tu’ungafasi
                              4 P. Tuipulotu
                              5 M. Dunshea
                              6 S. Frizell
                              7 S. Cane
                              8 A. Savea
                              9 A. Smith
                              10 T. Sader
                              11 R. Ioane
                              12 N. Laumape
                              13 A. Lienart-Brown
                              14 J. Barrett
                              15 B. Barrett

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                              @ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

                              After last night....

                              1 K. Tu’inukuafe
                              2 D. Coles
                              3 O. Tu’ungafasi
                              4 P. Tuipulotu
                              5 M. Dunshea
                              6 S. Frizell
                              7 S. Cane
                              8 A. Savea
                              9 A. Smith
                              10 T. Sader
                              11 R. Ioane
                              12 N. Laumape
                              13 A. Lienart-Brown
                              14 J. Barrett
                              15 B. Barrett

                              Dunshea but no Whitelock ? Are you mad ?

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                              • C cgrant

                                @ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

                                After last night....

                                1 K. Tu’inukuafe
                                2 D. Coles
                                3 O. Tu’ungafasi
                                4 P. Tuipulotu
                                5 M. Dunshea
                                6 S. Frizell
                                7 S. Cane
                                8 A. Savea
                                9 A. Smith
                                10 T. Sader
                                11 R. Ioane
                                12 N. Laumape
                                13 A. Lienart-Brown
                                14 J. Barrett
                                15 B. Barrett

                                Dunshea but no Whitelock ? Are you mad ?

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

                                @ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

                                After last night....

                                1 K. Tu’inukuafe
                                2 D. Coles
                                3 O. Tu’ungafasi
                                4 P. Tuipulotu
                                5 M. Dunshea
                                6 S. Frizell
                                7 S. Cane
                                8 A. Savea
                                9 A. Smith
                                10 T. Sader
                                11 R. Ioane
                                12 N. Laumape
                                13 A. Lienart-Brown
                                14 J. Barrett
                                15 B. Barrett

                                Dunshea but no Whitelock ? Are you mad ?

                                I have absolutely no idea.

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                                  Bones
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                                  https://twitter.com/ruggerblogger/status/1287497256971538432?s=19

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                                  • BonesB Online
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                                    Bones
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                                    Surely the back three has to be Clarke, Jordan, Jordie?

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                                    • BonesB Bones

                                      Surely the back three has to be Clarke, Jordan, Jordie?

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                                      @Bones Depends on where Rieko plays.

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                                      • TimT Tim

                                        @Bones Depends on where Rieko plays.

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

                                        @Bones Depends on where Rieko plays.

                                        Perfect bench player with Beauds.

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                                        • BonesB Bones

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

                                          @Bones Depends on where Rieko plays.

                                          Perfect bench player with Beauds.

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                                          @Bones Playing better than ALB or Goodhue.

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