AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?

[pakman]

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

@nzzp they also havent had the backrow balance right since Pocock has been about as they want him there despite him being the cause of the unbalancedness

Trouble with Pocock is that once he bulked up (a LOT) his top end dwindled to Franks pace. Hard to cover in loose trio.

[pakman]

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

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

I'm sure @nta will comment

Meh. Haven't seen anything bar highlights of games.

Prefer foreign cuisine?!

[mofitzy_]

@Yeetyaah
Shame Flanders hasn't got more game time, I like what I've seen of him so far.

[pakman]

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

@akan004 they have had decent packs before. The challenge has been keeping them.

The front row used to be decent in the scrum, and reasonable around the paddock. Adam Coleman was a good lock, but didn't kick on. Pooper + Fardy is a good backrow (if short) - but Fardy disappeared overseas I beleive.

I'm sure @nta will comment

N8 Troy Coker
BF Viliami Ofahengaue
OF Simon Poidevin
RL John Eales
LL Rod McCall
TP Ewen McKenzie
HK Phil Kearns
LP Tony Daly

Handy pack.

[pakman]

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

@Yeetyaah
Shame Flanders hasn't got more game time, I like what I've seen of him so far.

I missed him!

5/6? Competition there from Robinson/Grace and even Fifita?

[Stargazer]

@pakman Flanders is a 8/6, although in his first Mitre 10 Cup season they used him as a replacement lock a few times. Not last year, though.

[sparky]

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

The AB YouTube channel has put up videos players in their next generation series. So far they have put up MMT, Flanders, Jordan, Clarke, PUJ, Sotutu, Boshier and Christie.

I doubt they have any inside source but you'd think most of these guys will be capped sooner or later.

I think all of those guys will be involved in the NI vs SI game.

[NTA]

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

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

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

I'm sure @nta will comment

Meh. Haven't seen anything bar highlights of games.

Prefer foreign cuisine?!

No, simply that I refuse to pay for a service that isn't delivering value - $25 / month is effectively $1 per game right now, and that isn't right.

[mariner4life]

If I'm picking a team to bash up the Wallabies (ignoring injuries)

Moody
Taylor
Laulala
Whitelock
Patty T
Akira
Cane
Sotutu
Smith
Mounga
Clark
Goodhue
Reiko
Jordan
BB

Karl T
Ofa T
Eklund
SBarrett
Robinson
Papali'i
Hall
ALB

[MN5]

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

If I'm picking a team to bash up the Wallabies (ignoring injuries)

Moody
Taylor
Laulala
Whitelock
Patty T
Akira
Cane
Sotutu
Smith
Mounga
Clark
Goodhue
Reiko
Jordan
BB

Karl T
Ofa T
Eklund
SBarrett
Robinson
Papali'i
Hall
ALB

A few debutants there. Lucky it's only Australia.

Lucky we're not parochial here in the capital either.

[booboo]

@mariner4life three 6s on the bench?

[Stargazer]

I think @mariner4life just fired a shot at the Canes with that line-up.

[booboo]

Seriously though ...

... I'd find a place for Savea on the pine and a seat next to him for Aumua

I'd also have a think about the bench configuration. But that requires thinking ...

[booboo]

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

I think @mariner4life just fired a shot at the Canes with that line-up.

Aaahh. Wondered what that wooshing noise was.

[Bones]

@mariner4life I mean honestly, that post has been there 6 hours and not even @Machpants has spluttered anything about the most dominant tackler in SRA.

Maybe they're all too stunned at Goosen not being selected.

[cgrant]

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

If I'm picking a team to bash up the Wallabies (ignoring injuries)

Moody
Taylor
Laulala
Whitelock
Patty T
Akira
Cane
Sotutu
Smith
Mounga
Clark
Goodhue
Reiko
Jordan
BB

Karl T
Ofa T
Eklund
SBarrett
Robinson
Papali'i
Hall
ALB

Ofa T is the best THP IMO and should start. And no Ardie Savea in the 23 ?

[voodoo]

how is Goodhue our best 12?

[Machpants]

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

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

If I'm picking a team to bash up the Wallabies (ignoring injuries)

Moody
Taylor
Laulala
Whitelock
Patty T
Akira
Cane
Sotutu
Smith
Mounga
Clark
Goodhue
Reiko
Jordan
BB

Karl T
Ofa T
Eklund
SBarrett
Robinson
Papali'i
Hall
ALB

Ofa T is the best THP IMO and should start. And no Ardie Savea in the 23 ?

Don't feed the troll

[Machpants]

Interesting stuff

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300077182/all-blacks-conditioner-nic-gill-reveals-the-fittest-players-in-the-country

[sparky]

@Machpants Interesting, but I would like also to know which players have the most explosive power over 5m to 15m. With so much stop/start and lower amount of time in a game with the ball in play, international Rugby is getting like NFL. Fitness will always be important but is not as important if the game has so many breaks.