Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11

[Chris B.]

@sparky That's probably about right.

I think they might pair either Clarke and Reece or Bridge and Jordan (or they might go for the conservative Bridge and Reece), so as not to have debutants on both flanks.

Coles over Aumua if fit.

[Crucial]

@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@sparky I see little value in Goodhue off the bench he starts or isnt in the 23 IMO.

Quite like @sparky s team. I would probably have come up with the same.

With RIoane starting and BB on bench, the back three are well covered. Goodhue can either come in if Ioane has to move or if either of the starting midfielders is having an off day.
We need midfield cover on the bench. Not an area we can cover with an allrounder.

Maybe ALB could go bench, mainly due to Rennie knowing his game so well.

[Canes4life]

Canes4life's team:

1. Moody, 2. Taylor, 3. Tu'ungafasi, 4. Tuipolotu, 5. Whitelock, 6. Sotutu, 7. Cane, 8. Savea (only because Cane is captain) - if he wasn't then I would go Grace, Savea Sotutu) 9. Smith, 10. Mo'unga, 11. Ioane 12. ALB 13. Goodhue 14. Jordan 15. J Barrett 16. Aumua (if Coles is out) 17. Tu'unukuafe 18. Lomax 19. Vaa'i 20. Grace 21. Perenara 22. B Barrett 23. Reece

[Crucial]

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Canes4life's team:

1. Moody, 2. Taylor, 3. Tu'ungafasi, 4. Tuipolotu, 5. Whitelock, 6. Sotutu, 7. Cane, 8. Savea (only because Cane is captain) - if he wasn't then I would go Grace, Savea Sotutu) 9. Smith, 10. Mo'unga, 11. Ioane 12. ALB 13. Goodhue 14. Jordan 15. J Barrett 16. Aumua (if Coles is out) 17. Tu'unukuafe 18. Lomax 19. Vaa'i 20. Grace 21. Perenara 22. B Barrett 23. Reece

That's a fucked loose forward mix

[Canes4life]

@Crucial it's only fucked because Cane automatically gets selected so you need to fit everyone else around him. Savea is too good to bench IMO, so I have left him at 8, and Sotutu is someone that I think could move to 6 fairly easily.

Take Cane away and my loose forward trio would be 6. Grace 7. Savea 8. Sotutu. If they selected Boshier I would have him on the bench aswell.

[Kiwiwomble]

@sparky said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Sparky's Team

Moody, Taylor, Laulala, S Whitelock, Tuipulotu, Frizell, Cane, Sotutu, A Smith, Mo'unga, Clarke, ALB, R Ioane, Jordan, J Barrett.

Subs: Aumua, Karl T, Ofa T, Vaa'i, A Savea, TJP, B.Barrett, Goodhue

probably wouldn't argue with much, maybe Reece on the right but a bit of a coin flip

[Crucial]

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@Crucial it's only fucked because Cane automatically gets selected so you need to fit everyone else around him. Savea is too good to bench IMO, so I have left him at 8, and Sotutu is someone that I think could move to 6 fairly easily.

Take Cane away and my loose forward trio would be 6. Grace 7. Savea 8. Sotutu. If they selected Boshier I would have him on the bench aswell.

I suppose you think Cullen could move to 13 fairly easily as well?

No way in our home advantage Bled game do you start two untried (at test level) loose forwards.
Especially Grace, who deserves his squad selection but has very light game experience at top level. He needs to be introduced off the bench or against a lesser team.

[mariner4life]

So does this game actually exist? This weekend?

[nzzp]

@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

So does this game actually exist? This weekend?

4pm Sunday. Time for a few drinks over 80 minutes, and a hangover on Monday and Tuesday

[Kiwiwomble]

2pm on a sunday when you're currently in lockdown anyway? perfect!

[Bovidae]

@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

probably wouldn't argue with much, maybe Reece on the right but a bit of a coin flip

Yep, I think it will be Clarke and Reece on the wings. Rioane at centre.

[sparky]

@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@sparky I see little value in Goodhue off the bench he starts or isnt in the 23 IMO.

Hansen described Midfield as a Three Card Trick. Goodhue can slot in at Centre and Reiko Ioane can play the Second Half on the Wing.

[sparky]

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@sparky No Coles?

One of those toss of a coin selections. But Aumua has better Game fitness and form.

[sparky]

@Canes4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Canes4life's team:

1. Moody, 2. Taylor, 3. Tu'ungafasi, 4. Tuipolotu, 5. Whitelock, 6. Sotutu, 7. Cane, 8. Savea (only because Cane is captain) - if he wasn't then I would go Grace, Savea Sotutu) 9. Smith, 10. Mo'unga, 11. Ioane 12. ALB 13. Goodhue 14. Jordan 15. J Barrett 16. Aumua (if Coles is out) 17. Tu'unukuafe 18. Lomax 19. Vaa'i 20. Grace 21. Perenara 22. B Barrett 23. Reece

Don't like your Midfield balance. Would have Clarke start on the Left Wing. No real arguments with the rest.

[KiwiMurph]

@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

So does this game actually exist? This weekend?

Complete with a full crowd.

[Hooroo]

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

So does this game actually exist? This weekend?

Complete with a full crowd.

Team names Thursday or will it now be Friday?

[mariner4life]

Still feels surreal the wallabies are crossing the Ta$man. I've heard jack shit about it except on here

[KiwiMurph]

@Hooroo said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@mariner4life said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

So does this game actually exist? This weekend?

Complete with a full crowd.

Team names Thursday or will it now be Friday?

2 days beforehand so Friday

Foster will name his first All Blacks test team on Friday

[akan004]

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Juicy odds for the Wallabies.

Paying $6 in Australia.

[voodoo]

I'm going with:

Moody, Taylor, Laulala, S Whitelock, Tuipulotu, Frizell, Cane, Sotutu, A Smith, Mo'unga, Clarke, ALB, R Ioane, J Barrett, B Barrett

Subs: Coles, Karl T, Ofa T, Vaa'i, A Savea, TJP, Goodhue, Jordan

I know that backline bench isn't exactly punchy, but I feel BB is just too good to leave off for 40mins. And he is well capable of playing 80 and still sparking something in the 75th. Likewise Ioane deserves to start, though I feel for Jack G having played out of position all year.

This looks like a big, strong team, capable of breaching the line in attack and knocking people over in defence. Jordie deserves a start with the point of difference his height and kicking provides.