Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October
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Good on Rennie for selecting youth. I suppose he could have chosen a "safe" option at 12 in Hodge to add some experience.
@Bovidae said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Good on Rennie for selecting youth. I suppose he could have chosen a "safe" option at 12 in Hodge to add some experience.
And that would have been a mistake. Simone-Petaia is the right call. Lolesio-Simone have their combination from Super Rugby Au and Petaia is their long term 13.
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selecting young might not win this game but t might go some way (depending on how well they play of course) towards a better future
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selecting young might not win this game but t might go some way (depending on how well they play of course) towards a better future
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
selecting young might not win this game but t might go some way (depending on how well they play of course) towards a better future
Yep. Rennie doesn't have a lot of options here so may as well try and make something out of it for the future.
He might cop a bit though if we make regular inroads through the middle. I'm sure he will be accused of trading another year without the Bled for a future combination. -
I know Rennie is the golden boy atm but can you imagine if Foster started chopping and changing the team the way he did, we would all be on his back . Not the best way to build combinations.
@akan004 I'd be kind of excited actually.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
selecting young might not win this game but t might go some way (depending on how well they play of course) towards a better future
Yep. Rennie doesn't have a lot of options here so may as well try and make something out of it for the future.
He might cop a bit though if we make regular inroads through the middle. I'm sure he will be accused of trading another year without the Bled for a future combination. -
@Crucial i'd hope he'd have the nuts to say the old guys hadn't won it since 2003 IIRC....so playing them wouldn't exactly increase the chances much
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial i'd hope he'd have the nuts to say the old guys hadn't won it since 2003 IIRC....so playing them wouldn't exactly increase the chances much
and yet Rob Simmons is still hanging around....
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
Simone played alongside Goodhue at MAGS. Apparently grew up supporting the Wallabies over the ABs. What a fluffybunny.
@akan004 said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
Simone played alongside Goodhue at MAGS. Apparently grew up supporting the Wallabies over the ABs. What a fluffybunny.
Treason. Time to strike MAGS off the schools register. Plus their electorate only elects socialists (since 1946) and they don't loan out their farm animals.
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@Tim said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Is that 9 Blues and 5 Crusaders? Honestly never thought I'd see the day. Better win!
Isn't there some bullshit saying about when Auckland rugby is strong?
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@Tim said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Is that 9 Blues and 5 Crusaders? Honestly never thought I'd see the day. Better win!
Isn't there some bullshit saying about when Auckland rugby is strong?
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@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did
I know little about them having not watched much of the aussie comp this year .
Are they any good ?
@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did
I know little about them having not watched much of the aussie comp this year .
Are they any good ?
I think the comments already seem fair. They are talented from what I saw, but we have all seen youngsters play at the top level, sometimes they step up naturally, sometimes they need more time. I think they will bring a lot of confidence and wont be overawed by the situation initially. The question for me, will be can they maintain that composure if the scoreboard doesn't go their way. Wait and see I guess
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@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did
I know little about them having not watched much of the aussie comp this year .
Are they any good ?
I think the comments already seem fair. They are talented from what I saw, but we have all seen youngsters play at the top level, sometimes they step up naturally, sometimes they need more time. I think they will bring a lot of confidence and wont be overawed by the situation initially. The question for me, will be can they maintain that composure if the scoreboard doesn't go their way. Wait and see I guess
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did
I know little about them having not watched much of the aussie comp this year .
Are they any good ?
I think the comments already seem fair. They are talented from what I saw, but we have all seen youngsters play at the top level, sometimes they step up naturally, sometimes they need more time. I think they will bring a lot of confidence and wont be overawed by the situation initially. The question for me, will be can they maintain that composure if the scoreboard doesn't go their way. Wait and see I guess
If they all debut in a similar vein as Caleb Clarke started his second test, then Aussie will be laughing
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@akan004 said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
Simone played alongside Goodhue at MAGS. Apparently grew up supporting the Wallabies over the ABs. What a fluffybunny.
Treason. Time to strike MAGS off the schools register. Plus their electorate only elects socialists (since 1946) and they don't loan out their farm animals.
@nostrildamus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
don't loan out their farm animals.
you lonely?
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@akan004 bit like those absolute knob jockeys who have spent every second of their lives living in Aus but support the ABs because their great grandad was a kiwi or some fucken nonse (see also NSWeslhmen supporting Queensland)
@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@akan004 bit like those absolute knob jockeys who have spent every second of their lives living in Aus but support the ABs because their great grandad was a kiwi or some fucken nonse (see also NSWeslhmen supporting Queensland)
To be fair, most probably have Kiwi parents who have indoctrinated them since birth.
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@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did
I know little about them having not watched much of the aussie comp this year .
Are they any good ?
I think the comments already seem fair. They are talented from what I saw, but we have all seen youngsters play at the top level, sometimes they step up naturally, sometimes they need more time. I think they will bring a lot of confidence and wont be overawed by the situation initially. The question for me, will be can they maintain that composure if the scoreboard doesn't go their way. Wait and see I guess
If they all debut in a similar vein as Caleb Clarke started his second test, then Aussie will be laughing
@Hooroo said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did
I know little about them having not watched much of the aussie comp this year .
Are they any good ?
I think the comments already seem fair. They are talented from what I saw, but we have all seen youngsters play at the top level, sometimes they step up naturally, sometimes they need more time. I think they will bring a lot of confidence and wont be overawed by the situation initially. The question for me, will be can they maintain that composure if the scoreboard doesn't go their way. Wait and see I guess
If they all debut in a similar vein as Caleb Clarke started his second test, then Aussie will be laughing
Fuck of a lot easier to make a smashing start on the wing, then it is at ten! Esp when your team is dominant
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@Tim said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Is that 9 Blues and 5 Crusaders? Honestly never thought I'd see the day. Better win!
It’s this sort of provincial crap that I can’t stand. One team, one All Blacks, one purpose, one goal.
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@Tim said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Is that 9 Blues and 5 Crusaders? Honestly never thought I'd see the day. Better win!
It’s this sort of provincial crap that I can’t stand. One team, one All Blacks, one purpose, one goal.
@ACT-Crusader isn't there are goal at either end?
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@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
@Crucial said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
Would be a shame to see Caleb Clarke targeting that inexperienced center combo off set plays. An awful shame.
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Stats and facts
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Halfback Aaron Smith will play his 95th Test on Saturday and move onto the top ten list of most capped All Blacks of all time.
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Outside back Jordie Barrett has scored 89 points in his 19 Tests (13 tries, nine cons, two pens) and when he reaches 100 points, he and brother Beauden will be the first pair of brothers in the world to have each scored 100 points in international rugby for their national team.
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In the last Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland, Captain Sam Cane scored his 70th point (14 tries) in his 70th Test match.
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The All Blacks and Australia will be playing their 169th Test against each other. New Zealand has won 116 of those matches, Australia 44 with eight draws. The All Blacks have held the Bledisloe Cup since 2003.
@Bovidae said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Stats and facts
- Halfback Aaron Smith will play his 95th Test on Saturday and move onto the top ten list of most capped All Blacks of all time.
when you check out the list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team_player_records#Most_caps) it's remarkable how many were in the same team. McCaw, Mealamu, Woodcock, Carter, Nonu, Mils, Conrad - 7 of the top 10 debuted between 02 and 04.
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