Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November
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Sparky's Team for Brisbane
Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett
Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane
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@NTA doesn't Australia have enough Kiwi leaders?
Joyce, Morrison, Abbot's wife.. -
Time to see if Akira is better option at 6 than Frizzel. Also would like to see Weber from the bench.
Reiko to 14, but not too many changes otherwise you can’t judge the new players that well.
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Time to see if Akira is better option at 6 than Frizzel. Also would like to see Weber from the bench.
Reiko to 14, but not too many changes otherwise you can’t judge the new players that well.
All three please.
Wouldn't mind Vaa'i having another go from the bench. Like what I've seen of him.
Maybe Aumua in 18.
Will match report from the Stadium. First test I'll have been to since 2014.
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@Kirwan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Time to see if Akira is better option at 6 than Frizzel. Also would like to see Weber from the bench.
Reiko to 14, but not too many changes otherwise you can’t judge the new players that well.
All three please.
Wouldn't mind Vaa'i having another go from the bench. Like what I've seen of him.
Maybe Aumua in 18.
Will match report from the Stadium. First test I'll have been to since 2014.
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Maybe Aumua in 18
You and @sparky having issues with playing hookers at prop?
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Maybe Aumua in 18
You and @sparky having issues with playing hookers at prop?
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Maybe Aumua in 18
You and @sparky having issues with playing hookers at prop?
@Bones said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Maybe Aumua in 18
You and @sparky having issues with playing hookers at prop?
16 ... oops
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I think the current mid field is developing well, Goodhue gets through some work as he settling into 12.
He's gone well without setting the world on fire, that miss on Petaia wasn't good but Petaia ain't no slouch either and Goodhue wont be the last good player he beats like that.
Not sure Laumape is the answer as a starting 12, so if this current duo is what they see as the long-term one (that i think they do) then they need to invest in them...although he doesn't look to be moving freely on that heavily strapped knee (saw when he couldn't take that high pass how he moved after)
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Sparky's Team for Brisbane
Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett
Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Sparky's Team for Brisbane
Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett
Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane
Is Sam Cane out injured for Bled 4 or are you giving him a break?
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@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Sparky's Team for Brisbane
Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett
Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane
Is Sam Cane out injured for Bled 4 or are you giving him a break?
@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Sparky's Team for Brisbane
Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett
Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane
Is Sam Cane out injured for Bled 4 or are you giving him a break?
He definitely shouldn't be rested unless injured. He's the captain.
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It is hard to know what they should do, as Cane mentioned this team has got better each week, do you just make minimal changes and finish off the Wallabies with strongest team? Moody in, RI for JB and Savea to bench.
Or do you think we only have 3 games left let's mix and match and give the wider squad some minutes.
I suspect they will make minimal changes as they want to win the Tri Nations as their first priority and we need to win next week to do that. -
It is hard to know what they should do, as Cane mentioned this team has got better each week, do you just make minimal changes and finish off the Wallabies with strongest team? Moody in, RI for JB and Savea to bench.
Or do you think we only have 3 games left let's mix and match and give the wider squad some minutes.
I suspect they will make minimal changes as they want to win the Tri Nations as their first priority and we need to win next week to do that. -
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Sparky's Team for Brisbane
Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett
Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane
Is Sam Cane out injured for Bled 4 or are you giving him a break?
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It is hard to know what they should do, as Cane mentioned this team has got better each week, do you just make minimal changes and finish off the Wallabies with strongest team? Moody in, RI for JB and Savea to bench.
Or do you think we only have 3 games left let's mix and match and give the wider squad some minutes.
I suspect they will make minimal changes as they want to win the Tri Nations as their first priority and we need to win next week to do that. -
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Fair call.
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@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Guess it would allow Ardie to start with Akira to bench. But I doubt Cane if fit would want to miss a game.
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Build your core team as a priority but give the likes of Akira, Reiko and Aumua a run off the bench.
@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Build your core team as a priority but give the likes of Akira, Reiko and Aumua a run off the bench.
Agree but would love to see Reiko starting.
Still rate him higher than Clarke.
Starting them both would be pretty handy.
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@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Guess it would allow Ardie to start with Akira to bench. But I doubt Cane if fit would want to miss a game.
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Guess it would allow Ardie to start with Akira to bench. But I doubt Cane if fit would want to miss a game.
How does that work with a second openside?
IF Cane is out means Papalii or Kirifi has to be in the XXIII.
Or a 6-2 bench?
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Guess it would allow Ardie to start with Akira to bench. But I doubt Cane if fit would want to miss a game.
How does that work with a second openside?
IF Cane is out means Papalii or Kirifi has to be in the XXIII.
Or a 6-2 bench?
@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Victor-Meldrew Resting him.
Guess it would allow Ardie to start with Akira to bench. But I doubt Cane if fit would want to miss a game.
How does that work with a second openside?
IF Cane is out means Papalii or Kirifi has to be in the XXIII.
Or a 6-2 bench?
Not sure it's what he was thinking but watching Sotutu, I was left wondering after the game if he might make a decent fist of covering 7.
