All Blacks v Tonga

[Tim]

AB's not giving away anything tonight. Same three man groups in the backline.

[taniwharugby]

ABs lost thier fizz at about 20 mins

[taniwharugby]

@tim keeping powder dry

[Crucial]

Tupaea looks like he belongs. Doing the basics well.

[Machpants]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Tonga:

ABs lost thier fizz at about 20 mins

Bored

[Kirwan]

Last 20mins of this game is going to be brutal for Tonga

[Nevorian]

@anonymous said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@kruse said in All Blacks v Tonga:

Papalii a better winger than Bridge.

I think the only All Black that wouldn't be is probably Owen Franks

Frank’s will be spewing he’s not playing could’ve scored his first AB try

[antipodean]

Can't even score a half century in 40mins against this team. Dreadful.

[Stag]

The amount of turnovers against this very poor Tongan team has been absolutely horrendous

[nostrildamus]

@nevorian said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@anonymous said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@kruse said in All Blacks v Tonga:

Papalii a better winger than Bridge.

I think the only All Black that wouldn't be is probably Owen Franks

Frank’s will be spewing he’s not playing could’ve scored his first AB try

I'd say Beauden would like to be out there too.
Edit: actually would this not be a perfect warmup for BB?

[Yeetyaah]

@antipodean I blame Bridge

[Kirwan]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@sparky said in All Blacks v Tonga:

It's been obvious all season that Bridge is in terrible form. It's been obvious for a long while he is a very limited option. And yet Foster and Co. selected him on the Left Wing for the ABs. 🤬

If I had to choose between him and Jordie..

Jordie can at least beat a man one on one. Bridge is like picking a hooker that can’t throw into a line out.

[Machpants]

@nevorian said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@anonymous said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@kruse said in All Blacks v Tonga:

Papalii a better winger than Bridge.

I think the only All Black that wouldn't be is probably Owen Franks

Frank’s will be spewing he’s not playing could’ve scored his first AB try

Nah he's proud as to have so many tests unsullied by scoring, pure front row

[sparky]

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[KiwiMurph]

I think every AB has beaten a player except Bridge....

[Tim]

@stag ABs have been committing about one man per ruck. Would be better served getting some contact practice in by hitting rucks.

[Machpants]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@nevorian said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@anonymous said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@kruse said in All Blacks v Tonga:

Papalii a better winger than Bridge.

I think the only All Black that wouldn't be is probably Owen Franks

Frank’s will be spewing he’s not playing could’ve scored his first AB try

I'd say Beauden would like to be out there too.
Edit: actually would this not be a perfect warmup for BB?

And BBBR

[Kirwan]

@crucial said in All Blacks v Tonga:

Tupaea looks like he belongs. Doing the basics well.

Straightening well

[His Bobness]

@gt12 What can you say, though? BMW up against a Ford Prefect.

[antipodean]

@tim said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@stag ABs have been committing about one man per ruck. Would be better served getting some contact practice in by hitting rucks.

And not permitting any kicking. Treat this like the RWC group stage match against minnows it is.