All Blacks vs Fiji 2
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It's going to be a good contrast to last week under the roof - let's see how the players handle it.
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
It's going to be a good contrast to last week under the roof - let's see how the players handle it.
If he plays a good game in conditions that don’t suit his game, then he will put himself in front of JB IMO.
Been impressed with his kicking.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
It's going to be a good contrast to last week under the roof - let's see how the players handle it.
If he plays a good game in conditions that don’t suit his game, then he will put himself in front of JB IMO.
Been impressed with his kicking.
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@crucial said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@crucial said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@crucial said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
How's the weather on the ground there Tron peeps?
Forecast had it clearing tonight, but it's damn wet and windy up north. Lost power for good times
Just watching the FPC in Auckland which doesn't look too bad but reading reports of rubbish in Hamilton
Pretty normal
I was talking about the weather.
Sorry, it's an easy mistake to make
@machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@crucial said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@crucial said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@crucial said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
How's the weather on the ground there Tron peeps?
Forecast had it clearing tonight, but it's damn wet and windy up north. Lost power for good times
Just watching the FPC in Auckland which doesn't look too bad but reading reports of rubbish in Hamilton
Pretty normal
I was talking about the weather.
Sorry, it's an easy mistake to make
Hamilton’s slogan should be ‘at least we’re not Palmy’
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@kirwan thankfully we have the greatest hyped fullback in history playing for the ABs today…
@act-crusader said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@kirwan thankfully we have the greatest hyped fullback in history playing for the ABs today…
I didn't think Foster had picked George Bridge?
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Weren’t they going to wear the “vaccinate Fiji” jerseys?
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Weren’t they going to wear the “vaccinate Fiji” jerseys?
@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Weren’t they going to wear the “vaccinate Fiji” jerseys?
It's on the field, probably virtually
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Weren’t they going to wear the “vaccinate Fiji” jerseys?
@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Weren’t they going to wear the “vaccinate Fiji” jerseys?
Obviously the religious nutter right got to them, Fiji airways has been iron on over the top 🤬
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Weren’t they going to wear the “vaccinate Fiji” jerseys?
@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Weren’t they going to wear the “vaccinate Fiji” jerseys?
Looks like a last minute cover-up job
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@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Weren’t they going to wear the “vaccinate Fiji” jerseys?
Obviously the religious nutter right got to them, Fiji airways has been iron on over the top 🤬
@machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Weren’t they going to wear the “vaccinate Fiji” jerseys?
Obviously the religious nutter right got to them, Fiji airways has been iron on over the top 🤬
Yeah, two days ago “the matter is settled”
Apparently not
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@tj said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Looks like another one they can't sell out
ABs claimed there was fewer than 2,000 tickets available earlier in the week but the whole top tier is blocked off
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@tj said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Looks like another one they can't sell out
ABs claimed there was fewer than 2,000 tickets available earlier in the week but the whole top tier is blocked off
That looks weird, especially on a wet day, those seats are all under cover
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@tj said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Looks like another one they can't sell out
ABs claimed there was fewer than 2,000 tickets available earlier in the week but the whole top tier is blocked off
That looks weird, especially on a wet day, those seats are all under cover
@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
@tj said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Looks like another one they can't sell out
ABs claimed there was fewer than 2,000 tickets available earlier in the week but the whole top tier is blocked off
That looks weird, especially on a wet day, those seats are all under cover
makes zero sense. Those are better seats as well.
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Why the empty seats? Covid rules?
If you can't even sell out an AB test these days then stadium numbers will be even harder to make stack up
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Why the empty seats? Covid rules?
If you can't even sell out an AB test these days then stadium numbers will be even harder to make stack up
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Why the empty seats? Covid rules?
If you can't even sell out an AB test these days then stadium numbers will be even harder to make stack up
No covid, I wonder if the seating is not upto earthquake code
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@nta said in All Blacks vs Fiji 2:
Oh fuck DAYmon Murphy is the ref.
Yikes
Like what you did there...
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So, what might we expect ?
- More mongrel and physicality up front
- slicker play in the backline
For expectation Nr.1 : get rid of the Dunedin starting front row. They scrummed well but had zero impact in the rucks and in the loose. Bring back Whitelock, Ioane and Jacobson.
I would go with :De Groot
Coles
Ta'avao
Retallick
Whitelock
Ioane
Savea (Paps is unlikely to recover in time)
JacobsonSubs : Aumua, Ross, Laulala, Vaa'i, Blackadder
For expectation Nr.2 :
Smith
Mounga
Ioane
Tupaea
ALB
Jordan
DMacSubs : Weber, B. Barrett, Havili
