Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth)

Bones

@chris said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@bones said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@marty said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@chris said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Foster still having lunch, so We have to wait an extra few hours for him to finish FFFS before we see the team.

Lol, because he's fat

Ha hah! It was probably a buffet!!

Oh no wait maybe it was KFC!

My sides

Or all of the above.

but what about ice cream

Chris

@bones said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@chris said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@bones said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@marty said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@chris said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Foster still having lunch, so We have to wait an extra few hours for him to finish FFFS before we see the team.

Lol, because he's fat

Ha hah! It was probably a buffet!!

Oh no wait maybe it was KFC!

My sides

Or all of the above.

but what about ice cream

for sure he looks like a 10 litre ice cream man.

junior

@bones said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@marty said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@chris said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Foster still having lunch, so We have to wait an extra few hours for him to finish FFFS before we see the team.

Lol, because he's fat

Ha hah! It was probably a buffet!!

Oh no wait maybe it was KFC!

My sides

That instantly made me think of potato & gravy

pakman

@bovidae said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

So some new faces off the bench.

Patrick Tuipulotu has a tight groin

Some ‘treatment’ in Kalgoorlie will ease that.

Rancid Schnitzel

@bones said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@chris said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@bones said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@marty said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@chris said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Foster still having lunch, so We have to wait an extra few hours for him to finish FFFS before we see the team.

Lol, because he's fat

Ha hah! It was probably a buffet!!

Oh no wait maybe it was KFC!

My sides

Or all of the above.

but what about ice cream

Just be happy he tore himself away from his 12th meal of the day to announce the team. Can't be easy when you have to eat every 5 minutes.

In all seriousness, like that team. Ardie as captain as well. That's pretty huge.

Bovidae

@machpants said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@chris-b when's the last time Perenara played a test or even a game of Super Rugby intensity?

Not chucking him straight into a Bledisloe to start doesn't mean he's in the dogbox

About 3 weeks ago

And TJP was average, throwing out those shit passes again.

Machpants

@bovidae said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@machpants said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@chris-b when's the last time Perenara played a test or even a game of Super Rugby intensity?

Not chucking him straight into a Bledisloe to start doesn't mean he's in the dogbox

About 3 weeks ago

And TJP was average, throwing out those shit passes again.

For sure, but the question was 'when's the last time Perenara played a test ...'

Someone is really not paying attention!

reddog

@act-crusader or TJ has been used as the closer for the majority of his test career. So when he comes back in that is the job he gets.

Bovidae

@machpants I would have thought the second sentence in @KiwiMurph's post was self-explanatory.

Bovidae

Anyway, about selection:

KiwiMurph

@machpants said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@chris-b when's the last time Perenara played a test or even a game of Super Rugby intensity?

Not chucking him straight into a Bledisloe to start doesn't mean he's in the dogbox

About 3 weeks ago

woops.

Having looked - he came on after 67 minutes when the game was long gone.

Since then they've been on break, in lockdown in NZ and then soft quarantine in Aus. Not sure that's enough footy to be thrown straight into starting.

kev

To go against the grain, there is nothing wrong with George Bridge - relative strengths are decision making, accuracy and work rate. Certainly doesn’t have Reiko’s speed or Caleb’s tackle breaking capability but very useful. A team is always about a mix of skills and combinations, and his performances at test level have been good. Comparing the Crusaders and Blues backlines over the years, generally they have not had the explosive talent but have always got the results. Having a useful forward pack helps.

KiwiMurph

@kev said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Comparing the Crusaders and Blues backlines over the years, generally they have not had the explosive talent but have always got the results.

At Super Rugby level - absolutely.

At test level - the Crusaders are hardly a factory of gun AB wingers......

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@landp said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

I'll take the ribbing here instead

It's their way of welcoming new people, you've had it easy compared to some. My first post here was in "TX SPK" and I got absolutely abused for it....

18 yrz l8a n da h8erz still gna h8

nostrildamus

@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

https://mobile.twitter.com/paulcullystuff/status/1432499798565740544

Don't let Quade near the monitors..

voodoo

@act-crusader said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@akan004 said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
WALLABIES SIDE TO FACE ALL BLACKS IN BLEDISLOE III

1. James Slipper (105 Tests)
2. Folau Fainga’a (16 Tests)
3. Allan Alaalatoa (48 Tests)
4. Darcy Swain (5 Tests)
5. Matt Philip (14 Tests)
6. Lachlan Swinton (3 Tests)
7. Michael Hooper (c) (110 Tests)
8. Rob Valetini (9 Tests)
9. Tate McDermott (7 Tests)
10. Noah Lolesio (7 Tests)
11. Marika Koroibete (38 Tests)
12. Samu Kerevi (33 Tests)
13. Len Ikitau (4 Tests)
14. Andrew Kellaway (4 Tests)
15. Tom Banks (16 Tests)

Replacements
16. Lachlan Lonergan (2 Tests)
17. Angus Bell (7 Tests)
18. Taniela Tupou (30 Tests)
19. Izack Rodda (25 Tests)
20. Pete Samu (10 Tests)
21. Nic White (37 Tests)
22. Reece Hodge (48 Tests)
23. Jordan Petaia (9 Tests)
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/wallabies-team-to-face-all-blacks-bledisloe-3-kerevi-202193
I wouldn’t pick one Aussie in a combined….

That midfield could be a handful with decent ball.
Banks is a liability. The young kid at 1st 5 needs to be persisted with. Their loose forwards have been inconsistent at best. Swain is an up and coming talent but is green and they don’t have an experienced lock that can take him under their wing. The other options are still trying to nail down spots.

Is that because you rate him, or because you think there is nobody else?

Because I think he's actually a bit crap. I haven't seem anything from him that makes me think he can dominate a game at test level.

He'll probably go on to be Australia's best 1st 5 ever now

antipodean

@voodoo He wouldn't be starting if James was fit. We thin the cupboard is bare in NZ, it's worse in Oz which is why he's been handed the opportunities he has.

He's certainly improved from his disastrous first outing where he looked all the world to be a rabbit in the spotlight.

Joe Powell got a heap of caps...

voodoo

@antipodean I'm just not really sure what he does well? Kicking is average from hand and tee. Doesn't take the line on. Not very direct. Lots of floaty passes. What's his skillset that sets him apart?

kev

@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@kev said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Comparing the Crusaders and Blues backlines over the years, generally they have not had the explosive talent but have always got the results.

At Super Rugby level - absolutely.

At test level - the Crusaders are hardly a factory of gun AB wingers......

Again that depends what you think is a gun. They have 3 in the current squad. Not too bad.

ACT Crusader

@voodoo said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@antipodean I'm just not really sure what he does well? Kicking is average from hand and tee. Doesn't take the line on. Not very direct. Lots of floaty passes. What's his skillset that sets him apart?

More because he’s young and if your 1st choice is not available it’s the perfect time to build experience. He showed in Super rugby and even the French series that he has a running game, but he’s on a steep learning curve against the ABs where the space is rarely there.

There’s not many other options out there hence the Quade [fake news] talk.

He’s not the only one on the side throwing floaty passes either - looking at Toomua there.

The Silver Fern

Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth)