All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour
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@billy-tell Every single one of them NZ players is from an island in the Southern Sea.
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Very interesting loosie combo, 2 x 6.5s and a 7.
I think the best balance currently, without a fit Cane, is AI, LJ, AS slightly ahead of AI, LJ and DP.
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Havilli on the bench to come on and add SFA.
Akira to come on and power his way in the last 20-30 mins after Blackadder has done all the graft and hard work. I like that.
we will be 5 points down with 30 to go and Christie will come on with Mounga and ignite the backs!
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@hooroo said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
we will be 5 points down with 30 to go and Christie will come on with Mounga and ignite the backs!
Or we will be two points ahead Jordie Barret will slap the ball down to stop an Irish attack, give away a penalty and Ireland will win by one point.
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@hooroo said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
Havilli on the bench to come on and add SFA.
Akira to come on and power his way in the last 20-30 mins after Blackadder has done all the graft and hard work. I like that.
we will be 5 points down with 30 to go and Christie will come on with Mounga and ignite the backs!
I agree a bit Horoo, like the team, and I personally think RMo will be best against a tiring defence, as I not convinced he handles rush defence well. In saying that am fairly comfortable with whichever one starts at 10
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So three O'kiwis starting for the Emerald Isle and not one of them had a shit show of making the ABs.
Right timing and maybe, just maybe Aki might have made black but it would have been dependent on injuries and availability of others. He wouldn't have been likely to have a chance of growing into the role as he has had over there.
Equal number of Chiefs in either 23.
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@crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
So three O'kiwis starting for the Emerald Isle and not one of them had a shit show of making the ABs.
Right timing and maybe, just maybe Aki might have made black but it would have been dependent on injuries and availability of others. He wouldn't have been likely to have a chance of growing into the role as he has had over there.
Equal number of Chiefs in either 23.
Fuck, I’d have taken James Lowe over George Bridge any day of the week ending in Y but maybe that’s just me.
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That's the best centre pairing IMO, so pleased to see that. Also good to see them reward BB with the ten jersey, as I said last week now that the goalkicking is handled by JB they can just pick the best ten on form. Right now that's comfortably BB, and the backs outside of him will enjoy the extra space.
It was also interesting to see them previously trying RM at fullback too.
I'd swap the halfbacks on form as well, but perhaps TJ's lack of composure recently counts against him being the bench player.
As for the forwards, if you pick Coles IMO you need to start him, ST has provided real impact from the bench and would have kept that.
For all the talk from Plummer about wanting to dominate in the forwards, we are picking a mobile pack over a ball running, physical pack, starting at eight. And obviously, I think Akira and Blackadder should be switched but if they give Akira a good 30mins we can get the impact we'll need from his defence.
So I worry out plan is to go wide too early still, we look a better side when we flood the breakdown and do a few pick and goes before using the pace out wide. We've not picked the team to play that way though.
Really pleased to see Reece start too.
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@mn5 said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
@crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
So three O'kiwis starting for the Emerald Isle and not one of them had a shit show of making the ABs.
Right timing and maybe, just maybe Aki might have made black but it would have been dependent on injuries and availability of others. He wouldn't have been likely to have a chance of growing into the role as he has had over there.
Equal number of Chiefs in either 23.
Fuck, I’d have taken James Lowe over George Bridge any day of the week ending in Y but maybe that’s just me.
Agree, but somehow Bridge was being creamed over and talked up yet Lowe was put down as flakey (and he can be).
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@crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
@mn5 said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
@crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
So three O'kiwis starting for the Emerald Isle and not one of them had a shit show of making the ABs.
Right timing and maybe, just maybe Aki might have made black but it would have been dependent on injuries and availability of others. He wouldn't have been likely to have a chance of growing into the role as he has had over there.
Equal number of Chiefs in either 23.
Fuck, I’d have taken James Lowe over George Bridge any day of the week ending in Y but maybe that’s just me.
Agree, but somehow Bridge was being creamed over and talked up yet Lowe was put down as flakey (and he can be).
Point is that Lowe got nowhere near selection.Ok, as long as you agree because talking up Bridge is a bit frowned up in these here parts.
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@mn5 said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
@crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
@mn5 said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
@crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
So three O'kiwis starting for the Emerald Isle and not one of them had a shit show of making the ABs.
Right timing and maybe, just maybe Aki might have made black but it would have been dependent on injuries and availability of others. He wouldn't have been likely to have a chance of growing into the role as he has had over there.
Equal number of Chiefs in either 23.
Fuck, I’d have taken James Lowe over George Bridge any day of the week ending in Y but maybe that’s just me.
Agree, but somehow Bridge was being creamed over and talked up yet Lowe was put down as flakey (and he can be).
Point is that Lowe got nowhere near selection.Ok, as long as you agree because talking up Bridge is a bit frowned up in there here parts.
The Crusader Mafia did all the talking and somehow convinced everyone that he had the goods.
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@kirwan said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
And obviously, I think Akira and Blackadder should be switched but if they give Akira a good 30mins we can get the impact we'll need from his defence.
Yep, Akira only got 15 mins off the bench against Wales, which really isn't a lot of time to make an impact.
I'll be interested to see how Mo'unga and Havili are used. I would assume that Rieko moves to the wing to accommodate Havili in the midfield.
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@crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
So three O'kiwis starting for the Emerald Isle and not one of them had a shit show of making the ABs.
Right timing and maybe, just maybe Aki might have made black but it would have been dependent on injuries and availability of others. He wouldn't have been likely to have a chance of growing into the role as he has had over there.
Equal number of Chiefs in either 23.
JGP has improved a good bit. I always rated Aki higher than Francis Saili. Lowe has defence issues but he is handy enough on attack.
Aki could well made the ABs, the other 2 I tend to agree not.
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Happy with the team, only gripes is Akira should really start against a big and fired up Irish pack, and Havili offers nothing from the bench - he either starts or doesn't play for mine.
Mo'unga has carved up from the bench in the past, that role suits him as he gets to use his jinking running game against tiring defenses. Beauden is definitely in better form and handles the physical stuff a lot better so good to see him start again.
Very excited about the midfield, that's a much better balance and Rieko could wreck some havoc outside of ALB. Reece has been in good form which allows us to move Rieko in closer which is great.
Should be cracker of a game, can't wait.
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@crucial ...i think its because we've lost so much of the first one...the other things dont seem like a big deal
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@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:
@crucial ...i think its because we've lost so much of the first one...the other things dont seem like a big deal
And nowadays they poach as much as we do so they can't really go on about that either...
