All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test

[Chris]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@Chris said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Will Jordan won’t be the last to go down with covid in the camp.
The team that runs on the field Saturday may differ from the team named on Thursday.

Is that when the team is named? Thanks, I was about to ask.

Yes Named on Thursday.

[Chris]

@Nepia said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Is anyone else worried about Christie? Aside from being a ginga he was a handbrake for the Blues in their last two games, not balanced out by his handy defence.

Without any provincial bias at all I think they need to go with Fakatava.

Yep could be a handbrake for our backline against Ireland as well,he doesn't fill me with confidence.

[Nevorian]

@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@1kiwi said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Also word is that George Bower, Quinn Tupaea, & Will Jordan all currently have symptoms...

Would be funny if DeGroot got called up as cover then outscrummed the opposition.

Wouldn't be funny if Bridge was called up as cover and came on to drop a high kick or fail to beat a man.

Or played a blinder and scored a hat trick- nothing surprises me anymore

[Nepia]

@Chris said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@Nepia said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Is anyone else worried about Christie? Aside from being a ginga he was a handbrake for the Blues in their last two games, not balanced out by his handy defence.

Without any provincial bias at all I think they need to go with Fakatava.

Yep could be a handbrake for our backline against Ireland as well,he doesn't fill me with confidence.

This post got me confused, I originally thought it was @Chris-B* ready to fight me, then saw the B was missing.

• I am actually trying to @ Chris B here and the forum keeps jumping to just Chris even thought I'm hitting B.

[ACT Crusader]

@Nepia said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Is anyone else worried about Christie? Aside from being a ginga he was a handbrake for the Blues in their last two games, not balanced out by his handy defence.

Without any provincial bias at all I think they need to go with Fakatava.

I think there is a massive feeling of nervousness for all AB fans for both of these two.

[Grooter]

@ACT-Crusader excitement for Fakatava rather than nevrousness

[ACT Crusader]

@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@ACT-Crusader excitement for Fakatava rather than nevrousness

I’m excited for any player that has their opportunity to debut for the ABs, but once they hit the field, I will be nervous. So a bit of nervous excitement for sure!

[Chris]

@Nepia said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@Chris said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@Nepia said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Is anyone else worried about Christie? Aside from being a ginga he was a handbrake for the Blues in their last two games, not balanced out by his handy defence.

Without any provincial bias at all I think they need to go with Fakatava.

Yep could be a handbrake for our backline against Ireland as well,he doesn't fill me with confidence.

This post got me confused, I originally thought it was @Chris-B* ready to fight me, then saw the B was missing.

• I am actually trying to @ Chris B here and the forum keeps jumping to just Chris even thought I'm hitting B.

He has an invisible force field activated.

[chimoaus]

@ThecostlyJoel said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@Stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@ThecostlyJoel Welcome to the Fern! :waving_hand:

Thanks for having me. Seems like a good place to discuss NZ rugby.

You would think so wouldn't you Just be careful wandering into the political threads and grumpy old men threads.

[Chris B.]

@Nepia Attention to detail and correct grammar.

You need a fullstop in my name!!!

[Crucial]

@Nevorian said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@1kiwi said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Also word is that George Bower, Quinn Tupaea, & Will Jordan all currently have symptoms...

Would be funny if DeGroot got called up as cover then outscrummed the opposition.

Wouldn't be funny if Bridge was called up as cover and came on to drop a high kick or fail to beat a man.

Or played a blinder and scored a hat trick- nothing surprises me anymore

Surely that would?

[chimoaus]

Do we have a depth issue at wing? The MAB are struggling and we were planning on playing a 15 there and have shafted JB in the past. Clarke is far from match fit, leaving Reece as our specialist winger? Guess we could always bring back Bridge.

[Crucial]

@ThecostlyJoel said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@Stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@ThecostlyJoel Welcome to the Fern! :waving_hand:

Thanks for having me. Seems like a good place to discuss NZ rugby.

@ThecostlyJoel said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Nothing against Akira

Seems like you scoped the joint well before joining in

[Nepia]

@Chris-B said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@Nepia Attention to detail and correct grammar.

You need a fullstop in my name!!!

I use the drop down menu to select who I'm @-ing.

[Grooter]

@chimoaus bring back bridge eh

[ACT Crusader]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Do we have a depth issue at wing? The MAB are struggling and we were planning on playing a 15 there and have shafted JB in the past. Clarke is far from match fit, leaving Reece as our specialist winger? Guess we could always bring back Bridge.

Fainga’anuku is a winger that can play centre.

Let’s not forget, one of our best wingers has just recently moved to centre.

The Jordie thing was us trying to replicate the whole Dagg/Bender thing.

MAB’s issue is a bit different. We had two high quality wingers, one passed away and the other is injured.

[Kiwiwomble]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Do we have a depth issue at wing? The MAB are struggling and we were planning on playing a 15 there and have shafted JB in the past. Clarke is far from match fit, leaving Reece as our specialist winger? Guess we could always bring back Bridge.

if we do i think its self made, we've favoured a free flowing and interchangeable back three for years rather than a winger as a weapon or tool to be unleashed by the playmakers

[Crucial]

There's been quite few identified wingers that have failed to fire over the last few years or haven't impressed enough yet to get excited about. ENS, Fihaki, Kini Naholo, Nareki, Dawai, Tikoisolomone, Narawa, Rayasi...

You'd think that out of all those names someone would be setting the world alight. Maybe there is something in coaching tactics not allowing wings to be wings.

Telea is about the only other wing in the country I'd have near the ABs at the moment.

[Kirwan]

@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

There's been quite few identified wingers that have failed to fire over the last few years or haven't impressed enough yet to get excited about. ENS, Fihaki, Kini Naholo, Nareki, Dawai, Tikoisolomone, Narawa, Rayasi...

You'd think that out of all those names someone would be setting the world alight. Maybe there is something in coaching tactics not allowing wings to be wings.

Telea is about the only other wing in the country I'd have near the ABs at the moment.

Lam is getting close.

[Grooter]

@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

There's been quite few identified wingers that have failed to fire over the last few years or haven't impressed enough yet to get excited about. ENS, Fihaki, Kini Naholo, Nareki, Dawai, Tikoisolomone, Narawa, Rayasi...

You'd think that out of all those names someone would be setting the world alight. Maybe there is something in coaching tactics not allowing wings to be wings.

Telea is about the only other wing in the country I'd have near the ABs at the moment.

Nareki set my world alight!! Then his knee unfortunately exploded