Bledisloe 2

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Based purely on my own research, I believe Jordie Barrett will become the first All Black to start a test match at 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15.

Give the man a start a centre!

Machpants

@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 2:

Taylor and Laulala? WTF!!!

Imagine if they come one early with Taylor :face_vomiting:

Only Foster would bench his equal best player for his worst in a ‘must win finals game’

Kirwan

@nzzp said in Bledisloe 2:

@Tim JB at 12... So will Jordan stays on the wing? Wtaf

He has to improve under the highball and with his tackling before getting the 15 gig.

Machpants

@Kirwan said in Bledisloe 2:

@nzzp said in Bledisloe 2:

@Tim JB at 12... So will Jordan stays on the wing? Wtaf

He has to improve under the highball and with his tackling before getting the 15 gig.

Agree

Crucial

@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 2:

Also I see Whitelock as captain, not Savea.

Fair call. He captained well last week. Ardie can concentrate on his return

KiwiMurph

Was hoping to see Perofeta at 15 but otherwise pretty happy with that.

I like that bench (except Laulala).

Tim

Injuries have forced changes to the All Blacks team that defeated Australia in Melbourne, with captain Sam Cane, Scott Barrett, David Havili and Quinn Tupaea unavailable for selection this week.

MN5

I’m really disappointed at the lack of melting down at the news that Taylor is starting. Sort it out guys.

Kirwan

Really good balanced loose forward trio.

Be interested to see if Ardie goes to seven when Sotutu comes on, or they just do a straight swap.

Bovidae

@Crucial said in Bledisloe 2:

@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 2:

Also I see Whitelock as captain, not Savea.

Fair call. He captained well last week. Ardie can concentrate on his return

It could also mean Ardie to be subbed if circumstances allow it. Then a Blues loose forward trio.

Kirwan

@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 2:

@Crucial said in Bledisloe 2:

@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 2:

Also I see Whitelock as captain, not Savea.

Fair call. He captained well last week. Ardie can concentrate on his return

It could also mean Ardie to be subbed if circumstances allow it. Then a Blues loose forward trio.

They sub Cane when he's captain, not sure that matters to them.

Crucial

Quite a baffling selection from outside the camp.
Taylor?
Laulala?
No SB?
Akira starting?

Nepia

Bahahaha. What's the Powerball at in NZ at the moment? That lucky fucker Taylor can set himself up for life.

Also, JB better have an off the charts awesome game from the way he's been pumped as a 12 for the past few years on the Fern.

voodoo

As ludicrous as it is to see Taylor starting, imagine being a Wallaby forward and looking up at 55mins to see a fresh Sami trotting on

Machpants

@Nepia said in Bledisloe 2:

Bahahaha. What's the Powerball at in NZ at the moment? That lucky fucker Taylor can set himself up for life.

Also, JB better have an off the charts awesome game from the way he's been pumped as a 12 for the past few years on the Fern.

Well it took Havili 2 years to even approach average, the bar isn’t high

Tim

There's been a huge drop off when the frontrow is replaced, so that would explain using Taukei'aho off the bench. Not my preferred option though ...

Machpants

@voodoo said in Bledisloe 2:

As ludicrous as it is to see Taylor starting, imagine being a Wallaby forward and looking up at ~~55mins~~ to see a fresh Sami trotting on

Please let it be closer to 35!

kiwiinmelb

The Taylor selection is the puzzling one for me when samisoni is obviously fit enough for the bench

Maybe scooter has a niggle ?

Beaudy tends to play more fb more than anywhere else these days .

They rightly or wrongly see Jordan as a 14 not a 15 at this level

mariner4life

Loooool fuck what???

Repeated failure front rowers in fucking Taylor, Ofa and Laulala back
S Barrett gone
This loose forward trio? (Though we are out of options)

JBarrett at 12?
BBarrett at 15?

This test has the hallmarks of a garbled mess

I hope I am wrong

Kirwan

Looking at that, BB will likely go to ten with Christie and Roger for another Blues combo. Good way to ease Roger in.

JB back to 15.

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Bledisloe 2