All Blacks 2022
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Halfback Folau Fakatava ruptured his ACL graft
Does that mean he has fuck up a repair to a previous ACL injury?
Yes. A graft is the surgical replacement ligament.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
@booboo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Halfback Folau Fakatava ruptured his ACL graft
Does that mean he has fuck up a repair to a previous ACL injury?
Yes. A graft is the surgical replacement ligament.
Poo
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The Japanese test will be used to give some of the fringe players an opportunity to play. So the midfield against Wales will likely be a new combination again. If ALB is fit (he had a tight groin) I'd play him at 12.
@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
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@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
Japan have stated that they have targeted this game for some time.
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@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
TBH I don't think those disruptions will make a major difference to who plays, Japan and further games. The full squad will be in for the European part, pretty much, so no excuses imo. There was always going to be a b team look to versus Japan. And they're not a banana skin, Ozzie C sorted them, could even say Ozzie D with their injuries. Ski we could lose, but that because of foster and his records. A handful out is no excuse at all. Eddie one game master plan Jones is not in charge
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There is no certainty that Weber is Fakatava's eventual replacement according to this article:
https://www.allblacks.com/news/changes-to-all-blacks-squad-for-northern-tour/
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There is no certainty that Weber is Fakatava's eventual replacement according to this article:
https://www.allblacks.com/news/changes-to-all-blacks-squad-for-northern-tour/
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
There is no certainty that Weber is Fakatava's eventual replacement according to this article:
https://www.allblacks.com/news/changes-to-all-blacks-squad-for-northern-tour/
TJ is more of a like for like replacement I guess. And he has been playing well.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
TBH I don't think those disruptions will make a major difference to who plays, Japan and further games. The full squad will be in for the European part, pretty much, so no excuses imo. There was always going to be a b team look to versus Japan. And they're not a banana skin, Ozzie C sorted them, could even say Ozzie D with their injuries. Ski we could lose, but that because of foster and his records. A handful out is no excuse at all. Eddie one game master plan Jones is not in charge
@Machpants I wasn't talking about our disruptions just that we will likely have always been looking to field an understrength side.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
TBH I don't think those disruptions will make a major difference to who plays, Japan and further games. The full squad will be in for the European part, pretty much, so no excuses imo. There was always going to be a b team look to versus Japan. And they're not a banana skin, Ozzie C sorted them, could even say Ozzie D with their injuries. Ski we could lose, but that because of foster and his records. A handful out is no excuse at all. Eddie one game master plan Jones is not in charge
@Machpants said in All Blacks 2022:
Ski we could lose, but that because of foster and his records.
You know how he loves breaking records though.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
Japan have stated that they have targeted this game for some time.
@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:
Japan have stated that they have targeted this game for some time.
They’ve been keeping their powder dry since 87…
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Likely to see either DMac or Perofeta starting at 15 with the other on the bench.
RTS on Jordans wing is a guess as well.
@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:
Likely to see either DMac or Perofeta starting at 15 with the other on the bench.
RTS on Jordans wing is a guess as well.
What about a back 3 of DMac, Fainga'anuku and Reece. Midfield of RTS and ALB. Christie and Perofeta starting at 9/10. Mo’unga and Ennor on the bench.
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@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:
Likely to see either DMac or Perofeta starting at 15 with the other on the bench.
RTS on Jordans wing is a guess as well.
What about a back 3 of DMac, Fainga'anuku and Reece. Midfield of RTS and ALB. Christie and Perofeta starting at 9/10. Mo’unga and Ennor on the bench.
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:
@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:
Likely to see either DMac or Perofeta starting at 15 with the other on the bench.
RTS on Jordans wing is a guess as well.
What about a back 3 of DMac, Fainga'anuku and Reece. Midfield of RTS and ALB. Christie and Perofeta starting at 9/10. Mo’unga and Ennor on the bench.
I was liking that until you got to Ennor
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Halfback Folau Fakatava ruptured his ACL graft
Does that mean he has fuck up a repair to a previous ACL injury?
Yes. A graft is the surgical replacement ligament.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
@booboo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Halfback Folau Fakatava ruptured his ACL graft
Does that mean he has fuck up a repair to a previous ACL injury?
Yes. A graft is the surgical replacement ligament.
Poor bastard! Hope they can fix it.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:
@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:
Likely to see either DMac or Perofeta starting at 15 with the other on the bench.
RTS on Jordans wing is a guess as well.
What about a back 3 of DMac, Fainga'anuku and Reece. Midfield of RTS and ALB. Christie and Perofeta starting at 9/10. Mo’unga and Ennor on the bench.
I was liking that until you got to Ennor
@Crucial you should see the backline I emailed to Fozzie
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The Japanese test will be used to give some of the fringe players an opportunity to play. So the midfield against Wales will likely be a new combination again. If ALB is fit (he had a tight groin) I'd play him at 12.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
The Japanese test will be used to give some of the fringe players an opportunity to play. So the midfield against Wales will likely be a new combination again. If ALB is fit (he had a tight groin) I'd play him at 12.
ALB is far more effective at 13, he does not play direct enough to be effective at 12, his style is similar to RTS.. footwork and side-stepping to create holes. His alarming tendency to crab sideways at test-level (much like McKenzie & Havili) makes him ill-suited to 12.
His main strengths are his organisational skills, his ability to manage the backline on defence & communicate the attack. He's an excellent defender but he doesn't offer much potency on attack playing at 12.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
The Japanese test will be used to give some of the fringe players an opportunity to play. So the midfield against Wales will likely be a new combination again. If ALB is fit (he had a tight groin) I'd play him at 12.
ALB is far more effective at 13, he does not play direct enough to be effective at 12, his style is similar to RTS.. footwork and side-stepping to create holes. His alarming tendency to crab sideways at test-level (much like McKenzie & Havili) makes him ill-suited to 12.
His main strengths are his organisational skills, his ability to manage the backline on defence & communicate the attack. He's an excellent defender but he doesn't offer much potency on attack playing at 12.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
The Japanese test will be used to give some of the fringe players an opportunity to play. So the midfield against Wales will likely be a new combination again. If ALB is fit (he had a tight groin) I'd play him at 12.
ALB is far more effective at 13, he does not play direct enough to be effective at 12, his style is similar to RTS.. footwork and side-stepping to create holes. His alarming tendency to crab sideways at test-level (much like McKenzie & Havili) makes him ill-suited to 12.
His main strengths are his organisational skills, his ability to manage the backline on defence & communicate the attack. He's an excellent defender but he doesn't offer much potency on attack playing at 12.
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