All Blacks vs Wales
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Normally I would get up for a 415 match, not too bad a time. But I will get up whenever I wake up and watch delayed, fuck you Foster for what you have done to my team.
Saying that, I reckon they'll smash the Welsh, then lose to Scotland. Haven't done two decent (let alone good) games in a row under Foster ever.
Very happy to see Jordie at 12, and apart from Taylor (who has to be the worst AB that is continually picked) I'm happy with the team.
It might have taken him 2 1/2 years, and a lot of injuries, but Foster is starting to select with only a few out of form favourites, rather than a lot
Go the ALL BLACKS anyway!
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wales:
Pleased they are sticking with JB at 12, could be the way forward from here on.
I can understand the workload thing for ST, but Taylor is a big drop down these days.
Interesting that Christie can get dropped for a poor performance against Japan, but Frizzell stinking up the joint does not. Made no impact with his supposed power game against a pretty small Japan side.
Similar to JB at 12, it's time to play Akira at 6 - same with Dalton at 7 and start building that combo. I like what the other posters above mentioned with Sotutu being on the bench instead, gives options for real impact from the bench combined with impact from the start.
Dropped? Was he ever a realistic chance to start?
Umm, he was a realistic chance to be on the bench instead of Weber. He's been dropped from the 23.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wales:
Pleased they are sticking with JB at 12, could be the way forward from here on.
I can understand the workload thing for ST, but Taylor is a big drop down these days.
Interesting that Christie can get dropped for a poor performance against Japan, but Frizzell stinking up the joint does not. Made no impact with his supposed power game against a pretty small Japan side.
Similar to JB at 12, it's time to play Akira at 6 - same with Dalton at 7 and start building that combo. I like what the other posters above mentioned with Sotutu being on the bench instead, gives options for real impact from the bench combined with impact from the start.
Dropped? Was he ever a realistic chance to start?
Umm, he was a realistic chance to be on the bench instead of Weber. He's been dropped from the 23.
Question was asked and answered in the presser.
It’s more a case of giving him some game time as compensation for pulling him from the XV than it is a judgment on FC -
@Duluth said in All Blacks vs Wales:
There's a few people with egg on their faces after that naming.
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@antipodean just call me Mr Omelette
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Farking Frizzel. He's had like one OK game against SA, and loads of anonymous performances, and just continues to get selected. Meanwhile Akira has had multiple MOTM performances and can't get consistent gametime. That just boggles my mind, the only way Akira is going to get more consistent with his performances is by playing him as much as possible. His ceiling is so much higher than Frizzel's it's not even funny.
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Stoked with the backline though. Excited for this one
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@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@Duluth said in All Blacks vs Wales:
There's a few people with egg on their faces after that naming.
JB good
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks vs Wales:
Farking Frizzel. He's had like one OK game against SA, and loads of anonymous performances, and just continues to get selected. Meanwhile Akira has had multiple MOTM performances and can't get consistent gametime. That just boggles my mind, the only way Akira is going to get more consistent with his performances is by playing him as much as possible. His ceiling is so much higher than Frizzel's it's not even funny.
Is that sarcasm or are you serious?
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@ARHS no you’re right, Frizzell has been awesome. I really enjoyed when he subbed on and immediately passed to an Irish player to give up a try. Or as a sub he jogged back on defence and just watched the opposition score. Or got creased by a back in the Argentina game. Just excellent stuff.
That’s sarcasm.
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Neither frizzell nor akira are particularly amazing. From what I’ve seen frizzell shades it but then I’m not a blues supporter. Akira is like one of those lads that tears it up at schoolboy level then never really kicks on. It’s far from a scandal that frizzell has been picked to start.
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Wales:
my lucky pants
You're screwed then!
So not for rugby then..
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Wales:
Richie or Beaudie and Havili comes on and Jordie moves to fullback.
Also give the team & Jordie confidence at 12. if they find things aren't going well at 12, they can slot him back at 15.
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks vs Wales:
Akira is like one of those lads that tears it up at schoolboy level then never really kicks on.
Lol you make it out like he barely made it to NPC level
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@TheMojoman said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@WillieTheWaiter And why I think Frizell will be in team, he carries in close and usually will get over advantage line. Why Barrett is good at 6 I think
Saturday is counterpoint to that
He had less run metres than runs
Frizell is the modern day Reuben Thorne which isn’t all negative. You need the backrowers who do the dirty work, strong tackles, clean outs etc.
Frizell also I guess will want to make an impression against the land of his father.
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@pooler-fan said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@TheMojoman said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@WillieTheWaiter And why I think Frizell will be in team, he carries in close and usually will get over advantage line. Why Barrett is good at 6 I think
Saturday is counterpoint to that
He had less run metres than runs
Frizell is the modern day Reuben Thorne which isn’t all negative. You need the backrowers who do the dirty work, strong tackles, clean outs etc.
Frizell also I guess will want to make an impression against the land of his father.
His adoptive father I think?
I hope Frizell has an awesome game, a game that the selectors and @Dan54 think he has regularly because we need that for the ABs to win. But, he mostly just looks busy but really is not often very effective.
But he's clearly the coaches favourite son, any time he gets injured or bashes and terrorises people, he comes straight back in the moment he's available again.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@pooler-fan said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@TheMojoman said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Wales:
@WillieTheWaiter And why I think Frizell will be in team, he carries in close and usually will get over advantage line. Why Barrett is good at 6 I think
Saturday is counterpoint to that
He had less run metres than runs
Frizell is the modern day Reuben Thorne which isn’t all negative. You need the backrowers who do the dirty work, strong tackles, clean outs etc.
Frizell also I guess will want to make an impression against the land of his father.
His adoptive father I think?
I hope Frizell has an awesome game, a game that the selectors and @Dan54 think he has regularly because we need that for the ABs to win. But, he mostly just looks busy but really is not often very effective.
But he's clearly the coaches favourite son, any time he gets injured or bashes and terrorises people, he comes straight back in the moment he's available again.
but he did have a really good game on coming back then went back to mediocre. How annoying!
