All Blacks vs Scotland
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Geez my first view was that this team is expertly selected given the short gap to England match.
Hoping it allows Jordie and ALB in centres next week and Rieko and Reece as starting wings.
Maybe Aumua on bench next week with his extra bulk. And would have liked DMac on bench too with a stronger tactical kicking game.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Bovidae I reckon Leicester will need an absolute stormer (and Clarke have a shocker) this week if he's to get a game for the real ABs this tour.
I think it's quite a bit more likely that we'll see Reiko on the left wing than Leicester vs England.
It's almost shaping up for that - otherwise Caleb will start 4 games straight.
Ioane back to the wing is a shit idea
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Bovidae I reckon Leicester will need an absolute stormer (and Clarke have a shocker) this week if he's to get a game for the real ABs this tour.
I think it's quite a bit more likely that we'll see Reiko on the left wing than Leicester vs England.
It's almost shaping up for that - otherwise Caleb will start 4 games straight.
Ioane back to the wing is a shit idea
Why? Have you seen how much chaos he causes for the opposition whenever he's shuffled back there? If ALB covers centre to the standard Ioane does, which is highly likely, then it's not as shit an idea as running a bumbling Clarke there.
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Did anyone else realise the All Blacks game is Monday morning our time not tomorrow morning?
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Did anyone else realise the All Blacks game is Monday morning our time not tomorrow morning?
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Did anyone else realise the All Blacks game is Monday morning our time not tomorrow morning?
I'm picking it's probably just you that managed to figure that out...we can't all be scientists mate.
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Did anyone else realise the All Blacks game is Monday morning our time not tomorrow morning?
@Canes4life it has been mentioned as a reason why the team was not named on Thursday, or whatever day they are supposed to do it
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@kiwi_expat said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
I've never been a fan of the Havili/ALB midfield because they are much too similar players, their skillsets don't compliment each other, there's no point of difference, lightweight sideways running, who crab across the field away from their support...
That’s offset by BB’s direct running from ten, a big pro of his game over RM.
My recollection of the Ireland series was more crab running and our 10 and 12 not complimenting each other.
Someone has to straighten the attack. And that player shouldn't be the 10. Maybe we will play a similar pattern to last week and get to see DH running straight and hard
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@kiwi_expat said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
I've never been a fan of the Havili/ALB midfield because they are much too similar players, their skillsets don't compliment each other, there's no point of difference, lightweight sideways running, who crab across the field away from their support...
That’s offset by BB’s direct running from ten, a big pro of his game over RM.
My recollection of the Ireland series was more crab running and our 10 and 12 not complimenting each other.
Someone has to straighten the attack. And that player shouldn't be the 10. Maybe we will play a similar pattern to last week and get to see DH running straight and hard
DH running straight and hard typically results in DH being driven back 2m in the tackle.
As much as I don't like DH at 12, I certainly hope they tailor the game plan to suit his skills. Using him in the se manner that we use JB would be idiocy
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Quick question, with Clark's skillet being power and strength, why don't we see more of him coming in off his wing off 10/12? I'd have thought he'd be well suited to running that line off his wing off set piece.
@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Quick question, with Clark's skillet being power and strength, why don't we see more of him coming in off his wing off 10/12? I'd have thought he'd be well suited to running that line off his wing off set piece.
I think they've tried but the invisible tackler gets him before he can even get close to the ball. It should be illegalised.
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@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Quick question, with Clark's skillet being power and strength, why don't we see more of him coming in off his wing off 10/12? I'd have thought he'd be well suited to running that line off his wing off set piece.
I think they've tried but the invisible tackler gets him before he can even get close to the ball. It should be illegalised.
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Quick question, with Clark's skillet being power and strength, why don't we see more of him coming in off his wing off 10/12? I'd have thought he'd be well suited to running that line off his wing off set piece.
I think they've tried but the invisible tackler gets him before he can even get close to the ball. It should be illegalised.
I wish that wasn't funnytrue
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@canefan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@kiwi_expat said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
I've never been a fan of the Havili/ALB midfield because they are much too similar players, their skillsets don't compliment each other, there's no point of difference, lightweight sideways running, who crab across the field away from their support...
That’s offset by BB’s direct running from ten, a big pro of his game over RM.
My recollection of the Ireland series was more crab running and our 10 and 12 not complimenting each other.
Someone has to straighten the attack. And that player shouldn't be the 10. Maybe we will play a similar pattern to last week and get to see DH running straight and hard
DH running straight and hard typically results in DH being driven back 2m in the tackle.
As much as I don't like DH at 12, I certainly hope they tailor the game plan to suit his skills. Using him in the se manner that we use JB would be idiocy
@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@kiwi_expat said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
I've never been a fan of the Havili/ALB midfield because they are much too similar players, their skillsets don't compliment each other, there's no point of difference, lightweight sideways running, who crab across the field away from their support...
That’s offset by BB’s direct running from ten, a big pro of his game over RM.
My recollection of the Ireland series was more crab running and our 10 and 12 not complimenting each other.
Someone has to straighten the attack. And that player shouldn't be the 10. Maybe we will play a similar pattern to last week and get to see DH running straight and hard
DH running straight and hard typically results in DH being driven back 2m in the tackle.
As much as I don't like DH at 12, I certainly hope they tailor the game plan to suit his skills. Using him in the se manner that we use JB would be idiocy
He’s up against prood Scotsman Sione Tuipulotu who is certainly no shrinking violet. I do wonder if Havili is up to it.
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@Canes4life it has been mentioned as a reason why the team was not named on Thursday, or whatever day they are supposed to do it
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Canes4life it has been mentioned as a reason why the team was not named on Thursday, or whatever day they are supposed to do it
Been a busy week so haven’t been reading the thread much. Will be nice to have a day game in Scotland for once.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Canes4life it has been mentioned as a reason why the team was not named on Thursday, or whatever day they are supposed to do it
Been a busy week so haven’t been reading the thread much. Will be nice to have a day game in Scotland for once.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Canes4life it has been mentioned as a reason why the team was not named on Thursday, or whatever day they are supposed to do it
Been a busy week so haven’t been reading the thread much. Will be nice to have a day game in Scotland for once.
Some of us have to get up for work on Mondee though.
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Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie (c), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 WP Nel, 19 Jonny Gray, 20 Jack Dempsey, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Mark Bennett@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie (c), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 WP Nel, 19 Jonny Gray, 20 Jack Dempsey, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Mark BennettIf Scotland can’t do it this time, they never will
That’s their best side
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie (c), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 WP Nel, 19 Jonny Gray, 20 Jack Dempsey, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Mark BennettIf Scotland can’t do it this time, they never will
That’s their best side
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie (c), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 WP Nel, 19 Jonny Gray, 20 Jack Dempsey, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Mark BennettIf Scotland can’t do it this time, they never will
That’s their best side
Five test Lions in the backline.
The Fagersons go alright too although making a lame gag at their surnames did get me banned from a FB rugby group.
Scots rugby fans really are snooty, dour, humourless fucks which makes it hard to support them sometimes.
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Quick question, with Clark's skillet being power and strength, why don't we see more of him coming in off his wing off 10/12? I'd have thought he'd be well suited to running that line off his wing off set piece.
@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Quick question, with Clark's skillet being power and strength, why don't we see more of him coming in off his wing off 10/12? I'd have thought he'd be well suited to running that line off his wing off set piece.
He did that in the last game.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Canes4life it has been mentioned as a reason why the team was not named on Thursday, or whatever day they are supposed to do it
Been a busy week so haven’t been reading the thread much. Will be nice to have a day game in Scotland for once.
Some of us have to get up for work on Mondee though.
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Canes4life it has been mentioned as a reason why the team was not named on Thursday, or whatever day they are supposed to do it
Been a busy week so haven’t been reading the thread much. Will be nice to have a day game in Scotland for once.
Some of us have to get up for work on Mondee though.
As will I so might have to tape it potentially.
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@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Quick question, with Clark's skillet being power and strength, why don't we see more of him coming in off his wing off 10/12? I'd have thought he'd be well suited to running that line off his wing off set piece.
He did that in the last game.
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Quick question, with Clark's skillet being power and strength, why don't we see more of him coming in off his wing off 10/12? I'd have thought he'd be well suited to running that line off his wing off set piece.
He did that in the last game.
Sheesh, someone else reading the Fern and stealing our ideas
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@broughie said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Steve Now and all fairness, and I don't think Havilli is good at 12, when the pack dominates he operated a lot better. But Jordy will be back to 12 for England unless Foster is a twit.
Would there be anyone here who prefers DH at 12 over JB, especially against England? Not me.
We aren't playing England though. Not this game.
I don't get this obsession with expecting the best 23 every game. We have to decide own and develop a full squad for next year. Sometimes there will be a need to shuffle a little. Sometimes it pays off too.
@Crucial said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@broughie said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Steve Now and all fairness, and I don't think Havilli is good at 12, when the pack dominates he operated a lot better. But Jordy will be back to 12 for England unless Foster is a twit.
Would there be anyone here who prefers DH at 12 over JB, especially against England? Not me.
We aren't playing England though. Not this game.
I don't get this obsession with expecting the best 23 every game. We have to decide own and develop a full squad for next year. Sometimes there will be a need to shuffle a little. Sometimes it pays off too.
But don’t make two changes when one will do. Leave Jordie at 12 and let Havili or Perofeta play 15.
Jordie is still in the team . Let him build continuity in the role . Think about how many games nonu and smith played. Look at Ringrose and Henshaw. Owen Farrell. Centres need minutes in the shirt.We can’t have Jordie being a 12 one week and a 15 the next . He should be left at 12 until the World Cup. Sewn up . Signed and sealed.
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@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie (c), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 WP Nel, 19 Jonny Gray, 20 Jack Dempsey, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Mark BennettIf Scotland can’t do it this time, they never will
That’s their best side
Five test Lions in the backline.
The Fagersons go alright too although making a lame gag at their surnames did get me banned from a FB rugby group.
Scots rugby fans really are snooty, dour, humourless fucks which makes it hard to support them sometimes.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Bovidae I reckon Leicester will need an absolute stormer (and Clarke have a shocker) this week if he's to get a game for the real ABs this tour.
I think it's quite a bit more likely that we'll see Reiko on the left wing than Leicester vs England.
It's almost shaping up for that - otherwise Caleb will start 4 games straight.
Ioane back to the wing is a shit idea
Why? Have you seen how much chaos he causes for the opposition whenever he's shuffled back there? If ALB covers centre to the standard Ioane does, which is highly likely, then it's not as shit an idea as running a bumbling Clarke there.
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Bovidae I reckon Leicester will need an absolute stormer (and Clarke have a shocker) this week if he's to get a game for the real ABs this tour.
I think it's quite a bit more likely that we'll see Reiko on the left wing than Leicester vs England.
It's almost shaping up for that - otherwise Caleb will start 4 games straight.
Ioane back to the wing is a shit idea
Why? Have you seen how much chaos he causes for the opposition whenever he's shuffled back there? If ALB covers centre to the standard Ioane does, which is highly likely, then it's not as shit an idea as running a bumbling Clarke there.
I’ve never seen such an uninspiring crop of allblack wingers over the last 5 years or so.
Hang on, why was George Bridge playing instead of Rieko at RWC 2019?
