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Australia v All Blacks - Bled I

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  • M Machpants

    No wonder we couldn't get the Bled

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    @Machpants said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

    No wonder we couldn't get the Bled

    Yep, thankfully the dome headed piston wristed gibbon copied Henry's Blues gameplan the next year and increased the non Cantab quota above two.

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    • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

      @voodoo lol that just fucking screams vanilla doesn't it? Look at the midfield. The forwards. Just safe workers everywhere.

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      @mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

      @voodoo lol that just fucking screams vanilla doesn't it? Look at the midfield. The forwards. Just safe workers everywhere.

      Goes to show the Crusaders couldn't be a tier 1 test side. Not that test side anyway

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      • canefanC canefan

        @mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

        @voodoo lol that just fucking screams vanilla doesn't it? Look at the midfield. The forwards. Just safe workers everywhere.

        Goes to show the Crusaders couldn't be a tier 1 test side. Not that test side anyway

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        @canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

        @mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

        @voodoo lol that just fucking screams vanilla doesn't it? Look at the midfield. The forwards. Just safe workers everywhere.

        Goes to show the Crusaders couldn't be a tier 1 test side. Not that test side anyway

        More like the Crusaders couldn't beat one of the best Wallaby teams of all time.

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        • canefanC canefan

          @mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

          @voodoo lol that just fucking screams vanilla doesn't it? Look at the midfield. The forwards. Just safe workers everywhere.

          Goes to show the Crusaders couldn't be a tier 1 test side. Not that test side anyway

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          @canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

          @mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

          @voodoo lol that just fucking screams vanilla doesn't it? Look at the midfield. The forwards. Just safe workers everywhere.

          Goes to show the Crusaders couldn't be a tier 1 test side. Not that test side anyway

          They're all excellent rugby players but the team is too same same across the board

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          • NepiaN Nepia

            @Machpants said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

            No wonder we couldn't get the Bled

            Yep, thankfully the dome headed piston wristed gibbon copied Henry's Blues gameplan the next year and increased the non Cantab quota above two.

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            @Nepia said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

            @Machpants said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

            No wonder we couldn't get the Bled

            Yep, thankfully the dome headed piston wristed gibbon copied Henry's Blues gameplan the next year and increased the non Cantab quota above two.

            At the expense of Christian Cullen and others.

            piston wristed gibbon

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            • canefanC canefan

              @mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

              @voodoo lol that just fucking screams vanilla doesn't it? Look at the midfield. The forwards. Just safe workers everywhere.

              Goes to show the Crusaders couldn't be a tier 1 test side. Not that test side anyway

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              @canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

              @mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

              @voodoo lol that just fucking screams vanilla doesn't it? Look at the midfield. The forwards. Just safe workers everywhere.

              Goes to show the Crusaders couldn't be a tier 1 test side. Not that test side anyway

              Yes they could. They just couldn't quite beat them twice. 🙂

              http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?MT_ID=2081

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                Cripes the AB side in that era was weak - it was like having multiple equivalents of George Bridge in their position scattered throughout the team.

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                  I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection

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                  • canefanC canefan

                    I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection

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                    @canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                    I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection

                    I’m disappointed Sam Broomhall missed selection for this match

                    A much safer option than future All Black coach Scott Robertson who was probably a bit dynamic at number 8 for this team.

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                    • MN5M MN5

                      @canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                      I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection

                      I’m disappointed Sam Broomhall missed selection for this match

                      A much safer option than future All Black coach Scott Robertson who was probably a bit dynamic at number 8 for this team.

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                      @MN5 said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                      @canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                      I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection

                      I’m disappointed Sam Broomhall missed selection for this match

                      A much safer option than future All Black coach Scott Robertson who was probably a bit dynamic at number 8 for this team.

                      Current NZR CEO and 13 for that match tried his hardest to correct that mistake for many years when it came to picking an AB coach... 🎣

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                      • canefanC canefan

                        I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection

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                        @canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                        I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection

                        Epitomised by the speeding tortoise getting a cap as a winger. Ridiculous.

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                        • antipodeanA antipodean

                          @canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                          I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection

                          Epitomised by the speeding tortoise getting a cap as a winger. Ridiculous.

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                          @antipodean said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                          @canefan said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                          I remember sitting at an AB test, some silly women was trying to say Caleb Ralph was soooo much better than Jonah. Unknowingly the guy was playing test rugby on fucked kidneys and he was still better than that guy. He typified the cantablacks of the era for me. I just don't know how some of those guys got black jerseys, it was lazy selection

                          Epitomised by the speeding tortoise getting a cap as a winger. Ridiculous.

                          It was similar to the ABs in the great Auckland era, they had a few guys get black jerseys and I'm not sure there wasn't someone better than them who missed out. Mark Carter springs to mind

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                          • voodooV voodoo

                            This was the 2002 Wallaby team that last won the bledisloe

                            Latham
                            Tune
                            Burke
                            Herbert
                            Mortlock
                            Larkham
                            Gregan
                            Kefu
                            Smith
                            Finegan
                            Harrison
                            Sharpe
                            Noriega
                            Paul
                            Young

                            What a team, that backline!!!

                            For reference, this was us - 13 bloody cantabs, damn you @ACT-Crusader

                            Christian Cullen (Wellington), Doug Howlett (Auckland), Mark Robinson (Canterbury), Aaron Mauger (Canterbury, vice captain), Caleb Ralph (Canterbury), Andrew Mehrtens (Canterbury), Justin Marshall (Canterbury), Scott Robertson (Canterbury), Richard McCaw (Canterbury), Reuben Thorne (Canterbury, captain), Norm Maxwell (Canterbury), Chris Jack (Canterbury), Greg Somerville (Canterbury), Mark Hammett (Canterbury, vice captain), Dave Hewett (Canterbury).

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                            @voodoo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                            Christian Cullen (Wellington), Doug Howlett (Auckland), Mark Robinson (Canterbury), Aaron Mauger (Canterbury, vice captain), Caleb Ralph (Canterbury), Andrew Mehrtens (Canterbury), Justin Marshall (Canterbury), Scott Robertson (Canterbury), Richard McCaw (Canterbury), Reuben Thorne (Canterbury, captain), Norm Maxwell (Canterbury), Chris Jack (Canterbury), Greg Somerville (Canterbury), Mark Hammett (Canterbury, vice captain), Dave Hewett (Canterbury).

                            A couple of hacks ruining the party.

                            I wouldn’t pick one Wellington or Auckland player in my….

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                            • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                              @voodoo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                              Christian Cullen (Wellington), Doug Howlett (Auckland), Mark Robinson (Canterbury), Aaron Mauger (Canterbury, vice captain), Caleb Ralph (Canterbury), Andrew Mehrtens (Canterbury), Justin Marshall (Canterbury), Scott Robertson (Canterbury), Richard McCaw (Canterbury), Reuben Thorne (Canterbury, captain), Norm Maxwell (Canterbury), Chris Jack (Canterbury), Greg Somerville (Canterbury), Mark Hammett (Canterbury, vice captain), Dave Hewett (Canterbury).

                              A couple of hacks ruining the party.

                              I wouldn’t pick one Wellington or Auckland player in my….

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                              @ACT-Crusader said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                              @voodoo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                              Christian Cullen (Wellington), Doug Howlett (Auckland), Mark Robinson (Canterbury), Aaron Mauger (Canterbury, vice captain), Caleb Ralph (Canterbury), Andrew Mehrtens (Canterbury), Justin Marshall (Canterbury), Scott Robertson (Canterbury), Richard McCaw (Canterbury), Reuben Thorne (Canterbury, captain), Norm Maxwell (Canterbury), Chris Jack (Canterbury), Greg Somerville (Canterbury), Mark Hammett (Canterbury, vice captain), Dave Hewett (Canterbury).

                              A couple of hacks ruining the party.

                              I wouldn’t pick one Wellington or Auckland player in my….

                              Canterbury team …..

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                                https://www.rugbypass.com/news/eddie-jones-defends-coopers-form-while-hooper-is-a-long-shot-for-bledisloe-i/

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                                  Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.

                                  Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.

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                                  • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                                    Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.

                                    Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.

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                                    @KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                    Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.

                                    Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.

                                    80k is a decent crowd in a non rugby city.

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                                    • boobooB booboo

                                      @KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                      Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.

                                      Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.

                                      80k is a decent crowd in a non rugby city.

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                                      @booboo agreed - especially given Wallabies form.

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                                      • boobooB booboo

                                        @KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                        Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.

                                        Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.

                                        80k is a decent crowd in a non rugby city.

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                                        @booboo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                        @KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                        Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.

                                        Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.

                                        80k is a decent crowd in a non rugby city.

                                        That’s fucking rich when Eden Park tops out at 50,000 and the rest of the NZ stadiums are half or less than expected this weekend

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                                        • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                          @booboo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                          @KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                          Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.

                                          Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.

                                          80k is a decent crowd in a non rugby city.

                                          That’s fucking rich when Eden Park tops out at 50,000 and the rest of the NZ stadiums are half or less than expected this weekend

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                                          @MiketheSnow said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                          @booboo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                          @KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

                                          Sounds like they are hoping for a crowd of 80k.

                                          Collingwood vs Carlton the night before will likely pull a bigger crowd.

                                          80k is a decent crowd in a non rugby city.

                                          That’s fucking rich when Eden Park tops out at 50,000 and the rest of the NZ stadiums are half or less than expected this weekend

                                          Think only Eden Park is over 40k

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