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  • kiwiinmelbK Offline
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    kiwiinmelb
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    #295

    maybe they are going to stack the bench with wingers like the fijians do

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    • JKJ JK

      Gee just when we were getting comfortable with fozzies randomness, we are back in that uncomfortable place

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      @JK said in AB RWC Squad:

      Gee just when we were getting comfortable with fozzies randomness, we are back in that uncomfortable place

      given us something to talk about

      you read through the list and it's all good right up until 5 loosies, which is madness.

      then the undeserving ginger

      then 5 friggen wingers

      and the fact they keep listing BB with the first fives when he is clearly no longer an option to be named there, and is in fact the fullback. They've taken two tens and 6 outside backs

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      • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

        @bayimports said in AB RWC Squad:

        Finau likely to pack his angry eyes if he gets selected for Waikato this week.. damn you Foster

        are they playing us?

        might be a good week to feel a tweak in the calf

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        @mariner4life yeah unfortunately Foster keeping his Waikato jersey on under his AB coat 😉

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        • Billy TellB Billy Tell

          @Nepia said in AB RWC Squad:

          No Finau! FFS.

          Christie.

          Havilli.

          🤮

          Ah well, time to shut off my phone and hopefully watch a good movie over the Ta$man.

          Drama queens a plenty on this forum. You’d think these guys are disabled cripples. Sure Christie is no world-beater but he’s hardly dreadful. I don’t think Webber is so amazingly good that it’s a shocking decision. And I don’t think ennor is so incredible that Havili is lucky. Besides ennor is probably injured. As for finau he had an anonymous first half then showed up better against a tiring Aussie pack.

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          #298

          @Billy-Tell said in AB RWC Squad:

          @Nepia said in AB RWC Squad:

          No Finau! FFS.

          Christie.

          Havilli.

          🤮

          Ah well, time to shut off my phone and hopefully watch a good movie over the Ta$man.

          Drama queens a plenty on this forum. You’d think these guys are disabled cripples. Sure Christie is no world-beater but he’s hardly dreadful.

          Dreadful is just the word to describe him. Or do you not actually watch him play?

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          • mariner4lifeM Offline
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            #299

            they have gambled an awful lot on both Retallick being fit, AND Frizzell maintaining form.

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            • Billy TellB Billy Tell

              @Nepia said in AB RWC Squad:

              No Finau! FFS.

              Christie.

              Havilli.

              🤮

              Ah well, time to shut off my phone and hopefully watch a good movie over the Ta$man.

              Drama queens a plenty on this forum. You’d think these guys are disabled cripples. Sure Christie is no world-beater but he’s hardly dreadful. I don’t think Webber is so amazingly good that it’s a shocking decision. And I don’t think ennor is so incredible that Havili is lucky. Besides ennor is probably injured. As for finau he had an anonymous first half then showed up better against a tiring Aussie pack.

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              @Billy-Tell said in AB RWC Squad:

              @Nepia said in AB RWC Squad:

              No Finau! FFS.

              Christie.

              Havilli.

              🤮

              Ah well, time to shut off my phone and hopefully watch a good movie over the Ta$man.

              As for finau he had an anonymous first half then showed up better against a tiring Aussie pack.

              Finau made 17 tackles in that game, carried well and showed himself to be a good line out option. He should have made the squad.

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              • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                @JK said in AB RWC Squad:

                Gee just when we were getting comfortable with fozzies randomness, we are back in that uncomfortable place

                given us something to talk about

                you read through the list and it's all good right up until 5 loosies, which is madness.

                then the undeserving ginger

                then 5 friggen wingers

                and the fact they keep listing BB with the first fives when he is clearly no longer an option to be named there, and is in fact the fullback. They've taken two tens and 6 outside backs

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                #301

                @mariner4life said in AB RWC Squad:

                @JK said in AB RWC Squad:

                Gee just when we were getting comfortable with fozzies randomness, we are back in that uncomfortable place

                given us something to talk about

                you read through the list and it's all good right up until 5 loosies, which is madness.

                then the undeserving ginger

                then 5 friggen wingers

                and the fact they keep listing BB with the first fives when he is clearly no longer an option to be named there, and is in fact the fullback. They've taken two tens and 6 outside backs

                This!

                Plus Dmac is quite likely the next cab off the rank at 15 if Beauden gets injured.

                Very very strange squad. I cant believe they didn’t name an addition lock or loose forward (or both!)

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                  Dolamite
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                  #302

                  Had 32 or 33. Thought they’d pick an extra loosie instead of an outside back

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                    Surprised they went for LF over another loosie

                    Not sure why people were mentioning Clarke. He was clearly in their plans having played 13 of the last 14 Test matches

                    Also thought Narawa might have been the unlucky one given the niggly injury

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                    • Dan54D Offline
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                      I watched Retallick walking up on stage, and there was no sign of limp or anything, so maybe he's fit now? I know press has said he out for 4 weeks or whatever, but they work under a lot of guesswork anyway.

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                      • TheMojomanT Offline
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                        #305

                        Interesting is the squad makeup and who missed out.

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                        • sparkyS Offline
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                          #306

                          Tamaiti Williams to play Number 8 against Namibia. You heard it here first.

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                            #307

                            There's also the possibility there might be further changes given they still have to get through 80 mins vs Boks unscathed.

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                              An extra wing and just five loose forwards is pretty bizarre - but other than that, it's pretty much as expected. I thought Moody would likely make it, so interested to hear if he's close to fit.

                              On The Breakdown Laura McGoldrick says, five loose forwards, does that mean Scott Barrett will play some games at 6. The expert analysts all howl "no". I'd say that's exactly what's in the offing, Laura.

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                              • sparkyS sparky

                                No Josh Lord.

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                                @sparky said in AB RWC Squad:

                                No Josh Lord.

                                Ouch!

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                                • kiwiinmelbK Offline
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                                  kiwiinmelb
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                                  #310

                                  So who missed from the current 35, Finau and ?

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                                  • kiwiinmelbK kiwiinmelb

                                    So who missed from the current 35, Finau and ?

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                                    @kiwiinmelb said in AB RWC Squad:

                                    So who missed from the current 35, Finau and ?

                                    lord

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                                    • Dan54D Dan54

                                      I watched Retallick walking up on stage, and there was no sign of limp or anything, so maybe he's fit now? I know press has said he out for 4 weeks or whatever, but they work under a lot of guesswork anyway.

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                                      @Dan54 said in AB RWC Squad:

                                      I watched Retallick walking up on stage, and there was no sign of limp or anything, so maybe he's fit now? I know press has said he out for 4 weeks or whatever, but they work under a lot of guesswork anyway.

                                      Brodie said he will miss 3 games at worst just now

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                                      • kiwiinmelbK kiwiinmelb

                                        So who missed from the current 35, Finau and ?

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                                        @kiwiinmelb Ennor?

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                                        • DuluthD Duluth

                                          Surprised they went for LF over another loosie

                                          Not sure why people were mentioning Clarke. He was clearly in their plans having played 13 of the last 14 Test matches

                                          Also thought Narawa might have been the unlucky one given the niggly injury

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                                          @Duluth said in AB RWC Squad:

                                          Surprised they went for LF over another loosie

                                          Not sure why people were mentioning Clarke. He was clearly in their plans having played 13 of the last 14 Test matches

                                          Also thought Narawa might have been the unlucky one given the niggly injury

                                          I think in the end they couldn’t choose between Leicester F and Narawa so they pulled a loose forward.

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