Japan vs All Blacks

[sparky]

Shame Laumape and Bridge aren't on flights to London tomorrow.

[Donsteppa]

Naholo looking increasingly NMS like while Bridge’s stocks rise.

[Stargazer]

Cameron on for Jordie.

[KiwiMurph]

@sparky said in Japan vs All Blacks:

Shame Laumape and Bridge aren't on flights to London tomorrow.

Except for Laumape's missed tackles...

[Nepia]

@stargazer Hope he's also bought a lotto ticket today.

[taniwharugby]

What's the crowd like?

[No Quarter]

Also, Evans is miles ahead of Fifita as a player. And before anyone claims Fifita can play lock as well, you're wrong, he can't.

[Billy Tell]

Jeepers, Bridge has had a dream debut. If the selectors were wavering on him vs the likes of NMS, he is just quashing all doubts. I'd like to see him get another shot vs say Italy in the last game.

[Steven Harris]

If Bridge has been sensational since he came,Gareth Evans has not been that far behind,in games like this I look at players who bring accuracy in both cases,they have been superb
Richie Mo’unga been very solid throughout

[Stargazer]

@no-quarter Maybe that's the good thing about this match. We're now able to compare players in the same game that we otherwise wouldn't be able to compare.

[Mokey]

@taniwharugby 43,700 give or take. Less than AB/Wallabies game.

[Machpants]

Leave Jordie in NZ and take bridge for the rest of the tour

[Billy Tell]

@machpants said in Japan vs All Blacks:

Leave Jordie in NZ and take bridge for the rest of the tour

I think Jordie has great potential, I wouldn't be cutting him for the fun. I'd keep him in the group and work on his confidence. Wouldn't at all surprise if in 12 months time JB has been a key player for the ABs.

I'd be ditching NMS though, he's past it and probably off to Toulon anyway. He'll always have 2015, and for that we will be eternally grateful.

[MrDenmore]

Suspect the marketing people in the All Blacks will be cheering Bridge on. He’s like Matthew McConaghuey on steroids.

[Machpants]

NMS has already been ditched, he's in the Maori

[Stargazer]

The 2019 SR season is going to be huge for some of these players. Some spots in the squad are definitely still up fro grabs, including the one now held by Jordie.

[Mokey]

Bridge and Evans gave SH something to ponder in the positives, Richie M played pretty well also. But those defensive lapses would have made him shudder.

[Rembrandt]

Entertaining game. Some awesome tries from both sides. Is TTT actually Aaron Smith's clone? Mo'unga, Laumape and North also very impressive. I can't see NMS playing for the ABs again, such a shame. Naholo and Barrett were a little off unlike NMS I don't think its terminal.

[KiwiMurph]

Mounga, Tahuriorangi and Coles seemed to be the best of the starters. Mounga and Coles need to be in the 23 next week.

Evans and Bridge best of the bench. Would like to see how both of them would go with a start but they are back to NZ unfort.

Some great tries by Japan. Concerns remain on defence for ABs. A lot of one on one misses. I lost count of how many tackles Naholo missed.

Jordie is lucky to be in the 32 for Europe. I'm not sold fullback is his best position.

[kiwiinmelb]

I think one of the biggest concerns for Jordie ,

Right now , he is a fullback only ,

And for a player down the pecking order as he is atm , not in the top 23 , maybe that spot is better going to a utility