Italy vs All Blacks

[Snowy]

@tim said in Italy vs All Blacks:

So what's the pack going to be?

They are hardly a pack anymore. More of a whimper.

Yes still angry. Well sulky.

[Donsteppa]

@taniwharugby said in Italy vs All Blacks:

has Fifita played 8, although could put Savea at 8....

I know it'd be raw, but put Read on the bench and start Papali'i, Savea and Fifita

whats the worst that could happen

:crying_face:

Reuben Thorne is awarded a retrospective knighthood?

[taniwharugby]

@donsteppa I'd of thought Italy winning, but ok...

[mariner4life]

Put it this way, if we lose to Italy, then i want everyone sacked. Everyone.

[MN5]

@mariner4life said in Italy vs All Blacks:

Put it this way, if we lose to Italy, then i want everyone sacked. Everyone.

Sacked ? don't you mean killed ?

[Donsteppa]

@mariner4life said in Italy vs All Blacks:

Put it this way, if we lose to Italy, then i want everyone sacked. Everyone.

And the squad has to stay in Italy. Citizenship revoked.

[taniwharugby]

@donsteppa exiled to Somalia would be better!

[mariner4life]

@donsteppa said in Italy vs All Blacks:

@mariner4life said in Italy vs All Blacks:

Put it this way, if we lose to Italy, then i want everyone sacked. Everyone.

And the squad has to stay in Italy. Citizenship revoked.

fuck off, that sounds awesome. Villas in Tuscany are pretty cheap. Drop them somewhere shit.

No, that's harsh. They can come home. It's just they have to move to Palmerston North.

[nzzp]

@mariner4life said in Italy vs All Blacks:

No, that's harsh. They can come home. It's just they have to move to Palmerston North.

I'll just leave this here.

http://www.thecivilian.co.nz/nation-to-begin-process-of-hiding-palmerston-north-for-harry-and-meghan-visit/

[Siam]

@steven-harris said in Italy vs All Blacks:

For all the commotion that was made about releasing Matt Todd from his Japanese contract,he hardly played 20 minutes in the 2 most important tests of the tour..what was the point..?

To be fair that call was made many weeks ago without current knowledge of form and injuries.
You have to make an all or nothing call at that time

[Bones]

@steven-harris said in Italy vs All Blacks:

For all the commotion that was made about releasing Matt Todd from his Japanese contract,he hardly played 20 minutes in the 2 most important tests of the tour..what was the point..?

Fuck imagine how much we all would've climbed into them if they hadn't. Savea gets injured in the captains run for England. I guess it would've given us a chance to see Goodhue at 7, reckon he'd be a cracking openside.

[Steven Harris]

@siam just disappointed Todd did not receive more game time,we all new the Irish would bring it at the breakdown,and quite frankly we came a distant 2nd in that facet.

[booboo]

Reckon they should pick:

1. Karl (KT needs game time, Ofa stays on bench)

2. Coles (game time after injury, rest Cody, Harris to 16)

3. Laulala (rest Franks, Ta'avao to bench)

4. BBBR

5. Barrett (Tuipulotu on bench)

6. Fifita (prove you're up to it, Hemopo on bench)

7. Aardie

8. Read

9. TTT (start time for a younster)

10. Mo'unga (start time for development)

11. Ioane

12. ALB (my favourite midfielder outside of Goodhue, and potential to check their combo)

13. Goodhue (the more starts the bettef for the young fulla)

14. Waaaai, Saaaaake, Naaa-hoooool, low

15. BFA

16. Harris (give Cody a break)

17. Ofa

18. Ta'avao

19. Paddy T

20. Hemopo (ok, so no open side reserve ... it's Italy ...)

21. TJP (best halfback currently)

22. DMac / Laumape*

23. DMac / NMS*

• rest BB, probably go for Ngani and DMac. Not sure NMS has it any more

[Bovidae]

@booboo Hemopo is not in the squad.

[Bones]

@bovidae I thought Laumape wasn't either?

[booboo]

@bovidae said in Italy vs All Blacks:

@booboo Hemopo is not in the squad.

Oh fuck. Oops. Who is the 4th loosie?
(I recall there is only 4 now)

[booboo]

@bones said in Italy vs All Blacks:

@bovidae I thought Laumape wasn't either?

He got called in for Dubs. I'm 98.3% certain...

[Bovidae]

@booboo You'll have all those Blues supporters up in arms! Papalii.

[booboo]

@bovidae said in Italy vs All Blacks:

@booboo You'll have all those Blues supporters up in arms! Papalii.

Oh yeah.

Yeah ... well that's got me thinking maybe we start him at 6 ... and he covers 7 as well. Fifita is a waste of a cap IMO.

[Crucial]

I don't care who plays, I just want them to carve up like a bunch of flat track bullies to end the year on a high(ish) note.

On a different note, any other ferners going to the game?