Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October

[Crucial]

@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

so the big surprise is a specialist 12 on the bench?

Foster possibly sees him as a wing

[Gunner]

@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

so the big surprise is a specialist 12 on the bench?

Really mixing it up these guys aye

Suppose they could afford to with 3 13’s, 2 10’s and 2 15’s the 23...

[mariner4life]

@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@mariner4life starting utilities and benching specialists....

much innovation, many creativity

[Bovidae]

Stats and facts

• Halfback Aaron Smith will play his 95th Test on Saturday and move onto the top ten list of most capped All Blacks of all time.

• Outside back Jordie Barrett has scored 89 points in his 19 Tests (13 tries, nine cons, two pens) and when he reaches 100 points, he and brother Beauden will be the first pair of brothers in the world to have each scored 100 points in international rugby for their national team.

• In the last Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland, Captain Sam Cane scored his 70th point (14 tries) in his 70th Test match.

• The All Blacks and Australia will be playing their 169th Test against each other. New Zealand has won 116 of those matches, Australia 44 with eight draws. The All Blacks have held the Bledisloe Cup since 2003.

[Gunner]

Fuck i wish they’d play the ‘not so long ago best wing in the world’ Rieko on the wing ahead of ‘not a winger’ Jordie

[Hooroo]

@Gunner said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

Fuck i wish they’d play the ‘not so long ago best wing in the world’ Rieko on the wing ahead of ‘not a winger’ Jordie

He must still be paying the price of his showboating error?

[Duluth]

[Bovidae]

Who gets subbed in the backs will be interesting.

Does Mo'unga get replaced at some stage to allow BB to move to 1st 5 and JB to fullback?

Roane is more likely to play on the wing than at centre with Laumape also on the bench. I don't think both midfielders will be subbed.

[akan004]

@Gunner said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

Fuck i wish they’d play the ‘not so long ago best wing in the world’ Rieko on the wing ahead of ‘not a winger’ Jordie

Don't we all? Still not convinced about Frizell. Hopefully Paps comes on and has a blinder.

[bayimports]

@Bovidae said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

Who gets subbed in the backs will be interesting.

Roane is more likely to play on the wing than at centre with Laumape also on the bench. I don't think both midfielders will be subbed.

That is my guess, starting centre in game 1 appears to be down pecking order unless he is there as a wing primarily.

[akan004]

https://twitter.com/tomdecent/status/1321614023717081089

[mariner4life]

@akan004 said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

https://twitter.com/tomdecent/status/1321614023717081089

10-12-13 green as a motherfucker

[bayimports]

@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did

[Crucial]

@Bovidae said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

Who gets subbed in the backs will be interesting.

Does Mo'unga get replaced at some stage to allow BB to move to 1st 5 and JB to fullback?

Roane is more likely to play on the wing than at centre with Laumape also on the bench. I don't think both midfielders will be subbed.

Yep, a strategic bench. Replace JG with Laumape, move BB to 10 and put Roane on JBs wing while JB moves to 15.
Brings BBs experience in closer to finish the game while adding firepower.
Also Oz are scratching a little in the centres so Laumape could cause a little havoc.

[akan004]

I know Rennie is the golden boy atm but can you imagine if Foster started chopping and changing the team the way he did, we would all be on his back . Not the best way to build combinations.

[Kiwiwomble]

@akan004 i think the counter if he had would be that foster has been part of the system for a long time and so he should have a good feel for what he wants to do where as Rennie is still sorting the deck

[Kirwan]

@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@akan004 i think the counter if he had would be that foster has been part of the system for a long time and so he should have a good feel for what he wants to do where as Rennie is still sorting the deck

Yep, Rennie is still working out who his players are, what his combinations are. Foster has seen that first hand for years.

[Winger]

@Duluth said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

Dalton Papalii (

8 blues and 5 Crusaders

[KiwiMurph]

@Winger 9 Blues

[Winger]

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@Winger 9 Blues

Agree. I forgot about BB