Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October
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Team has been released:
1 Karl Tu'inukuafe (14)
2 Dane Coles (71)
3 Ofa Tuungafasi (37)
4 Patrick Tuipulotu (32)
5 Samuel Whitelock (118)
6 Shannon Frizell (11)
7 Sam Cane (70) - captain
8 Hoskins Sotutu (2)
9 Aaron Smith (94)
10 Richie Mo'unga (19)
11 Caleb Clarke (2)
12 Jack Goodhue (15)
13 Anton Lienert-Brown (45)
14 Jordie Barrett (19)
15 Beauden Barrett (85)16 Codie Taylor (52)
17 Alex Hodgman (1)
18 Tyrel Lomax (2)
19 Scott Barrett (37)
20 Dalton Papalii (3)
21 TJ Perenara (66)
22 Ngani Laumape (13)
23 Rieko Ioane (31) -
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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.
@akan004 said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
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.
Doesn't help that he's had to by injury.
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Hope that Paps comes on and has a stormer. Would be nice to have another option to Frizzell.
Paps has the size and 'hardness' along with some impressive speed and running lines developing.
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@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did
@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did
I know little about them having not watched much of the aussie comp this year .
Are they any good ?
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@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.
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@bayimports said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@mariner4life green but no fear, perhaps also the reasoning for us to pick our bench the way we did
I know little about them having not watched much of the aussie comp this year .
Are they any good ?
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@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
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@kiwiinmelb They were each the best players in their position out of the five teams - but given they are all so young/inexperienced i can see why we havent seen much from them yet.
@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@kiwiinmelb They were each the best players in their position out of the five teams - but given they are all so young/inexperienced i can see why we havent seen much from them yet.
Sounds like a big call to throw all 3 in at once
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@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
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@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
@Crucial said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
Simone played alongside Goodhue at MAGS. Apparently grew up supporting the Wallabies over the ABs. What a fluffybunny.
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Derpus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@Crucial Based on SRAu Simone and Petaia are our best two centres. Both pretty green, though.
Apart from 'Simone and Petaia' sounding like characters from a revamped Lion King, I was thinking more about test experience including the bench. All green. Experience counts when legs get tired.
Simone played alongside Goodhue at MAGS. Apparently grew up supporting the Wallabies over the ABs. What a fluffybunny.
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Good on Rennie for selecting youth. I suppose he could have chosen a "safe" option at 12 in Hodge to add some experience.
@Bovidae said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Good on Rennie for selecting youth. I suppose he could have chosen a "safe" option at 12 in Hodge to add some experience.
And that would have been a mistake. Simone-Petaia is the right call. Lolesio-Simone have their combination from Super Rugby Au and Petaia is their long term 13.
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selecting young might not win this game but t might go some way (depending on how well they play of course) towards a better future
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selecting young might not win this game but t might go some way (depending on how well they play of course) towards a better future
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
selecting young might not win this game but t might go some way (depending on how well they play of course) towards a better future
Yep. Rennie doesn't have a lot of options here so may as well try and make something out of it for the future.
He might cop a bit though if we make regular inroads through the middle. I'm sure he will be accused of trading another year without the Bled for a future combination.
