Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November

ACT Crusader

A few sore bodies on both sides.

I’ll be interested to see if they give Moody another week off and have him primed for the Argies.

Whitelock looked better for the extra time off so they may have a couple of others that get rotated before taking on Argies.

I personally would like to see the same midfield start but it could be the perfect opportunity to see what a Laumape and R. Ioane combination do...

Kirwan

Time to see if Akira is better option at 6 than Frizzel. Also would like to see Weber from the bench.

Reiko to 14, but not too many changes otherwise you can’t judge the new players that well.

Gunner

@Kirwan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

Time to see if Akira is better option at 6 than Frizzel. Also would like to see Weber from the bench.

Reiko to 14, but not too many changes otherwise you can’t judge the new players that well.

Yes, yes and yes.

Time for Jordan to have a taste of test footy off the bench too.

Derpus

Could we just sorta.... not?

sparky

Sparky's Team for Brisbane

Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett

Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane

NTA

Foster for PM

nostrildamus

@NTA doesn't Australia have enough Kiwi leaders?
Joyce, Morrison, Abbot's wife..

booboo

@Kirwan said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

Time to see if Akira is better option at 6 than Frizzel. Also would like to see Weber from the bench.

Reiko to 14, but not too many changes otherwise you can’t judge the new players that well.

All three please.

Wouldn't mind Vaa'i having another go from the bench. Like what I've seen of him.

Maybe Aumua in 18.

Will match report from the Stadium. First test I'll have been to since 2014.

Bones

@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

Maybe Aumua in 18

You and @sparky having issues with playing hookers at prop?

sparky

@Bones I didn't give numbers to be fair......

booboo

@Bones said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

@booboo said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

Maybe Aumua in 18

You and @sparky having issues with playing hookers at prop?

16 ... oops

taniwharugby

I think the current mid field is developing well, Goodhue gets through some work as he settling into 12.

He's gone well without setting the world on fire, that miss on Petaia wasn't good but Petaia ain't no slouch either and Goodhue wont be the last good player he beats like that.

Not sure Laumape is the answer as a starting 12, so if this current duo is what they see as the long-term one (that i think they do) then they need to invest in them...although he doesn't look to be moving freely on that heavily strapped knee (saw when he couldn't take that high pass how he moved after)

Victor Meldrew

@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

Sparky's Team for Brisbane

Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett

Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane

Is Sam Cane out injured for Bled 4 or are you giving him a break?

Bones

@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

@sparky said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

Sparky's Team for Brisbane

Karl T, Coles, Ofa T, Whitelock (c), Tuipolotu, A. Ioane, A. Savea, Sotutu, A.Smith, Mo'unga, C.Clarke, Laumape, ALB, W.Jordan, J.Barrett

Subs: Hodgman/Moody, Aumua, Lomax, S.Barrett, Papali'i, Weber, B.Barrett, R.Ioane

Is Sam Cane out injured for Bled 4 or are you giving him a break?

He definitely shouldn't be rested unless injured. He's the captain.

chimoaus

It is hard to know what they should do, as Cane mentioned this team has got better each week, do you just make minimal changes and finish off the Wallabies with strongest team? Moody in, RI for JB and Savea to bench.
Or do you think we only have 3 games left let's mix and match and give the wider squad some minutes.
I suspect they will make minimal changes as they want to win the Tri Nations as their first priority and we need to win next week to do that.