Australia v All Blacks - Bled I
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@voodoo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Christian Cullen (Wellington), Doug Howlett (Auckland), Mark Robinson (Canterbury), Aaron Mauger (Canterbury, vice captain), Caleb Ralph (Canterbury), Andrew Mehrtens (Canterbury), Justin Marshall (Canterbury), Scott Robertson (Canterbury), Richard McCaw (Canterbury), Reuben Thorne (Canterbury, captain), Norm Maxwell (Canterbury), Chris Jack (Canterbury), Greg Somerville (Canterbury), Mark Hammett (Canterbury, vice captain), Dave Hewett (Canterbury).
A couple of hacks ruining the party.
I wouldn’t pick one Wellington or Auckland player in my….
@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
A couple of hacks ruining the party.
I wouldn’t pick one Wellington or Auckland player in my….
you chose Canberra to live. Should have gone to Specsavers.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
If I was Eddie , I’d be trying to take advantage that the abs may just be a tad complacent after being 2-0 up against a team that is 0-2 , not firing warning shots
It is about media attention. Like Cheika, he wants to keep the spotlight on his bullshit rather than the performances.
@NTA said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@kiwiinmelb said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
If I was Eddie , I’d be trying to take advantage that the abs may just be a tad complacent after being 2-0 up against a team that is 0-2 , not firing warning shots
It is about media attention. Like Cheika, he wants to keep the spotlight on his bullshit rather than the performances.
yeh I don't underestimate Eddie, he is sneaky.
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I think I’ve been to 3 or 4 at the g ,
All had big crowds , but I think bledisloe games had a much higher profile then ( in Australia anyway ), there would be lots of people travelling from interstate and nz . Lots of people walking around the city through the day in wallaby and Allblacks jerseys and scarfs. Even if the game itself was largely ignored by local media it would be packed out by those that care.
I suspect this one might struggle in comparison. Hopefully I’m wrong.
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Can’t see Oz playing as badly for the next 2 games, neither the ABs as well. Surely one of them will be close.
Guessing tickets for the G were sold long before the first 2 tests. Based on experience, whatever RA say they’re expecting you can knock off 20%.
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Can’t see Oz playing as badly for the next 2 games, neither the ABs as well. Surely one of them will be close.
Guessing tickets for the G were sold long before the first 2 tests. Based on experience, whatever RA say they’re expecting you can knock off 20%.
@game_film said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Can’t see Oz playing as badly for the next 2 games, neither the ABs as well. Surely one of them will be close.
Guessing tickets for the G were sold long before the first 2 tests. Based on experience, whatever RA say they’re expecting you can knock off 20%.
80% of 80k is still 64,000
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@Duluth said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Whitelock was on press duty as well. I guess we can pencil him into the starting xv
Going to be interesting to see who misses out
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@Duluth said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Whitelock was on press duty as well. I guess we can pencil him into the starting xv
Going to be interesting to see who misses out
@kiwiinmelb said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@Duluth said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Whitelock was on press duty as well. I guess we can pencil him into the starting xv
Going to be interesting to see who misses out
Vai'i and lord
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@Duluth said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Whitelock was on press duty as well. I guess we can pencil him into the starting xv
Going to be interesting to see who misses out
@kiwiinmelb said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@Duluth said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Whitelock was on press duty as well. I guess we can pencil him into the starting xv
Going to be interesting to see who misses out
Knowler might have to hand back his eye patch for suggesting SB gets a rest. A possibility I suppose.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@Duluth said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Whitelock was on press duty as well. I guess we can pencil him into the starting xv
Going to be interesting to see who misses out
Knowler might have to hand back his eye patch for suggesting SB gets a rest. A possibility I suppose.
@Bovidae if the test was off the back of a huge workload v SA, but everyone has now had 2 weeks rest, all no doubt ready to go, no need to rest anyone really, is now just about giving the right players game time.
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This fixture should be about putting the knee on the throat. Best possible XV to start and some opportunity from the bench.
If the game is decided by the reserves, something has gone horribly wrong.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Heard an interview with knuckles Connelly earlier this morning on the radio . I don’t know if he has any history with Eddie jones ( he wasn’t complimentary) but he was paying out on the decision to get rid of dave Rennie and bring in Eddie , thinks they are worse off .
No history that I’m aware of and the way that I took what he said was more a swipe at the ARU and the whole process, timing etc. I didn’t mind Knuckles. He didn’t get long in the top job, just a couple of seasons and then was dumped.
Was good to hear the big man after a couple of tough years health wise.
@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
@kiwiinmelb said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Heard an interview with knuckles Connelly earlier this morning on the radio . I don’t know if he has any history with Eddie jones ( he wasn’t complimentary) but he was paying out on the decision to get rid of dave Rennie and bring in Eddie , thinks they are worse off .
No history that I’m aware of and the way that I took what he said was more a swipe at the ARU and the whole process, timing etc. I didn’t mind Knuckles. He didn’t get long in the top job, just a couple of seasons and then was dumped.
Was good to hear the big man after a couple of tough years health wise.
Never really rated him tbh. His Qld team was absolutely freaking stacked. I guess you could say the same about Sir GH's Blues, but they at least won at the pointy end of the season.
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@NTA said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Pick whoever you like. Thrashing coming up
If it were Eden Park I’d agree. I think AB’s will win but it will be by 7-10PTS.
My rationale is Aus are at home (if you can call Melb home), they’ve got a talented roster that now has had a month and two games together, some good returning players like Tupou etc.
The key for the AB’s will be to get on top early and start exerting scoreboard pressure to force the Wallabies into plan B etc. Given their lack of game time together it will likely be the Wallabies undoing ie, going away from structure and game plan to play catch-up rugby.
We’ll know within 20mins how this will go.
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@sparky said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Fairly certain Sam Whitelock and ALB will be in the 23. I don’t expect many other changes.
I’d start Barrett at 6 with Frizell and Blackadder/Jacobson on the bench.
Nothing against Frizell and but we need to see if Barrett is an true option at 6 of do we lock in Frizell from here on in.
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@NTA said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
Pick whoever you like. Thrashing coming up
If it were Eden Park I’d agree. I think AB’s will win but it will be by 7-10PTS.
My rationale is Aus are at home (if you can call Melb home), they’ve got a talented roster that now has had a month and two games together, some good returning players like Tupou etc.
The key for the AB’s will be to get on top early and start exerting scoreboard pressure to force the Wallabies into plan B etc. Given their lack of game time together it will likely be the Wallabies undoing ie, going away from structure and game plan to play catch-up rugby.
We’ll know within 20mins how this will go.
@TheMojoman said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:
We’ll know within 20mins how this will go.
19-nil is my guess
