Australia v All Blacks - Bled I

MiketheSnow

@TheMojoman said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@KiwiMurph said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

Sounds like it could be 9 McDermott 10 Gordon 13 Petaia 15 Kellaway and 23 Perese for the Wallabies.

I think it's the right call. I can see Wallabies wide game stressing the ABs defence.

https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/07/26/exclusive-carters-meteoric-rise-continues-with-young-gun-replacing-quade-at-no-10-tate-set-to-start/

Eddie is not going to die trying. Stuff continuity he’s going to use the run up to RWC to find his best team, mix and match. Good on him.

Die wondering, not trying

Tim

TAB has the spread at 13.5 points.

booboo

@NTA said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@booboo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@NTA said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

I've been in Backofuckingnowhere QLD for a week. How would I know?

Didn't see you.

Not that far from you actually. South Burnett to visit my mum after her surgery for a broken femur.

Broken femur, ouch. Hope she is OK. Wish her well.
What made me think your rural origins was SA?

kiwiinmelb

What time is the team named ?

booboo

@kiwiinmelb heard 11.45 NZT, but don't rely on that

Dan54

@booboo said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@kiwiinmelb heard 11.45 NZT, but don't rely on that

According to Stuff it 11.30, which is earlier than usual (2pm?), but guess they want it before team gets on plane?

ACT Crusader

The first Bledisloe test of a RWC year have produced some interesting results:

2019 - big loss in Perth
2015 - loss in Sydney
2011 - win at EP
2007 - loss in Melbourne
2003 - big win in Sydney
1999 - win at EP
1995 - win at EP
1991 - loss in Sydney
1987 - win in Sydney

sparky

This game has banana skin written all over it.

booboo

@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

The first Bledisloe test of a RWC year have produced some interesting results:

2019 - big loss in Perth
2015 - loss in Sydney
2011 - win at EP
2007 - loss in Melbourne
2003 - big win in Sydney
1999 - win at EP
1995 - win at EP
1991 - loss in Sydney
1987 - win in Sydney

91 and 95 both post RWC

taniwharugby

@ACT-Crusader so the years we won the RWC, we have won 2 and lost 1...

Victor Meldrew

@sparky said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

This game has banana skin written all over it.

Yep. That's why it could be a big and key test. Someone above opined that Foster and co. see the shortened RC as a test run for the knock-out stages of RWC2023 and I think they may be right.

Win this one and we'll know the current upward path is a solid one

Victor Meldrew

@taniwharugby said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@ACT-Crusader so the years we won the RWC, we have won 2 and lost 1...

All we need now is for Ritchie, DMac and BB to get injured and David Havilli to be slotted in at 10 and we'll be home and dry....

TheMojoman

The old saying “it’s the breakdown stupid”

No secret if you mess up AB’s ball at breakdown you force them out of their preferred game plan. Expect the Wallabies to mimic the Boks and flood breakdown with big bodies etc.

https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/how-breakdown-fury-can-boost-australias-odds-against-all-blacks/

frugby

My Guess of Ian Foster's All Blacks to play the Wallabies:

de Groot
Taylor
Lomax
Retallick
Whitelock
Frizell
Cane (I think he is fit??)
Savea
Smith
Mo'unga
Telea
J Barrett
ALB
Jordan
B Barrett
Taukei'aho
Williams
Newell (I think he is back, seemed to be training? If not will be Lord Nepo)
S Barrett
Papalii
Roigard
McLeod (Rumour was his parents were Aussie bound)
R Ioane

Stargazer

https://twitter.com/AllBlacks/status/1684343027664551936

Stargazer

@frugby said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

McLeod (Rumour was his parents were Aussie bound)
R Ioane

Both McLeod and RIoane on the bench doesn't make sense to me.

frugby

@Stargazer said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@frugby said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

McLeod (Rumour was his parents were Aussie bound)
R Ioane

Both McLeod and RIoane on the bench doesn't make sense to me.

@Stargazer said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@frugby said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

McLeod (Rumour was his parents were Aussie bound)
R Ioane

Both McLeod and RIoane on the bench doesn't make sense to me.

Well the rumour is that McLeod's parents have flown over, and ALB has been doing media, so you'd expect both to be involved... can't see them leaving out Rieko, wouldn't be the worst idea to give him a trot on the wing, as there is a fair chance he is used as cover there at the Big WC Games in an injury crisis...

Back reserves will be:
21. Christe/Roigard
22. ALB
23. ?

frugby

I'll also add, wouldn't be stunned to see a team that is why different to the one which trotted out by South Africa... a bit of an alternative lineup if they want to test people out: