All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II
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@pakman said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Stevenson
Am I missing something again? I've seen a couple of people suggest Stevenson. I thought he was long gone?
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@Bones said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@pakman said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Stevenson
Am I missing something again? I've seen a couple of people suggest Stevenson. I thought he was long gone?
He's returned to the squad due to Narawa's back injury. He was in Melb last week.
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@Bones said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@pakman said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Stevenson
Am I missing something again? I've seen a couple of people suggest Stevenson. I thought he was long gone?
He's returned to the squad due to Narawa's back injury. He was in Melb last week.
I can't see him making it, unless they drop Leicester. He will have to wait for his chance under Razor now
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@Bones said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@pakman said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Stevenson
Am I missing something again? I've seen a couple of people suggest Stevenson. I thought he was long gone?
He's returned to the squad due to Narawa's back injury. He was in Melb last week.
I can't see him making it, unless they drop Leicester. He will have to wait for his chance under Razor now
@canefan said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@Bones said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
@pakman said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
Stevenson
Am I missing something again? I've seen a couple of people suggest Stevenson. I thought he was long gone?
He's returned to the squad due to Narawa's back injury. He was in Melb last week.
I can't see him making it, unless they drop Leicester. He will have to wait for his chance under Razor now
Yep which is unfortunate but a testament to the depth we have in the outside backs. Dropping Leicester (unless he's unavailable due to injury) would be really tough given he hasn't had a chance to play.
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LF is available this week, but the fact he is leaving could count against him in a close selection decision.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
LF is available this week, but the fact he is leaving could count against him in a close selection decision.
I hope not. Foster is out after the cup, so it doesn't matter what happens after. Pick the side you think gives you the best chance to win and go for it
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@NTA said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
ABs by 40
Nah. Aussies have played pretty well under the roof in times past. We lost our last test there too.
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LF is available this week, but the fact he is leaving could count against him in a close selection decision.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
LF is available this week, but the fact he is leaving could count against him in a close selection decision.
I would think the fact the WC squad is named on Monday works in LF's chances of getting a game, so he can be looked at.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
LF is available this week, but the fact he is leaving could count against him in a close selection decision.
I would think the fact the WC squad is named on Monday works in LF's chances of getting a game, so he can be looked at.
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@Dan54 I think the decision has been made... and it may be that they pick LF, but I can't see it.
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@NTA said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:
ABs by 40
Nah. Aussies have played pretty well under the roof in times past. We lost our last test there too.
@ACT-Crusader Which says the All Blacks will want to make amends for that, particularly with so many players having their last game at home.
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@frugby Hard to say given Leicester has been injured. They did include him in the squad proper so he's in the frame. A storming game on Saturday could see him in the RWC squad.
@KiwiMurph This is my point though. They'll have already decided one way or another - and it is entirely possible that they take Telea, Clarke and Fainga'anuku.
And of course, they might have decided on 33 players on the assumption Blackadder, Cane, Narawa, Havili etc. prove fitness.
Considering Sevu Reece seems to be with the team at the moment, wonder if we'll see Havili and Blackadder pop up in some training photos?
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@KiwiMurph This is my point though. They'll have already decided one way or another - and it is entirely possible that they take Telea, Clarke and Fainga'anuku.
And of course, they might have decided on 33 players on the assumption Blackadder, Cane, Narawa, Havili etc. prove fitness.
Considering Sevu Reece seems to be with the team at the moment, wonder if we'll see Havili and Blackadder pop up in some training photos?
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@frugby Sevu Reece is only with the team, because the team is based in Christchurch at the moment, which is where he lives.
@Stargazer I realise this, but I'd assume Havili and Blackadder live in Christchurch as a permanent home, even if they are training with Ta$man at the moment (they'll be based there currently).
Particularly Blackadder if he still isn't fit yet.
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@Stargazer I realise this, but I'd assume Havili and Blackadder live in Christchurch as a permanent home, even if they are training with Ta$man at the moment (they'll be based there currently).
Particularly Blackadder if he still isn't fit yet.
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@frugby Christchurch isn't the permanent home of Havili and Blackadder. They're from, and based in, Ta$man.
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@Stargazer You reckon they live there? I'd be surprised, most of the Super players (particularly the good ones) live in the main centres.
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@frugby Yeah, Ta$man is home for them. Not Christchurch. It's the same for a lot of SR players, who play their NPC outside the SR main centres.
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@Stargazer Genuinely curious, what evidence do you have of this? From what I can tell Havili lives with his GF in a house in ChCh.
