RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks
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Random thoughts..
Samisoni Is possibly out most dominant ball carrier. He should have been given every opportunity to get back into form.
I do love Coles and Taylor but neither can really hit it up in the tight.
So hard to believe we are all sweating on Shannon F to be fit when so many of us laughed at his selection awhile back.
And hard to believe Dalton and Reid the same size. Is it the quick evolution of the game of just the way they play?
Any word on who is getting called up? Don’t see how we can look past Samipeni Finau with the state of the team now. -
There you go again
@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
There you go again
ah, you're a last word guy. good luck to ya.
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@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
There you go again
ah, you're a last word guy. good luck to ya.
@reprobate Thanks
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Jacobson has been picked as Savea's backup at no.8 but can play 6. He might even end up at 7 during a pool game.
@Duluth The other option would have been Vaa'i at lock or 6, depending on where SB played, and use the latter as your primary ball-carrier.
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Jacobson has been picked as Savea's backup at no.8 but can play 6. He might even end up at 7 during a pool game.
@Duluth The other option would have been Vaa'i at lock or 6, depending on where SB played, and use the latter as your primary ball-carrier.
@Bovidae said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
The other option would have been Vaa'i at lock or 6, depending on where SB played, and use the latter as your primary ball-carrier.
Similar to Barrett where the locking situation means he was needed elsewhere
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@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
There you go again
ah, you're a last word guy. good luck to ya.
@reprobate said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
There you go again
ah, you're a last word guy. good luck to ya.
Don't bother - apparently the only skill you need to be a blindside flanker for the AB's is to weigh 110kg.
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@Bovidae said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
The other option would have been Vaa'i at lock or 6, depending on where SB played, and use the latter as your primary ball-carrier.
Similar to Barrett where the locking situation means he was needed elsewhere
@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Bovidae said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
The other option would have been Vaa'i at lock or 6, depending on where SB played, and use the latter as your primary ball-carrier.
Similar to Barrett where the locking situation means he was needed elsewhere
I don't like the idea of Barrett being our second best six... not just because I don't think he is, and he has been exposed there many times, but mostly because he is our form lock, who I want to be seeing play eighty minutes in his best position.
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@reprobate said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
There you go again
ah, you're a last word guy. good luck to ya.
Don't bother - apparently the only skill you need to be a blindside flanker for the AB's is to weigh 110kg.
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@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Nepia said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Especially when people are advocating for Jacobson in his place who IIRC is smaller.
Also I think there's two different questions. If the AB's were free to pick anyone I would not go for Papali'i in this test.
However they are restricted by their squad
I like plenty of others, have issues with the squad selection. But its done
Within this squad the choice was really LJ v DP as Barrett was needed in the second row. Even if you prefer LJ it's hardly a shocker to go for the larger guy
I'll ask this question then. If Papalii is viewed as a better blindside then Jacobson, why didn't get a start last week, when he hasn't played that much test footy, especially at 6.
And furthermore, if Jacobson is seen as a specialist backup number eight, was he the best option if we were only going to take four locks and five loose forwards?
@frugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
I'll ask this question then. If Papalii is viewed as a better blindside then Jacobson, why didn't get a start last week, when he hasn't played that much test footy, especially at 6.
It would appear Jacobson has been dropped
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@frugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
I'll ask this question then. If Papalii is viewed as a better blindside then Jacobson, why didn't get a start last week, when he hasn't played that much test footy, especially at 6.
It would appear Jacobson has been dropped
@Duluth said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@frugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
I'll ask this question then. If Papalii is viewed as a better blindside then Jacobson, why didn't get a start last week, when he hasn't played that much test footy, especially at 6.
It would appear Jacobson has been dropped
Which I would say is bizarre? But mind you, Fozzy does many bizarre things, some of which have proved successful, so we'll see I guess.
Weirdly enough, I'd actually say Foster has been far more open to picking on form in the backline throughout his tenure...
- Roigard jumped the queue into the squad, likewise Fakatava last year
- DMac offered the chance to start games this year
- Selections at 12 throughout have been on form, first with Havili, then moving Jordie there
- Telea jumping in ahead of Clarke
If we are going to criticise Foster for picking Christie, that is fair, but we can't then say he doesn't pick on form, because that isn't true as a block statement.
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Ian Foster:
"We thought just for this game that way round would be good for us. It gives us the ability to have two guys whose instincts are around the ball. But Dalts also brings speed around the park, he has brought a lot to the group over the last couple of years and he deserves this."
What we need to see are some dominant tackles too.
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No one has said that.
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@Duluth Yes but your entire justification for Papps being selected at 6 is that he used to play there back in the day and weighs roughly the same amount as Kiren Reid.
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@Duluth Yes but your entire justification for Papps being selected at 6 is that he used to play there back in the day and weighs roughly the same amount as Kiren Reid.
@Windows97 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Duluth Yes but your entire justification for Papps being selected at 6 is that he used to play there back in the day and weighs roughly the same amount as Kiren Reid.
That’s a pretty good effort to spell both his first and his surname wrong
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@Windows97 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Duluth Yes but your entire justification for Papps being selected at 6 is that he used to play there back in the day and weighs roughly the same amount as Kiren Reid.
That’s a pretty good effort to spell both his first and his surname wrong
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@Darren said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
frugby are you really arguing to put shitty replacements on the bench when we have a really good match winner not being selected? That's an argument that's not making a lot of sense.
I'll probably also put McKenzie on the bench too, he could really change a game around and offer a point of difference.No I'm not arguing that. Maybe read what I actually said.
I'll say it loud and clear, I think Christie is terrible, probably not in my top 5 halfbacks in NZ, let alone being on the bench for this test.
I think Roigard is great, and will be great, but when we lose (because I think we will) people will likely scapegoat Christie, and will discuss the what if Roigard was on the bench?
In reality, I think we are more likely to lose because of a lack of a good tighthead prop, the lack of a proper blindside flanker, the lack of a hard-carrying 12 and the lack of a proper backup lock - granted in these positions, the coach's hands were somewhat tied.
Of course we could and should criticise the selection of Christie, but for the maximum 15 minutes he is likely to play, I don't actually think it greatly affects the outcome of this game.
If it does, and we lose because Christie did some terrible kicks, or some shitty passes, just like everyone else I'll be hounding it, and I hold my hands up, but I really don't believe he will he even get 10 minutes, and I don't believe it will have a material outcome on the game.
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@frugby we're down by 5, 20 mins to go, have the ascendency, scored 22 unanswered points, you don't think Fozzy is hooking Nugget?
@Joans-Town-Jones said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@frugby we're down by 5, 20 mins to go, have the ascendency, scored 22 unanswered points, you don't think Fozzy is hooking Nugget?
If we have scored 22 unanswered points and are on absolute fire? Absolutely not haha.
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What the hell is with the ire towards Dalton's selection? He is absolutely world class and a real leader in the pack. One quiet game against Ireland doesn't change all of that. I am very pleased to see him starting this test, and hoping he brings his A game as he is so influential when on form.
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What the hell is with the ire towards Dalton's selection? He is absolutely world class and a real leader in the pack. One quiet game against Ireland doesn't change all of that. I am very pleased to see him starting this test, and hoping he brings his A game as he is so influential when on form.
@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
What the hell is with the ire towards Dalton's selection? He is absolutely world class and a real leader in the pack. One quiet game against Ireland doesn't change all of that. I am very pleased to see him starting this test, and hoping he brings his A game as he is so influential when on form.
I don't think anyone disputes Papalii's qualities. More of a discussion around it being an imbalanced trio.
