Italy v All Blacks

booboo

@KiwiMurph said in New Zealand v Italy:

Give some new players a run for the love of god

Plummer, Love Lakai, Holland should all get some minutes. In the case of those not named Peter Lakai, it should be their first real opportunity to show what they are made of. But I won't be surprised if Razor starts a similar side

Would personally mix it up a but.

Couple of head knocks open up a couple of opportunities:

Lakai in for Finau. Need AN Other on the bench, what loosies are still in the squad? How's Sammie's noggin? Deserves a send off.
I'm guessing probably Havili (to bench) for JB. Not my preference but he was an original squaddie.

Other RANDOM guesses:
EDG to start if he's paid suitable penamce
Bell to bench, Aumua to start
Maybe start PT with Vaa’i (SB big workload). Lord to bench.

Halfbacks as is. Sorry TJ

10/15 DMac, Love

Back three:
Clarke and two others ...

Telea (how is his body?)
Jordan
Barrett/Love

booboo

@booboo said in New Zealand v Italy:

Back three:
Clarke and two others ...

Telea (how is his body?)
Jordan
Barrett/Love

Oh yeah. Maybe Perofeta

brodean

I'd love to see Perofeta starting and Lam get a run too, preferably in the starting lineup.

nostrildamus

Yeah would like to see Lam

African Monkey

@nostrildamus said in New Zealand v Italy:

Yeah would like to see Lam

We know that we'll only see him if injuries appear.

It's been our best selector this year.

antipodean

Holland off the bench.

Finau will be out so they'll probably start Lakai with Savea at 8 and Sititi on the blindside.

Roigard with another start. DMac to accompany him.

Lam at 12. Love at fullback. Jordie on the bench.

Machpants

@African-Monkey said in New Zealand v Italy:

@nostrildamus said in New Zealand v Italy:

Yeah would like to see Lam

We know that we'll only see him if injuries appear.

It's been our best selector this year.

Jordie won't play

African Monkey

@Machpants said in New Zealand v Italy:

@African-Monkey said in New Zealand v Italy:

@nostrildamus said in New Zealand v Italy:

Yeah would like to see Lam

We know that we'll only see him if injuries appear.

It's been our best selector this year.

Jordie won't play

So Havili to the bench.

Billy Tell

Please please gives some guys a chance. If Love isn’t in the 23 (ideally in the starting XV) then what’s the point?

Bones

I bet they still ignore Proctor.

Billy Tell

@Bones said in New Zealand v Italy:

I bet they still ignore Proctor.

Given he’s no longer in the squad I’d say you’re right.

canefan

@Billy-Tell said in New Zealand v Italy:

Please please gives some guys a chance. If Love isn’t in the 23 (ideally in the starting XV) then what’s the point?

It's only Italy. I'd like to see either Perofeta, Plummer, or both get a run at 10

KiwiMurph

Lam replaced Plummer in the squad - Plummer picked up a leg injury

canefan

@KiwiMurph said in New Zealand v Italy:

Lam replaced Plummer in the squad - Plummer picked up a leg injury

I would like to see Lam get some burn. He can cover midfield and wing

MiketheSnow

You pick your best side otherwise like others who’ve underestimated Italy you could be wearing egg

canefan

@MiketheSnow said in New Zealand v Italy:

You pick your best side otherwise like others who’ve underestimated Italy you could be wearing egg

We don't want to fall into the Fozzie trap of flooding the team with newbies. But I would like to see at least a couple of the fringe players getting a run

MiketheSnow

@canefan said in New Zealand v Italy:

@MiketheSnow said in New Zealand v Italy:

You pick your best side otherwise like others who’ve underestimated Italy you could be wearing egg

We don't want to fall into the Fozzie trap of flooding the team with newbies. But I would like to see at least a couple of the fringe players getting a run

Outside of injury they should be riding the pine desperate to get on

Mr Fish

Ethan de Groot
Asafo Aumua
Pasilio Tosi
Patrick Tuipulotu
Josh Lord
Ardie Savea
Sam Cane
Peter Lakai
Cam Roigard
Damian McKenzie
Caleb Clarke
David Havili
Anton Lienert-Brown
Mark Tele'a
Ruben Love

George Bell
Ofa Tu'ungafasi
Fletcher Newell
Fabian Holland
Christian Lio-Willie
TJ Perenara
Stephen Perofeta
AJ Lam

Bones

@Billy-Tell said in New Zealand v Italy:

@Bones said in New Zealand v Italy:

I bet they still ignore Proctor.

Given he’s no longer in the squad I’d say you’re right.

Disgraceful.

frugby

I am happy to give Lam a crack, but long-term I’m not sure he is the answer. Good player, but not really what we need at 12… another outside back. Need a good hard runner, who can distribute. Despite the criticism, the ABs were massively worse after taking J Barrett off

The Silver Fern

Italy v All Blacks