All Blacks v Argentina I
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If one assumes the late arrivals won’t play, we end up with Vaa’i at 6, Kirifi 7, RD 8 and Finau as bench loosie.
Then Patty T on bench for lock change at some point.
That would mean Finau covering injuries to Vaa’i or RD, and moving to 8 if Kirifi subbed at some point.
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If one assumes the late arrivals won’t play, we end up with Vaa’i at 6, Kirifi 7, RD 8 and Finau as bench loosie.
Then Patty T on bench for lock change at some point.
That would mean Finau covering injuries to Vaa’i or RD, and moving to 8 if Kirifi subbed at some point.
@pakman said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
If one assumes the late arrivals won’t play, we end up with Vaa’i at 6, Kirifi 7, RD 8 and Finau as bench loosie.
Then Patty T on bench for lock change at some point.
That would mean Finau covering injuries to Vaa’i or RD, and moving to 8 if Kirifi subbed at some point.
I think you're spot on. I forgot about Finau.
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This game is shaping up as a bit of a banana skin game for the ABs with the amount of injured players, players coming back from injury, inexperienced, and players flying in late - and most importantly the unpredictable nature of the Pumas.
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This game is shaping up as a bit of a banana skin game for the ABs with the amount of injured players, players coming back from injury, inexperienced, and players flying in late - and most importantly the unpredictable nature of the Pumas.
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This game is shaping up as a bit of a banana skin game for the ABs with the amount of injured players, players coming back from injury, inexperienced, and players flying in late - and most importantly the unpredictable nature of the Pumas.
@brodean will be a lot of pressure and expectation on them to deliver at home, given they usually don't...pressure works both ways
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If you were keen on that, why not Parker at 8? That gives plenty of height and a guy who has been in that shirt a bit lately?
@gt12 said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
If you were keen on that, why not Parker at 8? That gives plenty of height and a guy who has been in that shirt a bit lately?
Like sparky said, I presumed that players who played NPC last weekend will only come into consideration for the second Test. That might not be the case, though, so that would change things. I wouldn’t pick Parker to start at 8, though, as he’s just back from injury and had some loose carries/poor turnovers against Southland. If the NPC players are available, I’d go for Lakai at the back of the scrum (who I think is the genuine Sititi back up, anyway).
As for the Finau at 8-thing, it's not so much that I'm keen on those selections (I'm firmly in the Sititi at 8-camp) as I'm curious to seeing the combination. It looks a bit unconventional but I think it could work pretty well. Finau plays a lot like an 8, so why not try him there. It would also add to his utility value from the bench.
Then again, I could also see how that particular combination could potentially not click in a Test. But I'd be interested in seeing how and why things would come unstuck. So yeah, for me, it's a bit of a high-risk, high-reward kind of selection. Also, if they want to go big for South Africa, this kind of loose forward trio would be interesting to look at, as a kind of trial run.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
TBF, no matches matter until the return of Atua Mo'unga in late 2026.
Good to see you’ve finally got the memo.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
TBF, no matches matter until the return of Atua Mo'unga in late 2026.
Good to see you’ve finally got the memo.
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
@Nepia said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
TBF, no matches matter until the return of Atua Mo'unga in late 2026.
Good to see you’ve finally got the memo.
We all got the memo the day Combover started crying about him about a week into his tenure.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
@Nepia said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
TBF, no matches matter until the return of Atua Mo'unga in late 2026.
Good to see you’ve finally got the memo.
We all got the memo the day Combover started crying about him about a week into his tenure.
@Nepia said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
@Nepia said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
TBF, no matches matter until the return of Atua Mo'unga in late 2026.
Good to see you’ve finally got the memo.
We all got the memo the day Combover started crying about him about a week into his tenure.
It's pretty....crafty...
From day one set out that your employer isn't giving you the tools to succeed and therefore any failure is laid out at their feet.
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This game is shaping up as a bit of a banana skin game for the ABs with the amount of injured players, players coming back from injury, inexperienced, and players flying in late - and most importantly the unpredictable nature of the Pumas.
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@brodean Banana skin days are long gone. This is a must front up or get embarrassed fixture since 2020.
@game_film said in All Blacks v Argentina I:
@brodean Banana skin days are long gone. This is a must front up or get embarrassed fixture since 2020.
There should be no complacency, they have beaten us recently
