All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II

[booboo]

@Landers92 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

Had to ask if I was having my leg pulled… hope I’m not so apologies in advance if it isn’t correct. Usual contact so have no reason to believe it isn’t correct. Maybe I’m just a little surprised due to a certain name on the wing(which should bring some interesting opinions).

9. Roigard
10. Dmac
11. Faingaʻanuku
12. J. Barrett
13. Tupaea
14. L. Carter
15. Jordan

Bench
21. Ratima
22. Ioane
23. Love

Have at it!

On the whole I don't mind, except where's Clarke? (Don't really mine Leicester but like Clarke a lot.)

Other than that there's not too much controversial.

[gt12]

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[pakman]

@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

McDermott going to need surgery on his hamstring - out for a while it seems

Great player.

[pakman]

@Grooter what’s his pack look like?

[nostrildamus]

@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

On the whole I don't mind, except where's Clarke? (Don't really mine Leicester but like Clarke a lot.)

Other than that there's not too much controversial.

Clarke is potentially injured-ankle.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/29/analysis-all-blacks-have-found-a-keeper-in-carter/

[canefan]

@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

@Landers92 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

Had to ask if I was having my leg pulled… hope I’m not so apologies in advance if it isn’t correct. Usual contact so have no reason to believe it isn’t correct. Maybe I’m just a little surprised due to a certain name on the wing(which should bring some interesting opinions).

9. Roigard
10. Dmac
11. Faingaʻanuku
12. J. Barrett
13. Tupaea
14. L. Carter
15. Jordan

Bench
21. Ratima
22. Ioane
23. Love

Have at it!

On the whole I don't mind, except where's Clarke? (Don't really mine Leicester but like Clarke a lot.)

Other than that there's not too much controversial.

I can't find an official confirmation, but it would seem he has failed to recover from reinjuring his ankle

[Frank]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

@Landers92 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

Had to ask if I was having my leg pulled… hope I’m not so apologies in advance if it isn’t correct. Usual contact so have no reason to believe it isn’t correct. Maybe I’m just a little surprised due to a certain name on the wing(which should bring some interesting opinions).

9. Roigard
10. Dmac
11. Faingaʻanuku
12. J. Barrett
13. Tupaea
14. L. Carter
15. Jordan

Bench
21. Ratima
22. Ioane
23. Love

Have at it!

Definitely interesting. Don’t think many would have picked that backline to start the year.

Do you agree with Proctor being dropped?

[canefan]

@Frank said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

@Landers92 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

Had to ask if I was having my leg pulled… hope I’m not so apologies in advance if it isn’t correct. Usual contact so have no reason to believe it isn’t correct. Maybe I’m just a little surprised due to a certain name on the wing(which should bring some interesting opinions).

9. Roigard
10. Dmac
11. Faingaʻanuku
12. J. Barrett
13. Tupaea
14. L. Carter
15. Jordan

Bench
21. Ratima
22. Ioane
23. Love

Have at it!

Definitely interesting. Don’t think many would have picked that backline to start the year.

Do you agree with Proctor being dropped?

He hasn't grabbed his opportunity by the scruff of the neck, regardless of how bad the backline has been in general. It's not the end for him yet, but I think a change was reasonable

[No Quarter]

@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

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Damn they are still haunted by McCaw 10 years on

[nostrildamus]

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

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Damn they are still haunted by McCaw 10 years on

Turns out it was McCaw who had/has the aura.

[gt12]

Tupaea at 13 is a big call, it gives me the heebies when he is there at the Chiefs as he looks lost.

However, Proctor hasn't exactly been setting the world on fire and if they can get Tupaea bedded in at 13, he becomes a very useful squaddie.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@Landers92 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

Had to ask if I was having my leg pulled… hope I’m not so apologies in advance if it isn’t correct. Usual contact so have no reason to believe it isn’t correct. Maybe I’m just a little surprised due to a certain name on the wing(which should bring some interesting opinions).

9. Roigard
10. Dmac
11. Faingaʻanuku
12. J. Barrett
13. Tupaea
14. L. Carter
15. Jordan

Bench
21. Ratima
22. Ioane
23. Love

Have at it!

Speaking my Love language!

[mohikamo]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

Now for the forwards...

yeah
if the forwards dont bring it, doesn't matter who the fuck the backs are

[Jet]

@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

Tupaea at 13 is a big call, it gives me the heebies when he is there at the Chiefs as he looks lost.

However, Proctor hasn't exactly been setting the world on fire and if they can get Tupaea bedded in at 13, he becomes a very useful squaddie.

Interesting to see how he gets on positionally but one thing I like about himself and Leicester, regardless of the number on their backs, is they rarely go backwards with ball in hand.

Roigard, Leroy,DMAC and Jordan bring the scalpel.

Jordie, Quinn and Leicester bring the hammer.

Everyone from 9-15 in that lineup is a threat in one form or another.

Reece, Christie,Proctor, Rieko, ALB and Beaudy were neither hammer nor scalpel.

[gt12]

@Jet

Yeah, I think about a month ago I suggested that Quinn at 13 was worth a try, but that we should be ready for some very average reads as he isn't a natural 13.

He already has a tendency to miss a lot of tackles, and I would expect that won't change at 13.

I think he does have some speed to cover the outside break, so it will be interesting to see how they try to manipulate him and get him on the outside shoulder as that is usually his weakness.

This week with Clarke out, I'd expect a lot more air attack from the Aussies. Last week Jordie went well covering there, I'll be interested to see what Schmidt has dreamed up to exploit the way they were using him on the wing in that situation.

It's interesting that you mentioned Reece, as Carter looks like a fast, explosive Reece to me. I don't mean that in a bad way.

[game_film]

I guess the Sevu Reece era has also concluded?

[gt12]

@game_film said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

I guess the Sevu Reece era has also concluded?

Fuck, one would hope.

[brodean]

Wouldn't be surprised if that backline gets sliced up by the Wallabies. Wasn’t Tupaea at 13 in that last quarter against SA?

[Jet]

@brodean said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

Wouldn't be surprised if that backline gets sliced up by the Wallabies. Wasn’t Tupaea at 13 in that last quarter against SA?

Lets see how it plays out in reality.

There could be a fair bit of positional interchange depending on the game state.

[ACT Crusader]

@brodean said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:

Wouldn't be surprised if that backline gets sliced up by the Wallabies. Wasn’t Tupaea at 13 in that last quarter against SA?

No, Proctor was.

QT was at 2nd 5 and Jordie moved to fullback shifting Jordan to the wing with Clarke off.