Am also looking forward to seeing Michael Little back at Albany. Losing him and Matt Vaega was pretty annoying.
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Sunwolves
Sunwolves
1 Pauliasi MANU
2 Atsushi SAKATE
3 Hiroshi YAMASHITA
4 Tom Rowe
5 James MOORE
6 Hendrik TUI
7 Shuhei MATSUHASHI
8 Rahboni WARREN VOSAYACO
9 Jamie BOOTH
10 Rikiya MATSUDA
11 Jamie HENRY
12 Michael LITTLE (C)
13 Jason EMERY
14 Gerhard van den HEEVER
15 Semisi MASIREWA
Reserves
16 Nathan VELLA
17 Alex WOONTON
18 Asaeli Ai VALU
19 Uwe HELU
20 Dan PRYOR
21 Keisuke UCHIDA
22 Hayden PARKER
23 Phil BURLEIGH
@nzzp said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@Kirwan said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@nzzp said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@Duluth said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@nzzp So Plummer should not start all season?
I don't think he shoudl start in Round 4, after a big travel game, in a team that's copped multiple changes, in a must win game, unless he's our new starting 10.
What happens if Black gets injured in a few weeks? You need game time in your backups, and games against teams like the Sunwolves is when you do it.
Fark that, we need to start winning, and we need to start building that habit. Look, I'd be delighted if Plummer is the goods - but I don't think he should be starting this game unless he's our number one 10. And if Leon doesn't know who is best 10 is, then I'm worried.
On the other hand - panicking against the Sunwolves and thinking you've got to roll out the A1 number one team to try to snatch a win isn't really sending the right signal.
@Chris-B said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@nzzp said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@Kirwan said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@nzzp said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@Duluth said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@nzzp So Plummer should not start all season?
I don't think he shoudl start in Round 4, after a big travel game, in a team that's copped multiple changes, in a must win game, unless he's our new starting 10.
What happens if Black gets injured in a few weeks? You need game time in your backups, and games against teams like the Sunwolves is when you do it.
Fark that, we need to start winning, and we need to start building that habit. Look, I'd be delighted if Plummer is the goods - but I don't think he should be starting this game unless he's our number one 10. And if Leon doesn't know who is best 10 is, then I'm worried.
On the other hand - panicking against the Sunwolves and thinking you've got to roll out the A1 number one team to try to snatch a win isn't really sending the right signal.
yeah, those bastards would never tip over a kiwi side at home.
@Machpants I make it 12 if you count Vella who is an Aucklander playing in Canterbury, and a few players Auckland born like Hendrik Tui, Will Tupou and Jamie Henry. I think that is more than there are indigenous Japanese players.
Having watched the Blues dev. team play the Hurricanes and the first half of the chiefs dev. game, I have grave concerns about Amua's defense. His poor defensive misses were basically the difference in what was otherwise an even Hurricanes game and he again cost a try with a simple one on one miss in the Chiefs game. Players simply out paced him on the outside and it was like having a prop trying to defend midfield with his lack of pace and agility. Lets hope he proves me wrong.
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Having watched the Blues dev. team play the Hurricanes and the first half of the chiefs dev. game, I have grave concerns about Amua's defense. His poor defensive misses were basically the difference in what was otherwise an even Hurricanes game and he again cost a try with a simple one on one miss in the Chiefs game. Players simply out paced him on the outside and it was like having a prop trying to defend midfield with his lack of pace and agility. Lets hope he proves me wrong.
The first missed tackle in this video for instance:
Coventry was complaining loudly about Aumua in that Hurricanes A game. I'm a little surprised that he's getting time off the bench.
@Machpants said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Ugh Ken Labann, hopefully the game is better than the commentary will be
I'll listen to the radio commentary instead. Always do that when Marshall (esp in combo with TJ), Laban or Lose are commentating.
@antipodean Slow and telegraphed too.
@KiwiMurph every move tries a huge yell, is like listening to an American. The way he's going on this is the best game ever
@Machpants said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Ugh Ken Labann, hopefully the game is better than the commentary will be
Sonny BILL.. GETS the offload away.. then PULU with the half break.
It's hard to listen to
@antipodean said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Another shit pass by Pulu.
I could just quote this every 20 seconds...
@antipodean said in Blues v Sunwolves:
@antipodean said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Another shit pass by Pulu.
I could just quote this every 20 seconds...
Yeah fucking abysmal so far.
@antipodean amazing that he was an All Black.
I don't mind Ken at all, think he provides a point of difference. At least he's not yet been criticised for pronouncing names correctly or actually knowing stuff about rugby and the players.
He's got the Nisbo bug tonight though. Apparently Nanai is playing in 11,14 & 15. Busy lad!
Lose has called Te'lea Nanai twice in the last few minutes. Taelea is a lot beefier looking than Nanai.
@Tim said in Blues v Sunwolves:
Lose has called Te'lea Nanai twice in the last few minutes. Taelea is a lot beefier looking than Nanai.
Ken would glare at you and point to his hair for that one.
