@donsteppa All jokes aside, I expect BB to play the full 80 mins so DMac would only be at 10 if BB went off injured, or was playing very poorly.
Aren't you also assuming that TJP's pass actually finds their target first?
@shark said in Bledisloe I:
McKenzie VS Folau in the air - how do we think that'd go?
The difference in height between him and BFA can't be that significant? BFA goes well.
DMac is no shrinking violet
@chris-b said in Bledisloe I:
More importantly - who starts? Naholo or Jordie? Goodhue or Lienert-Brown?
Because Hansen is pretty conservative, I reckon it will be Jordie and ALB.
Fuck you, buddy. Don't call me "conservative"!
@jaycee I always go here: http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/
Click on 'countries', then New Zealand, then results, then the year, and finally the game.
@chris-b I think plenty of 'inside' pundits were picking ALB and JB, to me the bigger surprise is Naholo over JB.
ALB and Goodhue, dont think there is a huge amount between, and was probably the combo with Crotty that sealed it.
@taniwharugby Shag is working on getting a South Island XV out there as a step towards ACT's eventual masterplan! 
@no-quarter said in Bledisloe I:
Naholo's complete meltdown in the quarter final rewarded with a start in the first Bledisloe.
Jordie Barrett missed 7 tackles in the semi final. He’s hardly earned his place
@kiwimurph said in Bledisloe I:
@sammyc playing at 13
I still don’t think he’s earned a starting spot.
These fluffybunnies are fucked. Shit midfield is shit. Lucky they are playing Aus without their two best centres. If square-wheels Crotty gets burned by Beale I'll kick someone or something.
Team should be good enough to win.
@no-quarter said in Bledisloe I:
Naholo's complete meltdown in the quarter final rewarded with a start in the first Bledisloe.
Indeed. Hansen always likes to see his test side be able to perform at the pointy end of the Super rugby tournament.
@shadowtrooper said in Bledisloe I:
I would have liked to see Richie M at least given a bench spot but hey-ho
At this stage I don’t think replacing beuadie mid game is in their plans unless injured ,
I’d like to see Richie get a start at some point though .
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
If square-wheels Crotty gets burned by Beale I'll kick someone or something.
I'm not sure how tongue in cheek you are being with Crotty but at the moment for me, he is first pick in midfield and then select around him.
He is the current Conrad Smith of the midfield in terms of organisation and execution. I'm really liking his work. Smith didn't exactly have hotwheels
@hooroo said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
If square-wheels Crotty gets burned by Beale I'll kick someone or something.
I'm not sure how tongue in cheek you are being with Crotty but at the moment for me, he is first pick in midfield and then select around him.
He is the current Conrad Smith of the midfield in terms of organisation and execution. I'm really liking his work. Smith didn't exactly have hotwheels
Conrad Smith is one of the all time great All Black centres. Don't sully his name with comparisons to Crotty. Poor man's Smith at best.
@duluth said in Bledisloe I:
Bench TH injured, replaced by a LH
Is Tu'inukuafe covering TH now?
From stuff:
It is not clear yet whether Perry, or fellow reserve prop Karl Tu'inukuafe, who is also a loosehead specialist, will cover the tighthead side. A spokesman said that would be confirmed by coach Steve Hansen at his team naming press conference
@duluth said in Bledisloe I:
@duluth said in Bledisloe I:
Bench TH injured, replaced by a LH
Is Tu'inukuafe covering TH now?
From stuff:
It is not clear yet whether Perry, or fellow reserve prop Karl Tu'inukuafe, who is also a loosehead specialist, will cover the tighthead side. A spokesman said that would be confirmed by coach Steve Hansen at his team naming press conference
Not sure the current Aussie bench props are the best blokes to have a make-shift tighthead against
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
@hooroo said in Bledisloe I:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
If square-wheels Crotty gets burned by Beale I'll kick someone or something.
I'm not sure how tongue in cheek you are being with Crotty but at the moment for me, he is first pick in midfield and then select around him.
He is the current Conrad Smith of the midfield in terms of organisation and execution. I'm really liking his work. Smith didn't exactly have hotwheels
Conrad Smith is one of the all time great All Black centres. Don't sully his name with comparisons to Crotty. Poor man's Smith at best.
Don't get me wrong, the comparison isn't between the two people, the comparison or likeness is about the roles they perform for the team and Crotty does that very well currently.