2022 Bledisloe Cup. Wallabies vs All Blacks

[Derpus]

Hard to see anything short of a 20 odd point loss.

 

[Derpus]

What's the goss on Lolesio? Are there character issues behind the scenes? He's clearly able to match it with top teams - great series against France, arguably front-runners for the world cup, match winning show against the Boks. Unless he's injured, just pick and stick.

Hes concussed.

 

[Tex]

Hes concussed.

Yeah I totally missed that.

 

[Dctarget]

I think this is going to be like the Rebels v Blues earlier this year in Melbourne. Just outsized everywhere.

 

[Viking]

Samu to score a hat-trick and the iceman to slot the winning penalty after the whistle. You heard it here first.

 

[Braveheart81]

Hes concussed.

Rennie?

Would explain the team selection.

 

[Tomthumb]

Is he picking players out of a hat these days?

 

[Dctarget]

Apparently Foley has been performing well (yay).

Samu has been pushing for starting role for a while.

Tupou is in contention for Bled #2.

 

[wamberal]

Good no, isn’t that where he plays his best footy?

no reds in the starting team, only 2 on the bench.

Is this the most Victorians in a wallabies team ever? 4? Edit: probably not, with Paisami we’d have 5.

Victoria had some wins against NSW prewar, when "Weary Dunlop" was their skipper.

 

[Members Section]

it may not be a greatest side we have put out on the park & a couple of choices are puzzling to me but I'm off to a Bledisloe in my home state with 4 born & raised Victorian's in the side & would have been 5 if Hunter got up.

 

[Dctarget]

it may not be a greatest side we have put out on the park & a couple of choices are puzzling to me but I'm off to a Bledisloe in my home state with 4 born & raised Victorian's in the side & would have been 5 if Hunter got up.

I've even had some mates who I didn't think were fans buy tickets. Sports in the air I guess.

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Nick white did deserve to get dropped, wouldn’t say the same about McReight and Hodge

Glad Arnold is gone, hopefully they don’t rush him back in again at next opportunity

 

[drewprint]

I’m ever the Wallabies optimist but seeing these two team sheets and I fear we are going to get torched.

 

[Dctarget]

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Brumbies: 10
Rebels: 5
Waratahs: 4
Reds: 2
International: 2
Western Force: 0

 

[Sir Arthur Higgins]

I don’t think we will win mostly because of flu half and 12 missing.
All three scrum half’s are not amazing. Gordon worth a shot as white has been poor.
Kellaway the best 15 sorry to
Hodge who has been solid and stays in the squad. I’d have given vuli a run earlier so he’d be in shape now but I guess that’s for the spring tour.
Mcreight was great game 1 v SA but I think we need more bulk to match up to NZ and Samu has been great. Leota I don’t have an issue with. Holloway a question mark but everyone says he’s best as a lock.
not sure what’s so bizarre about these team. Foley - what else do you do? Young guys haven’t been training with the wallabies.
I am concerned about kicking…..

 

[Joe Blow]

What does that mean?

It means I think he will go well…..a la Quade.

 

[Joe Blow]

Thoughts on Jed at 4?

Why? Surely Swain is a better fit at lock and in our best performances this year he has been there with Philip. Frost has been good off the bench.

 

[qwerty51]

Apparently Foley has been performing well (yay).

At Waratahs pre-pre-season training against kids?

 

[wamberal]

Nick white did deserve to get dropped, wouldn’t say the same about McReight and Hodge

Glad Arnold is gone, hopefully they don’t rush him back in again at next opportunity

Personally I think we have to get over the idea that a player is dropped when he is not included. It might just be horses for courses.

 

[Dctarget]

At Waratahs pre-pre-season training against kids?

from the Nathan bloke on twitter, would prefer Lolesio but "backs Bernard, was excellent last week in shadow role".