All Blacks team named- 7 changes

[chriscullen]

Team has 7 changes as follows
15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Isaia Toeava, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Josevata Rokocoko, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain),6 Adam Thomson, 3 Tom Donnelly,4 Brad Thorn, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock. Reserves: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 John Afoa, 18 Jason Eaton, 19 Rodney So'oialo, 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Hosea Gear.

 

[Ash]

What's wrong with Sivi?

Why the hell have they persisted with the woefully out of form Rok all 3N?

 

[Grandmaster Flash]

Sivi injured. Ross dumped altogether. All the talk is that Ice has been great playing from FB of late, and I rate Mils as a 13, guess they didn't want too much backline shuffling.

 

[chriscullen]

Joe has had more chances than anyone I can think of. He is like Mark Taylor the cricketer who seemed to have a hundred lives, obviously eventually he will have a good outing. Tialata has also had a whole career of playing average yet he remains in Henrys good books. Toeava can be very hot and cold but at the moment he is the ABs best option.

 

[cheezel]

I didn't think Ross did too much to be dropped altogether.

 

[Ash]

Tialata has also had a whole career of playing average yet he remains in Henrys good books.

Yeah. Amazed by the constant Tialata selections. Some games he looks handy around the field, other games he's nowhere. But he'd have to be the worst scrummaging TH the ABs have played in a long long time. Robinson last year was handing his ass to him on a platter.

The ABs must sure miss Sommerville, and be ruing Hayman not returning. There are not a lot of quality TH props around, and the ABs have lost some of the best.

What happened to Franks?

 

[Newb]

injuries and lack of faith taking it's toll....?? team looks a bit thin to me.

i'm assuming owen franks is hurt cuz there is NO way that tialata should take his place or even afoa on the bench. big step back there.

ross gets dumped why? if not hurt also confusing to me as he seemed like a real development. much more than eaton or heck even donnelly who always looks a bit uncoordinated to me.

i think thomson and read are both toss ups as to how effective they can be. each seems to have good and bad games at random.

rok should be dumped but i guess the cupboards are too bare. gear deserves a chance though, as does jane. nonu and toeava can also run hot and cold so again who knows. both can catch a case of the dropsies though so i hope it spreads.

if mils fires though the backline could be pretty dangerous. unless the duck also comes in. i can hear the howls in NZ from here about him being there. i imagine remarks on the fern aren't so positive about this weeks team. lots of members looking for renaissance efforts.

 

[TheRiddler]

I'm assuming owen franks is hurt cuz there is NO way that tialata should take his place or even afoa on the bench.

ross gets dumped why? if not hurt also confusing to me as he seemed like a real development. much more than eaton or heck even donnelly who always looks a bit uncoordinated to me.

You wouldnt happen to have Franks and Ross in your Fantasy Team would you? :

 

[Newb]

I'm assuming owen franks is hurt cuz there is NO way that tialata should take his place or even afoa on the bench.

ross gets dumped why? if not hurt also confusing to me as he seemed like a real development. much more than eaton or heck even donnelly who always looks a bit uncoordinated to me.

You wouldnt happen to have Franks and Ross in your Fantasy Team would you? :

that wasn't the initial motivation of the comment, but now that i think about it, i do have ross in there... crap.

 

[cheezel]

Sorry, this is a little bit off topic but I haven't been given any transfers for the last two weeks. Are you only allowed so many for the entire series?

 

[Newb]

Sorry, this is a little bit off topic but I haven't been given any transfers for the last two weeks. Are you only allowed so many for the entire series?

i believe you only get 10 for the whole she-bang-a-bang. not really 2 per week, although that is the most you can use in any one week. again, a lackluster part of this fantasy comp. fox sports is so much better... wish i could have started the league there but no dice.

 

[chriscullen]

Coaches have said Ross is having a spell after a hard campaign and being so young they want to tread carefully with him although they then said Donnelly is a seasoned player who is more physical than Ross. Hansen then said Tialata is nzs best tighthead prop and has been working on things recently and has improved.

 

[disco]

AB's scrum went to shit when Franks went off, so I can't see why he was dropped.

They seem to have gone heavy on the lineout jumpers this week with Read & Thompson both very good options alongside the locks although I see Brad Thorn as the weakest link so we whould be throwing to him in attack.

Our backs need to shut down Nonu & Toeava early & hopefully keep thier confidence low. If they can achieve that early then it will make the rest of the night easy.

 

[cheezel]

i believe you only get 10 for the whole she-bang-a-bang. not really 2 per week, although that is the most you can use in any one week. again, a lackluster part of this fantasy comp. fox sports is so much better... wish i could have started the league there but no dice.

I am in trouble, i haven't got a hooker and a lock.

 

[Mainlander]

i believe you only get 10 for the whole she-bang-a-bang. not really 2 per week, although that is the most you can use in any one week. again, a lackluster part of this fantasy comp. fox sports is so much better... wish i could have started the league there but no dice.

I am in trouble, i haven't got a hooker and a lock.

Either has Ted.

 

[spectator]

Coaches have said Ross is having a spell after a hard campaign and being so young they want to tread carefully with him although they then said Donnelly is a seasoned player who is more physical than Ross. Hansen then said Tialata is nzs best tighthead prop and has been working on things recently and has improved.

Hope that is the reason for him not being there as he has been impressive IMO.