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Australia v NZ. Bledisloe Cup Series 2024. Sep 21, Sep 28

Australia vs NZ. Bledisloe Cup Series 2024 Sep 21, Sep 28

  • not watching this

    Votes: 8 14.8%
  • call it off

    Votes: 6 11.1%
  • cripple fight

    Votes: 4 7.4%
  • Soup Rugby shits and giggles 52-44 scenario

    Votes: 5 9.3%
  • NZ 2-0

    Votes: 15 27.8%
  • 1-1

    Votes: 11 20.4%
  • Aus 2-0

    Votes: 8 14.8%
  • Would somebody PLEASE hold me?

    Votes: 7 13.0%
  • Mummy! I said hold me!

    Votes: 7 13.0%
  • "Mr Cyclo! Stop holding mummy! Mr Cyclo is the bad man, mummy!"

    Votes: 11 20.4%

  • Total voters
    54

waiopehu oldboy

George Smith (75)
All Blacks:

1. Ethan de Groot (27) 2.  Codie Taylor (92) (Vice Captain) 3. Tyrel Lomax (39)  4. Scott Barrett (75)(Captain) 5. Tupou Vaa’i (33) 6. Wallace Sititi (4) 7. Sam Cane (99) 8. Ardie Savea (89) (Vice Captain) 9. TJ Perenara (86) 10.  Beauden Barrett (130) 11. Caleb Clarke (24) 12.  Anton Lienert-Brown (78) 13.  Rieko Ioane (76) 14.  Sevu Reece (29) 15.  Will Jordan (36) 16. Asafo Aumua (13) 17. Tamaiti Williams (13) 18. Pasilio Tosi (2) 19. Patrick Tuipulotu (45) 20. Luke Jacobson (23) 21.  Cortez Ratima (7) 22.  Damian McKenzie (55) 23.  David Havili (27)

Trigger alerts for @Dismal Pillock...
 

Tomikin

David Codey (61)
Prefer Tate at 10 plays more aggressive and creative than Noah, ABs will expect Noah's boring style of game. ABs have been strong in the first 40, need to hit them hard upfront to kill momentum start BPA and bench Fez.
This must be a joke lol
 

The Ghost of Raelene

Simon Poidevin (60)
Its hilarious to me that Razor is doing exactly what Foster was doing. Arguably, he's even worse than Foster so far.
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zer0

John Thornett (49)
All Blacks:

1. Ethan de Groot (27) 2.  Codie Taylor (92) (Vice Captain) 3. Tyrel Lomax (39)  4. Scott Barrett (75)(Captain) 5. Tupou Vaa’i (33) 6. Wallace Sititi (4) 7. Sam Cane (99) 8. Ardie Savea (89) (Vice Captain) 9. TJ Perenara (86) 10.  Beauden Barrett (130) 11. Caleb Clarke (24) 12.  Anton Lienert-Brown (78) 13.  Rieko Ioane (76) 14.  Sevu Reece (29) 15.  Will Jordan (36) 16. Asafo Aumua (13) 17. Tamaiti Williams (13) 18. Pasilio Tosi (2) 19. Patrick Tuipulotu (45) 20. Luke Jacobson (23) 21.  Cortez Ratima (7) 22.  Damian McKenzie (55) 23.  David Havili (27)

Trigger alerts for @Dismal Pillock...

I am deeply underwhelmed.

Is he? thought he left.

He was just swanning around Japan but is returning next season. By all rights he should be banished to the stands of Eden Park though. Hopefully Cotter does what's best for the Blues and ignores any (likely) requests to start him at 10 (or anywhere, tbh). The killdozer doesn't need his self-cottonwooling negativity.
 

scrans21

Ted Fahey (11)
Could Beauden potentially break Whitelock's record by the end of his career? I didn't realise he was already on 130 caps.
 

rugbyAU

Bob Davidson (42)
Squad announced at 11.30 but LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and BPA still on the bench, Kailea comes in for Slipper


It will likely be:
1 - Bell
2 - Faessler
3 - Tupou
4 - Frost
5 - Williams
6 - Valetini
7 - McReight
8 - Wilson
9 - Gordon
10 - Lolesio
11 - Peitsch
12 - Paisami
13 - Ikitau
14 - Kellaway
15 - Wright
16 - BPA
17 - Kailea
18 - AA
19 - LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
20 - Gleeson
21 - McDermott
22 - Donaldson
23 - Flook
 

zer0

John Thornett (49)
Just realised this also means Beauden will be the goal kicker. Well. If he misses the first then might as well bring McKenzie on immediately just to kick goals.

Though it would be funny if they lost because Barrett has a not uncommon kicking disaster. Even funnier if Barrett has a not uncommon kicking disaster, McKenzie comes on in the final quarter, goes nuts setting up tries and kicking goals, and they still lose by 3 because of the preceding not uncommon Barrett kicking disaster.
 

rugbyAU

Bob Davidson (42)
Wallabies (1-15): Angus Bell, Matt Faessler, Taniela Tupou, Nick Frost, Jeremy Williams, Rob Valetini, Fraser McReight, harry Wilson (c), Jake Gordon, Noah Lolesio, Dylan Pietsch, Hunter Paisami, Len Ikitau, Andrew Kellaway, Tom Wright

Reserves: Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Isaac Kailea, Allan Ala'alatoa, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Lang Gleeson, Tate McDermott, Ben Donaldson, Josh Flook
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rugbyAU

Bob Davidson (42)
Starting to get a solid look about the team. Think Pietsch offers more than an out of form Koro, while Flook gives the bench a bit more versatility. We seem to be heading in a positive direction with selections and hopefully that will reflect in results soon.
Agree, but I don't think Flook offers the required versatility for #23 given he can really only play OC to a test standard, when they're fit Daungunu and Petaia would fit that role better
 
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