Blues Vs Rebels Round 10 @ Eden Park

[Hawko]

I thought Tana might be the saviour for Auckland but he can't select a team to save himself.

1. Tu'ungafasi should be starting at LHP and playing 65 minutes instead of playing 35 minutes at THP. Earlier in the year Tu'ungafasi at LHP was absolute dynamite! With Weeks out the Rebel scrum is very vulnerable.
2. How Akira Ioane can't get a starting place is beyond me. The guy is a bit of a cheap shot merchant but he sure can play.
3. Tevita Li instead of Nanai? FFS! Nanai only gets on the bench if Duffie fails to recover.
4. This is Rieko's last game before he goes back to sevens but earlier this year he was coming off the bench! Impossible to understand.

I still think the Blues will win this in a canter. Neutralise a couple of players and the Rebels have no firepower.

 

[Scrubber2050]

Yep agree that the Rebs will do it tough this week.

Think they will cop an absolute pasting, especially at THAT ground

Wish 'em luck though !!!!!!

 

[Tex]

If the Rebels lose I guess they can at least console themselves with the fact that they'll be leaving Aukland immediately after.

Our thoughts and sympathies lie, as always, with our friends across the ditch. Curious inhabitants of a large-ish pacific island nation, wholly dependent on a milking herd and taxpayer-funded fantasy movie franchises.

Shame about Lorenzo. Hagan is still a bit of an unknown quantity for mine.

 

[GoMelbRebels]

Rebeel team to face the Blues...

 

[oztimmay]

Weekend team. Hagan to start.

 

[Highlander35]

Woo. Metch.

 

[Mr Wobbly]

The match preview is up on the home page - http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/match-preview-blues-vs-rebels/

Feel free to agree with me in the comments as much as you like

 

[Mr Wobbly]

If the Rebels lose I guess they can at least console themselves with the fact that they'll be leaving Aukland immediately after.

Our thoughts and sympathies lie, as always, with our friends across the ditch. Curious inhabitants of a large-ish pacific island nation, wholly dependent on a milking herd and taxpayer-funded fantasy movie franchises.

Shame about Lorenzo. Hagan is still a bit of an unknown quantity for mine.

C'mon, Awklund is a great little spot (to change flights).

I think Hagan has been pretty good (apart from when he wasn't watching last week!). He seems to be getting fitter and more used to the pace of the game but it will be interesting to see if he can go for an hour or more.

 

[RebelYell]

Stay tuned for one more change, as per almost every week... Culum Retallick will be on the plane

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Blues: 15 Lolagi Visinia, 14 Rieko Ioane, 13 George Moala, 12 Piers Francis, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Bryn Hall, 8 Steven Luatua, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Patrick Tuipulotu or Hoani Matenga, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 James Parsons (c), 1 Sam Prattley. Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Nic Mayhew or Namatahi Waa, 18 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 19 Akira Ioane, 20 Kara Pryor, 21 Billy Guyton, 22 Matt McGahan, 23 Melani Nanai or Matt Duffie

Rebels: 15 Jonah Placid, 14 Cam Crawford, 13 Reece Hodge, 12 Tamati Ellison, 11 Sefa Naivalu, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9 Nic Stirzaker (c), 8 Adam Thomson, 7 Sean McMahon, 6 Jordy Reid, 5 Lopeti Timani, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 James Hanson, 1 Toby Smith. Replacements: 16 Pat Leafa, 17 Cruze Ah Nau, 18 Tim Metcher, 19 Sam Jeffries, 20 Colby Fainga’a, 21 Ben Meehan, 22 Sione Tuipul

 

[swingpass]

C'mon, Awklund is a great little spot (to change flights).

I think Hagan has been pretty good (apart from when he wasn't watching last week!). He seems to be getting fitter and more used to the pace of the game but it will be interesting to see if he can go for an hour or more.

agree seems to be adapting pretty well but 60 + mins will test him.

 

[swingpass]

Realistically though, this is a no-lose proposition for the Blues.

A nation's worst side should succumb to another nation's best.

The Re-bills will plug away in their disenfranchised expansion lottery way. Go thru the patterns in their tedious, unwatchable what's-this-shit-maybe-there's-something-on-the-movie-channel manner. The Blues, from rugby country, from Onehunga to Otahuhu, natural talent all over the park, only need Rieko Ioane, or Melanie Nanai, or anyone really, to catch jailbreak fever for 30 seconds and that'll get them over the hump

you seem rather bullish this week !

did the postage with the repaired plastic doll arrive on Pitcairn ?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

you seem rather bullish this week !

did the postage with the repaired plastic doll arrive on Pitcairn ?

Can't help but notice that despite some world class baiting & goading from Pitcairn's favourite son, none of youse Melbourne hipster types have the cojones to call him out for a signature & avatar bet: dissing D'Auckland is like shooting diseased fish in the barrel that caused them to be diseased, show some old-fashioned Vic pride ffs.

 

[swingpass]

Can't help but notice that despite some world class baiting & goading from Pitcairn's favourite son, none of youse Melbourne hipster types have the cojones to call him out for a signature & avatar bet: dissing D'Auckland is like shooting diseased fish in the barrel that caused them to be diseased, show some old-fashioned Vic pride ffs.

generally we are far too smart to bet against any NZ rugby team at Eden Park. i will quietly bask in the glow if we win and be happy to read DP's posts if we lose.

 

[GoMelbRebels]

generally we are far too smart to bet against any NZ rugby team at Eden Park. i will quietly bask in the glow if we win and be happy to read DP's posts if we lose.

Eden Park can't be that special. They are talking about tearing it down and there appears to be a distinct lack of "up in arms".

 

[swingpass]

Eden Park can't be that special. They are talking about tearing it down and there appears to be a distinct lack of "up in arms".

ask any Australian XV who haven't won since 1986

 

[GoMelbRebels]

ask any Australian XV who haven't won since 1986

That's why I am surprised they want to get rid of it and rebuild. Then again, it's a good way to make that record stand forever!

 

[galumay]

The Rebs havent been able to win against any of the higher ranked teams, the Bloos might lie low on the table but the home ground advantage will help the bloos get this one. Mind you its impossible to discount the bloos somehow cocking it up and finding a way to fashion a loss - its their special talent.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

you seem rather bullish this week !

haha, i typed out a pile of horseshit this morning after site admin commissioned me for a prematch front page stoush with some foreign psycho named "Dazza" but the bloke seems to have wandered off, maybe preoccupied crocheting doilies for his domineering nana...... so rather then delete the nonsense i just dumped the whole lot on page 1 of this thread. Yes, i know, in hindsight, should have deleted haha

did the postage with the repaired plastic doll arrive on Pitcairn ?

Yes, both mother and daughter are doing fine.

Thank you.




ps I named the child "Byronella".

Like salmonella but even uglier.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

ask any Australian XV who haven't won since 1986

you wouldnt fucking credit it but i was there that day. FUCKING PAPWORTH!