Wallabies v All Blacks, Saturday 19th August, ANZ Stadium Sydney

[KOB1987]

So we are looking at something like:

1. Sio
2. TPN
3. Alan
4. Arnold
5. Coleman
6. Hanigan
7. Hooper
8. Timani
9. Genia
10. Foley
11. Folau
12. Hodge
13. Kerevi
14. Speight
15. Beale

16. Moore
17. Faulkner
18. Kepu
19. Douglas
20. McMahon
21. Phipps
22. Meakes
23. DHP

 

[upthereds#!]

Mmm if DHP is fit I can't see the back 3 changing from 11. DHP, 14. Speight and 15. Folau with Beale @ 12.

Would push Hodge as a utility back off the bench - either as a super cover in a 7/2 split or with Meakes or Koroibete.

If DHP is not fit, then Hodge to take his place as a kicking wing, with Meakes and Koroibete on the bench.

 

[Brumbieman]

Would go Meakes at 12, TK at 13, with Kerevi off the bench.


Or, and this gives me a semi, Kerevi at 12 and Meakes at 13. Meakes has got a wonderful offloading game, and league-like passing game that always seems to find his runners. Can see him charging into gaps, because the defence is so focussed on Kerevi at 12, with Meakes offloading at 13 to people like Beale, Folau and Speight on various support angles.....


I like TK but his distribution game is rubbish.


Phipps
Foley
Folau
Kerevi
Meakes
Speight
Beale


Me likey.

 

[fatprop]

Mmm if DHP is fit I can't see the back 3 changing from 11. DHP, 14. Speight and 15. Folau with Beale @ 12.

Would push Hodge as a utility back off the bench - either as a super cover in a 7/2 split or with Meakes or Koroibete.

If DHP is not fit, then Hodge to take his place as a kicking wing, with Meakes and Koroibete on the bench.

Some talk in the paper about Beale still recovering from Hamstring (hasn't been doing all the sessions), add to that he hasn't played for a while and he may come off the bench for this one.

That could lead to Hodge or Meekes at 12; and that tighter defensive option could put Kerevi at 13

 

[TOCC]

couldn't really care about this match... ARU have sucked the passion out of rugby union this year.. All Blacks aren't our enemy any more, the ARU are

 

[Tex]

Fark. Five days out from Bledisloe 1 and this thread has four posts, rather than 24 pages. Says a lot about the level of disinterest among rusted on lunatic supporters.

ARU and SANZAAR have truly crapped on their own door step.

Re. our team, I'm looking forward to the young locks (guessing Arnold and Coleman) get tested against the best combo in the world. Hopefully they dish out some punishment.

 

[upthereds#!]

I'm in in to support the players, not the board members and executive.

 

[upthereds#!]

Some talk in the paper about Beale still recovering from Hamstring (hasn't been doing all the sessions), add to that he hasn't played for a while and he may come off the bench for this one.

That could lead to Hodge or Meekes at 12; and that tighter defensive option could put Kerevi at 13

Cheika says he is fit, but cheika also says alot of things that are a bit wishy washy.

If Beale AND DHP are sore then could see this.....

9. Genia 10. Foley 11. Hodge 12. Meakes. 13. Kerevi 14. Speight 15. Folau

21. Phipps 22. TK 23. Koroibete

 

[TOCC]

I'm in in to support the players, not the board members and executive.

i agree, which is why il probably still watch it, albeit on delay

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

Cheika says he is fit, but cheika also says alot of things that are a bit wishy washy.

If Beale AND DHP are sore then could see this...

9. Genia 10. Foley 11. Hodge 12. Meakes. 13. Kerevi 14. Speight 15. Folau

21. Phipps 22. TK 23. Koroibete

I'd suggest Beale, Kerevi (shifting in with TK at 13) or Hodge will all play before Meakes.

 

[The torpedo]

i agree, which is why il probably still watch it, albeit on delay

I will probably watch it live, see everything go utterly pear-shaped in the 1st 20 minutes, then switch off and watch something else

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Dane Coles out, Ricky Ricitelli called up as cover:

http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/RugbyChampionship/all-black-coles-out-of-wallaby-test-20170813

 

[Braveheart81]

Jerome Garces is out injured!

Wayne Barnes is now the referee.

 

[Highlander35]

Woo. Barnesy. TBRITW when it's not a Scotland match.

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[Ulrich]

I reckon the All Blacks will just up the ante again this year and we will all be looking on as Springbok and Wallabies supporters next year on how we can stem the tide once more.

It has become really hard to get excited about anything since locally our Currie Cup is diluted. Super Rugby is a shambles and the national sides for most bar NZ, Eng and maybe Ireland are not quite what you'd expect.

 

[KOB1987]

i agree, which is why il probably still watch it, albeit on delay

I agree too, however I'm actually going to the game

 

[duckbill]

So unenthused... Between the Force debacle, Chieka's bewildering selections and Hooper as new captain I just can't build any interest... Feels like the end of the Deans era but the frustration was strong then... Meh....

 

[Scrubber2050]

So unenthused. Between the Force debacle, Chieka's bewildering selections and Hooper as new captain I just can't build any interest. Feels like the end of the Deans era but the frustration was strong then. Meh..

Well there are plenty of "no fault" Cheika supporters on here. You know who you are.

Australian rugby is in diabolical times and the blokes at the top have only fucked it further, not made it better or even improved it.

Some players are getting the jersey cheaply, others just shouldn't be there. Both those things erode culture and the erosion is happening.

Time for accretion (look it up) but I fear that will take some years with a different direction from the top.

 

[jimmydubs]

I know what accretion means but I don't honestly know what you mean in that sentence.

Edit: ok just the opposite of the last paragraph, brain turned off between the too

 

[KOB1987]

Some talk that Rodda will get the 19.