MDMonkey D Luffy
Pro6,277 posts
MDMonkey D LuffyPro6,277 posts
12 Aug 2015, 21:04#1
hansen has said he will be playing the best All Black side possible this weekend, and while i could ask why dafuq didnt he do that in the beginning, i will instead post my best All Blacks team for this sat.
i would love to see who u guys think should be there...
uzumaki All Blacks for operation 13 years,,,
1 t woodc0ck, 2 d coles, 3 n laulala
4 b retallick, 5 s whitelock
6 j kaino, 8 k read, 7 king richie
9 tj perenara, 10 b barret
12 m nonu, 13 c smith
11 c piutau, 15 b smith, 14 n mline skudder
16 c taylor, 17 w crockett, 18 o franks, 19 j thrush, 20 v vito, 21 aa smith, 22 c slade, 23 m fekitoa
ABABasquefan
Pro2,549 posts
12 Aug 2015, 21:16#2
The team has been anounced.
New Zealand:
15 Ben Smith, 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13
Conrad Smith, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Aaron
Smith, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 Victor Vito, 5 Samuel
Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Tony
Woodcock
Replacements:
16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18
Nepo Laulala, 19 Jerome Kaino, 20 Sam Cane, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Colin
Slade, 23 Malakai Fekitoa
MDMonkey D Luffy
Pro6,277 posts
MDMonkey D LuffyPro6,277 posts
12 Aug 2015, 21:28#3
two loose forwards instead of a specialist lock on the bench??? thats a huge gamble.
then again, not having romano and broadhurst in the team is a silver lining lolz,
damn i wish patrick tuipoltu wasnt injured.
unlucky to not see charles piutau in the team, hes been the form outside back for the All Blacks IMO.
but seeing vito start does make up for it in my books.
time for vito to take the buklls by the horns and make the most of this opportunity.
GO THE MIGHTY MIGHTY ALL BLACKS!!!
12 Aug 2015, 22:03#4
Vito has had his chances in the past and not been up to test standard in my opinion.Being a biased Chiefs supporter I would've started with Messam!
JWJust_win
Captain18,570 posts
JWJust_winCaptain18,570 posts
12 Aug 2015, 22:08#5
They know what Messam can do. Vito is bigger & has potential to be very good against the big forwards. IMO they want to see how he has done on his workons, i.e. being more physical.
DEDenny
Captain12,893 posts
13 Aug 2015, 01:15#7
In tipping an AB win it's going to be interesting to see how they overcome the twin scavenger damage imposed by Pockok and Hooper. Hansen would have to have some sort of strategy in place to minimize the effect of not winning turn over ball.
13 Aug 2015, 06:36#8
...Yup good idea having loosies as locks...see Hansens giving last weeks team a chance to redeem themselves so will be interesting to see if they play the same predictable rugby as last week...that was the beauty about Crudens game - you never knew what he was going to do next, kept the opposition guessing and they stood off... whereas now they're all up almost off side and we 're telegraphing our plays...a bit more creativity and imagination needed otherwise will be the same result as last week...
BEBeeno1
Captain40,032 posts
BEBeeno1Captain40,032 posts
13 Aug 2015, 08:19#9
1 t woodc0ck, 2 d coles, 3 n laulala
4 b retallick, 5 s whitelock
6 j kaino, 8 k read, 7 king richie (Read struggling)
9 tj perenara, 10 b barret (glass jaw players)
12 m nonu, 13 c smith
11 c piutau, 15 b smith, 14 n mline skudder
16 c taylor, 17 w crockett, 18 o franks, 19 j thrush, 20 v vito, 21 aa smith, 22 c slade, 23 m fekitoa
A lot of players lacking in class.
Wee abs will be frothing at the mouth and will have gone out of the way to get ref sorted. If wee abs cant win this they are in huge trouble.
Go Ozzz - the lessor of two evils in my considered opinion.
DEDenny
Captain12,893 posts
13 Aug 2015, 08:27#10
Uh-oh...I see Cheika has opted to start with the revolving door no defence, Quade Cooper....half your luck Kiwis!
JEJeromeV
Club Pro492 posts
13 Aug 2015, 10:53#11
Underestimating Sopoaga and Fekitoa will lead to more defeats in future matches. Both must be in the starting XV imo. They bring more energy and enthusiasm to keep the team on the front foot.
Hansen will have to learn lessons from recent matches before the RWC takes place.
13 Aug 2015, 14:01#16
Cloudy, he is simply overrated. A bullet pass from Aaron Smith is wasted to Carter because he is so slow the banana defense from the opposition is up to him before he can move - case in point, Bismarck catching him before he could even turn. Even if he has time to pass when the defense is back peddling, he lobs a hospital pass EVERY TIME to those outside of him giving time for the defense to set. He is so slow in his attempts to run the ball even Hooper is faster than him. He is also weak-->it has been 10years since the last time I saw Carter fend anyone. His kicking is dismal-->missed conversions, missed penalty touch finders (the list goes on) . I see no reason to take him to the RWC except as a passenger.
BEBeeno1
Captain40,032 posts
BEBeeno1Captain40,032 posts
13 Aug 2015, 14:05#17
Hmmmm could be hacked waaaugh is taking my advice re Dan. But be fair Hacked wauugh Carter has been a great player in years gone by.Bullet pass by Aaron. what have I been missing!
13 Aug 2015, 14:11#18
Seriously Beanhead, remember that win by the Poms over the ABs years ago, one of the tries was by a Tuilagi intercept of a weak lobbed pass by Carter to Read. Years before that Carlos Spencer intercepted a similar pass from Carter in an Auckland Blues vs Canterbury game.
