Bledisloe # 3 - Saturday 31st October, ANZ Stadium

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ AAP article reprinted on stuff says 11:30 which I assume would be Aus time: if it's NZ time then 12:30 Aus as I think we're both on Faded Curtain Time now so still a two-hour diff?

 

[KiwiM]

I was basing it off of this.

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie will reveal his third test line-up at 2.30pm with Irae Simone a possibility to start in To'omua's No 12 jersey.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...-fullback-against-all-blacks-in-bledisloe-iii

 

[Braveheart81]

Here's my most likely very incorrect prediction of the team:

1. Slipper
2. BPA
3. Ala'alatoa
4. Salakaia-Loto
5. Philip
6. Hanigan
7. Hooper
8. Wilson
9. White
10. JOC (James O'Connor)
11. Koroibete
12. Simone
13. Petaia
14. Daugunu
15. DHP

16. Uelese 17. Sio 18. Tupou 19. Simmons 20. Samu 21. Gordon 22. Lolesio 23. Paisami

 

[Up the Guts]

Naisarani no chance of jersey 20?

 

[KOB1987]

Surely Hodge would be 23 over Paisami

 

[Braveheart81]

Naisarani no chance of jersey 20?

Seems pretty unlikely that a guy brought into the squad a few days ago is going to get picked in my view.

Surely Hodge would be 23 over Paisami

Yeah, you're probably right.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I was basing it off of this.



https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...-fullback-against-all-blacks-in-bledisloe-iii

1news just said Wobs will be named "in about an hour", suggesting 11:30 Aus/ 1:30 NZ.

Edit: was waiting for a follow-on story re: AB but didn't happen.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

stuff.co.nz reporting AB due out at 1:30 NZT & Wobs "later today" so KiwiM's 2:30 NZT may be on the money.

 

[Braveheart81]

1. Karl Tu'inukuafe (14)
2. Dane Coles (71)
3. Ofa Tuungafasi (37)
4. Patrick Tuipulotu (32)
5. Samuel Whitelock (118)
6. Shannon Frizell (11)
7. Sam Cane (70) - captain
8. Hoskins Sotutu (2)
9. Aaron Smith (94)
10. Richie Mo'unga (19)
11. Caleb Clarke (2)
12. Jack Goodhue (15)
13. Anton Lienert-Brown (45)
14. Jordie Barrett (19)
15. Beauden Barrett (85)

16. Codie Taylor (52)
17. Alex Hodgman (1)
18. Tyrel Lomax (2)
19. Scott Barrett (37)
20. Dalton Papalii (3)
21. TJ Perenara (66)
22. Ngani Laumape (13)
23. Rieko Ioane (31)

 

[Wilson]

Laumape onto the bench

All Blacks team to play Australia in Sydney on Saturday night.
1. Karl Tu'inukuafe (14)
2. Dane Coles (71)
3. Ofa Tuungafasi (37)
4. Patrick Tuipulotu (32)
5. Samuel Whitelock (118)
6. Shannon Frizell (11)
7. Sam Cane (70) - captain
8. Hoskins Sotutu (2)
9. Aaron Smith (94)
10. Richie Mo'unga (19)
11. Caleb Clarke (2)
12. Jack Goodhue (15)
13. Anton Lienert-Brown (45)
14. Jordie Barrett (19)
15. Beauden Barrett (85)

16. Codie Taylor (52)
17. Alex Hodgman (1)
18. Tyrel Lomax (2)
19. Scott Barrett (37)
20. Dalton Papalii (3)
21. TJ Perenara (66)
22. Ngani Laumape (13)
23. Rieko Ioane (31)

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...-bledisloe-test-with-australia?cid=app-iPhone

 

[Tex]

Great AB team.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

No DMac!

 

[Up the Guts]

They look better with a proper 8.

 

[Froggy]

If it were me, the only change I would make would be Laumape to 12, Goodhue to 13 and ALB to the bench, but yes, a very strong side.

 

[Braveheart81]

 

[Braveheart81]

Wow! JOC (James O'Connor), Banks, Gordon and Wright dropped.

Lolesio, Simone, McReight and McDermott all set to debut.

Edit: JOC (James O'Connor) is out with a knee injury.

 

[Up the Guts]

If it were me, the only change I would make would be Laumape to 12, Goodhue to 13 and ALB to the bench, but yes, a very strong side.

I’m still not sure about JBar on the wing, his defensive positioning seems a bit off, almost all the Wallaby breaks have come down his wing. Should be space for Petaia in that channel.

 

[zer0]

Sotutu starting?

Laumape on the bench? EDIT: With a guaranteed debutant to charge at?

Just give me Akira at blindside and I can go full Vince McMahon.

 

[KOB1987]

I can understand the 9/10/12 strategy but not that JOC (James O'Connor) is gone completely

 

[KOB1987]

Hodge is the backup 10 by the looks of that too. Very weird