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Geez.....there is a lot to like about that team.
Pocock starting with Hooper coming on later FINALLY!!!
Bench lineup looks strong on paper.
What happens the following week if this combination finally clicks and delivers the performance we have been waiting for? Do Hooper and Pocock switch...
If White missed out on a plane ticket to the last world cup based on his performance at Eden Park then Genia needs to have his pulled this time. Genia has been horrible tonight.
I think this one will come down to who can make the fewest unforced errors and gove away the fewest penalties. If we can scratch up a few points early the ABs will really start to feel the pressure. Don't kick away possesion and hit hard. Let's go boys!
If you had showed me that exact team list 6 months ago and told me that they would put 47 points on the ABs in Perth and then head to Eden Park for the decider I would have called you mental. I doubt anyone here on the boards would have picked this starting 15 back then.
Oh....and does anyone...
You hit the nail on the nead there Derpus.....first phase ball should be going straight to the midfield and quickly. Give the driving maul a rest every now and again to allow for some traditional backline running in the wider channels.
If the plan all along was to tive Genia and White a start each in the first two games then fair enough, but based on the rationale of "only as good as your last game" I wouldn't be making the switch. If kicking at altitude was seriously a consideration I would have had Genia starting at Ellis...