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Peter Johnson (47)
do you think Edmed etc. have been playing the house down
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John Thornett (49)
We have a problem with who is good and who isn't. One week we can point to 5 or 6 players not going well and the following game it is a different group going poorly. How the hell do you build a team with that dichotomy?
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George Smith (75)
Do I think Edmed and non specified others are playing the house down, in response to another poster’s wild critique of another player and his bizarre assertion about its effect on the playing group?
Maybe you need to go back to asking more pertinent questions, like why is Tom Lynagh not playing this week? And why is it that he’s been in England and… Italy?
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John Thornett (49)
Might be the most words ever used to say absolutely nothing
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Peter Johnson (47)
what on earth are you saying
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Johnnie Wallace (23)
Red Runner
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Under Schmidt:
- Gordon 16 starts for 5 wins @ 31%
- White 8 starts for 4 wins @ 50%
- Tate 3 starts for 2 wins @ 67%
- non-Jake 11 starts for 6 wins @ 55%
Our overall win rate under Joe is about 41%, so Jake underperforming but then again Joe seems to revert to him for the 'big games', so losses more likely.
Slim 293
George Smith (75)
Right?
Looking at the games we have lost with him, Italy is the only game I would considered we had a chance in
Dctarget
Jason Little (69)
the Melbourne Lions Test? We won 99.99% of that game.
Strewthcobber
Phil Kearns (64)
As above - we are getting blown away in the last 10 / 15 mins fairly often at the moment, and often that'd be after the starting 9 leaves the field
Someone smart setup a Points for and against while on the field database for every international player
Red Runner
Johnnie Wallace (23)
weren't we famously getting blown off the park and relying on big comebacks too at a stage?
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David Wilson (68)
Our bench impact has absolutely fallen off a cliff for this tour - I'd be looking at running Bell, Tupou, and probably Valetini off the bench this week to try and find that spark again. It's hard without someone like Tate to really shift he pace of the game at the same time though, and I'm not sure Kalani is quite ready to do that at this level.
Red Runner
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Ok, I've gone through the main combinations (Back three, centres, halves, backrow, locks, front row). If we wanted to pick our most successful combination, that have played at least three times together under Joe, then we would pick:
15 Wright
14 Kellaway
11 Daugunu or Pietch
(both 3 games and 2 wins)
13 Flook
12 Paisami
(3 games and 3 wins -
)
10 Loloesio
9 Gordon
(8 games and 4 wins - but Noah not available so we revert to Edmed at 10 who has started 3 games with Jake with 1 win)
8 Wilson
7 McReight
6 Hooper
(5 games for 2 wins)
5 Williams
4 LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
(3 games for 3 wins)
3 Nella
2 Pollard
Slipper
(4 wins for 2 games - but with Slipper not available the next best combo is Nella, Faesller and Bell with 6 games for 2 wins)
Our worse performed team of combos is
15 Wright
14 Kellaway
13 JAS
12 Paisami
11 Daugunu
10 Lolesio
9 White
8 Wilson
7 Tizzano
6 Valetini
5 Frost
4 Williams
3 Nella
2 Faessler
1 Bell
All meaningless but a work disrtaction
15 Wright
14 Kellaway
11 Daugunu or Pietch
(both 3 games and 2 wins)
13 Flook
12 Paisami
(3 games and 3 wins -
)10 Loloesio
9 Gordon
(8 games and 4 wins - but Noah not available so we revert to Edmed at 10 who has started 3 games with Jake with 1 win)
8 Wilson
7 McReight
6 Hooper
(5 games for 2 wins)
5 Williams
4 LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
(3 games for 3 wins)
3 Nella
2 Pollard
Slipper
(4 wins for 2 games - but with Slipper not available the next best combo is Nella, Faesller and Bell with 6 games for 2 wins)
Our worse performed team of combos is
15 Wright
14 Kellaway
13 JAS
12 Paisami
11 Daugunu
10 Lolesio
9 White
8 Wilson
7 Tizzano
6 Valetini
5 Frost
4 Williams
3 Nella
2 Faessler
1 Bell
All meaningless but a work disrtaction
Well back to this week, if we expect it to be wet and their coach is smart enough to watch tapes and watched us drop every high ball in keystone cops fashion, what is the solution?
Do we stick our giant at 15 at let JAS catch them, with say Pietch & Jorgo on the wings and stick Daugunu @ 13
Do we stick our giant at 15 at let JAS catch them, with say Pietch & Jorgo on the wings and stick Daugunu @ 13
Angus Grover this year's aussie 18s captain is superior to both Teddy Wilson and Martens, he would also already be a better bet than Lonergen & Kalanai Thomas. I'll go the early crow and suggest we might see Angus Grover at RWC 2027.