Who is Available for Bledisloe IV

[Thequeerone]

out of a squad of 34 - there are 5 injuries - which 7 will miss out - or what team would you choose from this squad.

[pruc]

1. ROBINSON
2. MOORE
3. DUNNING
4.MUMM
5.SHARPE
6.WAUGH/POCOCK
7.SMITH
8.BROWN
9. SHEEHAN
10.GITEAU
11. MITCHELL
12.BARNES
13.MORTLOCK
14. HYNES
15.COOPER

16.POLOTA-NAU
17.BAXTER
18.WAUGH/POCOCK
19.CHISLOM
20.CORDINGLEY
21.CROSS
22.RABBIT/TURNER --(Need Development Player in the squad)

[no.8]

Oooohh!!! TQ1 you are wizard with the computer - how did you do it?

[robyn <3]

the team i want? well!

1- Robinson
2- Moore
3- Alexander
4- Mumm
5- Sharpie (VC)
6- Pocock/Smith
7- Pocock/Smith (Smith as Captain whichever position he is playing in)
8- Brown
9- Sheenan
10- Barnes
11- DREW MITCHELL
12- Giteau
13- Cross
14- Ashely-Cooper (nowhere else for him!)
15- Hynes

16- TPN
17- Baxter (no Dunning whatsoever)
18- Waugh
19- Chilsom
20- Cordingly (bout the 50 minute mark- don't want either scrummie on for too long)
21- Mortlock (Develop Cross into the centre of the future, not the bench player he's being at the moment)
22- JOC/Cooper/Tahu/Turner/Ioane (bleh)

as unlikely as it seems, this is what I think we should put out against the allblacks

[no.8]

2c worth...

1- Robinson
2- Moore
3- Kepu
4- Chisholm
5- Sharpie
6- Brown
7- Pocock
8- Smith (VC)
9- Giteau
10- Barnes
11- Mitchell
12- Mortlock (C)
13- Cross
14- Hynes
15- Ashley-Cooper

16- Freier
17- Alexander
18- Mumm
19- Waugh
20- Cordingly
21- O'Connor
22- Ioane

[NTT]

1 - Robinson 2 - Moore 3 - Baxterd
4 - Chisholm 5 - Sharpe
6 - Mummy's boy 7 - Smith 8 - Brown dog
9 - Cordinley 10 - Giteau
12 - Barnes 13 - Mortlock
11 - Hynes 14 - Cross 15 - Mitchell

Res - 16 - Freier 17 - Kepu 18 - Pocock 19 - Waugh 20 - Sheehan 21 - AAC 22 - Turdner

[blueandblack]

...
14- Ashely-Cooper (nowhere else for him!)
...

bench?

[pruc]

1 - Robinson 2 - Moore 3 - Baxterd
4 - Chisholm 5 - Sharpe
6 - Mummy's boy 7 - Smith 8 - Brown dog
9 - Cordinley 10 - Giteau
12 - Barnes 13 - Mortlock
11 - Hynes 14 - Cross 15 - Mitchell

Res - 16 - Freier 17 - Kepu 18 - Pocock 19 - Waugh 20 - Sheehan 21 - AAC 22 - Turdner

what happens if a 2nd rower gets injured

[NTT]

what happens if a 2nd rower gets injured

If Chisholm or Sharpe get injured i would put Mummy's boy into lock and bring on Pocock or Waugh.

If 2 locks get injured then i'd put Brown into lock and have Pocock, Waugh and Smith in the backrow.

[pruc]

If Chisholm or Sharpe get injured i would put Mummy's boy into lock and bring on Pocock or Waugh.

If 2 locks get injured then i'd put Brown into lock and have Pocock, Waugh and Smith in the backrow.

wouldnt you rather have a fresh 2nd rower that can cover flanker
instead of having to specialised back rowers on the bench

[robyn <3]

bench?

i would rather have AAC than 'i-cant-run-or-catch-or-kick' turner. when lote is back from my lote bashing then i guess AAC can move to the bench. but drew keeps 11!!! lote can go to 14.

oh wait... lets treat him as like the NORMAL RUGBY PLAYER he really is. lote can work his way up through the bench, and when he proves he is worthy of a jumper (before i die, preferably) only then he is allowed back into the XV

[NTT]

Yeah but theres only a limited squad available according to TQ1's guidelines. I like having a big bodied 6. It adds physicality to the breakdowns and gives you more lineout options and gives the forwards a better balance. Playing Waugh and Smith together has had limited success in the past, plus i think Waughs time as a Wallaby is coming to an end. So considering who's available, who we are playing and how we want to play, i'd pick Chisolm and Sharpe at lock and Mummy's boy at 6. Smith and Brown pick themselves which leaves Waugh and Pocock as our only 2 reserve options for lock and backrow. I mean theres still room for shuffling the pack if a lock gets injured with Mummy's boy at 6, hell i'd be tempted to put Pocock on ahead of Waugh if it happened, but if 2 get injured it would be tough to win especially against the All Blacks. Then again if Chisolm or Mummy's boy come on for a lock then get injured, a la McMenimen, the replaced lock can't come back on. Either way we're screwed if another lock goes down.

[NTT]

Plus having 2 fresh open side flankers on the bench in Hong Kong wouldn't be such a bad idea considering we will need fresh legs after 6 weeks off and hot and humid Hong Kong weather. It could turn the game for us like it did for the All Blacks in BrisVegas.