All Blacks Streets Ahead

They have to prove the method in their madness this weekend however it is a fair representation of the respective depths of Australian and New Zealander rugby that the All Blacks can thrash the Six Nations champs and then put up a world class XV of different players the following week, while we are battling to get Eddie to make a couple of changes to the Wallabies!
Come on Eddie, make the changes for Australia's sake!!!

Per favour eRugby News:

The All Black selectors have named a staggering fifteen changes in their team to take the field against Ireland on Saturday.

After thrashing Wales 41-3 in Cardiff with a line-up in which, of the missing names, only Tony Woodcock, Richie McCaw and Aaron Mauger drew any significant debate, they have given every other member of their core thirty a start.

But there was never any chance that selections for the following week were to be based on performances against Wales. It is now clear that the first two fifteens of this short tour were picked in advance, their relative strengths being commensurate with the final Six Nations standings of their opposition.

Win-dependent, this is a powerful statement that the All Blacks are making. If New Zealand is already at a point where it can name completely different fifteens for consecutive tests against Home Unions, stating that an agenda of development for 2007 is the over-riding priority, then just how far ahead of their rivals are they?

This does not have the look of a team that is peaking at the wrong time, and sides following a "development" program don't usually post win-loss records as impressive as theirs.

NEW ZEALAND: 15-Leon MacDonald, 14-Doug Howlett, 13-Ma'a Nonu, 12-Aaron Mauger, 11-Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10-Nick Evans, 9-Piri Weepu, 8-Mose Tuiali'i, 7-Richie McCaw (c), 6-Sione Lauaki, 5-Ali Williams, 4-Jason Eaton, 3-John Afoa, 2-Keven Mealamu, 1-Tony Woodcock.
RESERVES: 16-Andrew Hore, 17-Saimone Taumoepeau, 18-Carl Hayman, 19-Chris Jack, 20-Rodney So'oialo, 21-Jimmy Cowan, 22-Mils Muliaina.