Agree wholeheartedly with your comments about the ABs team, esp. DMac being underappreciated. They are a very skilful side and the games they've lost have been to extremely passionate and motivated opponents. When you listen to Kolisi talk about what motivates the Boks, it is their fans. I can't help feeling that if Kiwis gave more unconditional support and less criticism of individuals, that our players would return that support with an extra level of effort for the full 80.
If the AB underestimates the wallabies like they did the Pumas(not taking away from the argies game they played an awesome game)they will pay for their arrogance,as a AB supporter I hope that won’t be the case,never underestimate a wounded wallabies side
I'm a wallabies fan. That would surprise me, big time. There's an NRL final in Sydney on the same night so there'll definitely be more AB fans in the stands.
AB fans need to relax. Tier 1 rugby has never been more competitive, where 1 to 6 could genuinely beat any other side on their day. As a South African, the AB's are still the only team I genuinely worry about. Back your boys, in good times and bad!
Yes fair enough bro . As a all black supporter for at least 40 years and grew up and played a lot of rugby in nz and aus we don’t have enough players to pick a competitive team like in the past and also leadership and the mongrel in players have dwindled to me I think the all blacks normally dealt with this by balancing their team with skill, tenacity, riding that fine line between a penalty and not The springboks atm have it balanced especially with ur bench to me u guys are a perfect Balance of skill tenacity speed leadership mongrelness and humility I see the all Blacks atm too muck humbleness humility in the team which is not bad but balance is better I think 😊
Barrett is a better TEST fullback than Will Jordan...who am I feel is a bit overrated. Nz have a real issue at 10 (who knew such a day would ever come?)...DMac is the ultimate bench/impact player...he's NZ's Kwagga Smith. He's most devastating from the bench and he's shown it many times, he's not very useful as a starter. Also their centre pairing does not work. ALB is still their best.
Good video again Mark. Whereas I agree with most of your points, I do believe Beaudie and DMac should be switched. The latter is like SA's Damian Willemse ... they need space to counter attack and are not natural 10s. Beauden on the other hand is always class at 10. I would probably also have swapped Rieko and Sevu. The Aussies are indeed a young team, but despite the clobbering they got from the Argies, don't forget that they also beat Los Pumas, who had beaten the ABs earlier. Don't write them off ... completely. But I agree: their "bomb squad" is way below par. I therefore expect the ABs to smack them hard in the last 20 minutes. Looking forward to a much better performance from Oz. Joe Schmidt is a wily old fox. Cheers from Safferland! 🇿🇦
It must be rough for AB supporters having to remember back 20-25 years when the John Eales led wallabies made the ABs look ordinary. It's been a long time waiting to recapture that lightning in a bottle.
I guess cos Dmac, Jordie, Rieko, Jordan and Beaudy are all able to play other spots it still gives some flexibility? But yeah it's not the traditional impact use
I think our recent history of picking super versatile Boks on the bench makes it difficult to accept a specialist winger on the bench. Even ALB as a specialist midfielder feels a little wrong for me right now.
@@RiaanLouw I'm an idiot and will always defer to the experts. Razor's forgotten more about rugby than I will ever know. We're super fortunate in South Africa with depth and versatility.
Salakai-Loto coming on from the bench with the reserve props makes sense to try to bolster the scrum (he's our best TH lock - excluding OS players) and also add a strong carrying option when Tupou & Bell go off.
Happy with the ABs starting 15 selection... reserve bench Ok couple of changes for me and realise they're not in the squad BUT SHOULD BE would have Peter Lakai/Hoskins Sotutu for Luke Jacobson but ultimately Ethan Blackadder if fit and Emoni Narawa for Sevu Reece.Reserve bench meant to add impact and not getting it with Jacobson and Reece, both have failed to make any impacts at International level! And agree with you 100% please put reserves on for decent minutes 20 - 25mins, it's poor game management bringing on for 5 - 10mins and that's why Rassie is a genius and the SA bench doing so well
Here in SAFFA land we have a bumper to bumper, weekend of rugby. Starting tonight with the first round of the URC. Tomorrow a great 7:45 start with the Wallabies who is gonna be cruched by the All Blacks(will be great running rugby) theb URC games through the day and 23 o'clock ,tight game against Los Pumas, lets say 7 for the Springboks. All Blacks, would have gone through a sort of a hellweek with Razor and a win by at least 25 if not 50 for the ABs.
Vaa'i has been playing really well despite the losses, so it will be interesting to see what Razor does when Patty is fully fit again. Vaa'i is reliable in the lineout but Patty is a big ball carrying unit so it's a trade off. I think this is a solid side for the AB's and hope we'll do this business against the Wallabies. I have faith in this developing side
Front row ABs starting them bench maybe our Ace card moving forward? We shouldn’t sleep on Aumua he got something special too…Tanaiti Tosi ceiling is huge and they already casting some shadows on it
Caleb Clarke at 12, Nonu style. His body shape is perfect for the position. Jordy is to tall and lanky, he doesn't penetrate. If you have to have him, play him at 13, he has gas and distribution skills.
He's got the body for it for sure, might take a while to get him into that position though - positioning is tough. I wonder if he played there at school? At pro level I think he's only really played wing
I think both coaches are doing fairly well rebuilding teams. Looking forward to watching young Wallace do his thing. Man, that kid has soon as much potential! Not convinced about D’Mac or Clarke, but, let’s hope they have better games. Koroibeti is going to get carded for his armless tackles, al it takes is a referee with his eyes open.
Few things I’m taking from these naming. Aus back 3 are playing well, Frazier is a gun and I bet he gets the best of the breakdown/ab back 3 a few times. On paper they got a lot of skill but can they actually put something together. The AB’s front row and bench need to absolutely dominate. I think tosi should get 30 mins, guy is a brick house, he’s got plenty of time playing against the aussies in super, he’s ready to play them now. I’m not going to hate on jordie and Reiko bc they are the best combo, but Billy should be getting time against Aus as well, he’d go well. And we gotta back dmac. Just give it time, people called for Richie to go when he started wearing the 10 regularly. Up the boys! Should be a good couple games
I think this years bled will tell us if Joeys local pick plan is right (most fans are saying not but hey ho). Seen people saying these games could be pain and whilst I will not say there won’t be any, I do think there’s some partial make or break for joey
@@TwoCentsRugby yeah I mean I’ve seen DMac’s games this year and whilst he’s not been the greatest player of the year or the ABs, he’s had a stronger year than Noah whose really kinda been put through the ringer
I dont rate McKenzie at 10 at all but the rest of the squad looks strong enough on paper. Whether this translates to a win will depend on the day but that 21 year win streak puts pressure on the ABs to perform well. Not sure how the Wallabies will go but it wont be a walk over for the ABs. Lets see what happens in the last five minutes of each half.
As much as I want the wobs to get up, not just because I'm a wobs fan but for the good of the game in Australia, I'm worried there's still some dark times ahead. I'm thinking a high intensity game for the first 40-50 that's pretty close but the ABs bench is going to swing things and they'll end up doing it by more than 2 converted tries. Desperately need to figure out our halves combos. Hoping to see one of the 9's stake their claim for the jersey over the next 2 games, we've got 3 players that have been used pretty consistently, they're all quality, but none of them have really stood out. Also hope to see someone stick their hand up at 10. Maybe Lynagh will get some decent minutes and look good doing it? Edmed has looked like a gun at NPC level but would he be able to do it at test level? Can Lolesio finally settle in and show us that SR form?
@@D4N1CU5 IMO, Wallaby prospects post Super Rugby should go play in the kiwi NPC through sabbaticals like the All Blacks that went to Japan. Especially when the irony is that AU players become better versions of themselves after some stints overseas.
@@Samizouza not sure NZRU would be pleased with a bunch of ABs ineligible players flooding into NPC but Australian players certainly need as many games of as high a quality as they can get.
I hope the Bledisloe brings out the best in both teams. A tough close game would be great to see. One of those we'll call "One for the purists." I'm picking ABs by 4.
I have a theory Mark, fire the AB team barber…some of the AB’s haircuts are shocking! Maybe a change of barber will improve their win ratio😂 Really looking forward to an early Saturday morning Bledisloe Cup test match (my birthday too), should be a great game! 🇳🇿🏉🇦🇺🍺🍺👍🇿🇦
Basically Joey is going for a 60-20 here with the impactful bench, if the run-on team does it's job for 60 minutes without being completely obliterated as many people are thinking.
Schmidt should start Bell or Tupou, but not both. Too many chefs in the kitchen and not enough late game impact. Tizzano has been arguably the best Wallabies player in the rugby championship and he just gets immediately dropped from the entire 23 the moment McReight is available....just think about what kind of message that sends to players 😬 There's also no replacement centre in Schmidts team and not even a backline re-shuffle would solve things if Ikitau or Paisami go down injured (and paisami already has question marks about his fitness for the game).
I can't look past your New Zealand boys to get the win by +20 points and all but secure the Bledisloe with a match to spare! I just can't see where Australia can hurt ABs attacking wise and their defence is leakier more than a sieve. I'm predicting now, maybe boldly 😂 that Will Jordan will score a hat-trick 👍.
Razors crusaders picked them selves week in week out ; there was a debate at one stage they were better than the allblacks . Now he has to select from all the Super Sides it’s looking more conservative than I’ve ever seen . Swapping fullbacks to wings and 8 s to flankers are not picking form players or bloody changes sheesh . Why are we fooled by this over and over …
To me I have been worried for the all blacks throughout the years when they have lost games here n there but I knew then that when we did lose kit was like a freak accident or we had the B team of all blacks or it was a World Cup lol but…….. the difference is back then we had retallick, McCaw, Carter, white lock, ZinZanni, Collins, Kai no, not to disrespect current players but I really think we don’t have enough exper😅ence also missing certain types of players in certain positions like retallick or McCaw more often than not we had the personnel but sometimes we would lose the game ourselves …… nowadays I think we don’t have a player base like we did again no disrespect to current players anyways I yapped enough go all blacks !
As a die hard WBs fan - toasted WBs to be served up by the ABs- Kiwis bag the ABs - they are not far off - Bokke only won by a few - WBs on the day are good - but not this team sorry - and Kiwis bitch about their team- try be a WBs fan.. we are happy if we get one win a season now. Thanks Mark for your reporting.
ON current facts and simply on paper this will be a miss match of a match, if NZ don't win by 20 points they should consider that as a loss. The Wallabies have a long way to go in their transition period !
I think the All Blacks are erring by thinking they did well in SA. All Blacks were firing at 95% of their ability, against an error strewn Bok side, misfiring at 55% of their capacity. I got Australia winning game 1 of the Bledisloe
Centres totally wrong -Proctor, Brown & Bodie , Gordy at full back , wrong bench of loose forwards and should be dropped , starting loose forwards would be fine if the bench selection was better, McKenzie on the bench
Yes, but not many. The ABs will take 0.45 points if they win by 15 or less. 0.68 points for a win greater than 15 points. Conversely, Wallabies would get 0.55 for a draw, 1.55 for a win and 2.32 for a 15+ win. ABs would drop to 4th in the world rankings if they lose, plus they would be denied entry back into New Zealand.
Bledisloe cup = wooden spoon of the championship 😂😂😂 I know it's ugly. But it is a bit funny 🤷 Good luck everyone🤝 Looking forward to a good weekend of rugga🍻
Well 😂 Darry got time and shxt the bed. Aumua got time and has somehow gotten worse. Yea it’s well and truly a big factor. The benches mentality and focus when entering the game is weak.
Dm at 10 against wallabies will do okay-- against big guns his game isnt suited Midfield pairing for All blacks may step up here😗long term?proctor should have at least been on bench🙄 -* razors gone with reece after2 very average games Think plummer woukd have been great for this game nice all round game 9-10wallabies v alk blacks 9-10 interesting Wallabies look good loose fowards- starting locks solid-- weak bench Hoping wallabies make some sort of game of it-- force razor make some changes 2 game😗please at least bring your bench on 60 minute mark🤫
I am really lossing faith in this aussie team. I don't know why they keep picking Slipper. I can't remember when he last won a scrum and he has an this experience which isn't paying off. I really don't care that he is the most capped wallaby. Give it to someone else.
Opportunity knocks for Aussie’s. All Blacks at their weakest. Cmon Aussie you can do it, give us a run for our money. The wharepaku is just there, you’s or us are gonna get flushed. Come Saturday.
Ardie may be making the most carries but his carries have been ineffective in this championship so far. E.G. in the 1st test against the Boks at Ellis Park, Ardie had 11 carries for 14 metres in total in 80 minutes. That's not a good return at all. His opposite number made 9 carries for 49 metres in his 47 minutes on the pitch. See the difference? I feel Ardie hasn't been his usual self this year so far.
Agree wholeheartedly with your comments about the ABs team, esp. DMac being underappreciated. They are a very skilful side and the games they've lost have been to extremely passionate and motivated opponents. When you listen to Kolisi talk about what motivates the Boks, it is their fans. I can't help feeling that if Kiwis gave more unconditional support and less criticism of individuals, that our players would return that support with an extra level of effort for the full 80.
Wouldn't surprise me if the Wallabies turn up and make this a real close one
Wallabies should win this especially at home. For prides sake and redemption.
@@Ringoz05 wouldnt even bet a paper clip on that mate
If the AB underestimates the wallabies like they did the Pumas(not taking away from the argies game they played an awesome game)they will pay for their arrogance,as a AB supporter I hope that won’t be the case,never underestimate a wounded wallabies side
I'm a wallabies fan. That would surprise me, big time. There's an NRL final in Sydney on the same night so there'll definitely be more AB fans in the stands.
@@Ringoz05 My heart say yes my head says no sadly. It will be a thrashing
So glad to see McReight return.
Yeah man he's a proper player
Can't remember a time when both NZ and Oz were in such desperate need of a win.
AB fans need to relax. Tier 1 rugby has never been more competitive, where 1 to 6 could genuinely beat any other side on their day. As a South African, the AB's are still the only team I genuinely worry about. Back your boys, in good times and bad!
Yes fair enough bro . As a all black supporter for at least 40 years and grew up and played a lot of rugby in nz and aus we don’t have enough players to pick a competitive team like in the past and also leadership and the mongrel in players have dwindled to me I think the all blacks normally dealt with this by balancing their team with skill, tenacity, riding that fine line between a penalty and not
The springboks atm have it balanced especially with ur bench to me u guys are a perfect
Balance of skill tenacity speed leadership mongrelness and humility I see the all
Blacks atm too muck humbleness humility in the team which is not bad but balance is better I think 😊
@@rick32 That's easy for you to say!😂
Barrett is a better TEST fullback than Will Jordan...who am I feel is a bit overrated.
Nz have a real issue at 10 (who knew such a day would ever come?)...DMac is the ultimate bench/impact player...he's NZ's Kwagga Smith. He's most devastating from the bench and he's shown it many times, he's not very useful as a starter.
Also their centre pairing does not work. ALB is still their best.
8 am kick off here in South Africa, nice rugby over brekkie 👍. Hopefully the Wallabies get a few lucky bounces there rorba close match.
Good video again Mark. Whereas I agree with most of your points, I do believe Beaudie and DMac should be switched. The latter is like SA's Damian Willemse ... they need space to counter attack and are not natural 10s. Beauden on the other hand is always class at 10. I would probably also have swapped Rieko and Sevu. The Aussies are indeed a young team, but despite the clobbering they got from the Argies, don't forget that they also beat Los Pumas, who had beaten the ABs earlier. Don't write them off ... completely. But I agree: their "bomb squad" is way below par. I therefore expect the ABs to smack them hard in the last 20 minutes. Looking forward to a much better performance from Oz. Joe Schmidt is a wily old fox. Cheers from Safferland! 🇿🇦
It must be rough for AB supporters having to remember back 20-25 years when the John Eales led wallabies made the ABs look ordinary. It's been a long time waiting to recapture that lightning in a bottle.
We looked ordinary a few times in the last few years, but a winless campaign goes back a while 😅
Can't see the Wallabies coming within 20 points I'm afraid. I'll be using a walking frame by the time the Bledisloe comes back, haha.
Yeah thats heaps funny, and by that time NZ won't rack a up a win against SA
I can't get my head around a winger on the bench. Feels like a wasted spot.
I guess cos Dmac, Jordie, Rieko, Jordan and Beaudy are all able to play other spots it still gives some flexibility? But yeah it's not the traditional impact use
I think our recent history of picking super versatile Boks on the bench makes it difficult to accept a specialist winger on the bench. Even ALB as a specialist midfielder feels a little wrong for me right now.
@@TwoCentsRugby if everyone is so versatile, then an extra forward is more desirable, no? I guess they just want to have a safety net.
@@YOYOTh1s they must have data we don't. Weird to have the specialists on the bench and all the utilities starting.
@@RiaanLouw I'm an idiot and will always defer to the experts. Razor's forgotten more about rugby than I will ever know.
We're super fortunate in South Africa with depth and versatility.
I would've chanced Toole for Australia. That guy did pretty well for the Brumbies.
Salakai-Loto coming on from the bench with the reserve props makes sense to try to bolster the scrum (he's our best TH lock - excluding OS players) and also add a strong carrying option when Tupou & Bell go off.
Yeah actually that does make sense;
Personally I think this is a very good All Blacks team. They can beat any team in world Rugby, Boks included.
Happy with the ABs starting 15 selection... reserve bench Ok couple of changes for me and realise they're not in the squad BUT SHOULD BE would have Peter Lakai/Hoskins Sotutu for Luke Jacobson but ultimately Ethan Blackadder if fit and Emoni Narawa for Sevu Reece.Reserve bench meant to add impact and not getting it with Jacobson and Reece, both have failed to make any impacts at International level! And agree with you 100% please put reserves on for decent minutes 20 - 25mins, it's poor game management bringing on for 5 - 10mins and that's why Rassie is a genius and the SA bench doing so well
Switch 6 and 8 as well as 10 and 15 and you have a team that kicks arse
Here in SAFFA land we have a bumper to bumper, weekend of rugby. Starting tonight with the first round of the URC. Tomorrow a great 7:45 start with the Wallabies who is gonna be cruched by the All Blacks(will be great running rugby) theb URC games through the day and 23 o'clock ,tight game against Los Pumas, lets say 7 for the Springboks. All Blacks, would have gone through a sort of a hellweek with Razor and a win by at least 25 if not 50 for the ABs.
This will be a blowout for New Zealand plus 30
Slipper did not play well in his last game. Looked stunned.
has the sort of feel of a Plate final
Here's hoping we have a good competition on our hands.
Vaa'i has been playing really well despite the losses, so it will be interesting to see what Razor does when Patty is fully fit again. Vaa'i is reliable in the lineout but Patty is a big ball carrying unit so it's a trade off. I think this is a solid side for the AB's and hope we'll do this business against the Wallabies. I have faith in this developing side
Front row ABs starting them bench maybe our Ace card moving forward? We shouldn’t sleep on Aumua he got something special too…Tanaiti Tosi ceiling is huge and they already casting some shadows on it
I will say we are closer to 2050 than we are to 1990
Caleb Clarke at 12, Nonu style. His body shape is perfect for the position. Jordy is to tall and lanky, he doesn't penetrate. If you have to have him, play him at 13, he has gas and distribution skills.
He's got the body for it for sure, might take a while to get him into that position though - positioning is tough. I wonder if he played there at school? At pro level I think he's only really played wing
He's our only international level power winger atm. You can't move him without a suitable replacement, and players like Naholo aren't there yet.
Are you doing a livestream of this one? I need more Gazza.
Yeah he said he's gonna come round!
I think both coaches are doing fairly well rebuilding teams. Looking forward to watching young Wallace do his thing. Man, that kid has soon as much potential! Not convinced about D’Mac or Clarke, but, let’s hope they have better games. Koroibeti is going to get carded for his armless tackles, al it takes is a referee with his eyes open.
Hope it is competitive and not a one sided drubbing
Yeah I hope so too Charlotte
Few things I’m taking from these naming. Aus back 3 are playing well, Frazier is a gun and I bet he gets the best of the breakdown/ab back 3 a few times. On paper they got a lot of skill but can they actually put something together.
The AB’s front row and bench need to absolutely dominate. I think tosi should get 30 mins, guy is a brick house, he’s got plenty of time playing against the aussies in super, he’s ready to play them now. I’m not going to hate on jordie and Reiko bc they are the best combo, but Billy should be getting time against Aus as well, he’d go well. And we gotta back dmac. Just give it time, people called for Richie to go when he started wearing the 10 regularly.
Up the boys! Should be a good couple games
Can’t see anything other than a comfortable All Blacks victory. Just hope the Wallabies make it competitive.
I hope you're right mate!
I think this years bled will tell us if Joeys local pick plan is right (most fans are saying not but hey ho). Seen people saying these games could be pain and whilst I will not say there won’t be any, I do think there’s some partial make or break for joey
Yeah man the Noah pick is one that hasn't really paid off in the eyes of many fans, but the same is true for Dmac in NZ aye
@@TwoCentsRugby yeah I mean I’ve seen DMac’s games this year and whilst he’s not been the greatest player of the year or the ABs, he’s had a stronger year than Noah whose really kinda been put through the ringer
lets go all blacks
I dont rate McKenzie at 10 at all but the rest of the squad looks strong enough on paper. Whether this translates to a win will depend on the day but that 21 year win streak puts pressure on the ABs to perform well. Not sure how the Wallabies will go but it wont be a walk over for the ABs. Lets see what happens in the last five minutes of each half.
Wanna see them counterattack bit more ball in hand from kicks put the boot away hopefully get some mojo
Once again no Billy Proctor 😢
Agreed … Reiko is just too one dimensional
Go go Aussie go go
Thanks Mark
Very welcome
As much as I want the wobs to get up, not just because I'm a wobs fan but for the good of the game in Australia, I'm worried there's still some dark times ahead. I'm thinking a high intensity game for the first 40-50 that's pretty close but the ABs bench is going to swing things and they'll end up doing it by more than 2 converted tries.
Desperately need to figure out our halves combos. Hoping to see one of the 9's stake their claim for the jersey over the next 2 games, we've got 3 players that have been used pretty consistently, they're all quality, but none of them have really stood out. Also hope to see someone stick their hand up at 10. Maybe Lynagh will get some decent minutes and look good doing it? Edmed has looked like a gun at NPC level but would he be able to do it at test level? Can Lolesio finally settle in and show us that SR form?
@@D4N1CU5 IMO, Wallaby prospects post Super Rugby should go play in the kiwi NPC through sabbaticals like the All Blacks that went to Japan.
Especially when the irony is that AU players become better versions of themselves after some stints overseas.
@@Samizouza not sure NZRU would be pleased with a bunch of ABs ineligible players flooding into NPC but Australian players certainly need as many games of as high a quality as they can get.
Whats your thoughts on Razor bringing up getting Mounga back unprompted in the press conference today
Hardly unprompted. The reporters were absolutely angling for that direction with their questions. They bring it up every week.
I hope the Bledisloe brings out the best in both teams. A tough close game would be great to see. One of those we'll call "One for the purists."
I'm picking ABs by 4.
Great Preview!
All blacks need a hit back and get the win
Same with Australia they will be desperate as well!!
Hopefully the All Blacks get the win
Yeah could use a big shift man!
Really a winger on the bench!! Stupid! Why? Just why?
ALB covers everything another forward would have WAY more impact
Yeah they seem reluctant for 6-2
From the outside looking in DMac looked better at 15 and beauden at 10
I have a theory Mark, fire the AB team barber…some of the AB’s haircuts are shocking! Maybe a change of barber will improve their win ratio😂 Really looking forward to an early Saturday morning Bledisloe Cup test match (my birthday too), should be a great game! 🇳🇿🏉🇦🇺🍺🍺👍🇿🇦
We do have some notoriously poor haircuts 😅
Basically Joey is going for a 60-20 here with the impactful bench, if the run-on team does it's job for 60 minutes without being completely obliterated as many people are thinking.
Schmidt should start Bell or Tupou, but not both. Too many chefs in the kitchen and not enough late game impact.
Tizzano has been arguably the best Wallabies player in the rugby championship and he just gets immediately dropped from the entire 23 the moment McReight is available....just think about what kind of message that sends to players 😬
There's also no replacement centre in Schmidts team and not even a backline re-shuffle would solve things if Ikitau or Paisami go down injured (and paisami already has question marks about his fitness for the game).
Nic White yellow card in first half.
I think the Razor boys will win . I hope Aus do. Im a underdogs person😊
If you lose this one heads will roll ….hopefully it’s a good , tight game ;)
D Mac isn't a bad Flyhalf, but if Richie Mounga was available, he would be in.
I can't look past your New Zealand boys to get the win by +20 points and all but secure the Bledisloe with a match to spare! I just can't see where Australia can hurt ABs attacking wise and their defence is leakier more than a sieve. I'm predicting now, maybe boldly 😂 that Will Jordan will score a hat-trick 👍.
Lets see if it'll be a good crowd at acour stadium.
Yeah that place is massive so they'll need good numbers to make it look decent on camera
Half filled stadium 🏟️ at best. There will be a lot of tickets 🎫 given away that’s for sure
@@Ivanos-p4n I think I heard they had sold over 50,000 tickets a couple weeks ago
@@geotruthnz7013 right, so that’s just over half. 20,000 were probably given away.
ABs to make it 8 in a row. If not, Razor should be on the chopping block.
Razors crusaders picked them selves week in week out ; there was a debate at one stage they were better than the allblacks . Now he has to select from all the Super Sides it’s looking more conservative than I’ve ever seen . Swapping fullbacks to wings and 8 s to flankers are not picking form players or bloody changes sheesh . Why are we fooled by this over and over …
Still early days 😁
To me I have been worried for the all blacks throughout the years when they have lost games here n there but I knew then that when we did lose kit was like a freak accident or we had the B team of all blacks or it was a World Cup lol but…….. the difference is back then we had retallick, McCaw, Carter, white lock, ZinZanni, Collins, Kai no, not to disrespect current players but I really think we don’t have enough exper😅ence also missing certain types of players in certain positions like retallick or McCaw more often than not we had the personnel but sometimes we would lose the game ourselves …… nowadays I think we don’t have a player base like we did again no disrespect to current players anyways I yapped enough go all blacks !
I think the best the Wallabies can aim for is two losing bonus bonus total from these two games ... From an Aussie 😮
Nope, Australia can win this first one. All Blacks are worse than the Boks made them look. My money is on the Wallabies in game 1 of the Bledisloe
@@winstonwiggill2824 I hope your tip is accurate ... You never know 😉
If ABs don't get at least as many points as Argentina did it will be a disappointment. Unimaginable that Australia might win this game.
Go AUSSIES!
Five losses in a row in 1998. The world ended. Lol.
Yeah man exactly
I really don't get that AB back row. Why not just play Satiety at 8 and Artie and Cane can play flanker.
Yes let’s not talk about last week! Just hoping the Wallabies can be competitive that’s all. Please 😢
Surely it can't be as bad as all the again....
Where is Toole?
Where is Skelton?
As a die hard WBs fan - toasted WBs to be served up by the ABs- Kiwis bag the ABs - they are not far off - Bokke only won by a few - WBs on the day are good - but not this team sorry - and Kiwis bitch about their team- try be a WBs fan.. we are happy if we get one win a season now. Thanks Mark for your reporting.
Yeah man I hope it's a competitive one if nothing else (although a Wallabies win would make the final game hella spicy!)
@@TwoCentsRugby geez i hope the WBs dont die like they did in Argentina..
Be a miracle if Wallabies win more than a line out😅
Marika is now past his prime and a passenger now.
Wilson is not a world class 8.
Very few decent cattle to pick from.
ON current facts and simply on paper this will be a miss match of a match, if NZ don't win by 20 points they should consider that as a loss.
The Wallabies have a long way to go in their transition period !
Lolesio maybe should come off the bench, he has been really struggling as the starting 10.
New Zealand and Australia stay the course . Return to traditional values and lead your country to glory .
I think the All Blacks are erring by thinking they did well in SA. All Blacks were firing at 95% of their ability, against an error strewn Bok side, misfiring at 55% of their capacity. I got Australia winning game 1 of the Bledisloe
You don't make mistakes unless you're under pressure. Pretty disingenuous to claim the Boks would've played better in some hypothetical scenario.
Te Kapa??
Māori language week here in NZ, "the team" I think?
@@TwoCentsRugby thanks
Bearden on bench start with Jordan at 15 . Reiki at wing. LB and Birdie in middle. Ardie at 8 Sititi on side
Sorry Birdie, not Birdie
Centres totally wrong -Proctor, Brown & Bodie , Gordy at full back , wrong bench of loose forwards and should be dropped , starting loose forwards would be fine if the bench selection was better, McKenzie on the bench
Can the ABs take points off Australia, considering how low in the rankings they are?
Yes, but not many. The ABs will take 0.45 points if they win by 15 or less. 0.68 points for a win greater than 15 points. Conversely, Wallabies would get 0.55 for a draw, 1.55 for a win and 2.32 for a 15+ win. ABs would drop to 4th in the world rankings if they lose, plus they would be denied entry back into New Zealand.
@@philgardiner445 appreciate it 🫡
1. SA 6-0 🇿🇦
2. NZ 3-3 🇳🇿
3. Arg 2-4 🇦🇷
4. Aus 1-5 🇦🇺
That’s probably how it will go.
Bledisloe cup = wooden spoon of the championship 😂😂😂
I know it's ugly. But it is a bit funny 🤷
Good luck everyone🤝 Looking forward to a good weekend of rugga🍻
Well 😂 Darry got time and shxt the bed.
Aumua got time and has somehow gotten worse. Yea it’s well and truly a big factor. The benches mentality and focus when entering the game is weak.
Yeah what is going on with that aye?
AllBlacks by 20, at least.
If ever there was a time to retake the BC…
Man just imagine the look on Fozzie's face.....
Dm at 10 against wallabies will do okay-- against big guns his game isnt suited
Midfield pairing for
All blacks may step up here😗long term?proctor should have at least been on bench🙄 -* razors gone with reece after2 very average games
Think plummer woukd have been great for this game nice all round game
9-10wallabies v alk blacks 9-10 interesting
Wallabies look good loose fowards- starting locks solid-- weak bench
Hoping wallabies make some sort of game of it-- force razor make some changes 2 game😗please at least bring your bench on 60 minute mark🤫
Go wallabies. They can't try and out all black the all blacks. Develop our own style stop kicking the ball away.
Yeah the ineffective kicking has been frustrating
Why Why....Lolesio....he is absolute rubbish....NZ by 30
I am really lossing faith in this aussie team. I don't know why they keep picking Slipper. I can't remember when he last won a scrum and he has an this experience which isn't paying off. I really don't care that he is the most capped wallaby. Give it to someone else.
He’s washed up. I don’t know how he’s in the Wallabies
Yeah I can't help but think they're just getting him to the cap record.... cos he's no there on form right now
Opportunity knocks for Aussie’s. All Blacks at their weakest. Cmon Aussie you can do it, give us a run for our money. The wharepaku is just there, you’s or us are gonna get flushed. Come Saturday.
Let’s be honest…,.,the AB’s are gonna f**k the Aussies up. Badly.
Yeah that's definitely the prediction aye
Wooden spoon finalists.
How does Noah lolesio and Nick white start this is the worst partnership ever 😂
Yeah I wasnt't sure Noah would slot straight back in, but here we are 😅
Williams and Tosi are trump cards sorry Aus.
Jacobson and Reece are an absolute waste of space.
Wallabies lose by 30+
Satiti will be number 8 before you know it
Dmac the smallback. Needs that silly haircut fixed and that smirk wiped off his face.
Ardie may be making the most carries but his carries have been ineffective in this championship so far.
E.G. in the 1st test against the Boks at Ellis Park, Ardie had 11 carries for 14 metres in total in 80 minutes. That's not a good return at all. His opposite number made 9 carries for 49 metres in his 47 minutes on the pitch.
See the difference? I feel Ardie hasn't been his usual self this year so far.
100% he's not had his usual effectiveness on the ball carry