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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 459293" data-attributes="member: 43400">All good points Larksea ... I agree that the Wallabies will want to put the points on the board first, and try to exert scoreboard pressure on the All Blacks ... this has worked for them in the past, and its a lot easier to win that way, than to try to keep close, and win with a last minute try (although their more than capable of doing that too)It&#039;s interesting the amount of talk coming out of the All Black camp concerning the policing of the rucks and what referee Joubert should watch for ... clearly Steve Hansen in particular, is trying to influence the ref into giving away more penalties to counter Pocock&#039;s play.The loose forward battle could turn out to be a bit one sided unless the Wallaby tight five can deliver at least parity in the set pieces, it&#039;s a bit hard to play at your best when you don&#039;t have a solid platform to launch from ... Samo could have a tough day at the office.I realise that my comments about Slade are now obsolete, and that the AB management have indicated that Weepu won&#039;t be moved to 1st five eighth, but I wrote this blog pretty much immediately after the Argentina game, to maximise the time available for others to comment on it.... at that stage, Slade hadn&#039;t been ruled out ... circumstances have conspired against me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />... less Slade, more Donald <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 459293, member: 43400"] All good points Larksea ... I agree that the Wallabies will want to put the points on the board first, and try to exert scoreboard pressure on the All Blacks ... this has worked for them in the past, and its a lot easier to win that way, than to try to keep close, and win with a last minute try (although their more than capable of doing that too) It's interesting the amount of talk coming out of the All Black camp concerning the policing of the rucks and what referee Joubert should watch for ... clearly Steve Hansen in particular, is trying to influence the ref into giving away more penalties to counter Pocock's play. The loose forward battle could turn out to be a bit one sided unless the Wallaby tight five can deliver at least parity in the set pieces, it's a bit hard to play at your best when you don't have a solid platform to launch from ... Samo could have a tough day at the office. I realise that my comments about Slade are now obsolete, and that the AB management have indicated that Weepu won't be moved to 1st five eighth, but I wrote this blog pretty much immediately after the Argentina game, to maximise the time available for others to comment on it. ... at that stage, Slade hadn't been ruled out ... circumstances have conspired against me :D ... less Slade, more Donald :) [/QUOTE]

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