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[2014 TRC] Australia v New Zealand in Sydney (16/08/2014)
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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 662228" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>AAC and McCabe on the wing (as many have predicted) seems to be the safest in terms of defense - but really provides nothing exceptional on attack. I wonder how much of it has to do with containing Julian Savea, and how much is simply not trusting more specialist wingers defense in general (which, to be fair, Betham is not exactly a powerhouse defender).</p><p></p><p>In terms of Kaino - I think it's pretty obvious he is a better 6 than Messam. In my opinion he lifts the All Blacks forward pack to another level.</p><p></p><p>I still love Carter, and it's hard to say just where he is at in terms of being our best 10, seeing as he was used at 12 all season for the Crusaders (who seemed to have a very rigid game plan of spreading the ball from side to side) and he rarely goes a match without picking up an injury. That said, if I had to pick the next best 10 in the world I'd probably still go with Cruden - and Barrett certainly not too far behind that - so it's not as if we're in any trouble with our 10s (I'd have been pretty stoked if we had this good 10 depth come the last RWC!).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 662228, member: 38640"] AAC and McCabe on the wing (as many have predicted) seems to be the safest in terms of defense - but really provides nothing exceptional on attack. I wonder how much of it has to do with containing Julian Savea, and how much is simply not trusting more specialist wingers defense in general (which, to be fair, Betham is not exactly a powerhouse defender). In terms of Kaino - I think it's pretty obvious he is a better 6 than Messam. In my opinion he lifts the All Blacks forward pack to another level. I still love Carter, and it's hard to say just where he is at in terms of being our best 10, seeing as he was used at 12 all season for the Crusaders (who seemed to have a very rigid game plan of spreading the ball from side to side) and he rarely goes a match without picking up an injury. That said, if I had to pick the next best 10 in the world I'd probably still go with Cruden - and Barrett certainly not too far behind that - so it's not as if we're in any trouble with our 10s (I'd have been pretty stoked if we had this good 10 depth come the last RWC!). [/QUOTE]
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