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<blockquote data-quote="GoTheNaki" data-source="post: 1002196" data-attributes="member: 70789"><p>I think they're looking at playing Aussie 4 times.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I think for the first time in a lot of years... Aaron Smith was clearly the best halfback.</p><p></p><p></p><p>For me, Richie Mo'unga has to start for us... He ALWAYS shows up. Big games, ALWAYS. Finals? Always. I have seen too many big games where Beauden Barrett hasn't shown up and then he's had 30 seconds where he has scored and everyone praises him. He didn't show up vs the Highlanders when Lima Sopoaga outplayed him, he didn't show up vs the Lions and did something right at the end in that game and everyone forgot. Someone tell me something "memorable" that he has done since the run through vs Australia in the 2015 WC Final... I mean, it is easy to criticize, he was very influential to the Blues, but when compared to what Mo'unga did, literally DRAGGING his team back into games, some amazing plays this year... It would be hard for me to listen to anyone suggest Barrett over Mo'unga at #10, and he is having increasing trouble holding onto the space at #15 with his own brother and McKenzie, even Will Jordan will have to choose a position before the World Cup, and it will probably be fullback.</p><p></p><p>But someone had the discussion with me over how the All Blacks might be thinking about the future of the sport, and besides #10... they might be looking at any of the backs can play any position, more so than how we've been experimenting in the forwards with #4 to #8. We could be looking at a fluid back-line where it entirely depends on what play the #10 wants to run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoTheNaki, post: 1002196, member: 70789"] I think they're looking at playing Aussie 4 times. I think for the first time in a lot of years... Aaron Smith was clearly the best halfback. For me, Richie Mo'unga has to start for us... He ALWAYS shows up. Big games, ALWAYS. Finals? Always. I have seen too many big games where Beauden Barrett hasn't shown up and then he's had 30 seconds where he has scored and everyone praises him. He didn't show up vs the Highlanders when Lima Sopoaga outplayed him, he didn't show up vs the Lions and did something right at the end in that game and everyone forgot. Someone tell me something "memorable" that he has done since the run through vs Australia in the 2015 WC Final... I mean, it is easy to criticize, he was very influential to the Blues, but when compared to what Mo'unga did, literally DRAGGING his team back into games, some amazing plays this year... It would be hard for me to listen to anyone suggest Barrett over Mo'unga at #10, and he is having increasing trouble holding onto the space at #15 with his own brother and McKenzie, even Will Jordan will have to choose a position before the World Cup, and it will probably be fullback. But someone had the discussion with me over how the All Blacks might be thinking about the future of the sport, and besides #10... they might be looking at any of the backs can play any position, more so than how we've been experimenting in the forwards with #4 to #8. We could be looking at a fluid back-line where it entirely depends on what play the #10 wants to run. [/QUOTE]
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