Return of the MONGREL

[Rex Messup]

10 long years

It seems like an eternity since I have seen the allblacks with hands on hips, breathless and bruised wondering what they can do to change the tide whilst their medics are attending the wounded like it was the beaches of Normandy.

The mongrel

The aggression

The hits

The cleanout

The counter rucking

The sledging

The niggle

It's just a shame our frontrow still takes it up the Kyber Pass

Long live the see you N Tea

Long may it continue

[Rex Messup]

Would love to see A. Faingaa at 12

Mccabe is a plodder. Faingaa has explosive pace and hits like a sledgehammer

AAC at 13

JOC back in

[shasta]

Would love to see A. Faingaa at 12

Mccabe is a plodder. Faingaa has explosive pace and hits like a sledgehammer

AAC at 13

JOC back in

Anthony looks made to order for Test match football alright. And what about the big Radike!! He was magnificent and still showing a bit of the old wingers turn of foot. Roll on.

[SinBin]

...And what about the big Radike!! He was magnificent and still showing a bit of the old wingers turn of foot. Roll on.

What a moment that was seeing the flying Fijian, grining all the way to the line!

[Hoolly Doolly]

Was a McCabe hater as well but he was everywhere in defense. Doesnt give us much options in attack though.
Adam Ashley Cooper was great on the wing and was always his best position imo. I dont agree with Rex about returning JOC. He is a liability in defense against NZ. His value imo is off the bench. Bad enuff seeing quade cooper make no attempt to stop Nonu's try. JOC does similar things in defense if he feels hard done by and just stops and pouts.

[Rex Messup]

How the faithful have turned on JOC

There would have been no suggestion of dropping the wonder boy in here 3 months ago

Dead set

[Hoolly Doolly]

never been a fan of joc on the wing against the abs.
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[shasta]

How the faithful have turned on JOC

Not only the faithful. Drew Mitchell was on "The League Lounge" this morning - very sporting of them to have a RWC segment - and they carved him up royally.

Drew could easily have a career in politics on that performance. Avoided answering the questions (re JOC's no show) as well as any professional trough snouting tax waster.

[Sheikh]

How the faithful have turned on JOC

There would have been no suggestion of dropping the wonder boy in here 3 months ago

Dead set

If new information comes to light we're allowed to change our opinion!

Actually, was always unsure of JOC on the wing - great rugby player but I reckon he's a yard or so slow of pace for a winger, a bit green for fly-half and a bit light for centre. He was dodgy under a high ball for a full-back but has improved.

Essentially, Quade's attack makes him a better bet at 10, Beale's a better 15, Ioane and AAC are better wingers, and Faingaa's a better centre. JOC's best hope this RWC will be the 22 jersey as he can be back-up for pretty much everyone with double digits!

[.X.]

i have said for a long time that our 3 playmakers - Cooper, Beale and JOC are all to small and need to go and find themselves a minimum of 20 kilos to be effective in Defence and Attack

[Buddha Handy]

I think the starting 15 is looking pretty good now, we just need to get our bench sorted for a bit more impact.

Samo and Vickerman can only manage just over half a game but I think I would prefer Sharpie and Palu coming on than Simmons and McCalman.

If you had a bench of Slipper, TPN, Sharpe, Higginbotham, Palu, Burgess, Barnes and O'Connor/Mitchell that would be pretty good.

[GIGS20]

How the faithful have turned on JOC

There would have been no suggestion of dropping the wonder boy in here 3 months ago

Dead set

I claim consistency, when Gits was young he looked the goods, it wasn't until it came to light that he was a massively self abusing narcissist that my opinion changed.

See, I'm consistent!

[shasta]

I think the starting 15 is looking pretty good now, we just need to get our bench sorted for a bit more impact.

That's where JOC should sit -utility back. Not because of what he did, but rather that the others have earned their spots. The only option I see to make room for him is A. Faingaa to 12, AAC to 13 and McCabe out of the 22. That's not likely, right or desirable. See if the kid has the courage to sit tight, cop it sweet and fight his way back.

[Rex Messup]

Tis the way of the Dingo

T.E.A.M

His first task was to get rid of Cost-a-lot-e

You have to earn the jersey

If you disrepect it.........by sleeping in at some trollops house because you are too wasted to get out of bed to front for RWC photos..........you are well in trouble

You snooze, you lose

[brokendown gunfighter]

may not have been a trollops house--could have been Alan Jones's pad(heaven forbid)