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archer2371 · 06-10-2004, 04:25 AM

To be honest, Spencer has not impressed me at all ever since he got tatooed and suffered his concussion. If the weather were going to be nicer and they were going to be doing a lot of running rugby, Mehrts would be the guy. You're closer to the action down there Spartak, so I may be judging just a little bit wrong on my next point here. The flow between Marshall and Mehrts is much better than Marshall and Spencer or even Devine and Spencer. This, I think is due to the fact that King Carlos has to deal with two people he doesn't particularly like, Justin Marshall and Dan Carter. The rest of the backs, with the exception of Tana Umaga (who gets along with everyone) are all from the Blues, and it always seems as if Carlos tries to do too much to get the ball to his buddies, at least, that's what I saw in the Probables vs. Possibles. Then Mehrts was put in and he just let the game flow and start working immediately with Dan Carter, who then offloads to either Tana, Dougie, Mils, or Joe if he's there. However, Carlos' big advantage is his touch kicking prowess and that's why Spencer got the nod; Graham Henry is preparing for a war in the lineout, believe me, he watched that Six Nations match between Ireland and England and dissected it, concluding that where you beat England is in the lineout. This is why Henry's Locks and blindside flanker are all tall guys, to give them an advantage in the lineout. As far as Andy Hore goes, his throw ins aren't as good as Mealamu, that's why Andy is wearing 16 and not 2. If the All Blacks end up with a pretty substantial lead, I'm betting that the reserves will get quite a bit of playing time. I don't know, maybe it's just my American optimism and naivete that thinks the All Blacks have a good chance at winning this upcoming test. Either way though, it should be a good matchup.

06-10-2004, 04:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
archer2371 Sarge of Blood Gulch Red Outpost Number One Location: On the front lines against our very enemy	To be honest, Spencer has not impressed me at all ever since he got tatooed and suffered his concussion. If the weather were going to be nicer and they were going to be doing a lot of running rugby, Mehrts would be the guy. You're closer to the action down there Spartak, so I may be judging just a little bit wrong on my next point here. The flow between Marshall and Mehrts is much better than Marshall and Spencer or even Devine and Spencer. This, I think is due to the fact that King Carlos has to deal with two people he doesn't particularly like, Justin Marshall and Dan Carter. The rest of the backs, with the exception of Tana Umaga (who gets along with everyone) are all from the Blues, and it always seems as if Carlos tries to do too much to get the ball to his buddies, at least, that's what I saw in the Probables vs. Possibles. Then Mehrts was put in and he just let the game flow and start working immediately with Dan Carter, who then offloads to either Tana, Dougie, Mils, or Joe if he's there. However, Carlos' big advantage is his touch kicking prowess and that's why Spencer got the nod; Graham Henry is preparing for a war in the lineout, believe me, he watched that Six Nations match between Ireland and England and dissected it, concluding that where you beat England is in the lineout. This is why Henry's Locks and blindside flanker are all tall guys, to give them an advantage in the lineout. As far as Andy Hore goes, his throw ins aren't as good as Mealamu, that's why Andy is wearing 16 and not 2. If the All Blacks end up with a pretty substantial lead, I'm betting that the reserves will get quite a bit of playing time. I don't know, maybe it's just my American optimism and naivete that thinks the All Blacks have a good chance at winning this upcoming test. Either way though, it should be a good matchup. __________________ "This ain't no Ice Cream Social!" "Hey Grif, Chupathingy...how bout that? I like it...got a ring to it." "I have no earthly idea what it is I just saw, or what this place is, or where in the hell O'Malley is! My only choice is to blame Grif for coming up with such a flawed plan. Stupid, stupid Grif."