Former Former wrote: » bilston wrote: » Henderson has been calling the lineout for a while now, didn't he call it against England in March? He's definitely been calling it for Ulster for about a year now. I don't think this is a big deal at all tbh. They all have to know the calls, I don't think it really matters who shouts them out.
bilston wrote: » Henderson has been calling the lineout for a while now, didn't he call it against England in March? He's definitely been calling it for Ulster for about a year now.
CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: » Very controversial comment below. Moderators feel free to delete and all responses if you feel necessary. We should drop Sean O'Brien for the Autumn. If we can't bet on Sean O'Brien being available for big games(and with his injury profile we cant) we should make a sustained effort to give his replacement as much experience as possible.
kuang1 wrote: » Paul Smeenus wrote: » And the Lions. You sure bout that?
Paul Smeenus wrote: » And the Lions.
kuang1 wrote: » molloyjh wrote: » You can't ignore the line out malfunctions though. Especially given how important that set piece is to Ireland. Toner needs to show well there tomorrow. If he does then it's an easy selection in the row. This. Exactly. I'm not sure if Henderson will ever get to the point of being lineout caller, nor Irish captaincy (plenty of reference made to this in the Ulster thread tonight...premature much?) I love Henderson. Think he's brilliant. But from what I hear, he's a follower (and a good one) not a leader. Right now it's a Henderson/Toner row for me.
molloyjh wrote: » You can't ignore the line out malfunctions though. Especially given how important that set piece is to Ireland. Toner needs to show well there tomorrow. If he does then it's an easy selection in the row.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Henderson putting on a show here. For me he's first choice at lock for Ireland at this point.
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mfceiling wrote: » I know...it was a shìte joke on my behalf about a former employer with the same name.
FrannoFan wrote: » i think you will find if you watch the provinces play regularly there is a Tom Farrell lining up for connacht.
mfceiling wrote: » Is Tom Farrell playing now? It's just I met him at the Citywest Hotel 3 weeks ago and aside from the fact that he's nearly 50 now, he's also got a savage gut on him.
RichieRich89 wrote: » Maybe Keane switched Aki and Tom Farrell specifically because Schmidt asked for Aki to be played at 13?
thomond2006 wrote: » Quotes.
Joe Schmidt wrote: I believe 12 and 13 are interchangeable
Deleted User wrote: » Think Payne is back fairly imminently. I'd imagine Marshall is ahead of Scannell / Farrell etc. Unless some kind of catastrophe happens I doubt we'll see Earls starting at centre. If the status quo persists I imagine we'll see Aki Henshaw as 12 / 13. If Payne is back that might change for SA. Though it could well be Aki / Payne if that was the case, just to have a bit of a roflocopter with Kimmage.
b.gud wrote: » Anyone reckon that if Henshaw and Aki are the centres that it'll be Henshaw 13 and Aki 12? That's the where they played when they were at Connacht and they were a really devastating combo.
arsebiscuits1 wrote: » I think the biggest problem is if not Aki then who? Earls has never been a proper option at 13 at international level and will probably be much more important on the wing anyway/ Payne hasn't played any rugby and doesn't look like he will before November Ringrose... ditto Farrell is barely here a week and not capable yet of defending 13 channel at test level. Even the 12 options if you push Henshaw out one aren't overly promising. Marshall isn't good enough, far too prone to mistakes or anonymity. McCloskey has obvious threats going forward, I have my doubts about that effectiveness against the Boks though. Scannell maybe a possibility. But he needs a good showing now in Europe. We could do worse than a Scannell Henshaw axis but I don't think it offers the least flaws. I miss BOD
Deleted User wrote: » No doubt he is considered a threat but that's been going on a while. The really top drawer guys can find more to their game. Sean O'Brien for example in 2011 was making some insane carries but now he's known more for his breakdown work than his carrying. I think Aki is probably just finding his feet in a new setup like everyone else. I'd say KK is quite different to Lam going by their public demeanour. I'd say Aki has a good shot of starting at least one if not two games this Autumn.
b.gud wrote: » Anyone reckon that if Henshaw and Aki are the centres that it'll be Henshaw 13 and Aki 12? That's the where they played when they were at Connacht and they were a really devastating combo. With regards Aki not hitting the heights that he previously did I've actually been thinking about this recently and I think the reason is that he's a marked man, every time he gets the ball there's about 2 or 3 people on him and teams can get away with doing that because we normally don't have any other players that really worry teams there. When we won the league we had Henshaw as an option too so teams couldn't put as many numbers into Aki as they were also worried about Henshaw. I think that is what is limiting his performances a bit
Interested Observer wrote: » think Ringrose is out so not sure who to go with at 13, guess it'll be Aki. I don't think he's hit the heights of Connacht's league winning season ever since.
salmocab wrote: » just to be crystal clear Mc Keon ahead of POM and Reidy ahead of SOB?
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