All Blacks 2025
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@booboo said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@voodoo said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@booboo said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@booboo said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
The only real surprise for me is Lord over Darry.
Any selections you'd do different?
I can't say I'm a fan of Kirifi due to size.
Wouldn't have minded Ah Kuoi in, but not sure who for.
Otherwise it's difficult to quibble. Seems us lot are wanting change for change's sake.
Oh, I see Sevu is still there. Might have swapped him out.
You'd keep ALB???
Who's the alternative? Ennor, McLeod, Havili ...
I’d probably pick you ahead of him at this point
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The only surprise for me was Josh Lord ahead of Sam Darry.
Robertson is very predictable. He's predictable for us trying working out who he is going to pick. He's predictable for coaches of other teams trying to work out how his team is going to play.
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@Nepia He's quite a lot different to anyone else going around, I think.
Looks quite slight and doesn't look like a rocket ship, but he might be. His try at the weekend he easily out ran the Counties defenders, but they might have been slugs.
He spends a lot of time, stepping back inside, but usually beats one or two defenders - even though it should be pretty predictable - and jinks about quite a bit. Obviously got a good side-step and he's also got a Campo goose-step, but I've never seen it actually beat a man. The step back makes me think he's not express - but, I can't really tell.
Played a bit of fullback, so competent under the high ball.
Edit: Maybe a slighter version of Mark Teleá as much as anyone?
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Yep, I not surprised with squad. They pinned their team early in season, and were never going to make big changes. Christie was a certainty almost with Hotham out, much as I like Pledger, probably ABVX is right. I perhaps would of preferred a few changes, but I suspect they may well be trying (rightly or wrongly) having different styles for different teams, partly because I not sure they know exactly who they want.
The hardest thing to remember is because we don't think say a Kirifi is big enough or Reece is fast enough, or BB is the 10 we fancy, they obviously have a different opinion. So who is right or wrong will be shown down the track.
ie I don't go along that Kirifi is too small, or Proctor is out of depth, but we all see things differently.The thing with Kirifi is, is that if he is not winning turnover ball, what else does he bring to the table? He's a specialist jackler and only that, and it hasn't transferred to the test game. It's a role that Ardie Savea does better at this level anyway.
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Picking Forwards who consistently lose collisions at Test level (Lord, Kirifi) and picking aged Backs who have lost the pace to challenge Test defences (Beauden Barrett, ALB, Reece) is moronic.
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Guys who are unlucky to be overlooked IMHO.
Prop - George Dyer
Hooker- No one.
Locks - Sam Darry
Back Row - Dalton Papalii, Hoskins Sotutu, Christian Lio - Willie, Devan Flanders
Half Back - Dylan Pledger.
First Five - Rivez Reihana
Midfield - Braydon Ennor
Wing - Caleb Tangitau,
Fulll Back - No one. -
Full back maybe could say Zarn Sullivan as his form has been very good in my opinion
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@sparky said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Guys who are unlucky to be overlooked IMHO.
Prop - George Dyer
Hooker- No one.
Locks - Sam Darry
Back Row - Dalton Papalii, Hoskins Sotutu, Christian Lio - Willie, Devan Flanders
Half Back - Dylan Pledger.
First Five - Rivez Reihana
Midfield - Braydon Ennor
Wing - Caleb Tangitau,
Fulll Back - No one.If Ennor and Lio-Willie are considered unlucky then NZ Rugby really isn't in a particularly strong state.
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They will pick it on
Super form,
vibes,
potential,
next man up,
we want to see that guy,
what certain players did in certain situations during the NPC. I doubt it is out and out form. More this guy is setting up outsides well. Player B is making the gain line in the right situation. Players like Gibson Popoali and Kyle Brown are some of the form guys. They won't make it. -
@sparky said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Guys who are unlucky to be overlooked IMHO.
Prop - George Dyer
Hooker- No one.
Locks - Sam Darry
Back Row - Dalton Papalii, Hoskins Sotutu, Christian Lio - Willie, Devan Flanders
Half Back - Dylan Pledger.
First Five - Rivez Reihana
Midfield - Braydon Ennor
Wing - Caleb Tangitau,
Fulll Back - No one.ENS has been awesome for Counties as has Zarn Sullivan for Hawkes Bay.
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