All Blacks 2025
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@ShaquilleOatmeal said in All Blacks 2025:
@taniwharugby said in Wales v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph thats the thing, Parsons has a very analytical eye when it comes to rugby, when he was playing they had him on the radio in a regular spot talking and he was always very insightful, similar to O'Halloran.
Having only listened to a couple of episodes recently, Parsons seems like he's trying to come up with excuses for how poorly the All Blacks are playing. He points to random statistics or moments in the game and tries to make out that's all that's wrong. 'They would've won if it hadn't been for that one little thing there.'
LMAO... this is so accurate, best post this month.
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@ShaquilleOatmeal said in All Blacks 2025:
@taniwharugby said in Wales v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph thats the thing, Parsons has a very analytical eye when it comes to rugby, when he was playing they had him on the radio in a regular spot talking and he was always very insightful, similar to O'Halloran.
Having only listened to a couple of episodes recently, Parsons seems like he's trying to come up with excuses for how poorly the All Blacks are playing. He points to random statistics or moments in the game and tries to make out that's all that's wrong. 'They would've won if it hadn't been for that one little thing there.'
There's a thread dedicated to that theory....
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
that has to be a fucking wind up surely??
"The emerging All Blacks core, Cam Roigard, Shaun Stevenson, Caleb Clarke, Folau Fakatava, Samipeni Finau, Josh Lord, Fabian Holland, Sam Darry, Asafo Aumua, Will Jordan and others, is stacked with players who will peak between 2027 and 2031."
Include two guys who don't even make squads, a guy who is clearly a fringe player now, and Will Jordan who is 27 and has 50+ tests under his belt??
That's so bad, we shouldn't really bother bagging it, but where to start?
Shaun Stevenson isn't even in the country. And, he's 29, ancient by NZ outside back standards.
Then, Aumua - who is 28 - is included as one of the emerging 'core' but Samisoni Taukei'aho - who is the same age - is not. Other much younger and much better (Williams, Newell) players in the tight also don't get a mention.
Then we have Will Jordan who is also at the age when his production is historically likely to drop. Still around in 2031 when he is 33? Better get a lot fucking better as a game driver then...
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@junior said in All Blacks 2025:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2025:
is our set piece particularly bad?....i think almost everything could do with improvement but didn;t think set piece had stood out, especially since holland came in
Lineout generally good and can be a genuine threat - although that threat seems too often to be inconsistent within games (see England a couple of weeks ago where we picked off copious England ball in the first half but barely bothered to put up a contest in the second half). Scrum, generally good but not at all a threat to opposition ball and prone to late capitulations in big matches (see Boks at Eden Park and England a couple of weeks ago).
In short, definitely room to improve the set pieces and, given the tight 5 stocks at the moment, we should really be aiming to turn the set piece into a genuine weapon rather than simply a re-start.
From your post it sounds like we have the players but not the strategy (or perhaps the brains).
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
No one hyped Proctor, no one saw him to the manor born - but fuck, at least give him a go. Which they did, thankfully.
Kudos to Head Coach Scott Hansen for giving him a fair run too. Positive approach compared to the constant changes we've seen in the past.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
that has to be a fucking wind up surely??
"The emerging All Blacks core, Cam Roigard, Shaun Stevenson, Caleb Clarke, Folau Fakatava, Samipeni Finau, Josh Lord, Fabian Holland, Sam Darry, Asafo Aumua, Will Jordan and others, is stacked with players who will peak between 2027 and 2031."
Include two guys who don't even make squads, a guy who is clearly a fringe player now, and Will Jordan who is 27 and has 50+ tests under his belt??
It's The Roar. Fan Fiction. You get better analysis here, e.g., @Mauss
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@Victor-Meldrew Head Coach Scott Hansen. We can’t even refer to him other than that. Love it
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:
@junior said in All Blacks 2025:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2025:
is our set piece particularly bad?....i think almost everything could do with improvement but didn;t think set piece had stood out, especially since holland came in
Lineout generally good and can be a genuine threat - although that threat seems too often to be inconsistent within games (see England a couple of weeks ago where we picked off copious England ball in the first half but barely bothered to put up a contest in the second half). Scrum, generally good but not at all a threat to opposition ball and prone to late capitulations in big matches (see Boks at Eden Park and England a couple of weeks ago).
In short, definitely room to improve the set pieces and, given the tight 5 stocks at the moment, we should really be aiming to turn the set piece into a genuine weapon rather than simply a re-start.
From your post it sounds like we have the players but not the strategy (or perhaps the brains).
We definitely don't have the strategy - which is probably good indicator that we don't have the brains either. As for the players, I think we have raw material that is not being properly harnessed (as to which, see the previous points about strategy and brains).
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@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
Traditionally the best source on the forum so I’m prepared to accept it.
Well he also said that 2025 will be Sotutu's last year in NZ rugby so lets see if he ditches his contract with the Blues.
He asked for a release from his final year but was refused
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@Nogusta said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
Traditionally the best source on the forum so I’m prepared to accept it.
Well he also said that 2025 will be Sotutu's last year in NZ rugby so lets see if he ditches his contract with the Blues.
He asked for a release from his final year but was refused
Yeah you got that other stuff right mate. I was shocked but in the end things are looking much better and I hope Papali'i gets another chance.
