All Blacks 2024

[nostrildamus]

you can tell it's a controversial squad naming when nobody's questioning how Christie got back in.

[KiwiMurph]

Remember

This is the first squad only

Ted's first squad in 2004 had Xavier Rush in it.

[sparky]

Luke Jacobson, Wallace Sititi and Ethan Blackadder very lucky.

Should be Hoskins Sotutu, Akira Ioane and Peter Lakai.

[ACT Crusader]

A starting loose trio of Finau, Papali’i and Savea for England 1 could do the business

[Kirwan]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

A starting loose trio of Finau, Papali’i and Savea for England 1 could do the business

You know he's going to start Blackadder.

[SouthernMann]

@Winger said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

7 Crusaders. And the Captain

Image if they had won again

Absolutely gutted for Grace, Lio-Willie, Hannah, Hotham, Havili, McLeod and Fihaki. They were very hard done by.

[Billy Tell]

I’m going to wait until after the first game before I make any conclusions. So many toys out of the cot.

[Kirwan]

This reminds me of the good old days of Robinson being picked over Umaga.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Blues lock Sam Darry, Hurricanes outside back Ruben Love and the Crusaders pair of prop George Bower and midfielder David Havili will also assemble with the squad as cover.

[ACT Crusader]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Remember

This is the first squad only

Ted's first squad in 2004 had Xavier Rush in it.

Dropped the starting number 8 from the previous season to the bench as a result too.

These one-eyed Blues coaches…

[KiwiMurph]

I like the Tosi pick - he's a weapon

[Landers92]

So no Love as I said… Ahhh the old mindless speculation and half truths ae!

Anyway, Ruben Love is injury cover for Caleb Clarke.

How Perofeta has made it over Love is beyond me but hey there’s a player in Perofeta so hopefully they can get the best out of him.

Really feel for Hoskins, no idea what more he needs to do. Possibly another Blackadder injury or a knock to Sititi/Jacobsen and he could get the call up? Either way, he should be in the 32.

[ACT Crusader]

@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Winger said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

7 Crusaders. And the Captain

Image if they had won again

Absolutely gutted for Grace, Lio-Willie, Hannah, Hotham, Havili, McLeod and Fihaki. They were very hard done by.

AB XV look out!

[nostrildamus]

no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.

[Machpants]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

A starting loose trio of Finau, Papali’i and Savea for England 1 could do the business

So fitness permitting, first test I guess we'll see

Groot
Taylor
Lomax
Patty T
Scott Barrett (c)
Finau
Dalton Papalii
Ardie
Christie
DMac
Clarke
Jordie Barrett
Ioane
Reece
Beaudy

16 Aumua
17 dunno?
18 Newell
19 vaii
20 bladder
21 TJP
22 perofeta
23 alb

[Victor Meldrew]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

George Bower and midfielder David Havili will also assemble with the squad as cover.

You have to admire the loyalty, I guess

[ACT Crusader]

@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

A starting loose trio of Finau, Papali’i and Savea for England 1 could do the business

You know he's going to start Blackadder.

Nah I don’t think he will. Bench spot. Well at least my email to him told him not to.

[MN5]

@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Winger said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

7 Crusaders. And the Captain

Image if they had won again

Absolutely gutted for Grace, Lio-Willie, Hannah, Hotham, Havili, McLeod and Fihaki. They were very hard done by.

The bad/lame jokes thread is in the off topic section

[BerniesCorner]

@sparky
To be honest these days the wing position is probably the least specialised position on the pitch and can be covered by any number of backs.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Machpants

Not sure they'll start Christie at 9. He's too slow for the earlier parts of the game.