All Blacks 2024
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
England's high ball specialists will be licking their lips. Expect them to go to air a lot.
I think we'll be OK there - more concerned about the 9/10 area and England's ability to pressure there.
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To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
I would have gone Ratima-DMac, Love 15.
Sotutu very unlucky that Savea happens to play 8. -
Sotutu is baffling for sure but he'll be there at some stage and will have the opportunity to prove he should've been there from the beginning.
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Sotutu is baffling for sure but he'll be there at some stage and will have the opportunity to prove he should've been there from the beginning.
If he doesn't leave after being snubbed by two coaching regimes.
Maybe if he moved to the Crusaders Ryan will pick him. What a joke.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Does this point to Will Jordan as a 15 come The Rugby Championship
I hope so. There’s just not enough Crusaders in there at the moment.
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So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
So form means nothing. Got it.
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So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
Hmmmmm, would almost say that’s criminal. But are we surprised?
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To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
I would have gone Ratima-DMac, Love 15.
Sotutu very unlucky that Savea happens to play 8.@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
Up to a point. The Perofeta and Blackadder selections smack of sticking to players hoping they come right/won't get injured rather than conservative selections.
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no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
Eh? Beaudy has only started once at 1st 5 in the last 20 test matches, but 12 times at fullback.
For me he is a better fullback than 1st 5 these days.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
Eh? Beaudy has only started once at 1st 5 in the last 20 test matches, but 12 times at fullback.
For me he is a better fullback than 1st 5 these days.
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
Eh? Beaudy has only started once at 1st 5 in the last 20 test matches, but 12 times at fullback.
For me he is a better fullback than 1st 5 these days.
He's still a 10/15, and named in the 10s.
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@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
So form means nothing. Got it.
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
So form means nothing. Got it.
Only if last year you wanted the ABs to be largely Crusaders, by your same logic.
A couple of Blues had very ordinary form in super last year but were still picked. Now it's the crusaders turn.
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@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.
@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.
They better have a quality sub for when he shatters into pieces...
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So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
if you add in
Love, Darry, Bower and Havili. Its (I hope - need to check when time)
Blues 9
Crusaders 9
Chiefs 9Canes who were top qualifier have 7 (inc Love)
So, some obvious bias on Robertsons part. Will he be as bad as Deans for example? Time will tell
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
Up to a point. The Perofeta and Blackadder selections smack of sticking to players hoping they come right/won't get injured rather than conservative selections.
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
Up to a point. The Perofeta and Blackadder selections smack of sticking to players hoping they come right/won't get injured rather than conservative selections.
Is EB even fit? He had the perfect excuse to sit him for now, but chose to put the acid on him right from the go
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Blackadder showed enough in the games he played. One of the most effective forwards in the comp. On form.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
if you add in
Love, Darry, Bower and Havili. Its (I hope - need to check when time)
Blues 9
Crusaders 9
Chiefs 9Canes who were top qualifier have 7 (inc Love)
So, some obvious bias on Robertsons part. Will he be as bad as Deans for example? Time will tell
@Winger said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
if you add in
Love, Darry, Bower and Havili. Its (I hope - need to check when time)
Blues 9
Crusaders 9
Chiefs 9Canes who were top qualifier have 7 (inc Love)
So, some obvious bias on Robertsons part. Will he be as bad as Deans for example? Time will tell
Don’t you mean John “14 Crusaders in the starting line up” Mitchell ?
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Razor taking the piss; They’ve earned their places through performance and consistency. Unless it's a catchall statement where he means some earned it through consistently poor performances.
