All Blacks 2024
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
All the contentious selections went with provincial bias of the selectors.
Ryan with Bell.
Razor with blackadder. Jacobsen is also a bad call and I'm a Chiefs fan.
McDonald with Perofeta.In appearing to be fair they seemed to have made it worse.
Jacobsen was always going to get selected in my opinion.
For the life of me I don't see why. He's a jack of all trades and master of none. Played at 7 at the business end of the season for the Chiefs as Finau and Sititi we're just better than him.
He's a utility foodbill selection.
@Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
All the contentious selections went with provincial bias of the selectors.
Ryan with Bell.
Razor with blackadder. Jacobsen is also a bad call and I'm a Chiefs fan.
McDonald with Perofeta.In appearing to be fair they seemed to have made it worse.
Jacobsen was always going to get selected in my opinion.
For the life of me I don't see why. He's a jack of all trades and master of none. Played at 7 at the business end of the season for the Chiefs as Finau and Sititi we're just better than him.
He's a utility foodbill selection.
Another one. Let’s not forget Blackadder
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6 -
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
who would you pick at 6
The guy who.dominated on Saturday
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All I can really say is Razor wanted to be known as the coach who picked the best players...
Hold my bud light say Bell, Perofeta, Blackadder, Jacobsen and Tosi (who was on no-one's rader but the AB selectors it appears).
Feel sory for Sotutu, Plumber, Laki and Love - all of them deserve to be there.
Very odd we've only got 3 players covering 1st 5 and fullback.
@Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
All I can really say is Razor wanted to be known as the coach who picked the best players...
Hold my bud light say Bell, Perofeta, Blackadder, Jacobsen and Tosi (who was on no-one's rader but the AB selectors it appears).
Feel sory for Sotutu, Plumber, Laki and Love - all of them deserve to be there.
Very odd we've only got 3 players covering 1st 5 and fullback.
This is what makes me laugh. Selection is a subjective exercise, it’s not about who’s deserving (whatever that means). Just who the coaches want in the side. And they get to justify it by what happens out on the field.
We don’t agree with certain selections that’s fine. We are fortunate enough to be able to argue about it online without fear or favour. But deserving? nah.
Someone asked about the selection process and one of the assistant’s gave us an insight into the process and the way they go about. I highly doubt they are using words like ‘deserve’ but rather here is the gameplan we will execute at set piece or off turnovers and these are the guys we need.
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
who would you pick at 6
The guy who.dominated on Saturday
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
who would you pick at 6
The guy who.dominated on Saturday
don't believe he is available
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
who would you pick at 6
The guy who.dominated on Saturday
don't believe he is available
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
who would you pick at 6
The guy who.dominated on Saturday
don't believe he is available
and why isn't he available?
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6Finau first, and then Blackadder based on the selections. I thought Ioane did enough to surpass Blackadder but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Hopefully the ABs can turn Finau into the new Collins/Kaino type player that we've been missing for a long time.
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6Finau first, and then Blackadder based on the selections. I thought Ioane did enough to surpass Blackadder but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Hopefully the ABs can turn Finau into the new Collins/Kaino type player that we've been missing for a long time.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6Finau first, and then Blackadder based on the selections. I thought Ioane did enough to surpass Blackadder but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Hopefully the ABs can turn Finau into the new Collins/Kaino type player that we've been missing for a long time.
wait a minute you know agree with the loose forward selections
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
who would you pick at 6
The guy who.dominated on Saturday
don't believe he is available
and why isn't he available?
@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
who would you pick at 6
The guy who.dominated on Saturday
don't believe he is available
and why isn't he available?
Because he's decided to go overseas...?
You think Robertson told him so early in the season that he wasn't going to be in his All Blacks plans that he had enough time to arrange a contract in Japan?
Of course not, Ioane's heading overseas just like many other players have in the past. It's no different to Jackson Hemopo and others going overseas despite having more in the tank. He (quite understandably) wants the money, given there were no guarantees of (or potentially in spite of) national selection.
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@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
who would you pick at 6
The guy who.dominated on Saturday
don't believe he is available
and why isn't he available?
Because he's decided to go overseas...?
You think Robertson told him so early in the season that he wasn't going to be in his All Blacks plans that he had enough time to arrange a contract in Japan?
Of course not, Ioane's heading overseas just like many other players have in the past. It's no different to Jackson Hemopo and others going overseas despite having more in the tank. He (quite understandably) wants the money, given there were no guarantees of (or potentially in spite of) national selection.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6Finau first, and then Blackadder based on the selections. I thought Ioane did enough to surpass Blackadder but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Hopefully the ABs can turn Finau into the new Collins/Kaino type player that we've been missing for a long time.
wait a minute you know agree with the loose forward selections
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6Finau first, and then Blackadder based on the selections. I thought Ioane did enough to surpass Blackadder but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Hopefully the ABs can turn Finau into the new Collins/Kaino type player that we've been missing for a long time.
wait a minute you know agree with the loose forward selections
What? You asked me who I would select at 6 didn't you? I said 'based on the selections' I would go with Finau but also said Ioane should have been in the picture. Did you read my comment or just skim over it? What is everyone on tonight? Seriously.
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@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
who would you pick at 6
The guy who.dominated on Saturday
don't believe he is available
and why isn't he available?
Because he's decided to go overseas...?
You think Robertson told him so early in the season that he wasn't going to be in his All Blacks plans that he had enough time to arrange a contract in Japan?
Of course not, Ioane's heading overseas just like many other players have in the past. It's no different to Jackson Hemopo and others going overseas despite having more in the tank. He (quite understandably) wants the money, given there were no guarantees of (or potentially in spite of) national selection.
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
You think Robertson told him so early in the season that he wasn't going to be in his All Blacks plans that he had enough time to arrange a contract in Japan?
I think he got the word towards the end of the season. Watch his leaving interview - he gives the strong impression of someone who doesn't want to go - but is making the rational financial choice.
Look, fair play, Razor and his boys get to choose their team. But they need to take accountability for that. I'd say Sotutu's off - you don't post that and hang about. he can't do more than this season, so if this isn't enough that'll be him done. It's a real shame.
Razor better win, and win well, and show us that his picks are solid. I would love to see them deveop players in camp (remember how flaky Coles was). But let's see. At the moment it looks a very red and black perspective on the world. Havili? Really?
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@nostrildamus 2022 and he was the worst performing loose forward for the All Blacks that season, by a sizeable margin.
He played in 4 matches for the ABs that year.
4 matches in 6 months.
How do you expect a player to be anywhere near his best when he plays 50-60 minutes of rugby every 6 weeks?
He got unceremoniously dropped last year and would have had reasons as to why.
He came back this year and was the player of the competition and is still left out.
I think it is Jason Ryan who doesn’t like him.
Sotutu will be one of those players that heads overseas and becomes a huge star in the Roo 14 or in another league. Maybe England and he plays for them in a couple of years
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@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
You think Robertson told him so early in the season that he wasn't going to be in his All Blacks plans that he had enough time to arrange a contract in Japan?
I think he got the word towards the end of the season. Watch his leaving interview - he gives the strong impression of someone who doesn't want to go - but is making the rational financial choice.
Look, fair play, Razor and his boys get to choose their team. But they need to take accountability for that. I'd say Sotutu's off - you don't post that and hang about. he can't do more than this season, so if this isn't enough that'll be him done. It's a real shame.
Razor better win, and win well, and show us that his picks are solid. I would love to see them deveop players in camp (remember how flaky Coles was). But let's see. At the moment it looks a very red and black perspective on the world. Havili? Really?
@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
You think Robertson told him so early in the season that he wasn't going to be in his All Blacks plans that he had enough time to arrange a contract in Japan?
I think he got the word towards the end of the season. Watch his leaving interview - he gives the strong impression of someone who doesn't want to go - but is making the rational financial choice.
Look, fair play, Razor and his boys get to choose their team. But they need to take accountability for that. I'd say Sotutu's off - you don't post that and hang about. he can't do more than this season, so if this isn't enough that'll be him done. It's a real shame.
Razor better win, and win well, and show us that his picks are solid. I would love to see them deveop players in camp (remember how flaky Coles was). But let's see. At the moment it looks a very red and black perspective on the world. Havili? Really?
Yeah pretty odd decision picking Sititi after only one real stand-out game. Sotutu was good all year. Consistency obviously means nothing these days. Even as a Canes fan, Sotutu was a beast all year. Feel for you Blues fans if he leaves because of this.
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6Finau first, and then Blackadder based on the selections. I thought Ioane did enough to surpass Blackadder but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Hopefully the ABs can turn Finau into the new Collins/Kaino type player that we've been missing for a long time.
wait a minute you know agree with the loose forward selections
What? You asked me who I would select at 6 didn't you? I said 'based on the selections' I would go with Finau but also said Ioane should have been in the picture. Did you read my comment or just skim over it? What is everyone on tonight? Seriously.
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I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6Finau first, and then Blackadder based on the selections. I thought Ioane did enough to surpass Blackadder but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Hopefully the ABs can turn Finau into the new Collins/Kaino type player that we've been missing for a long time.
wait a minute you know agree with the loose forward selections
What? You asked me who I would select at 6 didn't you? I said 'based on the selections' I would go with Finau but also said Ioane should have been in the picture. Did you read my comment or just skim over it? What is everyone on tonight? Seriousl
reread the bolded bit.
I asked you who you would pick at 6
AI isnt available
remember all this was started because sotutu wasn't picked
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You think Robertson told him so early in the season that he wasn't going to be in his All Blacks plans that he had enough time to arrange a contract in Japan?
I think he got the word towards the end of the season. Watch his leaving interview - he gives the strong impression of someone who doesn't want to go - but is making the rational financial choice.
Look, fair play, Razor and his boys get to choose their team. But they need to take accountability for that. I'd say Sotutu's off - you don't post that and hang about. he can't do more than this season, so if this isn't enough that'll be him done. It's a real shame.
Razor better win, and win well, and show us that his picks are solid. I would love to see them deveop players in camp (remember how flaky Coles was). But let's see. At the moment it looks a very red and black perspective on the world. Havili? Really?
Yeah pretty odd decision picking Sititi after only one real stand-out game. Sotutu was good all year. Consistency obviously means nothing these days. Even as a Canes fan, Sotutu was a beast all year. Feel for you Blues fans if he leaves because of this.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Feel for you Blues fans if he leaves because of this.
I think he's gone, and people will say it justifies the non-selection.
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@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
You think Robertson told him so early in the season that he wasn't going to be in his All Blacks plans that he had enough time to arrange a contract in Japan?
I think he got the word towards the end of the season. Watch his leaving interview - he gives the strong impression of someone who doesn't want to go - but is making the rational financial choice.
Look, fair play, Razor and his boys get to choose their team. But they need to take accountability for that. I'd say Sotutu's off - you don't post that and hang about. he can't do more than this season, so if this isn't enough that'll be him done. It's a real shame.
Razor better win, and win well, and show us that his picks are solid. I would love to see them deveop players in camp (remember how flaky Coles was). But let's see. At the moment it looks a very red and black perspective on the world. Havili? Really?
@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
You think Robertson told him so early in the season that he wasn't going to be in his All Blacks plans that he had enough time to arrange a contract in Japan?
I think he got the word towards the end of the season. Watch his leaving interview - he gives the strong impression of someone who doesn't want to go - but is making the rational financial choice.
Look, fair play, Razor and his boys get to choose their team. But they need to take accountability for that. I'd say Sotutu's off - you don't post that and hang about. he can't do more than this season, so if this isn't enough that'll be him done. It's a real shame.
Razor better win, and win well, and show us that his picks are solid. I would love to see them deveop players in camp (remember how flaky Coles was). But let's see. At the moment it looks a very red and black perspective on the world. Havili? Really?
If he didn't want to go, he wouldn't have gone.
I don't think anyone on here is such a strong body language and emotion expert that they can infer from his pre-recorded post that he's been tipped off late in the season that he isn't going to feature in the All Blacks and that he should sign a last-minute contract in Japan. Normally these contracts are signed almost a year in advance - he likely inked the deal in February or March.
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I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6Finau first, and then Blackadder based on the selections. I thought Ioane did enough to surpass Blackadder but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Hopefully the ABs can turn Finau into the new Collins/Kaino type player that we've been missing for a long time.
wait a minute you know agree with the loose forward selections
What? You asked me who I would select at 6 didn't you? I said 'based on the selections' I would go with Finau but also said Ioane should have been in the picture. Did you read my comment or just skim over it? What is everyone on tonight? Seriousl
reread the bolded bit.
I asked you who you would pick at 6
AI isnt available
remember all this was started because sotutu wasn't picked
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm on record over a few years now calling Hoskins Sotutu the best all-round loose forward in the country.
Are we watching the same Sotutu? The guy is good with ball in hand but he'
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Perofeta is interesting. I can't see why. Someone mentioned above he's been good the last couple of weeks, but then Leon said it was picked before the finals so...
I don't see our fullbacks as being a spot the opposition will worry about too much
He wasn’t good in the final, in fact he was the most ineffective Blues back on Saturday. Lam, Ioane and Plummer were the standouts. I’d be happier if they picked Plummer as a 10 and Beauden as a fullback. But Perofeta over Love is just baffling.
Leon McDonald tortured us with his shithouse Blues selections for 4 years & now we are forced to endure another 4...
Haven't we suffered enough....@Canes4life?
Hey man, I was on the Sotutu bandwagon aswell. Piss poor the fact he hasn't been selected. Having Blackadder and Jacobsen there fs it all up.
you realise that blackadder and jacobson arent picked as 8s
Yeah but picking both of them prevents us from picking a bigger 6 like Ioane which we need. Jacobsen is a player that isn't a stand out as a 7, 6 or 8 but he's a good rugby player. Is that enough though? I'm not sure.
the post was about sotutu and not being picked at 8
jacobson picked as a 7
Blackadder at 6
who would you pick at 6Finau first, and then Blackadder based on the selections. I thought Ioane did enough to surpass Blackadder but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Hopefully the ABs can turn Finau into the new Collins/Kaino type player that we've been missing for a long time.
wait a minute you know agree with the loose forward selections
What? You asked me who I would select at 6 didn't you? I said 'based on the selections' I would go with Finau but also said Ioane should have been in the picture. Did you read my comment or just skim over it? What is everyone on tonight? Seriousl
reread the bolded bit.
I asked you who you would pick at 6
AI isnt available
remember all this was started because sotutu wasn't picked
lolAnd I responded. I said Finau based on the selections but doesn't mean I agree with it.
