All Blacks 2024
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God I wish we still had players of Michael Lynagh’s composure.
“ I’d taken over the captaincy as Nick (Farr-Jones) had gone off injured. I knew I had to come up with something precise and factual. I was determined not to resort to the cliche of, ‘don’t panic, don’t worry’. There were no clocks at the ground so I asked referee Jim Fleming how long there was to go. Four minutes, came the reply. So, that’s what I said to the boys. I stuck to the facts. ‘Four minutes, still time, we’ll kick long from the restart, press, they’ll kick out and we’ll strike from the lineout’.
What was is that Ireland scrum-half Rob Saunders sliced his clearance, Australia had a lineout around the 22-metre line, David Campese took it up and was on hand later in the sequence but was tackled. Lynagh’s role had been to track play. He swooped and dived over the line.“ -
Quite frankly our forwards are becoming terrific.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@pakman you still suffering from jetlag? That's hardly phenomenal insight fella! Or have you forgotten Aaron Smith already?
- Yes! 2. Nugget is no longer wearing Black.
We never should have let Frogs come away with win.
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@pakman said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@pakman you still suffering from jetlag? That's hardly phenomenal insight fella! Or have you forgotten Aaron Smith already?
- Yes! 2. Nugget is no longer wearing Black.
We never should have let Frogs come away with win.
From viewing, I find it hard to lay that at the players feet.
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan Would his departure likely coincide with Richie Mounga's return to New Zealand? What is actually happening, is he coming back late next year or in 2026?
RM? I don't believe anything has been confirmed. But Razor has made no secret of the fact he would love him back. IIRC he is contracted until end of 2025
Given our lack of stock at 10, I would like him back too. He won't suddenly make the AB unbeatable, but every bit helps.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan Would his departure likely coincide with Richie Mounga's return to New Zealand? What is actually happening, is he coming back late next year or in 2026?
RM? I don't believe anything has been confirmed. But Razor has made no secret of the fact he would love him back. IIRC he is contracted until end of 2025
Given our lack of stock at 10, I would like him back too. He won't suddenly make the AB unbeatable, but every bit helps.
Squeeze that stone dry.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan Would his departure likely coincide with Richie Mounga's return to New Zealand? What is actually happening, is he coming back late next year or in 2026?
RM? I don't believe anything has been confirmed. But Razor has made no secret of the fact he would love him back. IIRC he is contracted until end of 2025
Given our lack of stock at 10, I would like him back too. He won't suddenly make the AB unbeatable, but every bit helps.
Probably likely to have a net negative impact on the stocks to be honest.
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@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan Would his departure likely coincide with Richie Mounga's return to New Zealand? What is actually happening, is he coming back late next year or in 2026?
His contract runs through the 2025/26 season which ends around May/June 2026. As it stands, he would be able to return to NZ in mid 2026.
I’m guessing NZR are wanting to negotiate something there to get him back earlier than that.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan Would his departure likely coincide with Richie Mounga's return to New Zealand? What is actually happening, is he coming back late next year or in 2026?
RM? I don't believe anything has been confirmed. But Razor has made no secret of the fact he would love him back. IIRC he is contracted until end of 2025
Given our lack of stock at 10, I would like him back too. He won't suddenly make the AB unbeatable, but every bit helps.
Squeeze that stone dry.
Let's stick with BB then, because that's going well.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan Would his departure likely coincide with Richie Mounga's return to New Zealand? What is actually happening, is he coming back late next year or in 2026?
RM? I don't believe anything has been confirmed. But Razor has made no secret of the fact he would love him back. IIRC he is contracted until end of 2025
Given our lack of stock at 10, I would like him back too. He won't suddenly make the AB unbeatable, but every bit helps.
Squeeze that stone dry.
Let's stick with BB then, because that's going well.
And ignore DMac, Plummer, etc. Right? Because super form is no indication....
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan Would his departure likely coincide with Richie Mounga's return to New Zealand? What is actually happening, is he coming back late next year or in 2026?
RM? I don't believe anything has been confirmed. But Razor has made no secret of the fact he would love him back. IIRC he is contracted until end of 2025
Given our lack of stock at 10, I would like him back too. He won't suddenly make the AB unbeatable, but every bit helps.
Squeeze that stone dry.
Let's stick with BB then, because that's going well.
And ignore DMac, Plummer, etc. Right? Because super form is no indication....
DMac is worth sticking with. Plummer, well he's going so we won't know. It's debatable if the Blues would have played him at 10 anyway. After that the cupboard is bare.
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@Crazy-Horse Jacomb looks a good prospect
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2024:
@Crazy-Horse Jacomb looks a good prospect
From the little bits we have seen of him, yeah he is one to watch. Shame we won't see a lot of him again next season if DMac remains uninjured.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
It's debatable if the Blues would have played him at 10 anyway
You've surpassed Victor defending Foster. Kudos.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
It's debatable if the Blues would have played him at 10 anyway
You've surpassed Victor defending Foster. Kudos.
In what way? RM coming back adds to the depth of our game. I'd say the same about everyone who has buggered off. I'd like to see them all back.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
It's debatable if the Blues would have played him at 10 anyway
You've surpassed Victor defending Foster. Kudos.
In what way? RM coming back adds to the depth of our game. I'd say the same about everyone who has buggered off. I'd like to see them all back.
I'm sure the blues would've been reticent to play their ten who won them SR at ten. Imagine they'll probably ditch most of their starting players.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2024:
It's debatable if the Blues would have played him at 10 anyway
You've surpassed Victor defending Foster. Kudos.
In what way? RM coming back adds to the depth of our game. I'd say the same about everyone who has buggered off. I'd like to see them all back.
I'm sure the blues would've been reticent to play their ten who won them SR at ten. Imagine they'll probably ditch most of their starting players.
Are BB and Perofeta not in the squad? I must have missed them leaving. If they are still in the squad, like I said, it's debatable as to whether they will start Plummer at 10.
