All Blacks 2025

[MN5]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

Man this thread seems to go full circle. Once again talking about Ardie's height and weight. Classic stuff.

Well, you're all wrong, Moana has him listed at 1.80m and 85kg. The diet is certainly helping with his performance this year.

It won’t be complete until you talk up Billy Proctor as first choice 13 this year.

[ACT Crusader]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

Man this thread seems to go full circle. Once again talking about Ardie's height and weight. Classic stuff.

Well, you're all wrong, Moana has him listed at 1.80m and 85kg. The diet is certainly helping with his performance this year.

[Bones]

To be fair, if my 6' ass can hit the tonne while still looking very average sized, I find it very easy to believe Ioane could easily be a lot more.

[Chris B.]

There's an article from around 2020, where Rieko says he was about 105kgs, but had dropped to 102kg and thought it was helping his mobility, but not sure about winning collisions. Based on that you'd think he'd be minimum 102kgs, but could easily be 4-5kgs more now.

Here it is...

'New' Rieko Ioane opens up on All Blacks fall from grace

[Chris B.]

@Canes4life He's trolling us!

[MN5]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

To be fair, if my 6' ass can hit the tonne while still looking very average sized, I find it very easy to believe Ioane could easily be a lot more.

Yeah but all your weight is in your moobs

[Bones]

@MN5 I'm nowhere near the tonne these days, Jo mama is strict.

[MN5]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@MN5 I'm nowhere near the tonne these days, Jo mama is strict.

I’m about 102kg and possibly even taller than Ardie

[Canes4life]

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

Man this thread seems to go full circle. Once again talking about Ardie's height and weight. Classic stuff.

Well, you're all wrong, Moana has him listed at 1.80m and 85kg. The diet is certainly helping with his performance this year.

It won’t be complete until you talk up Billy Proctor as first choice 13 this year.

Done. Billy Proctor should be AB 13 this year. Change my mind.

[Gunner]

Tavatavanawai has to be selected.

The All Blacks need someone who makes things happen, he does and some!!!

[Bones]

@Gunner said in All Blacks 2025:

Tavatavanawai has to be selected.

The All Blacks need someone who makes things happen, he does and some!!!

Would certainly be an asset on the bench.

[Canes4life]

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[booboo]

With all the speculation has anyone mentioned Fihaki as an outside back option?

[barky1]

@booboo he's been shit against the Brumbies

[canefan]

@booboo said in All Blacks 2025:

With all the speculation has anyone mentioned Fihaki as an outside back option?

I haven't seen anything of him that suggests he is up to standard. Of course, Razor loves his red n blacks so....

[Canes4life]

Hotham has looked very awkward tonight. Another big mistake.

[sparky]

@Canes4life Fakatava may be the one to benefit.

[canefan]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

@Canes4life Fakatava may be the one to benefit.

I see him and Hotham as #3 and 4. Whoever can have the greater impact in the final 25 minutes of a match would get my vote

[sparky]

@canefan Clearly it helps if your Third Half Back is a genial, clubbable character too. Someone like Andy Ellis was perfect to the role.

[KiwiMurph]

Pleasing to see Ratima finding some form in recent weeks

There's a big gap between the top two 9s and the rest.