All Blacks 2025

[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.

[Canes4life]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

Pleasing to see Ratima finding some form in recent weeks

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

Yeah massive gap in my view. Based on last night’s performance from Hotham, I’d have Fakatava as the third halfback but I would only use him as bench impact if required.

Roigard and Ratima definitely certainties in the ABs 23.

[brodean]

There haven't been too many Highlanders picked in recent years. On paper they seem like they should be a lot better than what they are. I thought JJ made a few selection errors earlier in the season.

But overall they should be doing better. They just don't combine well as a team.

I'd have De Groot, Holland and Ratumaitavuki Kneepkins in my squad but that's it. Tangitau needs to be fit.

Howden is a good player.

The other guys like Haig need to be fit to be considered.

[brodean]

In the past I thought ENS would be a contender but he got chased down by the Highlanders openside yesterday.

[Bovidae]

@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:

In the past I thought ENS would be a contender but he got chased down by the Highlanders openside yesterday.

His first game since Rd 1, so he wouldn't have been match fit. Unless there was an injury I suspect he was on managed minutes too (replaced at HT).