AB Depth Chart 2020
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@canefan said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
By the time we got to Japan we were more of a finesse team than the bruising team of 2015. And the English showed us that in the finals finesse team = bitch team
I'd argue the McCaw/Kaino/Read combo was finesse and bruising.
And we could have won that RWC2019 game had the leading players shown some actual leadership
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@Victor-Meldrew said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@canefan said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
By the time we got to Japan we were more of a finesse team than the bruising team of 2015. And the English showed us that in the finals finesse team = bitch team
I'd argue the McCaw/Kaino/Read combo was finesse and bruising.
And we could have won that RWC2019 game had the leading players shown some actual leadership
Don't get me started again
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@Stargazer said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Frank Depends on the type of lock they're looking for. If they want a big power lock, IWL is definitely the man. If you want a fast runner and better line-out jumper, it may be Quinten Strange. I'm not totally sold on Dunshea (yet).
I think Strange will be on the outside looking in because of his previous injuries, and might not even get that many opportunities for the Crusaders. IWL is the same height as SB so while he does provide power I am not sure he helps the lineout.
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It does make me laugh that so many people are keen to throw in a couple of second season kids over the abs best player for the last session and a half. Ardie is a lock in, and we need him plus ONE big Kaino replacement. No way we will be starting two baby loosies against anyone Tier 1 (Italy aside)
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@mariner4life said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Crucial said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Sotutu to lock in a long term spot?
at 192cm?
I had to read it twice
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@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Machpants got any tasty hats?
I have a half eaten one to share.
Robinson must be in the AB frame, what else does he have to do? They have been after a geniune lock/blindside for years now.
Barrett was tried there and found wanting.
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@Kirwan said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Machpants got any tasty hats?
Robinson must be in the AB frame, what else does he have to do? They have been after a geniune lock/blindside for years now.Stay fit
The way he gets around the paddock I don't back him to play a full season at this level. Hopefully wrong as I love seeing him play, but not sure that he's the sort of player with a long term career due to physical damage -
@Victor-Meldrew Except that maybe that was not needed at the time. The English brutalized us in the semi final. We were pounded into submission.
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@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Machpants got any tasty hats?
Iām sure I can get some tinfoil ones from the politics forum
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@booboo said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@mariner4life said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Crucial said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Sotutu to lock in a long term spot?
at 192cm?
I had to read it twice
Sorry, hastily typed out comment while on shitty wifi on the ferry.
As some have correctly assumed I meant 'locked in' at 8.
I have a feeling that Foster is not going to go full 'up the guts' but will definitely want to build a pack of forwards that knock others back in the tackle. Sotutu looks like he may have the foundations of a young player that can play hard as well as with good attacking skills.
Hansen fell into the trap that our athletic skills could keep the other team away from taking us on directly because one turnover and we would punish them. Of course, once a direct team learned to hang on to the ball and target our weaker spots we were on the back foot. Our 7 and 8 need to be mobile but also hard enough that running channel 1 and 2 can lead to pain. -
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Every year we read about how we don't have replacements for players x,y,z... then 5 minutes later a new superstar comes onto the scene, or someone unexpected steps up.
Last year it was we don't have any 8's to take over from Read, suddenly we've got a couple of young fullas in Sotutu & Mikale Tu'u who look the goods.... and a guy called Savea also goes alright there.
She'll be right lads!
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@Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Duluth Dickson looked good on Saturday.
Yeah and his form has been good for a while now
Playing for a struggling team means he doesn't get mentioned much.
Also, he used to be a beanpole and it takes a while for people to change opinions on a player. There was an article from a few months ago talking about how he went from 108 to 118kg
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@nzzp said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Kirwan said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Machpants got any tasty hats?
Robinson must be in the AB frame, what else does he have to do? They have been after a geniune lock/blindside for years now.Stay fit
The way he gets around the paddock I don't back him to play a full season at this level. Hopefully wrong as I love seeing him play, but not sure that he's the sort of player with a long term career due to physical damageI don't really get this. We watch guys like Kaino, McCaw and Read absolutely thrash their bodies and other people's for years. But this guy won't be able to handle a season?
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Yeah, Robinson surely has to be in the mix. The guy is big, physical and has a huge engine. We need a token ginge anyway for diversity. Actually, as much as I hate to say it, the Blues loose forwards are turning out to be match for anyone this year.
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@Gunner said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Every year we read about how we don't have replacements for players x,y,z... then 5 minutes later a new superstar comes onto the scene, or someone unexpected steps up.
For me, it's not just the individual players, it's the combination.
Would be good if Foster could settle on a loose trio and stick to it for more than 1-2 games. Just don't want to see what's happened at 12 & 13 over the last few years repeated at 6-8.
