AB Depth Chart 2020
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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. -
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 damage
I 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.
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@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@nzzp said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
I 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?Aw, it's just the way he flings himself around. I hope I'm wrong, but those boys were more controlled I think. Also, he broke last season, and seems to get knocks during games occasionally.
Let's see how he goes; just seems to be in awkward positions at contact
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@Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Parkinson needs to bulk up
Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.
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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 damage
Damn you, @nzzp!
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@pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@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 damage
Damn you, @nzzp!
Sorry - had no idea
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@nzzp said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@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 damage
Damn you, @nzzp!
Sorry - had no idea
Some people will do anything to be proved right.
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@pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Parkinson needs to bulk up
Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.
That’s a story about the Mountain, the picture shows the Hound.
But back on topic, Vaea Fifita, a great day in the nations capital to try and prove you can be an effective tight forward !
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@MN5 said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Parkinson needs to bulk up
Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.
That’s a story about the Mountain, the picture shows the Hound.
But back on topic, Vaea Fifita, a great day in the nations capital to try and prove you can be an effective tight forward !
I can line up a hat to eat if that happens!
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@Machpants said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@MN5 said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Parkinson needs to bulk up
Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.
That’s a story about the Mountain, the picture shows the Hound.
But back on topic, Vaea Fifita, a great day in the nations capital to try and prove you can be an effective tight forward !
I can line up a hat to eat if that happens!
Fifita and Blackwell. It’s a combo for the ages....
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@MN5 said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Machpants said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@MN5 said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Parkinson needs to bulk up
Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.
That’s a story about the Mountain, the picture shows the Hound.
But back on topic, Vaea Fifita, a great day in the nations capital to try and prove you can be an effective tight forward !
I can line up a hat to eat if that happens!
Fifita and Blackwell. It’s a combo for the ages....
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