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@bones I might be wrong in that he won’t be an all black. He could be chosen. Again just expressing my opinion. You can call doubling down if you like. I just think I was being consistent. I don’t see him as an AB, I prefer bigger players especially at international level ( I can see other wingers running over him), need to watch him more but his defense was not good yesterday (but as I said I haven’t watch much rugby as they did not have a provider over here) and we have a glut of FB/wingers that Foster is more likely to pick because of utility value (barret and Jordan and Reiko).
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@bones said in AB left wing:
@broughie come on bro! This is what you said...
@broughie said in Highlanders v Waratahs:
Commentator on Nareki: will he be an AB? Definitely not.
And then tried to double down on it by saying that super rugby isn't test rugby.
Saying one of the form wingers in the comp is definitely not going to ever be an AB is ridiculous.
Not as ridiculous as you crying about something you don't know or have any control over😪😉
He won't be an All Black because we don't need another halfback sized outside back. Simples😉
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@bones said in AB left wing:
@siam said in AB left wing:
Not as ridiculous as you crying about something you don't know or have any control over
Ignoring the amazing irony, what the fuck are you talking about now?
That's your stock standard passive aggressive reply to a hypothetical disagreement isn't it.
There is nothing difficult to understand. It's obvious I'm talking about Satner or DeGrandhomme for the final!
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@siam said in AB left wing:
@bones said in AB left wing:
@siam said in AB left wing:
Not as ridiculous as you crying about something you don't know or have any control over
Ignoring the amazing irony, what the fuck are you talking about now?
That's your stock standard passive aggressive reply to a hypothetical disagreement isn't it.
There is nothing difficult to understand. It's obvious I'm talking about Satner or DeGrandhomme for the final!
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If a toss up between Nareki and Rayasi for a squad member back, then I'd prefer they put some time into the latter. Both have the same kicking skills so mostly I think it's the old adage of a good big man beats a good little one.
Leicester is ahead of them both for development I suspect.
And call me a sizeist, but you gotta be big to play in the AB back 3, because we are regressing so defence is key for the ABs. -
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@shark said in AB left wing:
Nareki is probably having one of those flash-in-a-pan seasons like Ben Lam did a couple of years ago. And do we miss him now?
Yeah have to agree. He has been around for a few seasons now and this has been his first properly good year. If he is just as good next year then mabie...
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@mackerzzzz said in AB left wing:
@shark said in AB left wing:
Nareki is probably having one of those flash-in-a-pan seasons like Ben Lam did a couple of years ago. And do we miss him now?
Yeah have to agree. He has been around for a few seasons now and this has been his first properly good year. If he is just as good next year then mabie...
Except that he was just as good last year....
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@shark said in AB left wing:
Nareki is probably having one of those flash-in-a-pan seasons like Ben Lam did a couple of years ago. And do we miss him now?
flash in the pan two seasons...out of two in super rugby
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He wasn't that good last year was he?
I could be wrong but I don't recall him being good... or as good
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@mackerzzzz he's stepped up a bit this year but was still very good last year, scored two or three against the crusaders last year over the two games, score a screamer in the comeback over the chiefs, there are highlights out there but you have to work out which ones are this year and which are last
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@mackerzzzz With Nareki it's a bit the same as with Laumape. Has a few good games during a season, and suddenly he's been good all season, while in reality, he didn't do anything noticeable (good or bad) in the majority of games. In 2021, everyone suddenly noticed Nareki because he scored a hat-trick against the Chiefs. Then many games nothing special on attack and some dodgy defence at times, and then he has several good games against Aussie teams, and suddenly some people (including in the media) start talking about the ABs. It's crazy.
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@stargazer i think the truth is somewhere in between, ive watched every game hes played in the last two years and my gut instinct was the other way, generally really solid, gets over the line in most games, very good on defence mostly and then every fourth or fifth game has a rough one
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@shark said in AB left wing:
Nareki is probably having one of those flash-in-a-pan seasons like Ben Lam did a couple of years ago. And do we miss him now?
The ABs have a pretty extensive record of selecting wingers off the back of a “flash in the pan” season.
NMS
Naholo
Reece
ClarkeEven Ioane was selected without multiple years of super rugby.
Jordie, Jordan and Bridge are the only recent wingers i can think of who have been selected after long periods in Super rugby. Arguably Jordie and Bridge shouldn’t have been selected as anything other than back ups on the wing and Jordan should have been selected earlier when he had a couple of good super seasons.
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just pick the two quickest guys who can beat a man and be done with it.
Stop picking plodders because they are apparently good under the highball because the previous coach was spooked by 2009.
Stop picking plodders because they can kick.
Pick jets who can create something for themselves.
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@mariner4life said in AB left wing:
just pick the two quickest guys who can beat a man and be done with it.
Stop picking plodders because they are apparently good under the highball because the previous coach was spooked by 2009.
Stop picking plodders because they can kick.
Pick jets who can create something for themselves.
