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    cgrant
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    Against the top nations (SA, France, Ireland), I'd like a 6/2 split on the bench : one hooker and two props, of course, plus one lock and two loose forwards. During the first half, when things are tight up front, the LF trio could be Ioane + Cane + Sowakula, then when things open up a bit (around the 50th minute), A. Savea and another LF (Blackadder, Sotutu, Papali'i ?) could be injected. Savea is lethal against tiring defenses and would be even more if he is fresh.

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    @taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2022:

    @booboo none of those mentioned is an out and out 7, Ardie is probably the closest imo but I think in the eyes of our coaches, he is an 8 now, so that means Sam/Dalton at 7, Ardie is an 8 that can play 7 then Sotutu is probably our only specialist 8, with Jacobson more a 6/8 for me, while Akira is really only seen by them as a 6 but could be good at 8...

    Haha round and round I go...

    Sam Cane?

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    @booboo he doesn't play like an out and out 7, more 6.5 imo

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    @bones said in All Blacks 2022:

    Has no one else been impressed by Ainsley then?

    Big, abrasive, hits hard on both sides of the ball and keeps busy. Scrummaging seems ok, but haven't paid much attention.

    Can't be far off being eligible?

    Is it as simple as a stand-down period after previously playing for Aust? I have been impressed with Ainsley's mobility and ball skills.

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    @taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2022:

    @booboo he doesn't play like an out and out 7, more 6.5 imo

    Yeah and nah.

    It's like the definition of a true all rounder at cricket: could said player be picked as a specialist in either role?

    I'd not be happy with Sam at 6. He's a 7 and 7 only. Any of Ardie, Papalii, Blackadder I'd be happy with at either 6 or 7 (if required).

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    @bones said in All Blacks 2022:

    Has no one else been impressed by Ainsley then?

    Big, abrasive, hits hard on both sides of the ball and keeps busy. Scrummaging seems ok, but haven't paid much attention.

    Can't be far off being eligible?

    I was going to bring him up last week when people were going on about Jager. I thought Ainsley did a good job on attack against the Chiefs (ran for 27 metres, 2nd highest forward) but did get penalized a couple of times, and against the Saders he ran for 14 metres (8 runs) making him the busiest prop. I only remember one time he got in real trouble and gave up a penalty but I like his involvements on attack.

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    @gt12 yeah he's got good hands too, seems a solid option taker.

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    @old-samurai-jack yep. He shows more than Sotutu and adds more in grafting yards than Ardie. He always is breaking the gain line. Ardie then to 7.

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    @bones said in All Blacks 2022:

    Can't be far off being eligible?

    Ainsley played for the Wallabies in 2018 so should be eligible this year for ABs (three year stand down period).

    I agree he's been impressive.

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    @kiwimurph said in All Blacks 2022:

    @bones said in All Blacks 2022:

    Can't be far off being eligible?

    Ainsley played for the Wallabies in 2018 so should be eligible this year for ABs (three year stand down period).

    That still doesn't feel right to me.

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    I want to see brave selections in 2022, not afraid to leave out established players, something like this:

    1. De Groot

    2. Taukei'aho

    3. Mafileo

    4. Rettalick

    5. Whitelock

    6. Vaa'i

    7. Papali'i

    8. Ioane

    9. Smith

    10. Barrett

    11. Ioane

    12. Umaga-Jenson 1

    13. Umaga-Jenson 2

    14. Jordan

    15. Barrett

    16. Coles

    17. Williams

    18. A.Moli

    19. Barrett

    20. Savea

    21. Fakatava

    22. Mo'unga

    23. Lienert-Brown

    Greater emphasis on size and physicality in selecting the starting XV, and a lot less limited Crusaders players.

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    @kiwi_expat I like the concept but you still have three old locks that are failing to make ground.

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    @crucial said in All Blacks 2022:

    @kiwi_expat I like the concept but you still have three old locks that are failing to make ground.

    Yeah, I just wanted to retain some experience in there somewhere. But Scooter isn't that old.

    McWhannell, Parkinson, Ah Kuoi, Josh Lord, Sam Darry, Fabian Holland, all need time to mature.

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    #98

    I just want players that fight for every inch and make the opposition do the same. The culling needs to be the passive runners and tacklers.

    In that respect we need the likes of Ardie and Cane. Some argue that the balance is out but Cane at least makes runners fight for ground (as does Papali'i).while Ardie is all elbows and knees with great leg drive. I'd rather 5 metres from Ardie drawing in defenders to stop him than 7 metres from someone else that takes the tackle.
    I get that AIoane can also attract defenders with a charge but his workrate and ground covered is nowhere near. Remember that the 8 is usually tasked with dropping back to support from a kick.

    Definitely our old props need to go.
    And there is no room at all for the likes of Bridge who cannot beat a tackle. Clarke and Reece can.

    Edit: just checked some stats from ABs last year and Reece isn't much better than Bridge. Each only beat a defender once a game on average and it happens once every 7 runs.

    Ioane beats defenders once every 4 runs at over 2 defenders beaten per game.
    Jordan once every 4 runs at just under 2 per game
    Dmac beat defenders once every 2.5 runs at 2 per game

    The base numbers are arguable but are presumably consistent in the methodology of measuring so Jordan and Ioane are twice as good as Bridge and Reece.

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    @crucial said in All Blacks 2022:

    Dmac beat defenders once every 2.5 runs at 2 per game

    Are there separate statistics for defenders beaten whilst running forwards and running sideways or are they just all lumped together?

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    @higgins said in All Blacks 2022:

    @crucial said in All Blacks 2022:

    Dmac beat defenders once every 2.5 runs at 2 per game

    Are there separate statistics for defenders beaten whilst running forwards and running sideways or are they just all lumped together?

    That’s so 2018 😉

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    @higgins said in All Blacks 2022:

    @crucial said in All Blacks 2022:

    Dmac beat defenders once every 2.5 runs at 2 per game

    Are there separate statistics for defenders beaten whilst running forwards and running sideways or are they just all lumped together?

    I thought @antipodean would have got in here with that comment first!

    From the way he is going over here, I don't know that he'll want to come home. He's killing it, making heaps of cash, and is adored.

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    #102

    @kiwi_expat said in All Blacks 2022:

    I want to see brave selections in 2022, not afraid to leave out established players, something like this:

    1. De Groot

    2. Taukei'aho

    3. Mafileo

    4. Rettalick

    5. Whitelock

    6. Vaa'i

    7. Papali'i

    8. Ioane

    9. Smith

    10. Barrett

    11. Ioane

    12. Umaga-Jenson 1

    13. Umaga-Jenson 2

    14. Jordan

    15. Barrett

    16. Coles

    17. Williams

    18. A.Moli

    19. Barrett

    20. Savea

    21. Fakatava

    22. Mo'unga

    23. Lienert-Brown

    Greater emphasis on size and physicality in selecting the starting XV, and a lot less limited Crusaders players.

    If you play a lock at 6, then I think Selby-Rickitt looks to be more suited to that role.
    I am not convinced by Mafileo. He is a strong scrummager and is absent in the loose. Ainsley is the form THP in the country.

    I'd go with :

    De Groot
    Taukei'aho
    Ainsley
    Retallick
    Whitelock
    Ioane
    Cane / Papali'i
    Sowakula
    Smith
    Mo'unga
    Clarke
    T. Umaga-Jensen / J. Barrett
    Ioane / P. Umaga-Jensen
    Jordan / Ioane
    J. Barrett / Jordan

    Coles
    Hogdman
    Lomax
    Barrett
    Savea
    Weber
    B. Barrett
    Fainganu'uku

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    replied to cgrant on last edited by Daffy Jaffy
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    @cgrant Ainsley played 3 time for the Wallabies in 2018 so likely not eligible. NZ born though.

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    @daffy-jaffy so he's now completed his 3 year stand down period and would therefore be eligible for the ABs?

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