All Blacks 2022

Bovidae

ACT Crusader

@Bovidae good video.

It actually reminded me of when I watched PGS play bball for Fiji under 18s or 19s in a game in Melbourne about 10 years ago. He had some skills

Bovidae

@ACT-Crusader That video also shows how much his body shape has changed from basketball player to rugby player.

Yeahtheboys

Bower
Taylor
Laulala
S. Barrett
Whitelock
A. Ioane
Cane
Savea
Smith
B. Barrett
Reece
Tupaea
R. Ioane
Jordan
J. Barrett
Taukeiaho
Ross
Taavao
Vaai
Papalii
Christie
Mounga
Tuivasa-Sheck

Would like to see this sort of a team. Maybe even RTS starting over Tupaea. RTS will need to be thrown into the deep end before the World Cup at some point, sooner rather than later?

Not sure if Goodhue at 100% yet but if he is even him over Tupaea.

Taukeiaho best hooker atm but I think Ross should be on the bench atleast so a chiefs front row coming on together in Ross’ debut makes sense to me.

Frank

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:

What a totally likeable guy.

Nepia

Thinking about PGS - this must be our most foreign born AB team in a while with him, Fakatava, Reece, LF, RTS, Akira, Ofa, Laulala, Ross, Tauki'aho and the Ginga. I think that's it? Even a couple of whities too.

antipodean

@Nepia starting to look like the team we were accused of being decades ago.

Bones

@Nepia isn't there another Aussie in the team?

Nepia

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

@Nepia starting to look like the team we were accused of being decades ago.

TBF, it's not that bad when you break it down - only PGS came as an adult, Reece, Taukei'aho and Fakatava for school, the rest as kids.

@Bones Not sure? Lomax would have been if he was selected.

ACT Crusader

@Bones you might be thinking of de Groot? He was born in Oz

Bones

@ACT-Crusader that's the bugger

ACT Crusader

Last year we had Lomax, de Groot, Frizell in addition to those others

Bones

Really TAB?

Grooter

@Bones never seen Will Jordan on the left wing🤔it's either Right wing or FB for him just like Bender was

Dan54

@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:

Really TAB?

Wouldn't surprise me if that the team. Don't think there will be a lot of changes from that.

Stargazer

@Bones Swap Jordan and Reece, and Scott Barrett instead of Whitelock (because of his injury), and then it's close, I think.
I'd also start Rieko instead of the mysterious Reiko.

Crucial

@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:

Really TAB?

Wouldn't surprise me if that the team. Don't think there will be a lot of changes from that.

It's one of the easiest teams to pick in ages yet the TAB still fuck it up.
My guess is that RM and BB swap (for combination given the short prep), The wings are the other way around and that maybe Goodhue is on bench rather than LF

Dan54

@Crucial Yep was going to add Goodhue, although I not sure which way they will go with BB and RMo.

Duluth

@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:

maybe Goodhue is on bench rather than LF

I think that makes more sense. Better midfield cover and obviously Rieko can cover wing

Old Samurai Jack

@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones Swap Jordan and Reece, and Scott Barrett instead of Whitelock (because of his injury), and then it's close, I think.
I'd also start Rieko instead of the mysterious Reiko.

Reiko the mysterious middle-aged Japanese woman?

The Silver Fern

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