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  • MN5M Offline
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    MN5
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    #1310

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="587449" data-time="1465803966">
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    <p>With Barrett the youngest nipping at their ankles, when the time comes around</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Christ almighty, let's all stop rubbing one out to a bloke who a )  hasn't played Super Rugby and b ) was a member of the first NZ team to lose to Ireland......</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Afterall the rest of the Whitelocks are pretty crap compared to Sammy boy.</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="587478" data-time="1465807165">
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    <p>Christ almighty, let's all stop rubbing one out to a bloke who a )  hasn't played Super Rugby and b ) was a member of the first NZ team to lose to Ireland......</p>
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    <p>Afterall the rest of the Whitelocks are pretty crap compared to Sammy boy.</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Oh fuck off you old curmudgeon 🙂 the promise of youth is all half you old fluffybunnies have got to hang onto</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>you seen the lad play?</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MajorRage" data-cid="587344" data-time="1465778884"><p>
    Nostradamus post this one!</p></blockquote>
    Nearly got the spelling right there:)

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  • MN5M Offline
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    #1313

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="587537" data-time="1465816951">
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    <p>Oh fuck off you old curmudgeon 🙂 the promise of youth is all half you old fluffybunnys have got to hang onto</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>you seen the lad play?</p>
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    <p>Admittedly no. But I do know he lost to Ireland under 20 so that has potentially scarred his career for life.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Just cos your surname is Barrett doesn't give you a free pass to Rugby superstardom. I mean there was surprise that his brother was overlooked for the ABs which bemused me....</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I think having one who scales AB heights and a handful of decent Super Players who might snare the odd cap here and there should be enough for a family.</p>

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    #1314

    <p>plenty of other players who looked amazing at under 20 level have never kicked on, very premature to be calling it this early</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Bleyendaal and Robbie Robinson for example.</p>

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    taniwharugby
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    <p>Tevita Li is someone who looked like an absolute rockstar at U21, was hoping he'd kick on!</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="587595" data-time="1465851542">
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    <p>Just cos your surname is Barrett doesn't give you a free pass to Rugby superstardom. I mean there was surprise that his brother was overlooked for the ABs which bemused me....</p>
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    <p>I don't think anyone is talking him up because of his surname. I agree that he might not turn out to be the greatest player ever - there are always a few players who don't look as good after making the step up - but, in my opinion, he looks better than Barrett did at this level.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>He looks to have a better passing game, better at hitting the ball up - goes hard into contact, tackles harder, and his goalkicking is (usually) better.</p>

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  • SiamS Offline
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    <p>Yes yes yes the throwaway line "with Barrett the youngest nipping at their heels <strong>when the time comes around"</strong></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>is totally talking him up prematurely, demanding he be picked for the next test and announcing to the world that he is definitively the greatest player ever.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Lighten up, like a lot of prominent U20 players at the WC from all teams, the potential and foundations are promising for one so young. That is all</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>you know the biggest load of tosh on this subject is the dismissal of the guy's ability from someone who has never seen him play :)</p>

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  • MartyM Offline
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="587373" data-time="1465784425">
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    <p>Chief's fan ...</p>
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    <p>Damn, need better disguise next time .....</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="bobily" data-cid="587610" data-time="1465855054">
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    <p>I don't think anyone is talking him up because of his surname. I agree that he might not turn out to be the greatest player ever - there are always a few players who don't look as good after making the step up - but, in my opinion, he looks better than Barrett did at this level.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>He looks to have a better passing game, better at hitting the ball up - goes hard into contact, tackles harder, and his goalkicking is (usually) better.</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>......yet his brother scored a rather important try in a rather important game just last year if memory serves.....and never lost to Ireland.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>He might be very good at the higher levels but Siam should know that even throwaway lines get taken very seriously on here. I'm perfectly within my rights to blow it completely out of proportion and then get on my high horse.  </p>

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    Siam
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="587660" data-time="1465864227">
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    <p>......yet his brother scored a rather important try in a rather important game just last year if memory serves.....and never lost to Ireland.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong>He might be very good at the higher levels but Siam should know that even throwaway lines get taken very seriously on here. I'm perfectly within my rights to blow it completely out of proportion and then get on my high horse.  </strong></p>
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    <p>You are mate, and I'd fight for your right to do so :)</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>All good, and in the tradition of getting the last word in, a virtual keg says, injury notwithstanding, Jordan Barrett gets in the 2019 RWC squad ;)</p>

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    #1321

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="587662" data-time="1465864427">
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    <p>You are mate, and I'd fight for your right to do so :)</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>All good, and in the tradition of getting the last word in, a virtual keg says, injury notwithstanding, Jordan Barrett gets in the 2019 RWC squad ;)</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Stop being so friendly and understanding. I want an interweb stouch....</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Is Baron around today ?</p>

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    bobily
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="587660" data-time="1465864227">
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    <p>......yet his brother scored a rather important try in a rather important game just last year if memory serves.....and never lost to Ireland.</p>
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    <p> </p>
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    <p>I don't care what Beauden Barrett did last year (well I do, but that is irrelevant to this conversation). My point wasn't that Jordie is going to be better than Beauden, or that Beauden is a bad player. My point is that at this level, in my opinion, Jordie looks to be the better player. People have noticed this, and have been talking about him because of his ability, not his name.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Also, the loss to Ireland was a team loss, not Jordie's loss. If you put Jonah Lomu and Richie McCaw with a bunch of U7 girls from Taranaki, they would not beat Ireland, but this hardly reflects on the quality of Lomu and McCaw. Evaluating their quality solely on the loss would be rather silly.</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="bobily" data-cid="587667" data-time="1465865172">
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    <p>Also, the loss to Ireland was a team loss, not Jordie's loss. If you put Jonah Lomu and Richie McCaw with a bunch of U7 girls from Taranaki, they would not beat Ireland, but this hardly reflects on the quality of Lomu and McCaw. </p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>I don't know. If those girls from Taranaki are part of the Barrett clan, they would probably go close to winning.</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="bobily" data-cid="587667" data-time="1465865172">
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    <p>I don't care what Beauden Barrett did last year (well I do, but that is irrelevant to this conversation). My point wasn't that Jordie is going to be better than Beauden, or that Beauden is a bad player. My point is that at this level, in my opinion, Jordie looks to be the better player. People have noticed this, and have been talking about him because of his ability, not his name.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Also, the loss to Ireland was a team loss, not Jordie's loss. If you put Jonah Lomu and Richie McCaw with a bunch of U7 girls from Taranaki, they would not beat Ireland, but this hardly reflects on the quality of Lomu and McCaw. Evaluating their quality solely on the loss would be rather silly.</p>
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    <p>Shit we're in trouble if our best under 20 players are only as good as U7 girls then. The 2020's are already shaping up badly for AB fans.</p>

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    bobily
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    #1325

    <p>Obviously it is an extreme example to illustrate a point.</p>

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    MN5
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="bobily" data-cid="587683" data-time="1465867018">
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    <p>Obviously it is an extreme example to illustrate a point.</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Nothing is ever obvious on the fern but you've cleared up my fears......I was on the Lydia Ko/Americas Cup/Steven Adams bandwagon but I'll jump off and support the ABs again.</p>

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    #1327

    I got burnt by Bleyendaal when watching him at age group level and he looked to be the next Carter, remember he had an astounding boot too. Then he turned fucking awful considering. I'll never see it the same again at age group...

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bones" data-cid="587776" data-time="1465885517">
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    <p>I got burnt by Bleyendaal when watching him at age group level and he looked to be the next Carter, remember he had an astounding boot too. Then he turned fucking awful considering. I'll never see it the same again at age group...</p>
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    <p>Don't worry I thought Liaki Moli would be a star from age group level as well.......</p>

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  • SiamS Offline
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    Siam
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    #1329

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bones" data-cid="587776" data-time="1465885517">
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    <p>I got burnt by Bleyendaal when watching him at age group level and he looked to be the next Carter, remember he had an astounding boot too. Then he turned fucking awful considering. I'll never see it the same again at age group...</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Yeah me too. Obviously haven't learnt my lesson  :think:</p>

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