All Blacks 2022
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
Jordie is a shoe in to start against Wales, Scotland and England.
So does Fozzie leave him at 2nd 5 for all or just a couple of those and have a scenario of perhaps Havili playing 12 against Japan and Wales and Jordie against Scotland and England?
Does Beaudie start at 10 against Japan and and then bench for Wales and then 15 for Scotland and England?
With ALB coming back you could give ALB 13 for Japan and partner with Havili. They played 5 times as a pairing last year against Wales, Boks, Oz and Fiji.
Surely they have to play Perofeta or Dmac at 10 against Japan? It's one of the few games were we can build depth.
What about Perofeta for the AB XV to start both matches? Bring DMac into the ABs for 10 and 15 cover.
Yeah, DMac doesnāt even need to play, just a dirt tracker getting back into the systems, there in case of emergency. RTS should go to XV, as heās no where near at intl level, play him at 12 every match, he needs more time. Perofuture at 10, same thing every match. ALB to, with virtually no game time, play him 13 every match for XV. Thereās f all game until RWC and NZ should maximise them all
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
And Darcy Swine will be back playing in November.
Far out that's the worst news possible for Tupaea. Looks like one of the worst knee injuries one can have.
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@TheMojoman said in All Blacks 2022:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
And Darcy Swine will be back playing in November.Far out that's the worst news possible for Tupaea. Looks like one of the worst knee injuries one can have.
A plague on Swain's house
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
Jordie is a shoe in to start against Wales, Scotland and England.
So does Fozzie leave him at 2nd 5 for all or just a couple of those and have a scenario of perhaps Havili playing 12 against Japan and Wales and Jordie against Scotland and England?
Does Beaudie start at 10 against Japan and and then bench for Wales and then 15 for Scotland and England?
With ALB coming back you could give ALB 13 for Japan and partner with Havili. They played 5 times as a pairing last year against Wales, Boks, Oz and Fiji.
Surely they have to play Perofeta or Dmac at 10 against Japan? It's one of the few games were we can build depth.
What about Perofeta for the AB XV to start both matches? Bring DMac into the ABs for 10 and 15 cover.
Yeah, DMac doesnāt even need to play, just a dirt tracker getting back into the systems, there in case of emergency. RTS should go to XV, as heās no where near at intl level, play him at 12 every match, he needs more time. Perofuture at 10, same thing every match. ALB to, with virtually no game time, play him 13 every match for XV. Thereās f all game until RWC and NZ should maximise them all
Followed by headline - RTS signs 2 year deal with the Roosters š
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:
Jordie is a shoe in to start against Wales, Scotland and England.
So does Fozzie leave him at 2nd 5 for all or just a couple of those and have a scenario of perhaps Havili playing 12 against Japan and Wales and Jordie against Scotland and England?
Think Foster will be obviously impressed by Jordie at 12 against Oz but that will be tempered by how good or bad he thinks the Oz team actually were - similar to how some on here have attributed the win to a weak opposition, rather that a good AB performance. Foster/Schmidt probably still see Havilli and Reiko as the top pairing until they see more of JB at 12 so wouldn't be surprised to see him there against Japan and one of Scotland or Wales before he's a shoe-in at 12 for Twickenham.
Does Beaudie start at 10 against Japan and and then bench for Wales and then 15 for Scotland and England?
I'd like to see either Perofeta or DMac. BB is a known quantity at 10.
With ALB coming back you could give ALB 13 for Japan and partner with Havili. They played 5 times as a pairing last year against Wales, Boks, Oz and Fiji.
That's a real conundrum. I'd want a fit and firing ALB in my starting team every time, but, with the current midfield permutations, where do you put him?
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2022:
@TheMojoman said in All Blacks 2022:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
And Darcy Swine will be back playing in November.Far out that's the worst news possible for Tupaea. Looks like one of the worst knee injuries one can have.
A plague on Swain's house
Sty, surely?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2022:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:
Jordie is a shoe in to start against Wales, Scotland and England.
So does Fozzie leave him at 2nd 5 for all or just a couple of those and have a scenario of perhaps Havili playing 12 against Japan and Wales and Jordie against Scotland and England?
Think Foster will be obviously impressed by Jordie at 12 against Oz but that will be tempered by how good or bad he thinks the Oz team actually were - similar to how some on here have attributed the win to a weak opposition, rather that a good AB performance. Foster/Schmidt probably still see Havilli and Reiko as the top pairing until they see more of JB at 12 so wouldn't be surprised to see him there against Japan and one of Scotland or Wales before he's a shoe-in at 12 for Twickenham.
Does Beaudie start at 10 against Japan and and then bench for Wales and then 15 for Scotland and England?
I'd like to see either Perofeta or DMac. BB is a known quantity at 10.
With ALB coming back you could give ALB 13 for Japan and partner with Havili. They played 5 times as a pairing last year against Wales, Boks, Oz and Fiji.
That's a real conundrum. I'd want a fit and firing ALB in my starting team every time, but, with the current midfield permutations, where do you put him?
If Jordie used at 12, ALB to centre and Rieko to a wing.
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What are your guys current All Black halfback power rankings?
Curious as to how Weber has dropped so far out of contention.
Not sold on Fakatava
Hotham + Roigard playing well in NPC
- Smith
- Christie
- Weber
- Fakatava / Roigard
- Perenara / Ratima / Roe
117th. TTT
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@Yeahtheboys I'll get back to you on that š
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@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks 2022:
@Yeahtheboys I'll get back to you on that š
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:
@Machpants said in Bledisloe 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
@Kirwan said in Bledisloe 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 2:
Jordie is a shoe in to start against Wales, Scotland and England.
So does Fozzie leave him at 2nd 5 for all or just a couple of those and have a scenario of perhaps Havili playing 12 against Japan and Wales and Jordie against Scotland and England?
Does Beaudie start at 10 against Japan and and then bench for Wales and then 15 for Scotland and England?
With ALB coming back you could give ALB 13 for Japan and partner with Havili. They played 5 times as a pairing last year against Wales, Boks, Oz and Fiji.
Surely they have to play Perofeta or Dmac at 10 against Japan? It's one of the few games were we can build depth.
What about Perofeta for the AB XV to start both matches? Bring DMac into the ABs for 10 and 15 cover.
Yeah, DMac doesnāt even need to play, just a dirt tracker getting back into the systems, there in case of emergency. RTS should go to XV, as heās no where near at intl level, play him at 12 every match, he needs more time. Perofuture at 10, same thing every match. ALB to, with virtually no game time, play him 13 every match for XV. Thereās f all game until RWC and NZ should maximise them all
Followed by headline - RTS signs 2 year deal with the Roosters š
Oh well, never mind. 5/6th choice 12 gone
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@Yeahtheboys said in All Blacks 2022:
What are your guys current All Black halfback power rankings?
Curious as to how Weber has dropped so far out of contention.
Not sold on Fakatava
Hotham + Roigard playing well in NPC
- Smith
- Christie
- Weber
- Fakatava / Roigard
- Perenara / Ratima / Roe
117th. TTT
I would maybe swap Christie and Weber, just personally I not sold on Christie.
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Yes, it is the worst injury you can have as a pro sportsman.
Going by the wording, it doesnāt seem as though it is a torn ACL, which would be the worst outcome for him.
9 months is typical though for a torn ACL and it takes some time for a player to regain speed when they return to play.
Given his age, experience and the current stage of development he is at. It is disastrous for him.
He wont really be in a position to go to the RWC and be at his best.
He should lawyer up and sue Swain.
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Yes I think he is a shoe in as well. Especially when you consider how ineffectual Havilli was against France/SA last year.
I will be massively surprised if Jordie is not at 12 against the big NH teams later this year
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2022:
Especially when you consider how ineffectual
Havillimost of the team was against France/SA last year.FIFY
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@Yeahtheboys said in All Blacks 2022:
What are your guys current All Black halfback power rankings?
Curious as to how Weber has dropped so far out of contention.
Not sold on Fakatava
Hotham + Roigard playing well in NPC
- Smith
- Christie
- Weber
- Fakatava / Roigard
- Perenara / Ratima / Roe
117th. TTT
Pretty much agree there. Weber and Christie close. Think Ratima has lost form lately. Else spot on.
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Thanks!
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Interesting article from Gatland.
"I have never seen such low public morale towards the All Blacks ā but they needed this wobble
Despite struggling for consistency, New Zealand won the Rugby Championship and can now set their sights on the World Cup"
"It was quite surreal watching the All Blacks lift the Rugby Championship trophy last weekend considering they have been in complete disarray this year.
Their fifth title in six years came after they comfortably dismantled an underpar and ill-disciplined Australian side 40-14 to bring the curtain down on a tumultuous few months.
First, there was the historic home series defeat by Ireland in the summer, before they lost their Rugby Championship opener to South Africa in Nelspruit. It was their fifth defeat in six matches and the first time this century that the All Blacks had lost three Tests in a row.
The slew of unwanted stats meant the bell was tolling for Ian Foster. Rumours were starting to swirl about a change in coaching set-up and there was widespread speculation that Crusaders coach Scott Robertson was going to be parachuted in to save a sinking ship.
But Fosterās men strung an excellent performance together in the second South African Test in Johannesburg, only to hit rock bottom a few weeks later when they were edged out by Argentina 25-18 in Christchurch.
In all the time I have been involved with rugby, I have never seen a head coach under that amount of pressure and scrutiny. In New Zealand, there was complete turmoil.
The vitriol levelled at the coach and squad on social media was completely alien and over the top for a nation that has always been regarded as the heavyweights in world rugby. Never before has public morale in our national team been so low.
I caught up with Felipe Contepomi, the Argentina assistant coach, after the Pumasā historic win in late August. We went for coffee and he said something that really struck me. It has always been in the All Blacksā DNA to be six months ahead of everyone else. But now, with their startling lack of consistency this year, it is New Zealand who have found themselves playing catch up.
New Zealand needed this wobble before next yearās World Cup. It shouldnāt necessarily be viewed negatively ā in fact it is a huge positive for New Zealand Rugby and healthy for the wider game.
Such is the volatile nature of Test rugby that you can post 20 or 30 points on a team one week and then get hammered by them the next. It is fantastic to see international teams that are capable of beating each other if they get their strategy right on the day.
For me, it is possible to trace the All Blacksā troubles back to before the pandemic. When I finished with Wales after the 2019 World Cup in Japan and returned to New Zealand Rugby, I sensed a slight reluctance to talk about anything new or look at what teams in the northern hemisphere were doing.
That certainly rang true when the All Blacks lost to France 40-25 last November, in what was a dress rehearsal for the opening game of the 2023 World Cup. Only recently has there been a shift ā players have started to be more receptive to the new ideas and philosophies that have infiltrated the camp in the wake of recent coaching reinforcements.
You cannot underestimate the tweaks Foster made in the wake of the series defeat by Ireland, when forwards coach John Plumtree and backs coach Brad Mooar were replaced by Jason Ryan, the Crusaders and Fiji forwards coach, and Joe Schmidt respectively. Jason has been a standard-bearer for New Zealand rugby over a number of years, while Joe, after his six-year coaching stint with Ireland, has brought a wealth of experience from a northern hemisphere perspective.
They have clearly had a positive influence on the squad, although one of the All Blacksā strengths has always been their ability to change and adapt. They have certainly done that over the past couple of months despite all the criticism that has been hurled their way, to the point where they now look reasonably settled.
But the real acid test will be their showdown against England at Twickenham in November. That will be a very good indication of where both teams are a year out from a World Cup.
I was impressed with the character Eddie Jonesā side showed during their series win in Australia. Billy Vunipola has started to hit some form again and the 10-12 combination of Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell was a considerable success.
Marcus has got something really special about him ā he has already proved himself to be the star of England's next generation. I thought Courtney Lawes, too, also handled the whole occasion brilliantly. The great thing about Courtney is that he is his own man and brings a great blend of balance and calmness in his leadership role.
For England and Eddie now, I would like to see some real consistency in his squad selection building into the autumn campaign, and later, the Six Nations. Danny Care, Harry Randall and Joe Marchant have been dropped from the squad that toured Australia and Hugh Tizard received his first call-up in Englandās latest training group announced earlier this week.
If I was Eddie, I would want to set out my stall early ahead of the Six Nations. I would want to come out of the autumn series knowing exactly where my team are and ā just like the All Blacks ā where they are going."
I have never seen such low public morale towards the All Blacks ā but they needed this wobble
Despite struggling for consistency, New Zealand won the Rugby Championship and can now set their sights on the World Cup
