All Blacks 2023

[mikedogz]

I read somewhere that Foster was sad he got no reply from texts he sent to guys that missed out. I would give them time to process it.

[MN5]

@mikedogz said in All Blacks 2023:

I read somewhere that Foster was said he got no reply from texts he sent to guys that missed out.

Yeah he said that on the breakdown.

Laura McGoldrick looked quite nice too.

[Bovidae]

@mikedogz said in All Blacks 2023:

I read somewhere that Foster was said he got no reply from texts he sent to guys that missed out.

Some players hadn't responded to texts or voice messages, not all of them.

[Cantab79]

@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2023:

I assume foster said he was “excited” while sounding utterly bored.

Totally. Next year I am looking forward to having a coach who speaks with energy and enthusiasm, and gets excited about Rugby. Foster's low/no energy style of operating has been pathetic to watch.

[Victor Meldrew]

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2023:

It's good having a B team as well, let guys prove their worth there instead of carrying the water and tackle bags around.

Yeah, this is good to see. I think having that 2nd tier - which is great for players & coaches alike - would have prevented a lot of the positional problems we've seen since around '17/18

[Victor Meldrew]

@Cantab79 said in All Blacks 2023:

Foster's low/no energy style of operating has been pathetic to watch.

Been awful. Reminds me of that other crap coach,Ted.

[Victor Meldrew]

@booboo said in All Blacks 2023:

Where's your indignation?

Foster, Foster, Foster...

Yeah, bloody ridiculous Foster bringing in a rookie wing into cover 12 when he has a perfectly good 15 there already. Not bold enough.

Oh, hang on....

[mariner4life]

The only thing that surprises me is that people are surprised

The top 23 was penned in by January and nothing but injury was going to change it
Shuffling the hit pad holders throws bones to the plebs and that's it

I personally fucking hate it but I am realistic enough

[Victor Meldrew]

@Canerbry said in All Blacks 2023:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2023:

Haven't heard any moaning about Sam Cane. That's a first.

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VERY lucky on form and function.

Not on yesterdays performance.

Also wonder if Foster will play a Cane/Jacobson/Finau combination to see how they perform as a unit at Test level.

[ACT Crusader]

Very pleased to see Williams, Finau, Roigard and Narawa in there. All have had excellent campaigns and just kept improving as the season went on. A pretty decent sauce mentioned to me a little while ago that Finau was ticking plenty of boxes with the powers that be. Hopefully we see him get more chance than PGS did…..

Macleod is unexpected. I thought he may make the AB XV side given his good showing early in the season in the midfield and recently on the wing due to us being down a couple of players. He makes very few errors and reads the game very well. Has size too.

[pakman]

@booboo Glad to see Suafoa in the XV. Has the physique of Kaino, albeit yet to develop hard shoulders. Harmon at 7 and Akira at 8 would make up a handy loose trio.

[mariner4life]

Bit if I can rant

The fucking nerve to say new players need to be perfect to get in when the incumbents have glaring issues and playing much much worse

BB is named as a 10. He'll play fullback

He has significantly more fucking work ons than SS. But he's in.

[pakman]

Are there any Maori games this year?

[Billy Tell]

@pakman said in All Blacks 2023:

Are there any Maori games this year?

Ireland are scheduled to play

[ACT Crusader]

@mariner4life in an ideal world I would love to see us go with a lineup without BB:

9 Smith
10 Mo’unga
12 Jordie
13 Ioane
11 Fainga’anuku
14 Jordan
15 DMac

21 Roigard
22 ALB
23 Stevenson / Narawa

[Steve]

Either Foster is a genius and I clearly know nothing about Rugby or Foster has lost his marbles.

Finlay Christie instead of Weber…Jesus Christ

Shaun Stevenson not in the squad….That’s infuriating. I feel for the lad.

Levi Aumua not in either squad….talk about mixed signals.

I think Jase Ryan has a massive role in the forwards selection and to be fair Williams and Finau deserve the call up.

Not one bit surprised to see Akira or Hoskins jettisoned.

Dallas McLeod…….what the fuck?

[Bones]

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2023:

@Tim said in All Blacks 2023:

Foster admits the performances in the semifinals did change the squad. 'One went in and one went out'.

Possibly Samipeni Finau in for Akira Ioane?

Heem/McLeod

[Victor Meldrew]

@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:

Shaun Stevenson not in the squad….That’s infuriating. I feel for the lad.

Foster opened he door to SS made it clear they rate him but he has some defensive work-on's - they want him to work with the AB's on sorting them out.

[Bones]

Christie, Frizzel...fuck knows eh.

Pretty happy though really, liking the new faces, even McLeod I think he's pretty damn similar to Heem, so can't really argue with that.

[Old Samurai Jack]

Thought Dallas McLeod had been playing well. Big, fast lad with very good defense. Has showed 120% more than what RTS ever did when he got the call up anyway...
Stevenson has a chance so I hope he gets an opportunity. The only real gripe for me is Clarke makes it with all the glaring weaknesses in his game but Stevenson needs to be perfect (as someone previously mentioned).
Sotutu had a shocker in the semi and was pulled but I thought he had a really good season up to a few weeks or so ago. Feel for the lad.