All Blacks 2023
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2023:
How did the All Blacks go from so good and so widely respected in 2015 to being a bit of a laughing stock at the moment?
Bad tactics by Foster.
A culture of complacency within the All Blacks.
Failure to adapt to changing tactics by other international sides.
Not monitoring developments in the international game closely enough.
A failure for individual players to go away and work on obvious weaknesses in their game.
Devaluing possession and the kicking game.
A generation of players that is much less gifted than those that emerged in the 2000s.
Low crowds for domestic NZ Rugby.
Fewer people playing club rugby in NZ.
A board who were content to wallow in past glories rather than plan for the future.Anything I’ve missed?
I blame the catering at wellington stadium for this. Overpriced shit food and beer is not enticing.
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assuming it is true, not that it matters with 3-5 games left in charge, but he should really be asked to explain why he is replacing a wing with a loose forward...
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@African-Monkey no, you couldn’t
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2023:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
On his way to France
Who is coming home?
Hopefully Fozzie
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2023:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
On his way to France
Who is coming home?
narawa
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2023:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2023:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
On his way to France
Who is coming home?
narawa
My next question is, why did they even pick him if he got sent home without playing a minute?
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2023:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
Confirmed now Blackadder left this morning
Excellent!
Good grief. Let’s look at this selection.
We now have two players in the squad covering 6,7,8 with Jacobson playing like a non-entity (just like the last time he was selected).
So they bring in Ethan who has not played 80mins for what feels like years, and prone to getting reinjured. All for a player that has never had a good game against the top ranked sides.
The epitome of trains like Tarzan and plays like Jane.
Assume he plays six, with savea and cane. Ireland or SA are going to eat him alive.
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Utter bollocks, Blackadder trains like Tarzan and plays like Tarzan and most likely will be the difference against teams like Ireland and SA. I would say it’s one of the few good decisions that Foster has made, but it would have been Ryan who made the call.
