All Blacks 2023

Stargazer

@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:

@akan004

Confirmed now Blackadder left this morning

Excellent!

george33

@Stargazer Tuipolotu

Kirwan

@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2023:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:

@akan004

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.

Stag

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.

Stag

@Stag they should also fake an injury on Jacobson and call in Grace to…

nostrildamus

I don't think Ethan B plays like Jane but I do have a concern over

Lineouts (no tall loosies) and
EB's propensity to injury.

I really suspect Ryan does not rate Akira.

reprobate

@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2023:

@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2023:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:

@akan004

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.

Blackadder, like him or not, plays fucking hard - so the Jane comment is just plain wrong.
Picking a guy who hasn't played much footy is always questionable though.

Kirwan

He looks busy, but is ineffective against bigger players. Wait and see.

reprobate

@Kirwan At this stage I'd just about take 'looks busy'.

Kirwan

@reprobate said in All Blacks 2023:

@Kirwan At this stage I'd just about take 'looks busy'.

How far the All Blacks have fallen.

Pepe

@reprobate

I would actually prefer the do something "effective..."

SBW1

Are we likely to call in reinforcements, like Joe Moody?

Stargazer

@SBW1 They can't call in a new player, unless they send someone home. Without an injury to another prop, I can't see that happening. I should add that Moody also hasn't set the NPC on fire thus far.

MN5

@Stag said in All Blacks 2023:

@Stag they should also fake an injury on Jacobson and call in Grace to…

Replying to yourself is never a good sign and I’m not sure I’m keen to endorse calling up a player even more injury prone than Blackadder.

Billy Tell

@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2023:

He looks busy, but is ineffective against bigger players. Wait and see.

I think we can all agree he can’t be worse than Vaai.

stodders

At this rate, Robertson’s Cantablacks 2024 edition may be a step up from Foster’s 2023 vintage 😂

gt12

Well played @Duluth who called it ages ago.

African Monkey

@Stag Yeah, you could.

Steve

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2023:

Meanwhile, there is a Blackadder shaped hole in the ABs squad incase you didn't know.

Consider that Blackadder shaped hole now filled you cheeky little fucking pup.

African Monkey

@Steve If only Beauden Barrett could go back to the days where he played the game like he was being controlled by someone on playstation, your life would be complete.

Did you cry when Fletch came on for his WC debut?

The Silver Fern

All Blacks 2023