All Blacks 2023
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@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2023:
Yes I would have him as well. He played really well in his test against Argentina this year and he has a big future in Black.
Vaai is a light lock who plays about 10kgs lighter than he looks.
I don’t see the attraction in him at the moment
Tupou Vaai has 19 caps......
Let that sink in.
I have binned him after the first 5 or so.
Believe it or not there are many people who rate him highly, including Ian Jones. God knows why.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2023:
Yes I would have him as well. He played really well in his test against Argentina this year and he has a big future in Black.
Vaai is a light lock who plays about 10kgs lighter than he looks.
I don’t see the attraction in him at the moment
Tupou Vaai has 19 caps......
Let that sink in.
I have binned him after the first 5 or so.
Believe it or not there are many people who rate him highly, including Ian Jones. God knows why.
at 6?
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2023:
@akan004 said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2023:
Yes I would have him as well. He played really well in his test against Argentina this year and he has a big future in Black.
Vaai is a light lock who plays about 10kgs lighter than he looks.
I don’t see the attraction in him at the moment
Tupou Vaai has 19 caps......
Let that sink in.
I have binned him after the first 5 or so.
Believe it or not there are many people who rate him highly, including Ian Jones. God knows why.
at 6?
At lock.
He's a shit lock too.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks 2023:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2023:
@akan004 said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2023:
Yes I would have him as well. He played really well in his test against Argentina this year and he has a big future in Black.
Vaai is a light lock who plays about 10kgs lighter than he looks.
I don’t see the attraction in him at the moment
Tupou Vaai has 19 caps......
Let that sink in.
I have binned him after the first 5 or so.
Believe it or not there are many people who rate him highly, including Ian Jones. God knows why.
at 6?
At lock.
He's a shit lock too.You've caused me to wonder, if Vaa'i isn't doing ok in the stats, is Foster listening to old ex-ABs, and this is directing his thinking?
I still don't really follow the loosies strategy, get 3 faves into the 3 positions and everyone after them has to be utilities or locks out of position?*
Given we don't have many quality locks a lock/6 seems a bit of a luxury or risk to me.
*(The same thinking might explain DH, not really a 12 or a 15 or a 10 but can play a 12 role at a pinch and look good against less physical sides). -
@akan004 said in All Blacks 2023:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2023:
@akan004 said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2023:
Yes I would have him as well. He played really well in his test against Argentina this year and he has a big future in Black.
Vaai is a light lock who plays about 10kgs lighter than he looks.
I don’t see the attraction in him at the moment
Tupou Vaai has 19 caps......
Let that sink in.
I have binned him after the first 5 or so.
Believe it or not there are many people who rate him highly, including Ian Jones. God knows why.
at 6?
At lock.
He's a shit lock too.
Have we still not learned the folly of playing players out of position?
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2023:
Have we still not learned the folly of playing players out of position?
No. Deputising at Super level doesn't seem to translate well at Test level.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@reprobate said in All Blacks 2023:
@nzzp i really don't think we are going to be ripping anyone apart bringing on the likes of christie, newell, laulala (once lomax is back), havili, ALB, jacobsen etc.
surely if that's the plan you'd pick a different bench?Foster has definitely been conservative in his selections, squad wise and on game day.
I think Beauden Barretts inclusion is a massive problem because he also creates collateral damage on the bench.
If you had a Jordan or Stevenson at 15
Lol thank fuck you're not a selector.
Do you think the last few years of Barrett at 15 have been productive?
Do you think we should continue?
He is one of my favourite players of all time but its not working in my opinion.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@reprobate said in All Blacks 2023:
@nzzp i really don't think we are going to be ripping anyone apart bringing on the likes of christie, newell, laulala (once lomax is back), havili, ALB, jacobsen etc.
surely if that's the plan you'd pick a different bench?Foster has definitely been conservative in his selections, squad wise and on game day.
I think Beauden Barretts inclusion is a massive problem because he also creates collateral damage on the bench.
If you had a Jordan or Stevenson at 15
Lol thank fuck you're not a selector.
Sick argument
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I for one am ecstatic we have called up another forward who can't get over the gain line. Awesome.
And he's short
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@mariner4life Foz hasn't bothered having a balanced back row since he took over 4 years ago. Why start now.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2023:
@mariner4life Foz hasn't bothered having a balanced back row since he took over 4 years ago. Why start now.
It's the must have best players on field thought process. E.g. BB and Ardie. Not quite right at 7/10 so played at 8/15.
Ardie is a great player, but to balance back row you then need 195 cm 6 and your 7 and 6 both need to be ruck hitters.
Not that hard.
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@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
DMac and Roigard
It's got to the point where we need to make use of these guys.
This place is going to get super grim if we go down without a fight. -
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2023:
This place is going to get super grim if we go down without a fight.
It's looking like it though. Can't see the stubborn idiot trying anything new, he somehow believes he's correct even though the results don't back up his case. There will be no change in tactics or personnel and we will see the same results. I will be very surprised if we win our QF.
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It is a bit rough for DMac played really well in SR and in ABs this year then doesnt get a look in.
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
DMac and Roigard
It's got to the point where we need to make use of these guys.
This place is going to get super grim if we go down without a fight.We are three weeks away from "4 more years boys".
Either Foster or some strong figures within the group (if there are any) need to grab a hold of this. Like you say I fear we will all be left wondering what could have been...
We don't have a 2015 vintage available but there are plenty of players knocking around who are/could have been useful. The initial 33 was poorly selected and furthermore he is not even selecting correctly from the 33 he himself picked.
Id have Heem, Levi Aumua, RTS over ALB and Havili. He has had 4 years to find someone to carry the ball at 12. It took 2.5 of those for him to pick Jordie.
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
DMac and Roigard
It's got to the point where we need to make use of these guys.
This place is going to get super grim if we go down without a fight.They will get games against Namibia and Uruguay, rip them to bits, and then be dropped when it matters for Beaudy and Finlay Christie.
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@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
DMac and Roigard
It's got to the point where we need to make use of these guys.
This place is going to get super grim if we go down without a fight.We are three weeks away from "4 more years boys".
Either Foster or some strong figures within the group (if there are any) need to grab a hold of this. Like you say I fear we will all be left wondering what could have been...
We don't have a 2015 vintage available but there are plenty of players knocking around who are/could have been useful. The initial 33 was poorly selected and furthermore he is not even selecting correctly from the 33 he himself picked.
Id have Heem, Levi Aumua, RTS over ALB and Havili. He has had 4 years to find someone to carry the ball at 12. It took 2.5 of those for him to pick Jordie.
Jack Goodhue. Or did he shag Fozzie's daughter?
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@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@reprobate said in All Blacks 2023:
@nzzp i really don't think we are going to be ripping anyone apart bringing on the likes of christie, newell, laulala (once lomax is back), havili, ALB, jacobsen etc.
surely if that's the plan you'd pick a different bench?Foster has definitely been conservative in his selections, squad wise and on game day.
I think Beauden Barretts inclusion is a massive problem because he also creates collateral damage on the bench.
If you had a Jordan or Stevenson at 15
Lol thank fuck you're not a selector.
Do you think the last few years of Barrett at 15 have been productive?
No, for various reasons.
Do you think we should continue?
Yes. If he's not the best option he's second best.
He is one of my favourite players of all time but its not working in my opinion.
It's not going to work with players that are less skilled.
SS has glaring issues in his game he needs to address. Jordan just gave a horror show on top of his obvious frailties in the defensive aspect of the game.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2023:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
@reprobate said in All Blacks 2023:
@nzzp i really don't think we are going to be ripping anyone apart bringing on the likes of christie, newell, laulala (once lomax is back), havili, ALB, jacobsen etc.
surely if that's the plan you'd pick a different bench?Foster has definitely been conservative in his selections, squad wise and on game day.
I think Beauden Barretts inclusion is a massive problem because he also creates collateral damage on the bench.
If you had a Jordan or Stevenson at 15
Lol thank fuck you're not a selector.
Sick argument
Thanks champ.
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@antipodean I’m not sure NZ have picked the players to play a low error, risk free game. NZ won’t win by grinding out a win. Which made the last 30 mins against France so baffling.
When it all clicks, it is nigh on impossible to stop (1st 60 mins vs England last Nov, 1st 20 mins vs SA in RC). But if it doesn’t click, it offers so many opportunities to the opposition.
