All Blacks 2023
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question, did people feel the game was more stunted then other games?
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@akan004 said in All Blacks 2023:
Interesting to hear Ryan say that if we had a full deck we would be able to compete. So he's admitting that the backups are shit. That sure doesn't fill me with confidence, perhaps they should have picked a better squad.
Who realistically could they have picked though? Blackadder wasn't an option due to his injuries, and then the rest, are they actually any better than what we have over there?
Tuipulotu, Finau, Ioane etc. are still a major dropdown from what they're replacing (based off of the evidence at hand).
IMO we have a real lack of depth from 1-13 (Barring 2 and excluding 11).
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2023:
Ah the philosopher king of World Rugby who got bungled out of the World Cup by a better coached England.
that's some mediocre philosphy TBHlook at it another way-h is good, but some of his success was built on a great core of players from Henry's era, and after he lost them, it was a steady decline in quality through to 2019. Some of the posters on this website could have done just as well.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks 2023:
Interesting to hear Ryan say that if we had a full deck we would be able to compete. So he's admitting that the backups are shit. That sure doesn't fill me with confidence, perhaps they should have picked a better squad.
An admission that you can't make every player world class?
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@antipodean it was a bit of a gamble to throw Vaai in at 6, gamble didnt pay out, from a couch coach perspective there have been doubts over Vaai's game at lock, and then to throw him into an unfamiliar position against world class opposition, was really only likely to be one outcome, not that he was solely to blame.
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we have some injuries....but it doesnt seem like a crazy amount, not 2-3 in the same position like 2011....it feels like we should still be operating in the realm of things that should / could haven't been planned for
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You can argue that it was going to be a gamble playing Papalii at 6 too. It would have been interesting to see how that went, but we'll never know now. Foster and Ryan had 24 h to decide who would replace Cane, so I am assuming they discussed all options.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2023:
You can argue that it was going to be a gamble playing Papalii at 6 too. It would have been interesting to see how that went, but we'll never know now. Foster and Ryan had 24 h to decide who would replace Cane, so I am assuming they discussed all options.
What confuses me, is if they really felt Papalii/Vaa'i are better options at 6 then Jacobson, why not give them a run there in the starting side v the Boks... and then the reverse argument, what was it they saw in 35 minutes from Jacobson, made them think he was really that poor an option.
The selections with Jacobson have been odd, it's like they don't rate him, yet chose to pick him, despite having more faith in the likes of Akira Ioane. Not sure if they are trying to send a message or what, but it is all very odd for me. Jacobson isn't an eye-catching player, but he is a tough bastard who will do the hard yards. I don't know what evidence they saw that Vaa'i was their man to run 6.
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At the end of the day, the Super sides have better balanced loosie trios than the ABs.
We'd likely be better off with any of the below:
Finau (6), Cane (7), Jacobson (8)
Lio WIllie (6), Blackadder (7), Grace (8)
Ioane (6), Papalii (7), Sotutu (8)
Frizell (6), Harmon (7), MMT (8)
Flanders (6), Savea (7), Iose (8)With Cane and Savea both playing, we are basically fucked. Given that Cane is the captain, the only way to really achieve balance is if they picked Savea off the bench, or Frizell plays every game like he did in the opening against SA.
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@frugby said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2023:
You can argue that it was going to be a gamble playing Papalii at 6 too. It would have been interesting to see how that went, but we'll never know now. Foster and Ryan had 24 h to decide who would replace Cane, so I am assuming they discussed all options.
What confuses me, is if they really felt Papalii/Vaa'i are better options at 6 then Jacobson, why not give them a run there in the starting side v the Boks... and then the reverse argument, what was it they saw in 35 minutes from Jacobson, made them think he was really that poor an option.
The selections with Jacobson have been odd, it's like they don't rate him, yet chose to pick him, despite having more faith in the likes of Akira Ioane. Not sure if they are trying to send a message or what, but it is all very odd for me. Jacobson isn't an eye-catching player, but he is a tough bastard who will do the hard yards. I don't know what evidence they saw that Vaa'i was their man to run 6.
I reckon Jacobson was picked because he can play all loosie positions etc.
Maybe not enough to start, I strongly suspect if BBBR was properly fit on weekend, Scooter would of been 6 and BBBR and Sam W the locks.
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@frugby said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2023:
You can argue that it was going to be a gamble playing Papalii at 6 too. It would have been interesting to see how that went, but we'll never know now. Foster and Ryan had 24 h to decide who would replace Cane, so I am assuming they discussed all options.
What confuses me, is if they really felt Papalii/Vaa'i are better options at 6 then Jacobson, why not give them a run there in the starting side v the Boks... and then the reverse argument, what was it they saw in 35 minutes from Jacobson, made them think he was really that poor an option.
The selections with Jacobson have been odd, it's like they don't rate him, yet chose to pick him, despite having more faith in the likes of Akira Ioane. Not sure if they are trying to send a message or what, but it is all very odd for me. Jacobson isn't an eye-catching player, but he is a tough bastard who will do the hard yards. I don't know what evidence they saw that Vaa'i was their man to run 6.
im guessing and I might be wrong , Blackadder was the player they( Ryan) wanted , and he would have been selected ahead of Jacobsen if he was available .
Just a Hunch .
