All Blacks 2024

sparky

@Bovidae Papalii at 7 ahead of Ethan Blackadder. This might be a season too early for Kini Naholo.

The rest about right.

Bones

@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Winger I'd go Ardie Savea as Captain and then Scott, Beauden and Jordie Barrett as the Vice Captains.

Surely Lomax, Aumua, TJ could be Vice captain too

MN5

@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Winger I'd go Ardie Savea as Captain and then Scott, Beauden and Jordie Barrett as the Vice Captains.

Great call. I’ve never known any brothers who’ve disagreed over anything

Victor Meldrew

I think Harry Plummer's doing enough to challenge for the utility back slot.

sparky

@MN5 Honest disagreement and debate in private among any leadership team is IMHO a very good thing. It helps drive excellence.

Bones

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

I think Harry Plummer's doing enough to challenge for the utility back slot.

In terms of playing style, he seems somewhere between Cruden and Jordie, with a very low error rate. Runs a backline a heck of a lot better than I remember Beauds doing last year.

I'm on board.

Mr Fish

@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Winger I'd go Ardie Savea as Captain and then Scott, Beauden and Jordie Barrett as the Vice Captains.

Surely Lomax, Aumua, TJ could be Vice captain too

IWL and Billy Procotor too - and what about this Peter Lakai?

Bones

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Winger I'd go Ardie Savea as Captain and then Scott, Beauden and Jordie Barrett as the Vice Captains.

Surely Lomax, Aumua, TJ could be Vice captain too

IWL and Billy Procotor too - and what about this Peter Lakai?

Moorby can be the overseas based vice captain, surely need one.

sparky

If he stays fit, Laghlan McWhannell should be in the All Blacks squad when it's named.

Tim

McWhannell really good this season. Renata has been the biggest surprise. Massive improvement at the scrum.

Bones

Blues lineout the most accurate in the comp. Not sure about after Ekland came on.

sparky

This is my All Blacks Squad at the minute:

Props: Du Groot, Lomax, Ofa T, Newell, Williams, Numia.

Hooker: Taylor (if fit), Sami T, Aumua. Riccitelli if Taylor not fit.

Locks: S. Barrett, Vaii, Tuipolutu, McWhannell, Walker-Laewere

Back row: Finau, Papalii, Lakai, Savea (c), Sotutu, Iose, W. Sititi

Half Back: TJP, Christie, Funaki

First Fives: McKenzie, B.Barrett, Perofeta

Midfield: J. Barrett, R. Ioane, A. Leinert-Brown, B.Proctor

Back 3: Telea, Clarke, Narawa, Nanai-Seturo, Reece, Love.

MN5

@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

This is my All Blacks Squad at the minute:

Props: Du Groot, Lomax, Ofa T, Newell, Williams, Numia.

Hooker: Taylor (if fit), Sami T, Aumua. Riccitelli if Taylor not fit.

Locks: S. Barrett, Vaii, Tuipolutu, McWhannell, Walker-Laewere

Back row: Finau, Papalii, Lakai, Savea (c), Sotutu, Iose, W. Sititi

Half Back: TJP, Christie, Funaki

First Fives: McKenzie, B.Barrett, Perofeta

Midfield: J. Barrett, R. Ioane, A. Leinert-Brown, B.Proctor

Back 3: Telea, Clarke, Narawa, Nanai-Seturo, Reece, Love.

No Blackadder ? What the FUCK dude ?

sparky

@MN5 I don't rate him as an international player. Decent at Super Level (when in a top side) but I can't remember him doing anything much in the Black Jersey.

There are younger players, with potentially a higher ceiling, who deserve the nod ahead of him.

MN5

@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@MN5 I don't rate him as an international player. Decent at Super Level (when in a top side) but I can't remember him doing anything much in the Black Jersey.

There are younger players, with potentially a higher ceiling, who deserve the nod ahead of him.

Finally someone has the courage to speak out

Gunner

@sparky you clearly don’t get @MN5’s humour…

sparky

The biggest concern for me is the lack, apart from Samipeni Finau, of an out and out 6.

Second biggest concern is the lack of midfield depth. A couple of injuries and we're in trouble.

sparky

@Gunner Or perhaps, I do. 😉

Bones

@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

The biggest concern for me is the lack, apart from Samipeni Finau, of an out and out 6.

If Delaney could get a bit more "abrasive" he'd be worth a look.

Crazy Horse

@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

I think Harry Plummer's doing enough to challenge for the utility back slot.

In terms of playing style, he seems somewhere between Cruden and Jodie, with a very low error rate. Runs a backline a heck of a lot better than I remember Beauds doing last year.

I'm on board.

I am 50 mins into the Blues game and I have been having similar thoughts.

Plummer has been the forgotten man in the race to find an AB 10. If my memory serves me well, he came on the scene as a promising 10 and got shovelled out to 12. From an NZ perspective I wouldn't mind seeing more of him at 10 for the Blues.

The Silver Fern

All Blacks 2024