All Blacks 2024
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee Ardie improved immensely last year as captain. I remember the majority on here wanted him to stay captain but obviously Cane took over again.
In fact, did Ardie lose a game as captain last year? His winning percentage was way higher than Canes wasn’t it?
I mean, Savea's win percentage was higher, but that's hardly a fair measure. Cane captained in all five of the All Blacks' tough Tests (SA 1, SA 2, France, Ireland, SA 3) and they won two and lost three. Savea wasn't asked to be captain in any of the tough games.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim ENS has a big left foot.
Didn't Narawa also produce some pretty impressive touch-finders in today's game?
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@Victor-Meldrew same with Proctor.
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
de Groot
Tu'ungufasi
Lomax
Newell
Numia/Williams
Taylor
Taukei'aho
Aumua
S Barrett
Tuipulotu
Vaai
Papalii
Savea
Finau
Sotutu
Ioane
Jacobson
Perenara
Christie
Ratima
McKenzie
Perofeta
B Barrett
J Barrett
R Ioane
Proctor
Lienert-Brown
Clarke
Telea
Reece
Narawa
LoveYou're missing two players even if you have both Numia and Williams. 32 man squad and you've named 30. A halfback and a lock I imagine.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim ENS has a big left foot.
Didn't Narawa also produce some pretty impressive touch-finders in today's game?
He did.
I'd prefer TWO FUCKIN HANDS when running in tries though. -
@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim ENS has a big left foot.
Didn't Narawa also produce some pretty impressive touch-finders in today's game?
He did.
I'd prefer TWO FUCKIN HANDS when running in tries though.And an AB winger should not be caught when running in an intercept. He was woefully slow.
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@george33 AJ Lam lol, nope. He’s well down the pecking order. If his brother wasn’t an AB he will never be.
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@Canes4life just wait and see, Mr McDonald rates him
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@george33 AJ Lam lol, nope. He’s well down the pecking order. If his brother wasn’t an AB he will never be.
He's not that far down the pecking order he's been in All Blacks XV before and is developing into a player that can cover midfield and wing - playing in a winning team and having a strong season.
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@Dolamite said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Hotham has to be close with Roigard injured, he’s been the best halfback in SR the past month
If we pretend Funaki hasn't been playing.
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Dolamite said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Hotham has to be close with Roigard injured, he’s been the best halfback in SR the past month
I would think Hotham is also the closest to Roigard as a running HB.
He is proving to be quite smart in his decisions around when to run. I also like the way he is still managing to clear the ball while under pressure and at times actually having players hanging off him after they have come through the ruck.
