All Blacks 2024
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Mils at Centre?
Mils is an interesting one, initially selected out of position at 15 because Bitchell hated Cullen, then selected out of position at 13 because early Conrad kept breaking.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Nepia said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
B
itchell hated CullenCullen was brokenFTFY
No he wasn't, he wasn't Cullen 1996 but he was the best fullback going in Super in 2003.
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blatant revisionism
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
blatant revisionism
you're trolling, but you should lift your game more and claim that Ben Blair was clearly a better player than Cullen 03
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Cullen had the misfortune of being compared to himself in his hey day rather than against other players, he was definitely the best fullback in 03 but he didn't have much left in him at that stage. I think we could have gotten another season out of him, but begrudgingly can see why they wanted to look forward given his injuries. His treatment by Bitchell was unforgiveable for an AB great to be cast aside the way he was though.
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@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
blatant revisionism
you're trolling, but you should lift your game more and claim that Ben Blair was clearly a better player than Cullen 03
but that is clearly false.
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and then we hit the 3N with Mils, Dougie and Joe and she was apples.
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So on the Breakdown last night Kirwan was pushing for Riccitelli to be selected as one of the hookers. He's the sort of guy that doesn't make many mistakes but I wouldn't have him up there as one of the top three hookers.
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@Canes4life Kirwan is an incredible human being, and a terrible rugby coach and analyst.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So on the Breakdown last night Kirwan was pushing for Riccitelli to be selected as one of the hookers. He's the sort of guy that doesn't make many mistakes but I wouldn't have him up there as one of the top three hookers.
Crikey!
I saw Ricky getting interviewed by Jeff Wilson at the weekend and Goldie was towering over him!
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JK pumping in pumping for undeserved Blues player shock
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I saw Ricky getting interviewed by Jeff Wilson at the weekend and Goldie was towering over him!
There was a game recently when a ballboy passed Riccitelli the ball, and was towering over him. Eklund is short as well.
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The latest Aotearoa Rugby pod they discuss how influential Billy Proctor is for the Canes. He's almost a certainty for the ABs this year on form coupled with the fact he's formed a formidable combination with Jordie. Reiko obviously number 1 due to experience but Billy is pushing hard. Anton is obviously there or there abouts as well.
Parsons being a hooker also thinks Asafo will be in the ABs for the next 10 years. Codie as the top dog so will start and he thinks it's currently a fight between Asafo and Samisoni for that 16 jersey. Riccitelli and Bell for ABs XV.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Not suggesting Hotham will go near ABs this year or anything. Mind you I still say I be very surprised if Christie isn't in AB squad as a 9.
I'll also be a bit surprised if Christie doesn't make it into this first selection. If I were Razor and Co. I'd be picking pretty much as much continuity as I could from last year and then slowly ease out the guys I'm less enamoured with (and slowly ease in my newbies). They're going to have at least half a dozen spots for rookies, as it is.**
In the forwards, especially, I'm inclined to think Ryan would have pretty much had everyone he wanted last year. In the backs there's probably a bit more scope for the new selectors to be thinking, "why the hell did they pick him"?
Have they ever said exactly who is on the AB selection panel? I presume Razor and Ryan (forwards coach) - which would then logically suggest Holland (backs coach)?
On Hotham, I think anyone who's starting at halfback for their Super team isn't going to be too far away from the ABs this year. They're going to pick three halfbacks, but then if someone gets an injury....
**I'm a pretty reactionary selector - Razor might be a lot more adventurous!
Razor said in an interview, Ryan was doing tighties, Himself the Loosies, Holland I think midfield , and Rangi back 3. Can't remember exactly, but said he will only make decisions when there no agreement. Was interesting to read him say no real talk with Wayne Smith and think he said they basically had different views.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
JK pumping in pumping for undeserved Blues player shock
This only gets attention because there just isn't high quality analysis around. Sky don't care. I hear Rugby Pod is good - but honestly, there's sweet FA in terms of quality assessment.
JK's strategic insights have been 'the boys will really be up for it this week'. I despair.
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2024 All Blacks Management
Scott Robertson (Head Coach)
Jason Ryan (Assistant Coach - Forwards)
Leon MacDonald (Assistant Coach - Attack)
Scott Hansen (Assistant Coach - Defence)
Jason Holland (Assistant Coach - Backs)
Tamati Ellison (Contact Skills Coach)
Wayne Smith (Performance Coach)
Jamie Hamilton (Head Performance Analyst)
Al Beeton (Assistant Performance Analyst)
Jon Gardner (Assistant Performance Analyst)
Ceri Evans (Head of Leadership + Mental Performance)
Nic Gill (Head of Performance)
Adam Hay (Performance Scientist)
Martin Swan (Doctor)
Karl McDonald (Lead Physiotherapist)
Teresa Te Tamaki (Assistant Physiotherapist)
Kat Darry (Dietician)
Paul McLaughlan (Team Manager)
Megan Compain (Commercial Manager)
James Iversen (Logistics Manager)
Matt Manukia (Communications Manager)
Paula Powlesland (Business Manager)
Bianca Thiel (Operations Manager)
