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  • Windows97W Offline
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    I'm assuming it was always going to be Dmac at 10 and BB at 15 (and probably the back-up 1st 5 as well).

    Everyone else was fighting for the 3rd first 5 or back up FB spot.

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    I'm a huge Ruben Love fan but a few points to consider

    • his knee didn't look 100% towards the end of the season. He was gimpy

    • his best form came at the start-middle of Super Rugby rather than the end - there were a couple of big games he didn't play his best - I presume part of that was the injury.

    • the likelihood of Beauden not starting at 15 in a series with under 2 weeks build-up is very low so I'm not sure how much game time would get anyway.

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    Blackadder, actually don't think he has made the cut ?.whats the info

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    @Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

    I'm assuming it was always going to be Dmac at 10 and BB at 15 (and probably the back-up 1st 5 as well).

    Everyone else was fighting for the 3rd first 5 or back up FB spot.

    Why though? Why should Beauden (who's shown f all form as a fullback over the last few years) automatically be selected? This is why the ABs haven't gone anywhere in the last few years, it's because of backward selections like this. Being innovative is what kept us at the top of the pile, we haven't been there for a long time because we keep favouring certain players. Beauden peaked 7-8 years ago, he's not the player that he used to be so why persist with him...

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    @Canes4life On Beauden 4 year contract must mean he's a done deal

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    @Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

    @Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

    I'm assuming it was always going to be Dmac at 10 and BB at 15 (and probably the back-up 1st 5 as well).

    Everyone else was fighting for the 3rd first 5 or back up FB spot.

    Why though? Why should Beauden (who's shown f all form as a fullback over the last few years) automatically be selected? This is why the ABs haven't gone anywhere in the last few years, it's because of backward selections like this. Being innovative is what kept us at the top of the pile, we haven't been there for a long time because we keep favouring certain players. Beauden peaked 7-8 years ago, he's not the player that he used to be so why persist with him...

    Now do the same with Blackadder and Akira, Havilli and Lam, Bell and literally anybody else.

    And the big one for back to the future is TJ, his time has gone, put in the young guys.

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    @Kirwan why can't we just pick the best players? If Cane gets in it will be a joke, if Havili gets in it will be a joke, Blackadder shouldn't be there because he actually needs to play consistently to show he's still up there. For me TJ only gets selected because Roigard is still out. Once he comes back I'd assume TJ will be dropped. Another guy we need to move on from.

    I'd argue Proctor, Sotutu, Lam and Love were some of the highest performing players in super this year and probably couldn't have done more to warrant selection. If all of them miss out it will be bloody disappointing.

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    Devlin's oil is that Pasilio Tosi is in

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    @SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

    Devlin's oil is that Pasilio Tosi is in

    The Southland no8 that now plays prop?

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    @nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

    @SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

    Devlin's oil is that Pasilio Tosi is in

    The Southland no8 that now plays prop?

    That's him! That Southland tried to push to the Landers as a prop. Our management, went, don't be stupid. He's a big bloody 8

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    @SouthernMann very interesting, to be fair though the improvement he's shown in the last year has been huge. If he works with better coaches he could be a beast. Again though? Who does he come in for? Lomax and Newell are surely locks, unless they go for 6 props.

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    5.30 can't come soon enough

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    How many names have been mentioned now? 60?

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    @Duluth said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

    How many names have been mentioned now? 60?

    We may aswell mention every starting player in Super at this rate.

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    @Duluth said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

    How many names have been mentioned now? 60?

    I'd like to announce I've been selected on the wing. All Blacks are well and truely fucked.

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    Instead of a 32 man squad it's 30 x 2 man squad

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    @KiwiMurph

    The squad that earned their place and the Cantabs 😉

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    Why would players in the squad be flying to Christchurch? Presumably the camp is in Auckland, and in any case I thought they weren't meeting until midweek.

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    george33
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    @Canes4life be the slug if true , but Devlin bloody hell

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    @HLD2023Champions said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

    Anyone predicting any other Highlanders but EDG to make the squad?

    Fakatava the only other possibility. EDG and Fakatava were the only two present at last week's camp.

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