All Blacks 2024
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@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
So form means nothing. Got it.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
Hmmmmm, would almost say that’s criminal. But are we surprised?
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
Up to a point. The Perofeta and Blackadder selections smack of sticking to players hoping they come right/won't get injured rather than conservative selections.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
Eh? Beaudy has only started once at 1st 5 in the last 20 test matches, but 12 times at fullback.
For me he is a better fullback than 1st 5 these days.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
Eh? Beaudy has only started once at 1st 5 in the last 20 test matches, but 12 times at fullback.
For me he is a better fullback than 1st 5 these days.
He's still a 10/15, and named in the 10s.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
So form means nothing. Got it.
Only if last year you wanted the ABs to be largely Crusaders, by your same logic.
A couple of Blues had very ordinary form in super last year but were still picked. Now it's the crusaders turn.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
A starting loose trio of Finau, Papali’i and Savea for England 1 could do the business
You know he's going to start Blackadder.
They better have a quality sub for when he shatters into pieces...
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
if you add in
Love, Darry, Bower and Havili. Its (I hope - need to check when time)
Blues 9
Crusaders 9
Chiefs 9Canes who were top qualifier have 7 (inc Love)
So, some obvious bias on Robertsons part. Will he be as bad as Deans for example? Time will tell
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
Up to a point. The Perofeta and Blackadder selections smack of sticking to players hoping they come right/won't get injured rather than conservative selections.
Is EB even fit? He had the perfect excuse to sit him for now, but chose to put the acid on him right from the go
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Blackadder showed enough in the games he played. One of the most effective forwards in the comp. On form.
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@Winger said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
if you add in
Love, Darry, Bower and Havili. Its (I hope - need to check when time)
Blues 9
Crusaders 9
Chiefs 9Canes who were top qualifier have 7 (inc Love)
So, some obvious bias on Robertsons part. Will he be as bad as Deans for example? Time will tell
Don’t you mean John “14 Crusaders in the starting line up” Mitchell ?
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Razor taking the piss; They’ve earned their places through performance and consistency. Unless it's a catchall statement where he means some earned it through consistently poor performances.
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Razor trying to usher in another era of Cantablacks except this time around his beloved Crusaders are the shittest team in NZ
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
Up to a point. The Perofeta and Blackadder selections smack of sticking to players hoping they come right/won't get injured rather than conservative selections.
Is EB even fit? He had the perfect excuse to sit him for now, but chose to put the acid on him right from the go
Well, I've been asking myself: "How good is EB and how does he stack up against other players?".
And the big issue is we don't have a clue as we haven't seen him play enough rugby.
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@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
So form means nothing. Got it.
Only if last year you wanted the ABs to be largely Crusaders, by your same logic.
A couple of Blues had very ordinary form in super last year but were still picked. Now it's the crusaders turn.
thats a laughable take, the blues were still 3rd last year....so their ordinary form was still miles better than the crusaders this year
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
They must back themselves to get the best out of Perofeta.
He's a place-holder in the squad until Jordan returns. BB will start at fullback against England, and take that 10/15 cover role later in the year.
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So when Blackadder injures himself in the first five mins of the first test, I hope Lakai has his bags packed.
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@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
So form means nothing. Got it.
Only if last year you wanted the ABs to be largely Crusaders, by your same logic.
A couple of Blues had very ordinary form in super last year but were still picked. Now it's the crusaders turn.
Nepo Laulala
Ofa Tu’ungafasi
Dalton Papali’i
Finlay Christie
Beauden Barrett
Rieko Ioane
Caleb Clarke
Mark TeleaWhich of those had a legitimately better player miss out? Keep in mind I think Laulala offered zero outside of his scrummaging, but if you wanted a rock in that regard I could see why he was picked.
