All Blacks EOYT

[Dan54]

@Bones said in All Blacks EOYT:

@Bovidae shit hot!

x 100

[SouthernMann]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks EOYT:

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks EOYT:

Speaking of double dutch how big is his younger brother Quentin who apparently is a well built lock/6 himself?

Much shorter (relatively speaking).

A similar size to Oil Haig/Will Stodart. More primarily a six than a lock.

[brodean]

Linebreak assist is a good one for playmakers.

[brodean]

I'm expecting Plummer to be in the AB XV before looking at any stats.

I think Plummers kicking stats improved a lot near the business end ofnthe season.

[chchfanatic]

@MN5 just went to school to eat his lunch and play rugby is what I’ve heard. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. Needs time. Amazing athlete

[brodean]

Dmac completed more tackles per 80 minutes than any other NZ 10 to play more than 5 games.

Completed per 80 minutes
6.57 Mckenzie
5.26 Ioane
4.85 Plummer

Mckenize, Plummer, and Perofeta are the top 3 for total.

Total completed tackles:
83 Mckenzie
71 Plummer
33 Perofeta

[Mr Fish]

Hmmm.

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/1fxqbcy/when_would_hoskins_be_eligible_for_england/#lightbox)

[brodean]

I'd be surprised if Sotutu is in the mix for either squad.

Suafoa and Lio Willie were preferred last year in NZ XV

[stodders]

If Sotutu plays for England rather than fighting for his place back, maybe the coaches were right.

Jeez, imagine if Kaino had decided to go and have a sulk rather than work hard at developing his game following rejection. Not once, but twice.

[brodean]

@stodders

Nah that's BS.

He'll never get selected again. There is an obvious feud happening between him and Ryan.

Sotutus defence has never been as bad as Canes has in the last few games. The double standards are obvious.

[brodean]

@Mr-Fish

Is that even real?

I don't see that on instagram.

Seems fake.

[gt12]

@brodean said in All Blacks EOYT:

@Mr-Fish

Is that even real?

I don't see that on instagram.

Seems fake.

I saw it on Akira’s insta

[Machpants]

Even if he is not going to England, good on Ioane keeping the shit stirring going, much more interesting. Or it is a great fake news

[gt12]

Fucking hell, Akira throwing bombs with that one.

I assume its an inside joke (i.e., playing for England wasn't meant to be) as there will and should be a riot if Sotutu isn’t picked.

[KiwiMurph]

@gt12 said in All Blacks EOYT:

Fucking hell, Akira throwing bombs with that one.

I assume its an inside joke as there will and should be a riot if Sotutu isn’t picked.

That doesn't read like a joke to me

[gt12]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks EOYT:

@gt12 said in All Blacks EOYT:

Fucking hell, Akira throwing bombs with that one.

I assume its an inside joke as there will and should be a riot if Sotutu isn’t picked.

That doesn't read like a joke to me

Me neither, it’s great isn’t it?

[Kirwan]

If the ABs don't pick the best loose forward in the country, which IMO is Sotutu by some margin, then they prove how crap they really are.

[Frank]

@Kirwan said in All Blacks EOYT:

If the ABs don't pick the best loose forward in the country, which IMO is Sotutu by some margin, then they prove how crap they really are.

Sititi is better than Sotutu based off recent matches.
I think Razor picked a really good one in Sititi and should be given credit. (one of his few innovative picks)
(although I think Sotutu should also have been picked)

[antipodean]

@Frank said in All Blacks EOYT:

@Kirwan said in All Blacks EOYT:

If the ABs don't pick the best loose forward in the country, which IMO is Sotutu by some margin, then they prove how crap they really are.

Sititi is better than Sotutu based off recent matches.

Based on the Tests Sotutu hasn't played?

[brodean]

@Frank

Sititi along with rest of the Chiefs forwards got dominated in the SR final.

Sititi grew into the game against SA after struggling with the physicality. Ultimately his efforts did not make a difference in that game.

The other two games were against Wallabies. A team which posters regularly claimed were meaningless for other players like Ioane back in 2021 even though back then the Wallabies were a lot better.

The jury is still out on Sititi but I would say that Sotutu and Sititi have different strengths anyway.