I got the impression our turnovers were (eidt) usually often Taylor or Savea
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
All I know is we haven't been a big turnover team for a while, we don't put huge pressure on the other teams' ruck, I wouldn't mind a different approach
Probably didn't help given our defensive structure giving up ground.
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Take the discussion of shitty music to the appropriate thread:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/4938/worst-songs-of-eras/240
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All I know is we haven't been a big turnover team for a while, we don't put huge pressure on the other teams' ruck, I wouldn't mind a different approach
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@Crazy-Horse said in Crusaders 2024:
@Chris yeah I don't know, but while the game might be faster the players are still bigger etc.
Not saying the decision was right to sign a player like Arnold, I was just trying to think of why.
Yeah but we are not talking about tight five Loose forwards or MF backs where the major collisions are,we are talking about outside backs young guys who can cover the outside gaps and if put in to space have pace to finish something off.
36 and 33 year old backs look like weak points to me.
Most outside backs are really young when they make SR then peak early by the time a outside back is 28 to 30 their time could be done, -
@Chris yeah I don't know, but while the game might be faster the players are still bigger etc.
Not saying the decision was right to sign a player like Arnold, I was just trying to think of why.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I reckon he's a bit slow to play openside
I'd there a position to pick an out and out openside any more?
There's no "fetcher" anymore. The early McCaw type role I reckon has been superseded.
I'm having a debate with myself here, and keep contradicting myself.
Like the idea of a brute at 6 (Finau fanboi), a ball carrier at 8 and a complementary player at 7. But that dude isn't my idea of a traditional 7.
He's not first at the breakdown anymore as breakdowns are set up differently, and we can't wait for him like we used to.
I know what I mean, just don't words goodly.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Crusaders 2024:
Just thinking aloud here, but I wonder if this is a sign that the losses to MLR etc are starting to bite at the next level down.
Maybe there is a shortage of players deemed physically up to Super Rugby. It's all very well wanting to throw in some youngsters but if they are not physically ready it could be counter productive.
Totally disagree,Super Rugby is a faster game now than it was even last season.
And we bring in 36 and 33 year old outside backs.
We have Fihaki,Reece,Springer,Murray,Mataele also McLeod can cover wing all are not injured.
We have Taine Robinson and Blair Murray who have been training with the squad since December playing pre season games.Cooper Roberts a u/20 player has been training with them and Jack Gray another young wing from Ta$man went on the tour to Munster and Bristol.
Really short sighted selections picking these old players who will be to slow for the modern SR game.
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@African-Monkey said in Crusaders 2024:
@Crazy-Horse On the Arnold signing, do they really need him when they already have Blair and Heremaia Murray, Jone Rova, Manasa Mataele etc. waiting in the wings? Add to that Johnny McNicholl who was signed.
I know they have a heavy injury toll but I haven't heard anything about those guys being injured?
Yeah I don't know about them, but just because he is signed doesn't mean he will necessarily play ahead of them. At least I hope not. I am hoping he is just a worse case scenario signing.
I have a very faint memory of him and didn't bother reading the article too closely (was it even an article), but wasn't Arnold a 10 at some stage?
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