AB Depth Chart 2020
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@sparky said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@mofitzy_ said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Ash Dixon is "only" 31. No reason he can't play for another 3 years in his position, especially if their are no standout up and coming candidates.
Ash Dixon going well this year. Very solid player. He'd bring experience, reliability and leadership to the national team too. But he's never going to be a world-beater.
He doesn't need to be a world beater - he needs to play a role, the main features of which are (a) hitting his line out targets and (b) holding his own in the scrum so our No. 8 and backs have quick clean ball to play with.
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@junior said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@sparky said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@mofitzy_ said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
Ash Dixon is "only" 31. No reason he can't play for another 3 years in his position, especially if their are no standout up and coming candidates.
Ash Dixon going well this year. Very solid player. He'd bring experience, reliability and leadership to the national team too. But he's never going to be a world-beater.
He doesn't need to be a world beater - he needs to play a role, the main features of which are (a) hitting his line out targets and (b) holding his own in the scrum so our No. 8 and backs have quick clean ball to play with.
Unless the patterns change, over the past few years we have used Coles and Taylor to great effect out wide. Both are pretty skilled with their hands and like to run with the ball. Dixon will have to show at least something in that regard.
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@ACT-Crusader actually you reminded me - thought Laulala looked very good ball in hand in the weekend, I don't recall him being that dynamic before.
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@cgrant said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
I liked what I saw from Slater against the Crusaders last Sunday. His throwing was rather good (with one notable exception), he has a good workrate and he looks big for a hooker. At just 21, he is one to watch closely.
If there is an AB EOYT it might be worth taking Slater as their apprentice.
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@cgrant said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
I liked what I saw from Slater against the Crusaders last Sunday. His throwing was rather good (with one notable exception), he has a good workrate and he looks big for a hooker. At just 21, he is one to watch closely.
Trust me, that is the best I have ever seen Slater throw, going back to 1st XV rugby where he was also very inaccurate. He was worse than Taukei'aho in SR.
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@Crucial said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
I am starting to wish that DMac was steered toward number nine and up skilled with his pass.
I have said that for a few years. Probably on record here.
Small, fast, elusive. Not sure that he is annoying enough for a nine though.
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@Snowy said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Crucial said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
I am starting to wish that DMac was steered toward number nine and up skilled with his pass.
I have said that for a few years. Probably on record here.
Small, fast, elusive. Not sure that he is annoying enough for a nine though.
He comes from the same area as other annoying halfbacks. I m sure it would be in there somewhere.
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@MN5 said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
@MN5 should have gone for David Knox.
Who ?
aw hang on.....the angry ranga who couldn't tackle.
always remember Zinny putting in a monster hit late and off the ball in 1996/1997 bledisloe in Dunedin. Superb.
Knox and Gregan were bloody good together. Knox squeezed every ounce out of his talent.
Edit: 1997. Cullen scored his try. Iw as on the terraces on the wrong 22 as 55 points got scored at the other end of the park. 29-0 became 29-26
