AB Captain
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There's a difference between when it was announced and when Cane was told.
Cane was told way earlier than that.
Sam Cane said the hardest part about being named All Blacks captain was keeping it a secret for three months. -
@mariner4life I guess you think back to pre-lockdown (mid March) and 1st AB test not until June...I guess if not for CV they were probably on the verge of announcing it anyway.
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it just seems to early....although im a fan of picking your captain from your first choice XV...earn your spot first
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@Kiwiwomble said in AB Captain:
it just seems to early....although im a fan of picking your captain from your first choice XV...earn your spot first
These days the captain's role is as much off field as on though. Part of the management/leadership of the group as a whole with a lot of influence.
You need to pick one that can carry those duties on their shoulders as well as the playing. Some young hot shot may outplay them one day but you would lose much more than you gain by swapping them out. -
@Crucial dont get me wrong, i get that, and they have leadership groups etc
...its just the loosies have been such hotly contested positions...deciding so early...if that guy gets outplayed over the whole super season...it doesn't look good
It reminds me of the Randell, Thorne, Blackadder era...too much talk about if they deserved to be there to start with
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@Kiwiwomble said in AB Captain:
@Crucial dont get me wrong, i get that, and they have leadership groups etc
...its just the loosies have been such hotly contested positions...deciding so early...if that guy gets outplayed over the whole super season...it doesn't look good
It reminds me of the Randell, Thorne, Blackadder era...too much talk about if they deserved to be there to start with
Who is the open side playing better than Cane? Not many, if any.
Kirifi would be the closest but I still wouldn’t swap -
captaincy aside?
i think lots would at least consider Savea (26), D Hunt (25) or Papalii (22) just off the top of my head, based on current form...all younger than Cane (28) too
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@Crucial
Sotutu would be worth a look at 7 I think. Not generally a fan of 'get the best guys on the field, then sort the positions out', but I would like to see him have a crack there for the Blues, with Akira at 8 and Robinson at 6, Dalton covering the bench.I like Cane, I think dropping him in the WC was a terrible decision. Leadership group for sure, but captaincy I'm not sure of. The Chiefs have looked pretty headless.
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@Kiwiwomble said in AB Captain:
captaincy aside?
i think lots would at least consider Savea (26), D Hunt (25) or Papalii (22) just off the top of my head, based on current form...all younger than Cane (28) too
Consider? Yes.
Replace? Not for me.What's age got to do with it anyway?
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@reprobate said in AB Captain:
@Crucial
Sotutu would be worth a look at 7 I think.Now we're getting into crazy. (for the ABs discussion)
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When I read people suggesting Cane not have the captaincy of the All Blacks and his position is under pressure I wonder what games they're watching.
"Oh the Chiefs are terrible". What's he supposed to do, select and coach them too?
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@Crucial you have to ask? long term planning, continuity in leadership in the case of a captain or building that shorthand between players in the case of the actual rugby
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@reprobate said in AB Captain:
@Crucial
Sotutu would be worth a look at 7 I think. Not generally a fan of 'get the best guys on the field, then sort the positions out', but I would like to see him have a crack there for the Blues, with Akira at 8 and Robinson at 6, Dalton covering the bench.I like Cane, I think dropping him in the WC was a terrible decision. Leadership group for sure, but captaincy I'm not sure of. The Chiefs have looked pretty headless.
Yeah I reckon Tuipulotu should be given a crack at prop. It'd be good to have a captain in the front row.
Aaron Smith might be a good shout for hooker too with that accurate throw.
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@Crucial said in AB Captain:
@reprobate said in AB Captain:
@Crucial
Sotutu would be worth a look at 7 I think.Now we're getting into crazy. (for the ABs discussion)
(that's why I put the Blues bit). Got the tools though.
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@Kiwiwomble said in AB Captain:
@Crucial you have to ask? long term planning, continuity in leadership in the case of a captain or building that shorthand between players in the case of the actual rugby
Tana was 31 when he first captained in 2004. He only captained for 2 years. That was an excellent appointment.
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@Bones said in AB Captain:
@reprobate said in AB Captain:
@Crucial
Sotutu would be worth a look at 7 I think. Not generally a fan of 'get the best guys on the field, then sort the positions out', but I would like to see him have a crack there for the Blues, with Akira at 8 and Robinson at 6, Dalton covering the bench.I like Cane, I think dropping him in the WC was a terrible decision. Leadership group for sure, but captaincy I'm not sure of. The Chiefs have looked pretty headless.
Yeah I reckon Tuipulotu should be given a crack at prop. It'd be good to have a captain in the front row.
Aaron Smith might be a good shout for hooker too with that accurate throw.
Well that's just stupid. Clearly if you start Tuipulotu at prop, you can't have Smith at 2 because his feet wouldn't touch the ground in scrums. I think the better way to go would be Jordie at hooker next to Patrick, that way you'd at least have a nice angling scrum, that'd properly mess with the oppo.
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@KiwiMurph not arguing when its a pretty clear choice as that was from memory, not a hard and fast rule or anything, just thought a given that if given two options equal in every sense except age you'd pick the younger one given the benefits you might get from being longer in the job, might be wrong
to be clear, not campaigning for cane to loose the job, just as likely he'll have a blinder first game up for the AB's and this is never mentioned again
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@Machpants said in AB Captain:
@Bones said in AB Captain:
@voodoo ok but Ardie MUST play halfback.
You can't put the tallest player in the sqaud at nine!
But he's got the tools.
