All Blacks 2022
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
Blackadder is training with the Mako again, but that doesn't mean he's anywhere near making a return. (I also remember they said he was ruled out for 2023)
Photo from 24 August.
We really missed him. I think he is the future. workmate is phenomenal and puts a few of the sunshine boys in the forward pack to shame.
Future AB captain ? Him or Papalii?
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@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
Blackadder is training with the Mako again, but that doesn't mean he's anywhere near making a return. (I also remember they said he was ruled out for 2023)
Photo from 24 August.
We really missed him. I think he is the future. workmate is phenomenal and puts a few of the sunshine boys in the forward pack to shame.
Future AB captain ? Him or Papalii?
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I think over the dominant period from the 2000's on we started to love the smell of our own farts and got a bit too altruistic with our time and I.P. Inviting Roy Keane down to see how we coach for example. Books like "legacy" being written.
I also do not understand why we let so many outsiders into the environment to get a look at how we operate over the last 15 years or so.
The likes of O'Gara, Matera, Haskell.
Players who go on sabbaticals should be told not to come back.
Coaches who go abroad should be fucked off too.
If you aren't onboard with NZ as a project then do-one.
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@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
Blackadder is training with the Mako again, but that doesn't mean he's anywhere near making a return. (I also remember they said he was ruled out for 2023)
Photo from 24 August.
We really missed him. I think he is the future. workmate is phenomenal and puts a few of the sunshine boys in the forward pack to shame.
Future AB captain ? Him or Papalii?
I like Blackadder, but that's an odd compilation. It starts with him arguably enyering the ruck from the side , follows up with an ineffective clean, then cuts to him getting stepped and bailed our by Beaudy in cover...amd that's just the first 30 seconds!
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@voodoo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
Blackadder is training with the Mako again, but that doesn't mean he's anywhere near making a return. (I also remember they said he was ruled out for 2023)
Photo from 24 August.
We really missed him. I think he is the future. workmate is phenomenal and puts a few of the sunshine boys in the forward pack to shame.
Future AB captain ? Him or Papalii?
I like Blackadder, but that's an odd compilation. It starts with him arguably enyering the ruck from the side , follows up with an ineffective clean, then cuts to him getting stepped and bailed our by Beaudy in cover...amd that's just the first 30 seconds!
he was everywhere that day. plenty of mongrel too.
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We definetly have some talented youngsters coming through the system. The Under 20s this year were very impressive in the Oceania Cup. Hopefully Silverlake poors more resources into the Under 20s. The loss of talent abroad both coaching and players is having an effect as that is a contributing factor in the growing performance of the Northern Hemisphere. We have also poored a lot into the Japanese game. We need that talent back in New Zealand to strengthen our game instead of developing other nations at the expense of ours.
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@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@voodoo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
Blackadder is training with the Mako again, but that doesn't mean he's anywhere near making a return. (I also remember they said he was ruled out for 2023)
Photo from 24 August.
We really missed him. I think he is the future. workmate is phenomenal and puts a few of the sunshine boys in the forward pack to shame.
Future AB captain ? Him or Papalii?
I like Blackadder, but that's an odd compilation. It starts with him arguably enyering the ruck from the side , follows up with an ineffective clean, then cuts to him getting stepped and bailed our by Beaudy in cover...amd that's just the first 30 seconds!
he was everywhere that day. plenty of mongrel too.
I don't disagree, just making the point that the compilation doesn't capture any of that! Personally I would have left out the infringements and inneffective cleans...
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@voodoo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
Blackadder is training with the Mako again, but that doesn't mean he's anywhere near making a return. (I also remember they said he was ruled out for 2023)
Photo from 24 August.
We really missed him. I think he is the future. workmate is phenomenal and puts a few of the sunshine boys in the forward pack to shame.
Future AB captain ? Him or Papalii?
I like Blackadder, but that's an odd compilation. It starts with him arguably enyering the ruck from the side , follows up with an ineffective clean, then cuts to him getting stepped and bailed our by Beaudy in cover...amd that's just the first 30 seconds!
Sounds like his Dads test career
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@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2022:
We definetly have some talented youngsters coming through the system. The Under 20s this year were very impressive in the Oceania Cup. Hopefully Silverlake poors more resources into the Under 20s. The loss of talent abroad both coaching and players is having an effect as that is a contributing factor in the growing performance of the Northern Hemisphere. We have also poored a lot into the Japanese game. We need that talent back in New Zealand to strengthen our game instead of developing other nations at the expense of ours.
It's hard to gauge how good the Under 20s were this year because we don't know how strong the opposition was. What does seem promising is the number of players from that team looking good at NPC level.
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@Crazy-Horse I agree with that. Without a World U20 Championship, you just don't know. The Aussie U20 team looked terrible, the Pumitas looked good, but would we have beaten the Junior Boks?
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@nostrildamus @bones had a man crush on him I think.
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semi interesting stats
Involvements in the 6 games so far
All 6
Cane (6 starts)
Savea (6 starts)
Smith (6 starts)
R Ioane (6 starts)
J Barrett (6 starts)
R Mounga (2 starts, 6 bench)
Bower (4 starts 2 bench)5 games
Taylor (3 starts 2 bench)
Whitelock (5 starts)
S Barrett (5 starts)
B Barrett (4 starts 1 bench)
Tupaea (2 starts 3 bench)
Jordan (1 bench 4 starts)
Taukeiaho (2 bench 3 starts)For a team that is 2-4, it's interesting to see so many ever-presents.
Am i calling for all of those players to get the ass? no
Should a team focused on peak performance be rewarding failure with selection over and over? also no -
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2022:
semi interesting stats
Involvements in the 6 games so far
All 6
Cane (6 starts)
Savea (6 starts)
Smith (6 starts)
R Ioane (6 starts)
J Barrett (6 starts)
R Mounga (2 starts, 6 bench)
Bower (4 starts 2 bench)5 games
Taylor (3 starts 2 bench)
Whitelock (5 starts)
S Barrett (5 starts)
B Barrett (4 starts 1 bench)
Tupaea (2 starts 3 bench)
Jordan (1 bench 4 starts)
Taukeiaho (2 bench 3 starts)For a team that is 2-4, it's interesting to see so many ever-presents.
Am i calling for all of those players to get the ass? no
Should a team focused on peak performance be rewarding failure with selection over and over? also noReading your list one would think Sami T was one of the worst performers or often injured.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2022:
Savea (6 starts)
probably the only one to demand he starts with continued high performance, even if there is still some debate about if he should be at 8, 7 or on the bench.
Lord was injured, but outside him, is it only Sotutu who has zero minutes so far from the squad named?
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@taniwharugby it really is baffling for a team to be struggling so much and not even try something different like sotutu...and not even crazy different like....just trying someone you picked for your squad in his primary position...or Fainga'anuku
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2022:
@taniwharugby it really is baffling for a team to be struggling so much and not even try something different like sotutu...and not even crazy different like....just trying someone you picked for your squad in his primary position...or Fainga'anuku
If the team is struggling because it keeps reverting to a helter skelter style why on earth would you want more helter skelter players?
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@broughie said in All Blacks 2022:
@nostrildamus @bones had a man crush on him I think.
You thought wrong
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Even the Rugbypod (Parsons, Hall, Karl) have started to put the boot in.
It seems clear to me from Bryn Hall’s comments that there is a perception that there is a preparation problem.
I’m not interested in discussing head coaching changes, but beyond that what would help?
Do we need a McCaw there? An outsider watching the preparation and reporting to the coaches, players, whoever about preparation?
It also seemed pretty clear from Parsons that they should be selecting others, if the team is actually doing what the coaches are saying (i.e., rebuilding) then why aren’t we rebuilding? Where is Sotutu? Va’ii? RTS?
The final point is that the Argies just want it more. Do we just have players who don’t care about losing? Is there a solution to that?
Edit: They finally somewhat brought up defense, is it that simple? We can't score but we are giving up too many points? I've always said that if you get more than 20 and put in a big effort, you'll likely tip us up, so is it just our defense/discipline just giving up points too easily?
