All Blacks 2022
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bones "We have stopped watching the game because it looks awful". Real rugby fans, there! Who stops watching a game because of the colour of the boots players are wearing?
It makes me very discussed.
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I must admint, I have stopped watching games if a team is wearing a really stupid and unnesescary change/away kit. If I'm just casually interested in the match, not invested. Apex of this was the Saffa marvel kits.
But even someone as aesthitcially devoted to heritage as me, wouldn't get hung up on boot colours.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:
Entire team was wearing white boots on Saturday. Although some had yellow trim.
I don't particularly care about the black boot thing. Although if everyone has different boot colours it does make it easier for the defence to communicate. "I've got green boots" etc. Although probably less of an issue when theoretically everyone should know their opponents names: "I've got Michael Lawes" etc
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@Frye said in All Blacks 2022:
@cgrant said in All Blacks 2022:
@kiwi_expat said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae Every other top test nation is playing a lock at 6, S.Barrett offers everything we need there and is necessary to complete an otherwise incomplete backrow carrying 2 opensides (Cane+Savea) which Foster is welded to.
Actually, I only see England and SA playing a lock at six. Ireland, France, Australia, Scotland, Argentina and Wales aren't.
Potentially Beirne gets selected at 6 when Ireland are at full strength.
Nah. The incumbents are O'Mahoney and Doris.
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Brendan Laney on the breakdown hit the nail on the head regarding Havili.
He said in relation to the intercept he threw, "even if he doesn't throw the intercept, he is running sideways and running the receiver into touch".
Its exactly what we said pre match about ALB and Havili. Your PSDT's, Doris, Underhills, Aldritts will lap that shite up all day having two midfielders who crab the whole team across the field all day.
You need a jagged elbowed lump to carry direct and make them work for their tackles.
Thats Jordie Barrett.
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@cgrant said in All Blacks 2022:
@Frye said in All Blacks 2022:
@cgrant said in All Blacks 2022:
@kiwi_expat said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae Every other top test nation is playing a lock at 6, S.Barrett offers everything we need there and is necessary to complete an otherwise incomplete backrow carrying 2 opensides (Cane+Savea) which Foster is welded to.
Actually, I only see England and SA playing a lock at six. Ireland, France, Australia, Scotland, Argentina and Wales aren't.
Potentially Beirne gets selected at 6 when Ireland are at full strength.
Nah. The incumbents are O'Mahoney and Doris.
POM is a talisman but I could see him making way for Beirne at 6 if Henderson and Ryan are fit in the second row. Beirne has played 6 before in this scenario.
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@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
Just watched Beaudys highlight reel from the Scotland game.
One of my favourite ever Allblacks. A playstation player circa 2016.
Fuck me , he was dogshit at the weekend.
Yeah sad to see as I have said before another 12 mths is not going to help him at all just make him slower.
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
Just watched Beaudys highlight reel from the Scotland game.
One of my favourite ever Allblacks. A playstation player circa 2016.
Fuck me , he was dogshit at the weekend.
Yeah sad to see as I have said before another 12 mths is not going to help him at all just make him slower.
He's not slow IMO, or even that much slower than he used to be (if at all). And it's clearly a game tactic for these kicks. Jordie and RM are doing them too.
Agree in the weekend, BB didn't execute them well, but the decision to do them isn't wrong.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2022:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
Just watched Beaudys highlight reel from the Scotland game.
One of my favourite ever Allblacks. A playstation player circa 2016.
Fuck me , he was dogshit at the weekend.
Yeah sad to see as I have said before another 12 mths is not going to help him at all just make him slower.
He's not slow IMO, or even that much slower than he used to be (if at all). And it's clearly a game tactic for these kicks. Jordie and RM are doing them too.
Agree in the weekend, BB didn't execute them well, but the decision to do them isn't wrong.
I reckon he has lost a bit of speed not top end maybe but over the first 10 metres .
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2022:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2022:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:
Just watched Beaudys highlight reel from the Scotland game.
One of my favourite ever Allblacks. A playstation player circa 2016.
Fuck me , he was dogshit at the weekend.
Yeah sad to see as I have said before another 12 mths is not going to help him at all just make him slower.
He's not slow IMO, or even that much slower than he used to be (if at all). And it's clearly a game tactic for these kicks. Jordie and RM are doing them too.
Agree in the weekend, BB didn't execute them well, but the decision to do them isn't wrong.
I love the bloke but he doesn't get in the squad for me now. When was the last time he crossed the whitewash. He almost looks disinterested or something. I want to see him spilling claret. Even DC used to have a bit of mongrel. Beaudy comes off the pitch spotless.
Give me Jordie at 12 and Air Jordan at 15. End of story.
Dmac for the bench over Beaudy.
There. I said it.
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Whatever the reason, BB is not in any sort of form. Definitely shouldn't be in the starting 15 anyway.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2022:
Whatever the reason, BB is not in any sort of form. Definitely shouldn't be in the starting 15 anyway.
Lack of other options.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2022:
Whatever the reason, BB is not in any sort of form. Definitely shouldn't be in the starting 15 anyway.
Had him nailed on to beat Howletts record. Can see him leaving after RWC so he has 11 tests left if we get to final. So that goose is cooked. Between Japan/Auckland/Hannah he completely Yoko Ono'd himself.
Hasn't been the same since.
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@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2022:
Whatever the reason, BB is not in any sort of form. Definitely shouldn't be in the starting 15 anyway.
Lack of other options.
Dmac showed more this year and I thought he was finished.
Dmac looks hungry a la TJP. Beaudy looks like he doesn't want to be there.
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Perofeta doesn't seem to be the answer either. I support him being around as a 15/10 understudy but dont think he is the goods to replace JB at 15.
Real pity that Zarn Sullivan is injured and also that he will see little time playing at the Blues behind BB and SP.
If he had been given a chance on this tour I reckon he may have changed the whole picture. Excellent 15 with a huge boot that covers 10.
