All Blacks 2022
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@mariner4life he's also looked completely lost in some big tests aswell. Super Rugby isn't test rugby and despite his best efforts he still looks like a winger playing centre. There are better options south of the Bombays mate, he can jump back on the wing where he belongs.
I'd prefer more nouse in the midfield and someone that can distribute under pressure, obviously Leinert-Brown is injured so the next obvious centre option with proven experience is Goodhue.
What's your solution at 12 then? Keep Havili there? Chuck RTS into the fire? Pleeeasse. Jordie was a gun at 12 through his 20s so it's not the most out of the box selection.
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@Chris-B well he’s been out for a year and he’s played one game. Goodhue is too slow to be center and he was showed up before he was injured. None of the other guys you’ve mentioned really stand out as second five and as far as direct running Barrett is probably the best at it. Havilli doesn’t cut it. Foster is not the best one to navigate this dilemma we have.
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@cgrant said in All Blacks 2022:
On pure current form, the best midfield would be TUJ - RI. However, I doubt Foster will give the 12 jersey to TUJ.
TUJ has only played a couple of part games at 12, although I thought he looked bloody good in one game, I hardly seen enough to see him close to ABs.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2022:
Fucking hilarious
Ioane hasn't done enough to play centre despite playing there over 2 seasons for the Blues, and excelling there. And playing well there in a couple of actual big tests
Barrett, however, has done enough to play test rugby at 12 after playing there for about a hundred minutes
Never change you Hurricanes nuffies
Well we see other picking TUJ too, I agree let's actually see a bit of rugby from players before we pick them. I reckon Ioane would have to have 13 tied up at this stage.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2022:
If they're going to add newbies, that means they'll have to leave out even more players from last year.
This got me thinking.
How many players has Foster actually moved on from since 2019?
Liam Coltman.
Vaea Fifita
Atu MoliOtherwise Cullen Grace and Alex Hodgman come to mind (but they may come back in the frame this year).
That's an awfully short list and guys who were mostly very much fringe anyway.
So far Foster has simply not shown a willingness to make tough calls.
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Last year was unique for the size of the squad selected due to the covid circumstances. Foster has been quoted in saying there will be a number of players omitted from last year's squad, using the props as an example (8 reduced to 6 players).
Hopefully this is true:
"This year, I think you'll see us focus more on cementing combinations and having a bit more continuity in how we select the group."
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Last year was unique for the size of the squad selected due to the covid circumstances. Foster has been quoted in saying there will be a number of players omitted from last year's squad, using the props as an example (8 reduced to 6 players).
Hopefully this is true:
"This year, I think you'll see us focus more on cementing combinations and having a bit more continuity in how we select the group."
Said on the breakdown the squad will be 36, and could drop to 34 based on injured players not being available. Seems to me that means few if any new players if they aren't even going to replace injured players.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Last year was unique for the size of the squad selected due to the covid circumstances. Foster has been quoted in saying there will be a number of players omitted from last year's squad, using the props as an example (8 reduced to 6 players).
Hopefully this is true:
"This year, I think you'll see us focus more on cementing combinations and having a bit more continuity in how we select the group."
Said on the breakdown the squad will be 36, and could drop to 34 based on injured players not being available. Seems to me that means few if any new players if they aren't even going to replace injured players.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2022:
@mariner4life he's also looked completely lost in some big tests aswell. Super Rugby isn't test rugby and despite his best efforts he still looks like
Has the discussion moved to Ardie?
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2022:
@mariner4life he's also looked completely lost in some big tests aswell. Super Rugby isn't test rugby and despite his best efforts he still looks like
Has the discussion moved to Ardie?
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:
So far Foster has simply not shown a willingness to make tough calls.
I don't think he's needed to. The bunch who were at their use-by dates pretty much cleaned themselves out.
I really only have a few minor quibbles with Fozzie's squad selections so far. Largely, I think he's got that pretty much on the button - including a few like Vaai and Lord who looked left field.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Last year was unique for the size of the squad selected due to the covid circumstances. Foster has been quoted in saying there will be a number of players omitted from last year's squad, using the props as an example (8 reduced to 6 players).
Hopefully this is true:
"This year, I think you'll see us focus more on cementing combinations and having a bit more continuity in how we select the group."
Said on the breakdown the squad will be 36, and could drop to 34 based on injured players not being available. Seems to me that means few if any new players if they aren't even going to replace injured players.
Déjà vu all over again. Like the lead up to the RWC, new plans, tactics, powder dry, etc. But this time all the trust has long gone, once bitten, twice shy. No way I'm giving foster the benefit of the doubt
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2022:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:
So far Foster has simply not shown a willingness to make tough calls.
I don't think he's needed to. The bunch who were at their use-by dates pretty much cleaned themselves out.
I really only have a few minor quibbles with Fozzie's squad selections so far. Largely, I think he's got that pretty much on the button - including a few like Vaai and Lord who looked left field.
yeah, in all reality the squad kinda picks itself. It's the next step that looks wrong.
I personally would leave a few out this year, especially as they are the perfect guys to bring in if injury hits, because they are already mostly up to speed.
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@mariner4life Yep - most of us could pretty much pick the squad - especially if we got lucky with a few wildcards (and some overseer put in a rule that we had to pick at least 80% of last year's squad to stop complete madness).
Yeah - there's a handful who should be left out this year and will have to be if injuries don't remove a decent chunk of contenders.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2022:
@mariner4life he's also looked completely lost in some big tests aswell. Super Rugby isn't test rugby and despite his best efforts he still looks like
Has the discussion moved to Ardie?
Oh do you mean the All Blacks player of the year last year?
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2022:
R.I hasn’t done enough for me to warrant a 13 test jersey in the big games.
Reiko was easily our best performing back in the losses to France, Ireland & South Africa. He was also the standout centre in the Bledisoe tests and first South African test.
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I'm right on board with Jordie playing 12 but he does not have a body of work to suggest he could play there at test level. If he really wants to play there, he has to make a case for himself like Rieko has and demand to play there in Super rugby to get more experience. At the moment, he's a world class 15 so I see no reason to move him from that position when Jordan is just as effective on the wing.
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im only going to go as far as to say...IF we're going to try and get as many of the best players on the field at the same time as possible, as fozzie has tried before, i would rather see jordie at 12 than on the wing again
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@Kiwiwomble Jordie on the wing was one of the biggest fuckups by an AB coach ever. Up there with Cully at centre. I'm surprised he's managed to get his confidence back after that, I thought it was going to end him at the top level.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2022:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2022:
@mariner4life he's also looked completely lost in some big tests aswell. Super Rugby isn't test rugby and despite his best efforts he still looks like
Has the discussion moved to Ardie?
Oh do you mean the All Blacks player of the year last year?
Was he part of the worst NH tour in a generation or did he skip that bit?
