All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship

@Chris-B said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

DMac's would be only because we think he's a better player and we're in the shit.

You're at least half-right.

Could DMac be a better 10 now I wonder?
But anyway the posters are right, what is the point now of us talking about the best players to be selected if we don't even know what is happening with the coaching?
(Thinks) well maybe it is hard to know what is happening with the coaching for some time now, anyway..

ACT Crusader

@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

@ACT-Crusader makes you wonder will Jimmy Gopperth finally get the call up!

Come on mate let’s not get carried away, he’s only good enough for the All Blacks XV squad

broughie

@Steven-Harris Wasted choice. A rental of a geriatric, who had a good game against the Brumbies and was solid the rest of the season at super rugby level. That would be a step backwards and conservative. His AB career ended a long time ago.

Bones

You know what, fuck it!

Smith
Havili
Clarke
Goodhue
Ioane
Reece
Jordan

Fakatava
Beauden
RTS/Jordie/Faingaanuku

Bones

@broughie said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

@Steven-Harris Wasted choice. A rental of a geriatric, who had a good game against the Brumbies and was solid the rest of the season at super rugby level. That would be a step backwards and conservative. His AB career ended a long time ago.

It's not a wasted choice if he's selected alongside newbies, or as cover from the bench while the likes of Vaai get starting gametime.

stodders

@Bones said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

You know what, fuck it!

Smith
Havili
Clarke
Goodhue
Ioane
Reece
Jordan

Fakatava
Beauden
RTS/Jordie/Faingaanuku

That backline is told to score only in multiples of 5, right? So which one of the forwards will be taking PKs and conversions?

broughie

@Bones you have experience in Whitelock and Barret. Why would you need more? We are not losing because of experience. Some of the experience needs to go.

Grooter

@ACT-Crusader all I know for sure is Sky should bring back Deaker on sport for 1 night only! Murray will ask the tough questions🙂

DaGrubster

@nzzp
Agreed, I have always though we should have bought a club in Europe. Aside from the commercial opportunity it would have been great to have this option to expose coaches and players to European rugby

Bones

@stodders said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

@Bones said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

You know what, fuck it!

Smith
Havili
Clarke
Goodhue
Ioane
Reece
Jordan

Fakatava
Beauden
RTS/Jordie/Faingaanuku

That backline is told to score only in multiples of 5, right? So which one of the forwards will be taking PKs and conversions?

This one.

broughie

@Bones It’s an interesting one but he is not playing there and he is not a 2nd five. Might have to leave Canterbury if he even wants to play there. Another player possibly screwing himself by being a utility

Jefderef

@DaGrubster said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

@FakatavaAllBlack

Aumua needs to be backed in my opinion. Admittedly he hasnt fulfilled the promise he showed 3 seasons ago but we can’t carry on with a 74 yr old Dane Coles and Codie Taylor who has been a fading force in the last 2 years.

Samsoni should be starting. Built for test rugby that boy. Taylor kept on for experience and off the bench and they should commit to Aumua and back themselves to get the best out of him. 3 years ago, Aumua was our potential answer to Malcolm Marx. He hasn’t help himself and has been injured at times which has slowed his development but I don’t think we can afford to disregard and potentially lose young players like him when we are losing our depth and we have a potential world class player on our hands.

Given his performances in the U20s it would be a fair bet George Bell overtakes Aumua and co fairly quickly over next season or two.

TheMojoman

@broughie said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

@Bones It’s an interesting one but he is not playing there and he is not a 2nd five. Might have to leave Canterbury if he even wants to play there. Another player possibly screwing himself by being a utility

His challenge is he wouldn’t even make the Crusaders if he wanted to press his claims at fullback. On paper he’s an ideal 12, good passing game, kicks well, good decision maker, passable defender and when he gets his running game going albeit against weaker sides it goes well. Unfortunately his running game gets exposed against top sides who defend well.

African Monkey

@Old-Samurai-Jack Its funny that Tuipulotu gets singled out and yes, I agree that he should be put out to pasture, but there are a lot of other guys that should be joining him too that don't cop anywhere near the same criticism.

How some people keep justifying Codie Taylor being there is beyond me. He's been terrible at the big boys level for over 2 years now and people still find an excuse to pick him. He shouldn't even be jn the squad (along with Tuipulotu and others).

The Silver Fern

All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship