All Blacks 2023
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2023:
Nick Bishop on the money again, but I think the real question is who should be back up? IN that case DMac at 23 and Beaudy Left Right Out Half
A tale of two 10s: Why Mo'unga is the man to lead the All Blacks
The Crusaders crushed the Blues in Christchurch and in the process underlined the claims of Richie Mo’unga to the NZ No 10 jersey.
You need a free account to read, and watch The Professors excellent video
Nice article - because it agrees with me
- but, way more analysis on the minutiae of Richie's play.About the only think Nick Bishop has missed is analysis of the "thumb grip"! (2003 called and wants its joke back!).
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Copied from the "Feed the backs" instagram, because embed doesn't work anymore:
feedthebacks For the stats nerds out there 😏🇳🇿
Stats via @allblacks and @crusadersrugbyteam
For those interested, the lightest ever All Blacks weighed 58.9kg (there were 3 of them: Merv Corner, Harry Nicholls and Alan Reid)Including these comments:
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@Machpants I just watched the Smith video - not surprisingly, he's bloody good - knows exactly what he wants and can see instantly what isn't right.
Right at the end, he's talking about letting the ball carrier manipulate the defence and the next receiver holding his line. Which put me in mind of a story Bruce Robertson's brother told at Bruce's funeral where they were playing two-aside rugby with their mates and Bruce's brother cut inside to take a pass. Bruce told him never to do that again because "the space is out there and I will put you in it".
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
And I expect @Victor-Meldrew to goddamn love every second of it if it happens.
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Last reply about 8 hours agoNah. Different situation - unlike at hooker last year, there's plenty of experienced players at 10 & 15, most in reasonable form. No need for Foster to be conservative, ease a relative newby in and hope form returns.
Give BB a run by all means but if it confirms his SR form (or lack thereof) then for me it's BB on the bench at best.
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2023:
He can worry about trying to hold on to the 15 spot vs Jordan.
Unless he excels in the one outing he'll inevitably get from Foster, he'll be worrying about his spot in the 23.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2023:
Nice article - because it agrees with me - but, way more analysis on the minutiae of Richie's play.
Ritchie's defence is way less revolving door these days too. Clear he's worked hard on that. Now if he could get his kicking up to DMac's standard...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2023:
Ritchie's defence is way less revolving door these days too
I'm not so convinced, I could be persuaded that he's maybe better at a covering tackle than he used to be, but he's typically 50/50 in the line (just off the eye test)
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DMac doesn't lack for courage on D either. Throws himself about and not afraid to put his body on the line. Good to see.
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@Jailbreak7 said in All Blacks 2023:
DMac doesn't lack for courage on D either. Throws himself about and not afraid to put his body on the line. Good to see.
It's his technique which is great to watch.
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It’s just speculation between us mate of course but essentially the players have been sacked.
I threw my toys out the pram a bit on Sunday (must have been hungover).
Looking forward to the team coming together, improving and hopefully playing some great winning rugby this year.👍
