All Blacks 2023
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Be interesting to see how we select for the bok game , I can’t make my mind up whether it’s a play your best side game or an opportunity to get more game time into the second stringers with it being a dead rubber .
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@kiwiinmelb expect some players thrive off more gametime (Codie Taylor being one, although Sami T looked under done on the weekend due to lack of play) and a few combos likely need to continue to build.
So sitting on the fence, I reckon it'll be a mixture, not wanting to show too much.
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks 2023:
Be interesting to see how we select for the bok game , I can’t make my mind up whether it’s a play your best side game or an opportunity to get more game time into the second stringers with it being a dead rubber .
You probably don't want to risk playing both Whitelock and S Barrett, or not for a full 80 mins.
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Good game to test possible injury replacements?
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Surely you play the 23 against South Africa you intend to play against France in the opener. Give that selection the best possible chance to be in sync and humming before taking on the tournament co-favourites. If you don't, then our best 23 haven't played together since July 29th for a game on September 9th.
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@Wurzel said in All Blacks 2023:
Surely you play the 23 against South Africa you intend to play against France in the opener. Give that selection the best possible chance to be in sync and humming before taking on the tournament co-favourites. If you don't, then our best 23 haven't played together since July 29th for a game on September 9th.
I certainly would - with 2 clear weeks following to recover and rest any niggles. If there is anyone they want to give more time to, they should only be guys likely to be on the bench v France. Not the guys there as injury cover as they can have a run against Namibia and Uruguay.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
I'm going, sounds good to me! Hopefully Christie gets a start though, I've heard he's amazing live.
according to the blind and deaf people in the mosh pit, yeah!
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Looks like Christie has overtaken Frizell as the ferns most hated AB, slightly ahead of Caleb Clarke currently.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2023:
Looks like Christie has overtaken Frizell as the ferns most hated AB, slightly ahead of Caleb Clarke currently.
Codie Taylor has shown them the path they need to tread
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2023:
Looks like Christie has overtaken Frizell as the ferns most hated AB, slightly ahead of Caleb Clarke currently.
Codie Taylor has shown them the path they need to tread
Codie is born again hard. He's coming good at just the right time
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2023:
Looks like Christie has overtaken Frizell as the ferns most hated AB, slightly ahead of Caleb Clarke currently.
A noisy minority.
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So I ordered my 11 year old daughter a RWC shirt. Think the cartoonish design is perfect for kids even if I won’t touch it myself. I’ve got a polo with proper embroidered logos so will hang onto that as long as possible.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
I'm going, sounds good to me! Hopefully Christie gets a start though, I've heard he's amazing live.
He's great - gives you plenty of time to analyse his decision-making.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2023:
Looks like Christie has overtaken Frizell as the ferns most hated AB, slightly ahead of Caleb Clarke currently.
I actually thought he was pretty good against the Boks. But both times he's started, he's not been good.
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@reprobate said in All Blacks 2023:
Christie isn' a bad player, I like him but wouldn't pick him as he's just so different in style to Smith that it makes no sense selecting him because the whole game changes in your key decision-making positions. Same was true of Perenara of course.
Not sure it's fair to TJP to compare him to Christie....
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@reprobate said in All Blacks 2023:
Christie isn' a bad player, I like him but wouldn't pick him as he's just so different in style to Smith that it makes no sense selecting him because the whole game changes in your key decision-making positions. Same was true of Perenara of course.
I think perhaps it's why they pick him? If you want to play a different style? I also think Roigard is pretty different style too.
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2023:
@reprobate said in All Blacks 2023:
Christie isn' a bad player, I like him but wouldn't pick him as he's just so different in style to Smith that it makes no sense selecting him because the whole game changes in your key decision-making positions. Same was true of Perenara of course.
Not sure it's fair to TJP to compare him to Christie....
I had concerns over TJp in his early years , seemed a bit loose between the ears
