All Blacks 2024
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@Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Yeah you want your war horses in the RWC year - not in the year after the RWC.
Not the point more up sides to young players learning off Whitelock a real test lock than Vaai pretending to be one.
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@Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
If your spending time now on a player that isn't going to be there in 4 years time then all you are doing is wasting time you could have spent developing another player.
I think the rugby pubic would be more than understanding if we lose a few games but can see a clear developement pathway for new players.
Bringing back old war horses and loosing will not go down well.
I think Rassie said it right and it was something along the lines of "we'd love to have an 80% winning percentage, but in the years between the RWC you've got to select and take risks on young, new players". I presume so you can build the best team you can by the time the RWC rolls around.
Since when have we become SA and only cared about the RWC? Our expectations as a rugby nation has always been higher than theirs. The aim should still be to win ever test, that's what the ABs legacy is built on.
While I don't necessarily agree with Whitelock coming back, surely people should be able to see the logic behind it.
As for Rassie, this is the guy who picked two 37 year olds last year in Vermualen and Fourie, so he clearly values experience.
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The chat on here seems like a bit of an overreaction to Whitelock coming back to NZ.
We could use the experience - especially at lock.
Sounds good to me.
Whitelock could be a nice bridge until the new brigade are ready/eligible (Holland, Hannah, Beehre etc etc)
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
The chat on here seems like a bit of an overreaction to Whitelock coming back to NZ.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
The chat on here seems like a bit of an overreaction to Whitelock coming back to NZ.
We could use the experience - especially at lock.
Sounds good to me.
Whitelock could be a nice bridge until the new brigade are ready/eligible (Holland, Hannah, Beehre etc etc)
People are also being incredibly naive if they think previous AB coaches didn't have similar conversations with overseas based kiwi players.
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I’m sure someone on here mentioned Whitelock coming back a few months ago.
Do we know for certain it’s Razor chasing him. Or maybe he’s coming back for other reasons. But it fits the media’s narrative this way.
Don’t believe everything you read in the media.
Also people’s opinions on here mean absolutely nothing in the real world.
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@george33 you do realise he has analysts that cut up all the footage for him.
He doesn’t sit there watching full games one after the other.
He also has assistant coaches that go to games. Maybe he’s been overseas fulfilling sponsors requirements. -
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@chchfanatic said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Also people’s opinions on here mean absolutely nothing in the real world.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'll have to remember all this sage advice about experience when Barrett is starting at ten for Razor.
considering the enormous amount of dumb shit i spout on here, there is no way i want keeping receipts to become a thing
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@Chris what's his contract situation at Pau? Is he unhappy there? Did he only sign a short term deal?
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Chris what's his contract situation at Pau? Is he unhappy there? Did he only sign a short term deal?
2 year deal Don't know the other pieces.
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Are people getting outraged over rumours…or is there a thread of hard evidence that Robertson is begging whitelock to come back??
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Are people getting outraged over rumours…or is there a thread of hard evidence that Robertson is begging whitelock to come back??
It is Rumours as far as I know.
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@taniwharugby His defence always sucked.
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Are people getting outraged over rumours…or is there a thread of hard evidence that Robertson is begging whitelock to come back??
shake the very foundation of the forum why dont ya!?
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I guess the tweet was just ripped from this article
Comeback call! All Blacks legend considers return to NZ
Scott Robertson has made a play to persuade an All Blacks great to return to NZ.
Or vice versa
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
What I have heard is Whitelock would play SR next season and potentially some of this seasons SR.
Do you think a role for him as a specialist lineout coach with the All Blacks is a possibility? A mentor/coach for the young locks coming through?
