All Blacks 2024
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Duluth said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
NZR must be rolling in cash if they can buy-out these lucrative overseas contracts.
Yeah the details matter
If Pau lets him go out of the kindness of their heart (why would they?) and Whitelock signs to NZR for a lower contract than he was previously on (there's no way he's worth the same as his previous deal now) that's not a huge issue
If NZR was paying for him twice, or whatever break contract fee? Fuck that
That was my point. Whitelock would have been one of the highest earning ABs. It could be a costly transaction.
According to the herald, his contact is one year with an option for a second. So no cost to NZR
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@booboo Yup, I see him playing 100+ tests. A true enforcer.
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Lock looks a real problem position for the ABs. We've got Scott Barrett, but beyond it's merely guys with potential.
Bending rules to pick a 36-year old Sam Whitelock at the start of a World Cup cycle would be insane.
Asking his opinion of what he makes of the younger guys and which could compete at Test level or asking if he would be willing to train alongside them for a couple of sessions would be sensible.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@booboo Yup, I see him playing 100+ tests. A true enforcer.
Nah can't see him playing more than legends before him.... don't reckon he'll stick around long enough. Off to France in his late twenties...
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Yup, 15 tests this year. That’s nearly 4 months of test weeks alone 😳
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Barratt and Lord are my preferred starting locks but with 15 tests it’s going to be brutal.
God help us if we lose Scooter for any length of time!!
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Barratt and Lord are my preferred starting locks but with 15 tests it’s going to be brutal.
God help us if we lose Scooter for any length of time!!
Yep, but we will have 4-5 locks in squad, at moment I would go along with Scooter and Lord, but will I think also have Vaai, Tuipoloto, and wonder if they will fill in other spot with a youngster. One I suspect willl be holding a spot until next year when Holland becomes available.
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Yeah, I would go along with that although it wouldn’t surprise me if Vai’i is dumped completely.
Just don’t see what he brings as a player.
If Darry get some game time maybe he is worth investing in. He has the right size that’s for sure.
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
If Darry get some game time maybe he is worth investing in. He has the right size that’s for sure.
Too light (110kg) at the moment.
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
If Darry get some game time maybe he is worth investing in. He has the right size that’s for sure.
Too light (110kg) at the moment.
That number looks a few years out of date
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@george33 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Frank 117kg he definitely put on some size since he arrived at blues 4 years ago
Okey Dokey then, he's a definite prospect.
Depends. Vai’i might grow taller, more aggressive, more skilled and just a lot better in general.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@george33 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Frank 117kg he definitely put on some size since he arrived at blues 4 years ago
Okey Dokey then, he's a definite prospect.
Depends. Vai’i might grow taller, more aggressive, more skilled and just a lot better in general.
The Lakai arc.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@george33 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Frank 117kg he definitely put on some size since he arrived at blues 4 years ago
Okey Dokey then, he's a definite prospect.
Depends. Vai’i might grow taller, more aggressive, more skilled and just a lot better in general.
The Lakai arc.
Sounds like an unmissable thriller on Netflix
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@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@george33 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Frank 117kg he definitely put on some size since he arrived at blues 4 years ago
Okey Dokey then, he's a definite prospect.
Depends. Vai’i might grow taller, more aggressive, more skilled and just a lot better in general.
The Lakai arc.
Sounds like an unmissable thriller on Netflix
The Larcai
