All Blacks 2024
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@george33 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Windows97 Christie/ Beauden was probably going to be starting halves anyway, with Roigard of bench maybe,
No way, Roigard would have been the top halfback hands down. If not, the coaches have rocks in their head. Christie is just so damn average, anyone with half a brain can see that.
I still don't get the Christie hate, I thought that Roigard was better, but certainly doesn't make Christie rubbish. To many of us think you have one in a position and so the then rubbish others. I was pretty confident that Christie would be one of 3 halfbacks without Roigard's injury.
Being confident he'd be in the mix is one thing, easy to do when he's "experienced" and is getting the vast majority of minutes in his franchise. The problem is he is a bit shit comparatively speaking. He takes too long to make decisions at rucks. He often takes the wrong option. His passing is woeful; slow and inaccurate.
So in summing up his passing game isn't top drawer. There are others with better running games and his kicking isn't a defining characteristic of excellence. At best he's a fairly handy defender. And I don't subscribe that the sum of his game is better than the other options. Roigard was clearly better, as is TJP IMO who is more a 9.5 in the (slim) Weepu mold.
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
This can mean complete tear but could also mean avulsion where Tibial tuberosity (bone) could get pulled off. Overall this is good news as the joint integrity is maintained.
When I ruptured my bicep tendon my surgeon explained how far progress had been made in her professional lifetime (over two decades). She said two things really mattered when it came to restoring performance (other than the difference between proximal and distal ruptures):
- Time of surgery after the traumatic event. The quicker you can be under surgery the better.
- Quality of rehab. Long term outlook, stick to the program and don't rush it or you'll likely find yourself back under the knife.
Effectively if all goes well you're unlikely to notice a difference. Hopefully for Cam that holds true for patella.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@gt12 what make you think NZ health care is miles behind the best in the world?....to the point you say suggesting it is horseshit? we have loads of contact sports players plus things like skiers, when mrs womble did her knee she had a surgeon that only did knees...all day...every day
Fuck kiwis make me laugh. It's a tiny country at the bottom of the world. It doesn't have the population (money), research facilities (money), or location (spillover effects) to be even close to the best in the world.
Not 1 NZ hospital makes it to the best 250 in general nor in Orthopedics and I wouldn't expect it too. I may have missed Dr Andrews or a similarly qualified expert starting an institute in Auckland rather than Florida. That's not to say there aren't potentially very good people in NZ, such as this guy who has some great experience in the States, but it would be a long bow to suggest that he is (1) the best in the world, (2) has access to the best resources for client care, and (3) can provide the best rehabilitation services in the world.
I've got a fair bit of experience with the NZ healthcare system (public and private) and some experience overseas at some very good institutions. NZ is not far from being third world. The private system gets it close to public systems in places like Japan but IMO still behind in terms of quality of care.
Doing knee surgeries everyday does not make you a world expert, especially in sports medicine. It's likely a good sign, but if they are not keeping up with absolute best practice, rehabilitation and research findings (for athletes), they'll likely be behind what is available in other countries.
Even if they are the best in NZ, they likely aren't the best in the world unless they live there for their kids schooling, the fishing, or whatever lifestyle factor they value.
I would have thought most of the above was relatively obvious.
We are hoping that Cam gets absolute world-class care.
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@gt12 never said NZ has THE best in the world but it seems crazy to not even be close to the best practices coming out of the best in the world seeing these practices get published for any and all to read
surely just because we dont have the size to develop new procedures etc doesn't mean theyre not just copying what the best hospitals are doing
edit: jesus, St Vincents in Melbourne made that list? would love to see their criteria, we had a horrible experience there where it almost cost mrs womble her finger and maybe her life through poor care, everyone ive talked too since said the avoid it like the plague....because they're worried they'll catch a plague if they go there
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I've got a fair bit of experience with the NZ healthcare system (public and private) and some experience overseas at some very good institutions. NZ is not far from being third world. The private system gets it close to public systems in places like Japan but IMO still behind in terms of quality of care.
I will agree that Japan's public health care system is excellent if you measure the amount of bed days they insist on versus other countries like England, NZ or OZ.
Doing knee surgeries everyday does not make you a world expert, especially in sports medicine. It's likely a good sign, but if they are not keeping up with absolute best practice, rehabilitation and research findings (for athletes), they'll likely be behind what is available in other countries.
Most of the best surgeons in first world countries are reading about new techniques, going to conferences etc. It isn't the dark ages anymore.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@gt12 not necessarily saying NZ has THE best in the world but it seems crazy to not even be close to the best practices coming out of the best in the world seeing these practices get published for any and all to read
surely just because we dont have the size to develop new procedures etc doesn't mean theyre not just copying what the best hospitals are doing
You need experience with such practices to be confident in providing them. I would suspect that reading about new advances in a field like this is a long way away from being competent to provide them to athletes at a level sufficient to the world-class.
I hope that Cam gets the best care possible, but I’ll bet that if Mahomes busted his knee in NZ, he’d be on a private plane back to the states or a surgeon would be flown out.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
You need experience with such practices to be confident in providing them. I would suspect that reading about new advances in a field like this is a long way away from being competent to provide them to athletes at a level sufficient to the world-class.
I hope that Cam gets the best care possible, but I’ll bet that if Mahomes busted his knee in NZ, he’d be on a private plane back to the states or a surgeon would be flown out.
Are you assuming that every surgeon in a country is the same
I had tricky eye surgery in NZ years-back. It was done by a surgeon who was recognised as being world class. The result was outstanding. But I hunted around to find the best.
Likewise, knee surgery. Some will be excellent. Others crap. I sure NZR have the names of the best in NZ. As would Man United etc most likely in tHe UK. They would prefer a serious injury to a star player to be treated by someone they know and trust
But can we change the subject now.
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Interesting interview with Ardie. Takeaways:
- Thinks the overseas player rule will have to change
- He's enjoying Japan and finds it mentally refreshing
- Learning a lot from working with different coaches
- NZ Rugby needs to change
- Doesn't miss NZ fans piling in on players after a loss
- Avaialable for the AB's from June
- Has had minimal contact with Robertson
- Will "Wait and see" before he pulls an AB jersey on again - needs to make the squad first. Hopes his Japan experience will count.
Ardie Savea interview: New Zealand must start picking overseas players
World player of the year, who hopes to face England this summer, says All Blacks should follow South Africa and select players based abroad
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Doesn't miss NZ fans piling in on players after a loss
This irks me. It's part of being a member of any bloody national squad and has been since day dot. You get the same shit in any team... unless they're so shit that no one cares .
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@gt12 what make you think NZ health care is miles behind the best in the world?....to the point you say suggesting it is horseshit? we have loads of contact sports players plus things like skiers, when mrs womble did her knee she had a surgeon that only did knees...all day...every day
Fuck kiwis make me laugh. It's a tiny country at the bottom of the world. It doesn't have the population (money), research facilities (money), or location (spillover effects) to be even close to the best in the world.
Not 1 NZ hospital makes it to the best 250 in general nor in Orthopedics and I wouldn't expect it too. I may have missed Dr Andrews or a similarly qualified expert starting an institute in Auckland rather than Florida. That's not to say there aren't potentially very good people in NZ, such as this guy who has some great experience in the States, but it would be a long bow to suggest that he is (1) the best in the world, (2) has access to the best resources for client care, and (3) can provide the best rehabilitation services in the world.
I've got a fair bit of experience with the NZ healthcare system (public and private) and some experience overseas at some very good institutions. NZ is not far from being third world. The private system gets it close to public systems in places like Japan but IMO still behind in terms of quality of care.
Doing knee surgeries everyday does not make you a world expert, especially in sports medicine. It's likely a good sign, but if they are not keeping up with absolute best practice, rehabilitation and research findings (for athletes), they'll likely be behind what is available in other countries.
Even if they are the best in NZ, they likely aren't the best in the world unless they live there for their kids schooling, the fishing, or whatever lifestyle factor they value.
I would have thought most of the above was relatively obvious.
We are hoping that Cam gets absolute world-class care.
Pfft. We are talking about bone doctors here, not cutting edge therapies that Pharmac chooses not to fund. Reckon NZ orthopedics is as good as anywhere.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Interesting interview with Ardie. Takeaways:
Thinks the overseas player rule will have to change
Well he would.
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Does NZ have colour TVs yet
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It’s interesting to hear him discuss the enjoyment of new country, team, rugby to help him freshen up mentally as playing in NZ year after year was getting stale for him.
If Ardie announced he was off - As current world player of the year/senior AB in his prime/best player in the team/potential captain and major leader of past regime…. would that make NZR seriously rethink or change its eligibility rules?
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
It’s interesting to hear him discuss the enjoyment of new country, team, rugby to help him freshen up mentally as playing in NZ year after year was getting stale for him.
If Ardie announced he was off - As current world player of the year/senior AB in his prime/best player in the team/potential captain and major leader of past regime…. would that make NZR seriously rethink or change its eligibility rules?
Hope not.
