All Blacks 2024
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At this stage of the season, I am pretty happy with the potential squad that Razor can pick, especially the forward pack, with only a couple of areas that we really don’t want to lose anyone long term.
1st 5 is one of those and the locking depth the other. Scott Barrett is one of the first names written down and potential captain but who is next to him and on the pine is the big question. Patty T is playing well but feel we want a bit more height and a true lineout technician when playing SA,Oreland etc.
I think we can get through that this year and it should become less of a problem as players mature or become available.
Fingers crossed we don’t lose many players before the international season starts
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Poor goal kicking more than poor general play too. He still needs to raise his game to secure that third spot though.
Also there’s some tough selections coming up at the Blues when the injured backs return. That will have a huge impact on some players chances
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
expect some unpopular selections/omissions
That's guaranteed. Just depends who he pisses off. About the only mob he surely won't piss off is Highlanders fans, as they have no expectation of any of their lot being selected.
Loosforwards alone I can see fans of all the other fraanchises being pissed off about one or more of their men missing out. How many loosies is he picking, and how much quality is there?
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@Duluth said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Poor goal kicking more than poor general play too. He still needs to raise his game to secure that third spot though.
Also there’s some tough selections coming up at the Blues when the injured backs return. That will have a huge impact on some players chances
That's ideal if the other teams can force players to maintain good form to get a run.
Hall was talking about this on the rugby pod as a key to the Saders continued success - they often had so much class that really good players would end up being left out.
I'm not completely sold on Perofeta but it would seem fair to let him come back from injury and play a bit before writing him off as not up to it.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I'm not completely sold on Perofeta but it would seem fair to let him come back from injury and play a bit before writing him off as not up to it.
Yes he certainly deserves that, I hope he comes back, plays brillliantly (but not too brilliantly agaisnt the Chiefs) and secures the third AB spot.
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Patty T is playing well but feel we want a bit more height and a true lineout technician when playing SA,Oreland etc.
You missed the "I".
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@Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Maybe he’s just a bit mentally soft and maybe he’s just not a test match quality player?
This. He seems to lack the self-belief that a player like say Morgan, with less ability, seems to have. And a player needs to be an AB quality first
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@Winger said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
But sure, lets throw him the keys to the bus.
I'm referring to the Canes. I believe J Barrett could be VG at first but would like to see him at SRP level first
What attributes do you think he has that make him suitable for 10? A decent boot, especially when compared to every other 10 we have played in recent years, I'll give you that.
What else?
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@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
decent boot, especially when compared to every other 10 we have played in recent years, I'll give you that.
we haven't seen that for some time. He used to have a howitzer, but lately it's been disappointing. Cannot see him at 10 except in weirdly weird injury and replacement
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@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
decent boot, especially when compared to every other 10 we have played in recent years, I'll give you that.
we haven't seen that for some time. He used to have a howitzer, but lately it's been disappointing. Cannot see him at 10 except in weirdly weird injury and replacement
scenariosI was trying to be generous
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@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Winger said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
But sure, lets throw him the keys to the bus.
I'm referring to the Canes. I believe J Barrett could be VG at first but would like to see him at SRP level first
What attributes do you think he has that make him suitable for 10? A decent boot, especially when compared to every other 10 we have played in recent years, I'll give you that.
What else?
Kicking
Decision making
Defense
Passing
Ability to break defense
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I'm not convinced Jordie has a 1st-five boot.
The other backs can take a wind-up to kick because they almost always have time. First-5s need to be able to punt a ball very much more quickly or they get charged down a lot. Same with their passing -- they don't have anything like the time the outside backs have.
I remember that being an issue when we played Leon MacDonald at #10 (we have been much worse off than we are now incidentally). He wasn't too bad overall, but he took an age to kick and it hurt us.
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@Winger said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Winger said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
But sure, lets throw him the keys to the bus.
I'm referring to the Canes. I believe J Barrett could be VG at first but would like to see him at SRP level first
What attributes do you think he has that make him suitable for 10? A decent boot, especially when compared to every other 10 we have played in recent years, I'll give you that.
What else?
Kicking
Decision making
Defense
Passing
Ability to break defense
Confidence neededYep, righto
