All Blacks 2024
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Some good form options at wing (Telea, Reece, Clarke), but who will start at Fullback? Love, Stevenson, Barrett, or Sullivan?
On form, love. But probably Barrett
Probably right. Stevenson doesn't seem to have the form he had last year and Sullivan is the lowest in the pecking order, so It's BB or Love.
And I think Robertson will be conservative and go with known players initially, so I suspect BB with Love in the 23 at some point in the year. Then again, can Havili cover 15 as well as 12 & 10?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Then again, can Havili cover 15 as well as 12 & 10?
Even if he can, Love still needs to regularly feature. They need to get Love up to speed at test level.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Then again, can Havili cover 15 as well as 12 & 10?
Even if he can, Love still needs to regularly feature. They need to get Love up to speed at test level.
I totally agree. There is a rationale to picking BB to cover 10/15 as it allows newer players like Love to gain Test experience. Ditto ALB in midfield and the likes of Proctor and Aumua. I find Robertson's interest in Havili at 10 baffling to say the least.
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I think it's worth remembering that Havili has been one of the best performers at Super level over the last few years (he's largely been injured this year) and it's only when he's been asked to be a battering ram for the All Blacks that he's been ineffective. With a different strategy, it's possible that Havili can be a very good 12 for the All Blacks.
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@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
it's only when he's been asked to be a battering ram for the All Blacks that he's been ineffective. With a different strategy, it's possible that Havili can be a very good 12 for the All Blacks.
Robertson seem more keen to get Havili experience playing 10 but be interesting to see what strategy Robinson has in mind which would fit a 12 with a lack of physicality.
Also to see how Jordie (whose physicality is the main asset) fits in said strategy.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Aaron Mauger
Phenomenal player.
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Personally I think they will be do themselves a disservice if Reuben Love isn't in ABs this year. And I would say even with Jordn around I think I would lean towards Love, he is much better under high ball and defence. Couple of things I find important in a 15.
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Mr-Fish No 12 who cannot hold his own physically can be effective at test level. Same thinking that gave us Aaron Mauger. No thanks.
Word to this post. The All Blacks need a big munter who can hold his own against the De Allendes, the Akis, the Esterhuizens, the Henshaws etc. Not someone who gets stopped dead on the gain line and for a ‘playmaker’ really makes fuck all plays….
Shit it’s disappointing those Umaga Jensen boys are struggling to kick on.
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Personally I think they will be do themselves a disservice if Reuben Love isn't in ABs this year. And I would say even with Jordn around I think I would lean towards Love, he is much better under high ball and defence. Couple of things I find important in a 15.
@Bones will be along to give this post a like shortly
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Love might make the AB squad but there is no way he makes the 23 unless the coaches believe he is also a viable option at 10. That's why BB seems more likely to be the fullback. Whether Beauden is really a test 1st 5 anymore is another argument.
He's currently playing well enough to be starting Fullback.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
can Havili cover 15
Debuted at 15 didn't he?
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Some good form options at wing (Telea, Reece, Clarke), but who will start at Fullback? Love, Stevenson, Barrett, or Sullivan?
On form, love. But probably Barrett
I’ve said it previously, Beauden should only be in the ABs as a first five first and then fullback only if we have a raft of injuries. He doesn’t have that top line pace to be a back three player these days. Anyone that thinks Barrett should be fullback hasn’t learnt anything from the last four seasons. He kicks the ball away far too much.
Love and Stevenson should be selected and I’d start Love on form. I can’t remember the last time Ruben dropped a high ball and his work-rate defensively at the back has been world class.
My AB backline if we played a test tomorrow would be: 9. Perenara 10. McKenzie 11. Telea 12. Barrett 13. Proctor 14. Reece 15. Love
Reserves: 21. Ratima 22. Barrett 23. Leinert-Brown (only because he covers 12/13)
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@Canes4life So you would use Love or Proctor as winger cover? You can understand why Robertson and co are looking at Havili at 10 as that may give you more options from the bench, and to include an impact winger.
