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@Nevorian said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Biggest question no-one seems to have asked yet - Who is leading the Haka?

Codie Taylor?

George Bell.

Scott Barrett leading it will be a sight.

I vote Finlay Christie.

antipodean

@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@antipodean
Ardie is a total energizer bunny workhorse who stood out even when we played shit.

Sure - all that energy saved from not putting a hard shoulder on, leaning on rucks catching his breath.

Canes4life

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@antipodean
Ardie is a total energizer bunny workhorse who stood out even when we played shit.

Sure - all that energy saved from not putting a hard shoulder on, leaning on rucks catching his breath.

Someone is butt hurt their golden boy didn’t make the ABs. Jog on.

mariner4life

Everyone knows Ardie Savea is a gifted rugby player. He's incredibly athletic, and very skilled.

But, and there is a huge but, he plays his own game. And to make sure we don't get fucked, we have to pick very specific players next to him. Guys who do fuck all but actually hit people, and actually hit rucks.

What was that big game we won because of Ardie again? He's 100% the nuts not the Sunday

Frank

@mariner4life
Slowly walking back your argument.
Good to see.

African Monkey

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Nevorian said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Biggest question no-one seems to have asked yet - Who is leading the Haka?

Codie Taylor?

George Bell.

Scott Barrett leading it will be a sight.

I vote Finlay Christie.

With George Bell and Fletcher Newell the 2 behind him?

Canes4life

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Everyone knows Ardie Savea is a gifted rugby player. He's incredibly athletic, and very skilled.

But, and there is a huge but, he plays his own game. And to make sure we don't get fucked, we have to pick very specific players next to him. Guys who do fuck all but actually hit people, and actually hit rucks.

What was that big game we won because of Ardie again? He's 100% the nuts not the Sunday

You said the same thing last year and admitted you were wrong when Ardie was on a tear.

Isn’t that the coaches problem to pick guys to balance out Ardie? What’s wrong with a Finau, Papali’i and Ardie back three? Seems nicely balanced to me. Finau just needs to start hitting forwards instead of targeting midgets.

I don’t get the point in selecting both Jacobsen and Blackadder. That’s the issue here. They should have gone Ioane which gives us another big 6 to choose from. A good blindside is the issue here, not Ardie.

African Monkey

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Everyone knows Ardie Savea is a gifted rugby player. He's incredibly athletic, and very skilled.

But, and there is a huge but, he plays his own game. And to make sure we don't get fucked, we have to pick very specific players next to him. Guys who do fuck all but actually hit people, and actually hit rucks.

What was that big game we won because of Ardie again? He's 100% the nuts not the Sunday

You said the same thing last year and admitted you were wrong when Ardie was on a tear.

Isn’t that the coaches problem to pick guys to balance out Ardie? What’s wrong with a Finau, Papali’i and Ardie back three? Seems nicely balanced to me. Finau just needs to start hitting forwards instead of targeting midgets.

I like him targetting the midgets. Makes them think twice before taking the line on again.

Frank

@Canes4life
Yeah half the problem was it was all on Cane with Frizzell only liking to hit his girlfriend hard.

Canes4life

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Everyone knows Ardie Savea is a gifted rugby player. He's incredibly athletic, and very skilled.

But, and there is a huge but, he plays his own game. And to make sure we don't get fucked, we have to pick very specific players next to him. Guys who do fuck all but actually hit people, and actually hit rucks.

What was that big game we won because of Ardie again? He's 100% the nuts not the Sunday

You said the same thing last year and admitted you were wrong when Ardie was on a tear.

Isn’t that the coaches problem to pick guys to balance out Ardie? What’s wrong with a Finau, Papali’i and Ardie back three? Seems nicely balanced to me. Finau just needs to start hitting forwards instead of targeting midgets.

I like him targetting the midgets. Makes them think twice before taking the line on again.

Yeah because that’s the job of a 6 aye. I think we need to add Kaino to the coaching group to teach our sixes how to dominate.

canefan

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Nevorian said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Biggest question no-one seems to have asked yet - Who is leading the Haka?

Codie Taylor?

George Bell.

Scott Barrett leading it will be a sight.

I vote Finlay Christie.

Blackadder

Frank

@Canes4life
Not convinced Finau is anywhere near as good.

Great highlights reel player - lol

Canes4life

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antipodean

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@antipodean
Ardie is a total energizer bunny workhorse who stood out even when we played shit.

Sure - all that energy saved from not putting a hard shoulder on, leaning on rucks catching his breath.

Someone is butt hurt their golden boy didn’t make the ABs. Jog on.

Not my golden boy.

You know the criticisms are true because your only response is to go herp derp WR PoTY. Not the selection of dominant tackles preventing a team making metres. Not hitting rucks slowing down their ball.

You even admit we need to pick players to do the work he isn't. That's telling.

African Monkey

@Canes4life Yeah, it kind of is. Certainly a big part of being an enforcer amongst other things, unless of course you like having 10s constantly attack the line at will?

The Silver Fern

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