All Blacks 2024
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Players like Akira and Hoskins obviously have the talent, and good coaches will get the best out of them. Cotter got them playing to their potential consistently this year, it's obvious the current AB coaches don't believe they can do the same hence them picking their favourites instead of the form players.
Blackadder over Akira might fit your argument but Sititi over Sotutu doesn’t as I’m not sure who’s favourite Sititi is.
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@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
We are going to absolutely dominate this World Cup cycle under this new coaching group.
I'm hopeful but more cautious given the lack of test experience in the coaching group and a tough slate of tests ahead this season.
Hopefully the fanboying is justified.
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I think the person most under pressure is Jase Ryan.
Cotter has shown that there are others in NZ who can implement a forward-oriented game plan effectively.
And to not put a fine point on it - Cotter is able to do it with brown aucklanders.
If he continues, Cotter is building his resume
The jury is still out on Ryan for me. Some improvement but still hit and miss. Let's see how he goes with some bandwidth and time to get things right.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I think the person most under pressure is Jase Ryan.
Cotter has shown that there are others in NZ who can implement a forward-oriented game plan effectively.
And to not put a fine point on it - Cotter is able to do it with brown aucklanders.
If he continues, Cotter is building his resume
The jury is still out on Ryan for me. Some improvement but still hit and miss. Let's see how he goes with some bandwidth and time to get things right.
He's back with his old mate. No excuses now. Meanwhile, I hope Cotter, Laidlaw and McMillan continue to improve; our coaching stocks weren't looking so flash, now we appear to have 3 good ones
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Hopefully the fanboying is justified.
People need to be realistic. Some of the predictions and hyperbole around Robertson - before he's even had one Test - are getting a bit ridiculous.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
We are going to absolutely dominate this World Cup cycle under this new coaching group.
I'm hopeful but more cautious given the lack of test experience in the coaching group
Hansen coached Canada's attack for a year (2014) and Japan's defense for 3 years (2019-22)
Razor coached Brazil as part of Canterbury rugby's partnership back in 2013.
Ryan spent two years coaching Fiji's forwards, joined All Blacks 2022.
McDonald coached the All Black's XV for 2 years.
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
He's back with his old mate. No excuses now
Yeah my thoughts exactly, he can properly stamp his mark now, not hamstrung by other coaches or any reservations they may have. He can reap what he sows, hopefully it's bountiful.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
He's back with his old mate. No excuses now
Yeah my thoughts exactly, he can properly stamp his mark now, not hamstrung by other coaches or any reservations they may have. He can reap what he sows, hopefully it's bountiful.
I wish them every success 🙏
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@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
We are going to absolutely dominate this World Cup cycle under this new coaching group.
I'm hopeful but more cautious given the lack of test experience in the coaching group
Hansen coached Canada's attack for a year (2014) and Japan's defense for 3 years (2019-22)
Razor coached Brazil as part of Canterbury rugby's partnership back in 2013.
Ryan spent two years coaching Fiji's forwards, joined All Blacks 2022.
McDonald coached the All Black's XV for 2 years.
So no excuses whatsoever for failing to win more that 70% of games this year - i.e 4 tests. Is that what you are saying?
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
He's back with his old mate. No excuses now
Yeah my thoughts exactly, he can properly stamp his mark now, not hamstrung by other coaches or any reservations they may have. He can reap what he sows, hopefully it's bountiful.
I wish them every success 🙏
There's bound to be ups and downs and it'll take time for things to bed in - despite all the international experience in the coaching staff
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@frugby said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Prop I think could be an interesting one. Though Tu'ungafasi and Williams can both play tighthead, they pretty much only play loosehead these days. Ryan has tended to pick specialists, which means those two + EDG, Numia and Bower are playing for three spots.
Would leave a gap at tighthead, and with few options to fill it. Ta'avao for a recall? Tosi as a bolter? Dyer?
Good call from more than 3 weeks ago.
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
really enjoying these meltdowns
bring on the seasonThe glimpses of immaturity are a wee bit scary though. The toys have really been biffed from the cot in a variety of ways.
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Too busy at work to actually read the thread and comment properly but FFS that’s rough on Sotutu, I don’t usually watch the pressers but I’d be interested in hearing their B/S reasons for overlooking him. Plus, Perofeta shouldn’t be close to that squad. Plummer’s the good version of him.
And we’ll Bell was discussed during the week. He just confirms to us all that form doesn’t mean shit. Well TBF Sotutu being overlooked already confirmed that.
The Ginga and Ta$man Jesus lucky as well but we all knew those two picks were coming.
Sititi lucky too, but at least he had good form.
Ah well, at least Havilli wasn’t picked, then I would have had to throw the toys out of the cot. 😏
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Some interesting selections for sure.
I thought there would be one out of sotutu and akira and one out of jacobson and blackadder.
For the terrible season the crusaders had the blues pack with one first pick missing couldnt handle the crusaders pack with at least one first pick missing so not sure its that big a surprise. -
Sounds like the sotutu/sititi decision was very close.
Assuming Akira leaving just leaves him out so its a whos the next ranked six question.
