All Blacks 2024
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@Chris-B Foster refused to pick De Groot and Lomax until injury intervened. Maybe not a moron (just maybe, and only if I'm feeling kind), but definitely a deeply conservative selector.
I'm hoping for better from Razor - in part because Foster won the same number of super titles as you. -
@reprobate I'm hoping for better results from Razor, as well.
But, I've got some sympathy for Fozzie's position compared with us armchair selectors.
He's got to deal with HR management issues. If he drops an established All Black for a newbie, there's a pretty significant message being delivered there - and a very big chunk of cash.
This year, Dave Havili is the best example. Not required. Wouldn't be surprising if he fucked off. But, quite likely he's the fifth best midfielder we have.
Akira Ioane was in a similar boat - somewhere in the picture, but not actually earning the big money - and now he's gone.
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It just feels wrong you comparing DH and Akira. The latter had a bigger boat and he left far more in his wake...
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024:
It just feels wrong you comparing DH and Akira. The latter had a bigger boat and he left far more in his wake...
To some of you guys, maybe.
Dave played 27 tests, 17 as a starter.
Akira played 21 tests, 15 as a starter.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024:
It just feels wrong you comparing DH and Akira. The latter had a bigger boat and he left far more in his wake...
To some of you guys, maybe.
Dave played 27 tests, 17 as a starter.
Akira played 21 tests, 15 as a starter.
Akira had a much bigger fan base on the fern it has to be said.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024:
It just feels wrong you comparing DH and Akira. The latter had a bigger boat and he left far more in his wake...
To some of you guys, maybe.
Dave played 27 tests, 17 as a starter.
Akira played 21 tests, 15 as a starter.
Akira had a much bigger fan base on the fern it has to be said.
But he doesn't play for Ta$man, mind...
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@reprobate said in All Blacks 2024:
Foster refused to pick De Groot and Lomax until injury intervened.
I believe De Groot was left out of the first test series of the season a few years back because he wasn't fit enough then got fit and brought back in for The Rugby Championship
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024:
@reprobate said in All Blacks 2024:
Foster refused to pick De Groot and Lomax until injury intervened.
I believe De Groot was left out of the first test series of the season a few years back because he wasn't fit enough then got fit and brought back in for The Rugby Championship
bit rich when you're selecting the aerobic workhorse that is nepo laulala..
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024:
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024:
It just feels wrong you comparing DH and Akira. The latter had a bigger boat and he left far more in his wake...
To some of you guys, maybe.
Dave played 27 tests, 17 as a starter.
Akira played 21 tests, 15 as a starter.
Akira had a much bigger fan base on the fern it has to be said.
But he doesn't play for Ta$man, mind...
If you want to go there, let's start counting medals.
But, let's be very clear that you started the comparisons!!!
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@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:
Would not be surprising, very possible someone may buy his contract out. I suspect he will be working behind the scenes in camp.
Reminder: 70% win record with 56 caps
Less than the historical average.
I expect better.
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2024:
@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:
Would not be surprising, very possible someone may buy his contract out. I suspect he will be working behind the scenes in camp.
Reminder: 70% win record with 56 caps
Less than the historical average.
I expect better.
If you're looking to find fault.
If you're looking for a positive slant; Richie played in 14 AB losses:
6 when he came off the bench;
3 more when we got red cards as a significant contributing factor
5 when you could point to his play as a starter as a substantive contributing factor.e.g. vs Ireland
Richie played 7 times.
He won both times when he started (both in RWC knock out games) and once when he came off the bench.
He lost four times off the bench.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024:
One thing that is very apparent e.g. by watching the rotation of Hall and Drummond at the Crusaders - is how much easier it is (and how much better they look) for halfbacks to come off the bench.
Finlay is the glaring exception to this rule
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024:
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024:
It just feels wrong you comparing DH and Akira. The latter had a bigger boat and he left far more in his wake...
To some of you guys, maybe.
Dave played 27 tests, 17 as a starter.
Akira played 21 tests, 15 as a starter.
Akira had a much bigger fan base on the fern it has to be said.
But he doesn't play for Ta$man, mind...
If you want to go there, let's start counting medals.
But, let's be very clear that you started the comparisons!!!
Ok let us compare 2024 Super Rugby medals..
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@Machpants Generally are US AB tickets very expensive.
The prices in UK for AB games are very expensive now. 4 tickets viagogo £2500 AB v England category D tickets -
@pakman said in All Blacks 2024:
If the All Black cabinet is meeting Wednesday/Thursday to discuss TRC squad why is the naming not until Sunday?
Is there some important rugby on Friday and Saturday which we don't know about? NPC doesn't start for three weeks?
If the All Blacks selectors decide their team on Tuesday, why do they always name it on a Thursday?
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@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2024:
If the All Black cabinet is meeting Wednesday/Thursday to discuss TRC squad why is the naming not until Sunday?
Is there some important rugby on Friday and Saturday which we don't know about? NPC doesn't start for three weeks?
If the All Blacks selectors decide their team on Tuesday, why do they always name it on a Thursday?
To keep the oppo guessing?
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@pakman said in All Blacks 2024:
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2024:
If the All Black cabinet is meeting Wednesday/Thursday to discuss TRC squad why is the naming not until Sunday?
Is there some important rugby on Friday and Saturday which we don't know about? NPC doesn't start for three weeks?
If the All Blacks selectors decide their team on Tuesday, why do they always name it on a Thursday?
To keep the oppo guessing?
I think it just fits the schedule. They've got to set time aside for media stuff etc. Makes more sense to have a bit of extra leeway.
