All Blacks 2024
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@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.
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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?
I thought that was when first team run was, sometimes they will do it Monday I thought. But obviously have to see how players have pulled up after weekend games, and then run them as a team for rest of week.
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024:
@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 ticketsThe fuck?? !!!
That’s outrageous
I bought 5 tickets to the Bled here in Sydney for A$400 the other day
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@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024:
@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
Actually, Finlay played a central role in me realising this.
The first year the Mako won the title (2019) we had Finlay labouring away at halfback and a Japanese guy called Uchida who looked like an absolute gun on the bench.
We couldn't understand why he wasn't starting.
When Uchida finally got a start he was poor and struggled - and after that we were happier with Finlay.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024:
@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024:
@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
Actually, Finlay played a central role in me realising this.
The first year the Mako won the title (2019) we had Finlay labouring away at halfback and a Japanese guy called Uchida who looked like an absolute gun on the bench.
We couldn't understand why he wasn't starting.
When Uchida finally got a start he was poor and struggled - and after that we were happier with Finlay.
Cool, so Razor just needs to bring a halfback up from the Heartland Cup, play him for a test, and then we'll all be wishing for the Ginga ...
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024:
@Nepia No need.
You've already got two Mako halfbacks in the squad.
Don't give Finlay the boot until you've given Noah a few test starts and he's proven he's really up to it.
I'm not a huge fan of Noah but happy to give the Ginga the boot for him. I wouldn't want to deprive Ta$man of his services for the NPC.
I didn't know you'd bought the Waikato halfback down on behalf of the Crusaders.
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@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024:
@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 ticketsThe fuck?? !!!
That’s outrageous
I bought 5 tickets to the Bled here in Sydney for A$400 the other day
It's ViaGOGO. They are toxic, ticket inflating resellers of vapourware as I understand it.
SO don't read anything into it. The link below has tickets from 350-400GBP
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dont buy tickettsss..... sky sport is the way to chilllll
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@DMACForLife said in All Blacks 2024:
dont buy tickettsss..... sky sport is the way to chilllll
Booooo!!!!!
Can't beat live sport. Have to follow up with a rewatch naturally - but the experience of being there with 40-100k people is awesome.
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@DMACForLife generally most people are kind of keen to watch ive rugby if they can and encourage more bums on seats
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@voodoo said in All Blacks 2024:
@DMACForLife said in All Blacks 2024:
dont buy tickettsss..... sky sport is the way to chilllll
Booooo!!!!!
Can't beat live sport. Have to follow up with a rewatch naturally - but the experience of being there with 40-100k people is awesome.
Maybe but not for £350. And the cheaper seats (still often not that cheap) are so far away from the action ...
Arsenal's stadium was brilliant though (maybe a better seat location) but not Twickenham (or Wembley - I preferred the old one). It was a good day out but would sooner watch rugby on TV now.
