All Blacks 2024
-
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024:
People rip out Jeff Wilson, but he's the only one who thinks about criticising this mob.
Angus Ta'avao and Steven Bates can fuck off.
Yeah he’s a real thinking mans cheerleader isn’t he ?
I thinks its the glasses.
-
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024:
People rip out Jeff Wilson, but he's the only one who thinks about criticising this mob.
Angus Ta'avao and Steven Bates can fuck off.
Yeah he’s a real thinking mans cheerleader isn’t he ?
I thinks its the glasses.
You could tell Goldie was biting his tongue a lot whilst having to listen to Bates and Ta'avao's waffle. Don't get the hate for Wilson myself, think he's not bad.
Ta'avao's image on camera is simlar to his career on the field. The pretty boy prop.
-
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024:
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024:
People rip out Jeff Wilson, but he's the only one who thinks about criticising this mob.
Angus Ta'avao and Steven Bates can fuck off.
Yeah he’s a real thinking mans cheerleader isn’t he ?
I thinks its the glasses.
You could tell Goldie was biting his tongue a lot whilst having to listen to Bates and Ta'avao's waffle. Don't get the hate for Wilson myself, think he's not bad.
Ta'avao's image on camera is simlar to his career on the field. The pretty boy prop.
No such thing
-
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024:
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024:
People rip out Jeff Wilson, but he's the only one who thinks about criticising this mob.
Angus Ta'avao and Steven Bates can fuck off.
Yeah he’s a real thinking mans cheerleader isn’t he ?
I thinks its the glasses.
You could tell Goldie was biting his tongue a lot whilst having to listen to Bates and Ta'avao's waffle. Don't get the hate for Wilson myself, think he's not bad.
Ta'avao's image on camera is simlar to his career on the field. The pretty boy prop.
No such thing
Except for him.
-
Given the loss of Whitelock, Retallick, Smith and Mo'unga I thought the year was ok. We had some ugly wins that showed a lot of heart but also some games we should have nailed and won.
We need to flush the current attack plan down the dunny. It's clunky and awkward.
Razor needs to dispense with his Crusader favouritism.
-
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024:
People rip out Jeff Wilson, but he's the only one who thinks about criticising this mob.
Angus Ta'avao and Steven Bates can fuck off.
Ta'avao is BFFs with half the squad and Bates was part of the Auckland NPC coaching staff this year who had a woeful season.
-
6/10 for the year from me. I expected (hoped) for better, but it’s clear now that success will be hard fought and won. Only real standout disappointment was the Argentina loss - that was a very poor outcome. Aside from today, I’ve been encouraged by the progress. I’m hoping it’s like when Lauri Mains took over, and there is a bit of rough stuff before we see the gold. The new players that have shined give me a lot of encouragement, but definitely need to see some fruit next year fo shizz.
-
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2024:
People rip out Jeff Wilson, but he's the only one who thinks about criticising this mob.
Angus Ta'avao and Steven Bates can fuck off.
Ta'avao is BFFs with half the squad and Bates was part of the Auckland NPC coaching staff this year who had a woeful season.
Ta'avao would suit a show like the Crowd Goes Wild or commentate with the ACC team, something like that, because he shouldn't be analysing a rugby test that's for sure.
Bates, yeah well, Auckland's had some shockers as their head coaches, and he's up there with the worst.
-
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks 2024:
6/10 for the year from me. I expected (hoped) for better, but it’s clear now that success will be hard fought and won. Only real standout disappointment was the Argentina loss - that was a very poor outcome. Aside from today, I’ve been encouraged by the progress. I’m hoping it’s like when Lauri Mains took over, and there is a bit of rough stuff before we see the gold. The new players that have shined give me a lot of encouragement, but definitely need to see some fruit next year fo shizz.
Laurie Mains had the balls to make tough selections though, Razor hasn't shown that he does yet.
-
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks 2024:
6/10 for the year from me. I expected (hoped) for better, but it’s clear now that success will be hard fought and won. Only real standout disappointment was the Argentina loss - that was a very poor outcome. Aside from today, I’ve been encouraged by the progress. I’m hoping it’s like when Lauri Mains took over, and there is a bit of rough stuff before we see the gold. The new players that have shined give me a lot of encouragement, but definitely need to see some fruit next year fo shizz.
It was 3 years of dross with Laurie Mains before he finally got over his anti Auckland bias and also got the boon of Lomu.
I hope Razor can evolve his attitude faster than Mains did.
-
@brodean said in All Blacks 2024:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks 2024:
6/10 for the year from me. I expected (hoped) for better, but it’s clear now that success will be hard fought and won. Only real standout disappointment was the Argentina loss - that was a very poor outcome. Aside from today, I’ve been encouraged by the progress. I’m hoping it’s like when Lauri Mains took over, and there is a bit of rough stuff before we see the gold. The new players that have shined give me a lot of encouragement, but definitely need to see some fruit next year fo shizz.
It was 3 years of dross with Laurie Mains before he finally got over his anti Auckland bias and also got the boon of Lomu.
I hope Razor can evolve his attitude faster than Mains did.
Yeah I think New Zealand Rugby needs a Buck Shelford moment.
Or at the very least a Whetton brother moment…..( were they both dropped at the same time ? I can’t remember )
-
@brodean said in All Blacks 2024:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks 2024:
6/10 for the year from me. I expected (hoped) for better, but it’s clear now that success will be hard fought and won. Only real standout disappointment was the Argentina loss - that was a very poor outcome. Aside from today, I’ve been encouraged by the progress. I’m hoping it’s like when Lauri Mains took over, and there is a bit of rough stuff before we see the gold. The new players that have shined give me a lot of encouragement, but definitely need to see some fruit next year fo shizz.
It was 3 years of dross with Laurie Mains before he finally got over his anti Auckland bias and also got the boon of Lomu.
I hope Razor can evolve his attitude faster than Mains did.
It was that generational shift though. We held on too long with the Hansen era (fuck, still don’t understand how we lost that Lions series, after game 1), so now we need to reshape this team. Looks to me like Razor’s caught between wanting to win (KPI no 1) and blooding new players. Has he wasted his honeymoon period?
-
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks 2024:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2024:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks 2024:
6/10 for the year from me. I expected (hoped) for better, but it’s clear now that success will be hard fought and won. Only real standout disappointment was the Argentina loss - that was a very poor outcome. Aside from today, I’ve been encouraged by the progress. I’m hoping it’s like when Lauri Mains took over, and there is a bit of rough stuff before we see the gold. The new players that have shined give me a lot of encouragement, but definitely need to see some fruit next year fo shizz.
It was 3 years of dross with Laurie Mains before he finally got over his anti Auckland bias and also got the boon of Lomu.
I hope Razor can evolve his attitude faster than Mains did.
It was that generational shift though. We held on too long with the Hansen era (fuck, still don’t understand how we lost that Lions series, after game 1), so now we need to reshape this team. Looks to me like Razor’s caught between wanting to win (KPI no 1) and blooding new players. Has he wasted his honeymoon period?
He's pissed away all of his capital on poor selections and perceived provincial bias, along with a gameplan that is far from the finished article
-
@brodean said in All Blacks 2024:
Laurie Mains before he finally got over his anti Auckland bias
His long term captain was an Aucklander even when his bestie returned from injury.
His undroppable player (R Brooke) was an Aucklander.
He let his captain convince him to select an unwanted Zinny from Auckland and he went on to be a great.
More than half of the AB starting XV in the final match of 1992 were Aucklanders.
I don't think his bias was as big as you're making out it to be.
-
@Nepia said in All Blacks 2024:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2024:
Laurie Mains before he finally got over his anti Auckland bias
His long term captain was an Aucklander even when his bestie returned from injury.
His undroppable player (R Brooke) was an Aucklander.
He let his captain convince him to select an unwanted Zinny from Auckland and he went on to be a great.
More than half of the AB starting XV in the final match of 1992 were Aucklanders.
I don't think his bias was as big as you're making out it to be.
He did take too long to settle into his best team. And for all that, just like Foster, he could have plumped his legacy with a RWC win only to be thwarted by SA
-
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@Nepia said in All Blacks 2024:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2024:
Laurie Mains before he finally got over his anti Auckland bias
His long term captain was an Aucklander even when his bestie returned from injury.
His undroppable player (R Brooke) was an Aucklander.
He let his captain convince him to select an unwanted Zinny from Auckland and he went on to be a great.
More than half of the AB starting XV in the final match of 1992 were Aucklanders.
I don't think his bias was as big as you're making out it to be.
He did take too long to settle into his best team. And for all that, just like Foster, he could have plumped his legacy with a RWC win only to be thwarted by SA
Yeah, I don''t disagree he took a while to settle on his best team (and like Henry when he took over he deliberately tried to break up factions within the team) I only had an issue with the anti Auckland bias of the comment I responded to.
-
@Nepia said in All Blacks 2024:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@Nepia said in All Blacks 2024:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2024:
Laurie Mains before he finally got over his anti Auckland bias
His long term captain was an Aucklander even when his bestie returned from injury.
His undroppable player (R Brooke) was an Aucklander.
He let his captain convince him to select an unwanted Zinny from Auckland and he went on to be a great.
More than half of the AB starting XV in the final match of 1992 were Aucklanders.
I don't think his bias was as big as you're making out it to be.
He did take too long to settle into his best team. And for all that, just like Foster, he could have plumped his legacy with a RWC win only to be thwarted by SA
Yeah, I don''t disagree he took a while to settle on his best team (and like Henry when he took over he deliberately tried to break up factions within the team) I only had an issue with the anti Auckland bias of the comment I responded to.
Fair call. I wasn't disputing that mate
-
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks 2024:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2024:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks 2024:
6/10 for the year from me. I expected (hoped) for better, but it’s clear now that success will be hard fought and won. Only real standout disappointment was the Argentina loss - that was a very poor outcome. Aside from today, I’ve been encouraged by the progress. I’m hoping it’s like when Lauri Mains took over, and there is a bit of rough stuff before we see the gold. The new players that have shined give me a lot of encouragement, but definitely need to see some fruit next year fo shizz.
It was 3 years of dross with Laurie Mains before he finally got over his anti Auckland bias and also got the boon of Lomu.
I hope Razor can evolve his attitude faster than Mains did.
It was that generational shift though. We held on too long with the Hansen era (fuck, still don’t understand how we lost that Lions series, after game 1), so now we need to reshape this team. Looks to me like Razor’s caught between wanting to win (KPI no 1) and blooding new players. Has he wasted his honeymoon period?
He's really done neither - 4 loses and new players mostly because of his faves injury or being naughty
-
knee jerk reaction for the 2025 season - fowards generally not too bad this year..... backs.... hard to pencil anyone in outside of 9
- Ethan de Groot / Williams ----- pen them in.
- Codie Taylor / Aumua ------ pen them in
- Tyrel Lomax / Fletcher Newell --------------- pen them in
- Scott Barrett --- Shadow of the player he was last two years - captaincy not suiting him?
- Patrick Tuipulotu - probably his best season in black - Pen him in
(LOCKING pleasingly we have good competition in the locking department so pick on form) - Wallace Sititi - PEN HIM IN probably 8 --- ridiculous we needed an injury to see him selected
- Sam Cane - warrior -- thanks for the service -- position available ffs please pick on form. (Lakai possibly leading contender)
- Ardie Savea - passed his use by date - needs to earn selection
- Cam Roigard -- I'd pen him in but Ratima and Hotham are not bad so would select on form.
- Beauden Barrett at least 3 years passed his used by date
10 Damian McKenzie -- a better option than BB but like BBs dinky kicks.. Dmac can go sideways headless chicken a bit too much - POSITION OPEN - we need to be brave and select on form - Caleb Clarke - his best season and only outside back Id keep on form
- Anton Lienert-Brown . Jordie / good D zero creativity - position open
- Rieko Ioane -- Good D zero creativity - position open
- Mark Tele’a / Reece -- see yas we need youth and speed
- Will Jordan -- try scoring machine but I am not convinced -- select position on form and ffs choose a specialist 15 please
Unfortunately we have some how got to the point that players retain the jersey far too easily - selections should be ruthlessly earned.
rant over -- see you all in 2025
-
