All Blacks 2024
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024:
or is Gregor Paul just a hack
Speaking of Gregor, he posted this rubbish a few weeks ago and I was surprised no one posted it:
The most egregious part of it is he keeps conflating the finances/viewership of the NRL as a whole (i.e. in Oz and NZ) when comparing against NZ rugby in NZ alone.
He also has a weird point about league being on FTA and how that's beneficial, yet the league and the rugby are on the same bloody channel.
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks 2024:
If I was AB coach, putting injuries and squad selections aside, this is the 23 I'd be gunning for. I think it is far stronger than anything we have put out so far.
Note - these selections put the overall strength of the 23 ahead of the idea that our most experienced players MUST be in the starting 15. Experience off the bench is critical in the modern game.
Stephen Perofeta
Will Jordan
Rieko Ioane
Jordie Barrett
Caleb Clarke
Damian McKenzie
Cameron Roigard
Hoskins Sotutu
Dalton Papali'i
Akira Ioane
Tupo Vaa'i
Scott Barrett
Tyrel Lomax
Codie Taylor
Ethan de GrootSamisoni Taukei'aho
Tamaiti Williams
Pasilio Tosi
Patrick Tuipulotu
Ardie Savea
Cortez Ratima
Beauden Barrett
Anton Lienert-BrownI'd be bringing all of the bench forwards on at about the 50 minute mark, as in terms of 'impact' you get the most impact out of replacing your forwards but you do need to give them at least 30 minutes to get into the game. Pat T for Vaa'i and Ardie for either Sotutu or Akira depending how the game is going.
On the backs, Ratima's speed of pass can be used to up the tempo in the final quarter if needed, and ALB / Beauden are very experienced and cover multiple positions each. ALB coming on allows us to shift Rieko to the wing where he an find a bit more space in the final quarter. Beauden slotting in at 15 where he has had huge success from the bench in the past.
Then selection wise I'd be trying to give game time where possible to the newbies with huge potential: Sititi, Love, Proctor and Plummer. Building their confidence by slotting one or two of them at a time into the main 23 as opposed to them getting game time when we make wholesale changes against a minnow.
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@Duluth said in All Blacks 2024:
@Windows97 said in All Blacks 2024:
Just trying to scratch my head in regards as to why our bench is so ineffective and one possible theory either by bad luck or co-inicedence are all of them (forward reserves esp) just poor at the clean-out?
There's another factor to look at too... not just the bench. Are we doing enough to fatigue teams throughout the game?
We can fatigue teams when the game gets very loose however that doesn't happen often in Test rugby. We do not fatigue teams by taking on the opposition pack directly. Ball runners in the pack etc.. the old cliche of earning the right to go wide.
Even with subs I think we are getting tired but the opposition is relatively fresh
We seem to be able to score points in the 1st half, outscoring other teams / a few times we have done enough to win the game in the first half.
Are we not fatiguing the opposition or are we just fatigueing ourselves by going all out in the 1st half as we seem to be doing?