All Blacks 2025

[Victor Meldrew]

Any update on BB's injury?

[Canes4life]

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

Any update on BB's injury?

Fracture so could be gone for about 6-8 weeks.

[KiwiMurph]

@Victor-Meldrew

https://twitter.com/BluesRugbyTeam/status/1898197152532512787

[Victor Meldrew]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

Any update on BB's injury?

Fracture so could be gone for about 6-8 weeks.

Ah, OK. so likely fit before the France series.

Pleased or him it's not more serious, but don't know quite what to think about that...

[Canes4life]

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

Any update on BB's injury?

Fracture so could be gone for about 6-8 weeks.

Ah, OK. so likely fit before the France series.

Pleased or him it's not more serious, but don't know quite what to think about that...

Or should be okay for the Super playoffs if the Blues sneak in from here.

[SBW1]

Blues were playing a lot better last year.

[Frank]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

Any update on BB's injury?

Fracture so could be gone for about 6-8 weeks.

This is a bit of an evil thought, but I hope the AB selectors are forced to look at other 10 candidates and that his hand takes ages to heal.

[canefan]

@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

Any update on BB's injury?

Fracture so could be gone for about 6-8 weeks.

This is a bit of an evil thought, but I hope the AB selectors are forced to look at other 10 candidates and that his hand takes ages to heal.

That's how Wallace got his start, JB at 12 too. Fozz and Razor both seem too dependent on their favourites

[Victor Meldrew]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

Any update on BB's injury?

Fracture so could be gone for about 6-8 weeks.

This is a bit of an evil thought, but I hope the AB selectors are forced to look at other 10 candidates and that his hand takes ages to heal.

That's how Wallace got his start, JB at 12 too. Fozz and Razor both seem too dependent on their favourites

To be fair, in JB's case he had excelled at 15 in the previous season and it's understandable for Robertson to stick with known players in his first season/few games.

That said, if I see Havili in the 23, I'll happily join the favourites bandwagon.

[canefan]

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

Any update on BB's injury?

Fracture so could be gone for about 6-8 weeks.

This is a bit of an evil thought, but I hope the AB selectors are forced to look at other 10 candidates and that his hand takes ages to heal.

That's how Wallace got his start, JB at 12 too. Fozz and Razor both seem too dependent on their favourites

To be fair, in JB's case he had excelled at 15 in the previous season and it's understandable for Robertson to stick with known players in his first season/few games.

That said, if I see Havili in the 23, I'll happily join the favourites bandwagon.

Aside from the Saders and Fihaki, he picked some guys that either barely played, or don't appear to be the answer, such as Pap and Jacobsen

[booboo]

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:

Some random thoughts on random players from the first few weeks...

Jordan - seems to be looking to pass and set up others more this season. Even when he scored his try against the Reds when Preston put him in the gap his first thought was to look for support.

Finau - is it just me or is he looking to get involved more this season? Outside of the usual highlights I am noticing him getting involved in the dirty work. Something which hasn't been obvious to me in the past.

Vaa'i - is starting to look like he may be our best lock, and even more pleasing to me he is looking like he is becoming a leader. Future captain material?

On subject of previously maligned players, I saw Chay Fihaki do a good thing. It's a first.

[SBW1]

@Frank Which warrants another thread on our depth at 10.

[sparky]

I know Will Jordan played well for the Crusaders at Fullback today, but at Test level I see him very much as a world-class Right Wing who can cover Fullback is need be, rather than a specialist 15.

I hope he's given the AB 14 jersey this year.

[Victor Meldrew]

@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2025:

@Frank Which warrants another thread on our depth at 10.

I remember when the thought of Beaver at 10 was seen as a failure of Henry's coaching.

.Oh, how we laughed.

[Jet]

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:

Some random thoughts on random players from the first few weeks...

Jordan - seems to be looking to pass and set up others more this season. Even when he scored his try against the Reds when Preston put him in the gap his first thought was to look for support.

Finau - is it just me or is he looking to get involved more this season? Outside of the usual highlights I am noticing him getting involved in the dirty work. Something which hasn't been obvious to me in the past.

Vaa'i - is starting to look like he may be our best lock, and even more pleasing to me he is looking like he is becoming a leader. Future captain material?

Jordan was cutting lines like Keith Richards today.

Imperious.

[Bones]

@Jet said in All Blacks 2025:

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:

Some random thoughts on random players from the first few weeks...

Jordan - seems to be looking to pass and set up others more this season. Even when he scored his try against the Reds when Preston put him in the gap his first thought was to look for support.

Finau - is it just me or is he looking to get involved more this season? Outside of the usual highlights I am noticing him getting involved in the dirty work. Something which hasn't been obvious to me in the past.

Vaa'i - is starting to look like he may be our best lock, and even more pleasing to me he is looking like he is becoming a leader. Future captain material?

Jordan was cutting lines like Keith Richards today.

Imperious.

I feel like no one has watched Jordan in super rugby before. To me it feels like he's having a quiet season, he's usually on another level.

[Crazy Horse]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Jet said in All Blacks 2025:

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:

Some random thoughts on random players from the first few weeks...

Jordan - seems to be looking to pass and set up others more this season. Even when he scored his try against the Reds when Preston put him in the gap his first thought was to look for support.

Finau - is it just me or is he looking to get involved more this season? Outside of the usual highlights I am noticing him getting involved in the dirty work. Something which hasn't been obvious to me in the past.

Vaa'i - is starting to look like he may be our best lock, and even more pleasing to me he is looking like he is becoming a leader. Future captain material?

Jordan was cutting lines like Keith Richards today.

Imperious.

I feel like no one has watched Jordan in super rugby before. To me it feels like he's having a quiet season, he's usually on another level.

That's why I am suspecting he has lost a yard of pace. On the bright side he seems to looking for support now, which is a good thing otherwise he could be BB mark 2.

[SBW1]

@Victor-Meldrew I don't think the cupboard is as bare as it was in 2011.

[Machpants]

The All Blacks up to second in world rankings, until the RC. Well done razor!

[SBW1]

It is the spot that we should have had; after losing to France we dropped to 3rd. Probably seesaw a bit too as Ireland could get 2nd spot back again with a big win, one would imagine.