All Blacks 2025

[george33]

@Bones Who?

[KiwiMurph]

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

The Captain will be Scott Barrett 100%.

We know who will be the captain. We are talking about who should be the captain.

In your opinion not the All blacks opinion.

Shit, you mean KM isn't the All Blacks and is just here posting his own opinion? What the fuck is the point then eh

To bitch and moan of course with no power over the issue of course.
That’s the point

So why are any of us posting on the Fern then?

[Bones]

@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones Who?

I sure as shit get a whole lot wrong on here, but at least I don't pretend I'm on the inside and know wrong "facts".

That's who.

[Chris]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

The Captain will be Scott Barrett 100%.

We know who will be the captain. We are talking about who should be the captain.

In your opinion not the All blacks opinion.

Shit, you mean KM isn't the All Blacks and is just here posting his own opinion? What the fuck is the point then eh

To bitch and moan of course with no power over the issue of course.
That’s the point

So why are any of us posting on the Fern then?

For that reason to vent .
Nothing wrong same reason I posted my opinion.

[KiwiMurph]

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

The Captain will be Scott Barrett 100%.

We know who will be the captain. We are talking about who should be the captain.

In your opinion not the All blacks opinion.

Shit, you mean KM isn't the All Blacks and is just here posting his own opinion? What the fuck is the point then eh

To bitch and moan of course with no power over the issue of course.
That’s the point

So why are any of us posting on the Fern then?

For that reason to vent .
Nothing wrong same reason I posted my opinion.

I'm interested in opinions for Scott Barrett as AB captain that go beyond "that's who ABs will select".

[Chris]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

The Captain will be Scott Barrett 100%.

We know who will be the captain. We are talking about who should be the captain.

In your opinion not the All blacks opinion.

Shit, you mean KM isn't the All Blacks and is just here posting his own opinion? What the fuck is the point then eh

To bitch and moan of course with no power over the issue of course.
That’s the point

So why are any of us posting on the Fern then?

For that reason to vent .
Nothing wrong same reason I posted my opinion.

I'm interested in opinions for Scott Barrett as AB captain that go beyond "that's who ABs will select".

Fair enough but my opinion is he will be and there is nothing you can do about it.
I am voicing that

[Grooter]

My prediction is S Barrett, Vaa'i, Tuipulotu & Holland will be selected for the French series. 1 of Darry, Ah Koui, Lord or Beehre to join for the Rugby championship

[george33]

@Bones ok, good on you champ.

[Landers92]

@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:

All speculation its not what I hear, very destructive talk.
The Captain will be Scott Barrett 100%.

It most probably will be because at the end of the day Razor gets to make the decision. Doesn’t mean the players don’t gravitate and look to someone else though… and that’s a fact. Nothing destructive at all.

[Chris B.]

@KiwiMurph If Ardie is the alternative then we have to consider Father Jack's advice:

"That would be an ecumenical matter!"

[sparky]

Leroy Carter should be an All Blacks starting Winger.

[Mr Fish]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Leroy Carter should be an All Blacks starting Winger.

He can be a bit of a hungus at times, not dissimilar to Caleb Clarke, but he's undoubtedly in great form.

[sparky]

@Mr-Fish He'll score tries and lots of them.

They rough edges can be coached out of him.

[booboo]

Unpopular opinion ..

Tupou Vaa'i has captaincy potential.

[ARHS]

Why unpopular?

[Victor Meldrew]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

Although after a post just above I now have serious doubts Barrett and Ioane will even be selected.

Well, not on SR form.

Barrett the incumbent captain so can't see him getting dropped. Maybe, like Roigard last night, he'll start to come right. Ditto for Reiko starting in Test 1, but if Proctor isn't given good game time/starts a French Test, I'll be pretty pissed off.

Assuming Billy does start and is a success, who's the 12? Jordie or QT? That's the interesting question for me.

[Mr Fish]

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

Although after a post just above I now have serious doubts Barrett and Ioane will even be selected.

Well, not on SR form.

Barrett the incumbent captain so can't see him getting dropped. Maybe, like Roigard last night, he'll start to come right. Ditto for Reiko starting in Test 1, but if Proctor isn't given good game time/starts a French Test, I'll be pretty pissed off.

Assuming Billy does start and is a success, who's the 12? Jordie or QT? That's the interesting question for me.

Barrett, absolutely. Robertson won't want to change the backline too much (and he should already be thinking about reinstating McKenzie at 10, but who knows what he'll do there).

Wouldn't mind seeing Barrett at fullback with Tupaea at 12 on occasion but given Barrett will need some rests after a non-stop season, that's probably unlikely.

[sparky]

My 23 to play France.

1. T. Williams
2. C. Taylor
3. T. Lomax
4. T. Vaa'i
5. S. Barrett
6. S. Parker
7. A. Savea
8. W. Sititi
9. C. Ratima
10. D. McKenzie
11. L. Carter
12. J. Barrett
13. B. Proctor
14. S. Reece
15. W. Jordan
16. S. Taukei'aho
17. E. De Groot
18. F. Newell
19. F. Holland
20. P.Lakai
21. C. Roigard
22. R. Love
23. Q. Tupaea

[Mr Fish]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

My 23 to play France.

1. T. Williams
2. C. Taylor
3. T. Lomax
4. T. Vaa'i
5. S. Barrett
6. S. Parker
7. A. Savea
8. W. Sititi
9. C. Ratima
10. D. McKenzie
11. L. Carter
12. J. Barrett
13. B. Proctor
14. S. Reece
15. W. Jordan
16. S. Taukei'aho
17. E. De Groot
18. F. Newell
19. F. Holland
20. P.Lakai
21. C. Roigard
22. R. Love
23. Q. Tupaea

Think that's an excellent line-up - would personally have Taukei'aho starting with Taylor on the bench, simply because I think Taukei'aho is a better starter than finisher, particularly when it comes to hitting lineouts. That does pose the problem where all your best carriers are starting, mind you.

Also think it's probably quite far from the line-up we'll actully see...

No Blues just one year after they dominated the Super Rugby final might raise a few eyebrows though.

[Jet]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

It's confusing - you'd think coaches would identify this and work with him on it, but something's not clicking there and he can't be ignoring them otherwise he'd be dropped, right?

Same goes for a complete lack of kicking game. Rieko's been playing test rugby for a decade and hasn't developed even a hint of a kicking game. I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've seen Rieko ever kick the ball.

Would love for him to line up behind a ruck and chance his arm at a 3 pointer……..

Just so we could say Doppy scored a Droppy.