All Blacks 2025
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@Steven-Harris does Finau make the cut, I'm not so sure now think Blackadder has jumped ahead.
@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Steven-Harris does Finau make the cut, I'm not so sure now think Blackadder has jumped ahead.
I think what is certain is that there will be players ‘named’ in the squad as recognition of where Razor and co are wanting to move towards but there may be 2 (possibly 3) injury replacements also named. The “he will be training with the squad” players.
With Parker injured I’m really hoping for a genuine 6/lock type to be selected and there’s at least one that has impressed in camp.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
Well, I reckon Test 1 we'll see 10. BB 23. DMac
Test 2. 10. BB 23. DMac
Test 3. All going well (i.e. series in the bank) 10. DMac 23. LoveSo against French B Love gets bugger all minutes in test 3.
How bold. I'm sure we'll learn a lot
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
Well, I reckon Test 1 we'll see 10. BB 23. DMac
Test 2. 10. BB 23. DMac
Test 3. All going well (i.e. series in the bank) 10. DMac 23. LoveSo against French B Love gets bugger all minutes in test 3.
How bold. I'm sure we'll learn a lot
They might start him at 15, but I doubt they'd then shift him to 10 within the game - in his second test. I'd want to give him one assignment to nail.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more important@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more importantIf we only ever picked 'form over time' who knows what would have happened to players like Wallace Sititi, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Joe Rokococo, RIchie McCaw, Christian Cullen, and Jonah Lomu etc
Reihana is already 25 with 70 first class games and a Super Rugby win. When he became a regular starter this season the Crusaders went on a 6 game winning streak including 3 finals. Sititi only started in 6 winning games for the Chiefs last year before selection.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more important@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more importantI'm shocked and stunned to hear you think the AB selectors weren't thinking when they selected Sititi.
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Hopefully Jacobson's head is OK, I mean he has 2 weeks to get it right, but gee, looked a nasty knock to be able to come back on from.
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Hopefully Jacobson's head is OK, I mean he has 2 weeks to get it right, but gee, looked a nasty knock to be able to come back on from.
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@taniwharugby Yeah - looked like he was out cold. Assuming he's in the squad, that would likely be a place for them to name someone as injury cover.
@Chris-B makes you wonder if they use video footage of head knocks to add to thier evidence, or is just the cognitive tests theyntake into account?
Was awful seeing his eyes after the impact.
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@DMX said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean oh well that's Jordie cleared of brain farts then. That's the only one.
Someone mention goalposts?
Found them!
Jordie has had quiet games, not shockers,
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@DMX said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean oh well that's Jordie cleared of brain farts then. That's the only one.
Someone mention goalposts?
Found them!
Jordie has had quiet games, not shockers,
Guess you are you are still picking your way through YouTube.
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more importantI'm shocked and stunned to hear you think the AB selectors weren't thinking when they selected Sititi.
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more importantI'm shocked and stunned to hear you think the AB selectors weren't thinking when they selected Sititi.
You just making shit up. Sititi I think was palying as good as anyone for most of last season . Who were the players who were better than him at 6/8 who were left out?
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@Steven-Harris does Finau make the cut, I'm not so sure now think Blackadder has jumped ahead.
@george33 cant say i’m a Finau fan , i thought this was the perfect game for him to make a presence and shut a critic like me up but for mine he was too quiet i dont think Blackadder is the answer either but you cant deny how busy he was .
Finau does’nt make my team personally someone like TK Howden has shown more of a consistent presence during the comp -
Someone on Reddit said they saw Reihana in NP this morning.
I'm not sure it sounds right. A guy from the final the night before on an early flight.
Also, are they rolling the squad out at Coastal?
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2025:
Someone on Reddit said they saw Reihana in NP this morning.
I'm not sure it sounds right. A guy from the final the night before on an early flight.
Also, are they rolling the squad out at Coastal?
Just asked and that Reddit person is incorrect. He’s still in chch sending it
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more importantIf we only ever picked 'form over time' who knows what would have happened to players like Wallace Sititi, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Joe Rokococo, RIchie McCaw, Christian Cullen, and Jonah Lomu etc
Reihana is already 25 with 70 first class games and a Super Rugby win. When he became a regular starter this season the Crusaders went on a 6 game winning streak including 3 finals. Sititi only started in 6 winning games for the Chiefs last year before selection.
@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more importantIf we only ever picked 'form over time' who knows what would have happened to players like Wallace Sititi, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Joe Rokococo, RIchie McCaw, Christian Cullen, and Jonah Lomu etc
Reihana is already 25 with 70 first class games and a Super Rugby win. When he became a regular starter this season the Crusaders went on a 6 game winning streak including 3 finals. Sititi only started in 6 winning games for the Chiefs last year before selection.
Brodie RetallicK, ,Sam W,Christian Cullen were at least as good as the players they were picked ahead of, same as Richie. Unless you can tell me the players that were better. Sititi played 13 games for Chiefs last year, so had built up a good resume'. Reihana , who I like is suddenly getting called an AB after an admittedly good game yesterday, and wasn't even first choice for Crusaders until injury to Kemara, another who looks to have a good future. As I say for tests, you shouldn't pick players on potential, they have a bad one and then the calls from same people will be he shouldn't be there. I strongly suspect he would be a very good choice in Maori's then NZXV and let him become the best 10.
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@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2025:
Someone on Reddit said they saw Reihana in NP this morning.
I'm not sure it sounds right. A guy from the final the night before on an early flight.
Also, are they rolling the squad out at Coastal?
Just asked and that Reddit person is incorrect. He’s still in chch sending it
@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2025:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2025:
Someone on Reddit said they saw Reihana in NP this morning.
I'm not sure it sounds right. A guy from the final the night before on an early flight.
Also, are they rolling the squad out at Coastal?
Just asked and that Reddit person incorrect. He’s still in chch sending it
Yeah he is still at Crusader celebrations
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@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2025:
Someone on Reddit said they saw Reihana in NP this morning.
I'm not sure it sounds right. A guy from the final the night before on an early flight.
Also, are they rolling the squad out at Coastal?
Just asked and that Reddit person is incorrect. He’s still in chch sending it
@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2025:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2025:
Someone on Reddit said they saw Reihana in NP this morning.
I'm not sure it sounds right. A guy from the final the night before on an early flight.
Also, are they rolling the squad out at Coastal?
Just asked and that Reddit person is incorrect. He’s still in chch sending it
Sounds like much more fun.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more importantI'm shocked and stunned to hear you think the AB selectors weren't thinking when they selected Sititi.
You just making shit up. Sititi I think was palying as good as anyone for most of last season . Who were the players who were better than him at 6/8 who were left out?
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more importantI'm shocked and stunned to hear you think the AB selectors weren't thinking when they selected Sititi.
You just making shit up. Sititi I think was palying as good as anyone for most of last season . Who were the players who were better than him at 6/8 who were left out?
Yeah, I'm the one making shit up. How many games did he start?
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate But, Beaudy is the incumbent starting first five?
And from what I've seen in the past few weeks it will be a bit surprising if he's not starting the first test vs France.
Yeah but he kicks all our ball away and has been doing it for years. At some point we need to move on and blood the young players.
It's a test series, we move on and blood new players when they as good or better.
And add Reihana had good game last night but anyone picking any player on a couple of good games (or bad ones) isn't thinking. Form over time is surely more importantI'm shocked and stunned to hear you think the AB selectors weren't thinking when they selected Sititi.
You just making shit up. Sititi I think was palying as good as anyone for most of last season . Who were the players who were better than him at 6/8 who were left out?
Wallace Sititi only started 8 out of 15 games last year. He's started 13 Super Rugby games his entire career. Not even a full seasons worth
Also Hoskins Sotutu was Super Rugby Player of the year and helped his team win a title. Something Sititi is yet to do.
Sititi was a player of potential with a handful of good games but he wasn't obviously the best which is why his selection was controversial in the media.
