All Blacks 2025

[sparky]

@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:

Patt T got facial fracture out 6 weeks probably depends on surgery if needed.

Should be right for the EOYT.

[mikedogz]

@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:

Patt T got facial fracture out 6 weeks probably depends on surgery if needed.

[nostrildamus]

@zedsdeadbaby said in All Blacks 2025:

Born in Christchurch

Nobody's perfect!

[nostrildamus]

It's quite possible the coaches sincerely think they know what Dalton offer and want to see other options while they can but that doesn't quite explain other positions, like Savea at 8 (thinks)...

[cgrant]

Considering the lack of talents in the backline (10, 11, 13, 14), the All Blacks should revert to a 9 man game. Don't throw the ball wide and insist with the big ball carriers in the tight. The main problem with this kind of tactic is to find a 1st Five with a massive and precise boot.

[antipodean]

@mikedogz said in All Blacks 2025:

@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:

Patt T got facial fracture out 6 weeks probably depends on surgery if needed.

The fuck did his face hit?

[canefan]

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:

@mikedogz said in All Blacks 2025:

@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:

Patt T got facial fracture out 6 weeks probably depends on surgery if needed.

The fuck did his face hit?

Argentinian Bull

[Dan54]

@cgrant said in All Blacks 2025:

Considering the lack of talents in the backline (10, 11, 13, 14), the All Blacks should revert to a 9 man game. Don't throw the ball wide and insist with the big ball carriers in the tight. The main problem with this kind of tactic is to find a 1st Five with a massive and precise boot.

Mind you that easy to defend, just have back 3 well back and run everything back. If you don't run the ball back you will find the outsides of opposition will just cover. I think you underestimating our backline .

[Frank]

Are they going to bring in a replacement for Patty T?

[zedsdeadbaby]

They’ll have to when they get back but no point this week - Sam Darry you’d think?

[ShaquilleOatmeal]

Or just keep Lord in there.

[zedsdeadbaby]

I’d take Darry over Lord.

[ShaquilleOatmeal]

Would Robertson? Or is Lord there ahead of Darry at the moment because Darry was injured at the time?

[canefan]

@zedsdeadbaby said in All Blacks 2025:

I’d take Darry over Lord.

Darry was Holland before Holland

[nostrildamus]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

> Darry was Holland before Holland

Then pick them both and go Double Dutch.

[pakman]

Roll things forward three years…
But need one of them to develop into a tighthead lock.

[Bovidae]

@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:

Roll things forward three years…
But need one of them to develop into a tighthead lock.

I did note that Holland started at TH lock and then moved to LH lock in the scrums when PT came on.

[Mr Fish]

To me, Holland is the perfect mould for a tighthead lock. Darry and Lord are definitely more in the Sam Whitelock build. Vaa'i, if he were to keep playing in the second row, is a bit of a hybrid.

[Dan54]

I pretty happy with whoever they take out of Darry or Lord, like em both. Along with Holland very much the future of AB locking stocks until 31-35 WC.

[canefan]

@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:

I pretty happy with whoever they take out of Darry or Lord, like em both. Along with Holland very much the future of AB locking stocks until 31-35 WC.

They want to keep them all close, we don't want anyone leaving the country to play overseas