All Blacks 2025
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it's funny to me that a year ago the coaches were getting dragged for picking Sam Cane to do the shit work that Savea doesn't do all because he was getting a bit slow in the foot. And now the realisation has sunk in why he was getting picked.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
it's funny to me that a year ago the coaches were getting dragged for picking Sam Cane to do the shit work that Savea doesn't do all because he was getting a bit slow in the foot. And now the realisation has sunk in why he was getting picked.
Very true, but he still shouldn't have been getting picked over Dalton.
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@reprobate said in All Blacks 2025:
Very true, but he still shouldn't have been getting picked over Dalton.
his efforts in teh republic beg to differ. Will admit he probably wasn't suited to Bledisloe rugby though, which is a completely different animal.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate said in All Blacks 2025:
Very true, but he still shouldn't have been getting picked over Dalton.
his efforts in teh republic beg to differ. Will admit he probably wasn't suited to Bledisloe rugby though, which is a completely different animal.
True that, he was very good against the boks. Not sure how a lack of pace would have gone in this last game though.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
it's funny to me that a year ago the coaches were getting dragged for picking Sam Cane to do the shit work that Savea doesn't do all because he was getting a bit slow in the foot. And now the realisation has sunk in why he was getting picked.
Post mccaw , three different allblack coaches picked him to start at 7 when he was available, he had his haters but he must have been doing something right.
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@reprobate said in All Blacks 2025:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@reprobate said in All Blacks 2025:
Very true, but he still shouldn't have been getting picked over Dalton.
his efforts in teh republic beg to differ. Will admit he probably wasn't suited to Bledisloe rugby though, which is a completely different animal.
True that, he was very good against the boks. Not sure how a lack of pace would have gone in this last game though.
at least he would have sat a forward on their ass a few times. but yes, sam cane stationed in the wide channels doesn't sound like a winner to me.
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks 2025:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
it's funny to me that a year ago the coaches were getting dragged for picking Sam Cane to do the shit work that Savea doesn't do all because he was getting a bit slow in the foot. And now the realisation has sunk in why he was getting picked.
Post mccaw , three different allblack coaches picked him to start at 7 when he was available, he had his haters but he must have been doing something right.
Well for one thing I don't think you'd ever have people questioning whether Sam Cane gave up.
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Iād love Razor to just bite the bullet and chuck this backline out against the Wallabies (assuming Hotham is out injured again)
- Kyle Preston
- Ruben Love
- Leroy Carter
- Quinn Tupaea
- Leicester Faingaāanuku
- Will Jordan
- Jordie Barrett
Would like to see how Jordie would go at fullback.
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With a forward pack of:
- Ethan De Groot
- Codie Taylor
- Pasilio Tosi
- Tupou Vaii
- Fabian Holland
- Peter Lakai
- Ardie Savea (c)
- Wallace Sititi
Three years out from the World Cup who gives a fuck if we have to go backwards to go forwards. Try shit out, get the young talent in for experience.
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oh you are absolutely kidding yourself with that loose forward trio.
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@mariner4life okay āSimon Parkerā
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Iād rather have 3 midgets than a guy that moves in slow motion.
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lol and people like you will keep supporting Razor and his poor āSimon Parkerā selections lmfao. Let me guess you love the Barrettās aswell smh
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One thing that has to be said - in terms of giving some praise where praise is due - is that.defensively this year Jordie Barrett has saved the ABs asses time after time.
He had a try saver in Wellington v France, another try saver in Hamilton the week later. He stopped Kolbe scoring in the first half on Saturday and stopped Kolisi after he trucked over Will Jordan in the build up to Kolbe's try early in the second half.
Jordie is bailing this defence out in every test.
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Good to see there is some criticism of Ryan now. For a while it was impossible to post even the slightest criticism without wagons being circled
To be clear I'm not saying he's terrible.. just that there needs to be some rational assessment of what has actually happened not just repeating the fluff that is written about him by our deeply flawed rugby media
Ryan is in his forth season as forwards coach. How would you sum up those four years? I would call them schizophrenic. A couple of high quality performances followed by a shit the bed performance. Our cleanout work in particular is widely inconsistent. Three losses to Argentina, poor record against SA.. good thing the Aussies have struggled so much
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LF distributed really well for Ta$man on the weekend at 12 and when in the wider channels, plus caused chaos in what has been a very sound Canterbury defence.
Ennor not everyones cup of tea but probably the best distributor in NZ atm.
I am not saying pick them both but interesting when you look at how you want to play. -
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