Who should be AB captain?
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@canefan said in Who should be AB captain?:
@reprobate said in Who should be AB captain?:
Taylor, Vaai and Jordie are the only guys I see as definite starters at this point.
Will Jordan? Roigard when fit?
Jordan was on my list a week ago.
Roigard, yep I just didn't want to jinx him as he is starting to look a bit Blackadder-esque. -
Jordan has to start, his attacking talents are unmatched and his try scoring record is the best in the world by a country mile. Razor just had to leave him on the bloody wing where he's been excelling at test level. Fullback just exposes his weaknesses.
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@Jet said in Who should be AB captain?:
@stodders said in Who should be AB captain?:
I think Savea off the bench as an impact sub makes sense. His athleticism would be able to make a real difference against tiring defences. Plus he covers midfield as a hybrid player, so ABs can go for a 6-2 bench split
You start putting him on the bench and he will be looking for an early release and go off to Japan.
These guys think they are the team.They cant countenance being dropped.
Yup and the public will be on his side and it'll end up being a PR disaster.
Ardie does what Ardie wants.
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I think Savea should be the way to go.
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Taylor or Ardie for me, both seem to have the mana within the side. Barrett would be better in a support role and can concentrate on getting back to his best.
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Scooter is Ross Taylor. Where’s our Baz?
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@ACT-Crusader said in Who should be AB captain?:
Scooter is Ross Taylor. Where’s our Baz?
Ross Taylor was pretty much always either clearly the best player or 2nd best player in the team - and all time top 3 batsman, which I guess equates to all time top 3 forward?
Zero questions about his spot as a starter.
Averaged more i.e. played better as captain.Scooter isn't quite Lee Germon, but he's no Ross Taylor.
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Scooter was our best lock in 2023 and easily in our top 3 most important players.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Who should be AB captain?:
Scooter was our best lock in 2023 and easily in our top 3 most important players.
Well that was 2 years ago.
I think there are people who would say he's not top 3 locks at the moment. Im sitting on the fence there myself.
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Vaa'i is not a definite starter for me. He can be a bit of a flake defensively. He missed 5 tackles this weekend and there was that try set up by Matera off the back was it?
Controversial I realise but I actually think our best two locks are Holland and Tuipulotu. Not sure about Vaa'i at 6 either due to his defensive flakiness.
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@brodean said in Who should be AB captain?:
Vaa'i is not a definite starter for me. He can be a bit of a flake defensively. He missed 5 tackles this weekend and there was that try set up by Matera off the back was it?
Controversial I realise but I actually think our best two locks are Holland and Tuipulotu. Not sure about Vaa'i at 6 either due to his defensive flakiness.
Darry is another solid performer
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@brodean said in Who should be AB captain?:
Vaa'i is not a definite starter for me. He can be a bit of a flake defensively. He missed 5 tackles this weekend and there was that try set up by Matera off the back was it?
Controversial I realise but I actually think our best two locks are Holland and Tuipulotu. Not sure about Vaa'i at 6 either due to his defensive flakiness.
Another who seems to be getting better and better the less he’s available…..
I’m a fan and our only real impact lock right now.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Who should be AB captain?:
Scooter is Ross Taylor. Where’s our Baz?
You want someone massively overrated ?
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@MN5 said in Who should be AB captain?:
You want someone massively overrated ?
No, I think it is clear now we don't need any more Scottish players in the ABs....
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While being captain is no doubt a huge honour, you wonder if SB is enjoying it.
If not, would he be big enough to go to Razor and ask him to pass it on, by the same.token, is Razor man enough to take it away in hopes it inspires him to the form he was in when he wasn't captain?
I'm gonna guess no for both, but who knows
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@nostrildamus said in Who should be AB captain?:
@MN5 said in Who should be AB captain?:
You want someone massively overrated ?
No, I think it is clear now we don't need any more Scottish players in the ABs....
For once I agree 100% with you. Finlay Christie is hardly a fair swap for Sean Lineen, the Leslies, Metcalfe, Maitland etc.
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@MN5 said in Who should be AB captain?:
@nostrildamus said in Who should be AB captain?:
@MN5 said in Who should be AB captain?:
You want someone massively overrated ?
No, I think it is clear now we don't need any more Scottish players in the ABs....
For once I agree 100% with you. Finlay Christie is hardly a fair swap for Sean Lineen, the Leslies, Metcalfe, Maitland etc.
Maitland was pretty good. Not sure I remember the other ones.
