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  • canefanC canefan

    Reflecting on Holland, he's had an outstanding season. The kid is no frills, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. We need more players like that, especially in the back row

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    @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

    Reflecting on Holland, he's had an outstanding season. The kid is no frills, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. We need more players like that, especially in the back row

    I feel like he's got more to give too. I hope Jamie Joseph can turn him into a real bruiser because he certainly has the frame for it.

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      @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

      Reflecting on Holland, he's had an outstanding season. The kid is no frills, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. We need more players like that, especially in the back row

      I feel like he's got more to give too. I hope Jamie Joseph can turn him into a real bruiser because he certainly has the frame for it.

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      @African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:

      @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

      Reflecting on Holland, he's had an outstanding season. The kid is no frills, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. We need more players like that, especially in the back row

      I feel like he's got more to give too. I hope Jamie Joseph can turn him into a real bruiser because he certainly has the frame for it.

      I suspect Joseph is looking forward to it!

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      • A African Monkey

        @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

        Reflecting on Holland, he's had an outstanding season. The kid is no frills, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. We need more players like that, especially in the back row

        I feel like he's got more to give too. I hope Jamie Joseph can turn him into a real bruiser because he certainly has the frame for it.

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        @African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:

        @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

        Reflecting on Holland, he's had an outstanding season. The kid is no frills, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. We need more players like that, especially in the back row

        I feel like he's got more to give too. I hope Jamie Joseph can turn him into a real bruiser because he certainly has the frame for it.

        Oh yeah. Barring injury, his ceiling is high. I have a feeling Beehre is another bruiser, we need more players with attributes like Holland

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          Ardie doesn't make the Breakdown world XV. Beaver says he picked him, Mils says he tried to pick him but ultimately didn't, Goldie says fuck that PSDT is the best 7, doesn't take a minute off, impactful, plays exactly the way a 7 should. Good on ya mate

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          • canefanC canefan

            Ardie doesn't make the Breakdown world XV. Beaver says he picked him, Mils says he tried to pick him but ultimately didn't, Goldie says fuck that PSDT is the best 7, doesn't take a minute off, impactful, plays exactly the way a 7 should. Good on ya mate

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            @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

            Ardie doesn't make the Breakdown world XV. Beaver says he picked him, Mils says he tried to pick him but ultimately didn't, Goldie says fuck that PSDT is the best 7, doesn't take a minute off, impactful, plays exactly the way a 7 should. Good on ya mate

            PSDT is a blindside Goldie

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            • FrankF Frank

              @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

              Ardie doesn't make the Breakdown world XV. Beaver says he picked him, Mils says he tried to pick him but ultimately didn't, Goldie says fuck that PSDT is the best 7, doesn't take a minute off, impactful, plays exactly the way a 7 should. Good on ya mate

              PSDT is a blindside Goldie

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              @Frank said in All Blacks 2025:

              @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

              Ardie doesn't make the Breakdown world XV. Beaver says he picked him, Mils says he tried to pick him but ultimately didn't, Goldie says fuck that PSDT is the best 7, doesn't take a minute off, impactful, plays exactly the way a 7 should. Good on ya mate

              PSDT is a blindside Goldie

              He'll play anywhere you need him to play. And dominate

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              • canefanC canefan

                Mils tried very hard not to say Mark Robinson's tenure was shit. Goldie being very diplomatic, they all agree commercialism has been at the expense of on field performance.

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                @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

                they all agree commercialism has been at the expense of on field performance.

                Yeah it's ass-about.
                Ensure a quality on field performance, and that'll look after the commercial side.

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                • canefanC canefan

                  @Frank said in All Blacks 2025:

                  @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

                  Ardie doesn't make the Breakdown world XV. Beaver says he picked him, Mils says he tried to pick him but ultimately didn't, Goldie says fuck that PSDT is the best 7, doesn't take a minute off, impactful, plays exactly the way a 7 should. Good on ya mate

                  PSDT is a blindside Goldie

                  He'll play anywhere you need him to play. And dominate

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                  @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

                  He'll play anywhere you need him to play. And dominate

                  Saffas usually have what we call a 7 in the No. 6. But, yeah, he's a 6/7.

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                    My All Blacks / All Blacks XV team of the year :

                    Williams
                    Taylor
                    Tosi
                    Holland
                    Tuipolutu
                    Flanders
                    Papali'i
                    Sititi
                    Roigard
                    DMac
                    Clarke
                    Barrett
                    Ennor
                    Jordan
                    Nanai-Seturo

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                    • TimT Tim

                      @Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

                      @gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:

                      It would be fun to look back at some of the posts from 2023 - 2024 talking about how he would turn things around straight away

                      There was that loon who wrote long, gushing posts on how unique and wonderful Robertson was, wasn't there? Wanted Foster replaced before the knock-out stages of RWC2023 IIRC.

                      He quit in embarrassment then came back with a different account. Still thinks that every Blues player should be dropped. Real moron.

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                      @Tim said in All Blacks 2025:

                      @Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

                      @gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:

                      It would be fun to look back at some of the posts from 2023 - 2024 talking about how he would turn things around straight away

                      There was that loon who wrote long, gushing posts on how unique and wonderful Robertson was, wasn't there? Wanted Foster replaced before the knock-out stages of RWC2023 IIRC.

                      He quit in embarrassment then came back with a different account. Still thinks that every Blues player should be dropped. Real moron.

                      I’d keep Christie at least 😎

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                      • M mohikamo

                        @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

                        He'll play anywhere you need him to play. And dominate

                        Saffas usually have what we call a 7 in the No. 6. But, yeah, he's a 6/7.

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                        @mohikamo said in All Blacks 2025:

                        @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

                        He'll play anywhere you need him to play. And dominate

                        Saffas usually have what we call a 7 in the No. 6. But, yeah, he's a 6/7.

                        Yeah PSDT has played on both sides.

                        PSDT, Matera and Earl are my trio.

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                        • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                          @mohikamo said in All Blacks 2025:

                          @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

                          He'll play anywhere you need him to play. And dominate

                          Saffas usually have what we call a 7 in the No. 6. But, yeah, he's a 6/7.

                          Yeah PSDT has played on both sides.

                          PSDT, Matera and Earl are my trio.

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                          @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

                          @mohikamo said in All Blacks 2025:

                          @canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

                          He'll play anywhere you need him to play. And dominate

                          Saffas usually have what we call a 7 in the No. 6. But, yeah, he's a 6/7.

                          Yeah PSDT has played on both sides.

                          PSDT, Matera and Earl are my trio.

                          Don't think PSDT has ever started a game on the openside?

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                            from a Richard Knowler article onn stuff
                            "Last year Robertson retained veterans such as Sam Cane and TJ Peranara to provide experience but, with both now playing in Japan, had to go deeper into the playing pool this season."

                            Oh my. The only issue we have is we can't play TJP and Cane this year!?

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                              We've turned the corner apparently and all is well.

                              https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360896037/turned-corner-scott-robertson-assessment-all-blacks-year-and-skipper-scott-barrett

                              And international experience is suddenly important now, according to Robertson. Pity he and his loonie fluffers did't mention that when campaigning for AB Coach eh?

                              Last year Robertson retained veterans such as Sam Cane and TJ Peranara to provide experience but, with both now playing in Japan, had to go deeper into the playing pool this season.

                              "Until you have played or coached a test match, you don't know [what is required] until you have done it and so those guys are really valuable," Robertson said.

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                                Screenshot 2025-11-23 at 20.12.35.png

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                                  Mils and Beaver wanted Ardie in the team of the year.

                                  This is the level of punditry in NZ.

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                                    Screenshot 2025-11-23 at 20.12.35.png

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                                    @Jet said in All Blacks 2025:

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                                    Jordan the best at 15? No Etzebeth?

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                                    • nostrildamusN nostrildamus

                                      @Jet said in All Blacks 2025:

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                                      Jordan the best at 15? No Etzebeth?

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                                      @nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:

                                      @Jet said in All Blacks 2025:

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                                      Jordan the best at 15? No Etzebeth?

                                      PSdT named out of position, probably half a dozen better fullbacks than Jordan and the same for Furlong.

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                                      • JetJ Jet

                                        Mils and Beaver wanted Ardie in the team of the year.

                                        This is the level of punditry in NZ.

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                                        @Jet the amount of people screaming on socials for him to be nominated for world player of the year is actually insane.

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                                        • BonesB Bones

                                          @nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:

                                          @Jet said in All Blacks 2025:

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                                          Jordan the best at 15? No Etzebeth?

                                          PSdT named out of position, probably half a dozen better fullbacks than Jordan and the same for Furlong.

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                                          @Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

                                          @nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:

                                          @Jet said in All Blacks 2025:

                                          Screenshot 2025-11-23 at 20.12.35.png

                                          Jordan the best at 15? No Etzebeth?

                                          PSdT named out of position, probably half a dozen better fullbacks than Jordan and the same for Furlong.

                                          Agree, Jordan not close to being the best full back in the world. I think for the whole 80mins PSdT does find himself on both sides but I could be wrong.

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