All Black Coach - Ian Foster

[sparky]

@Billy-Tell said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

@kiwiinmelb said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

so who is Fosters rockstar assistant ?

Heard it’s Sting or possibly Bon Jovi.

I've heard it's Mick Jagger:

"Yeah, well I was going to spend 2020 recording a new album and going on the road with the Rolling Stones, but then Foz phoned me up and told me he wants the lineout fixed. So here I am"

[Machpants]

@sparky said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

@kiwiinmelb said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

so who is Fosters rockstar assistant ?

NZ Herald thinks it is Joe Schmidt. Not aware of him being a Rock Star:

Washed up rockstar if he is. His 2016-17 albums were awesome, but 2018-19 albums were just more of the same and they got panned in the 6N and RWC charts, as well as by the critics.

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants well you never know, if he leaves the band and starts in with another he may have more successes!

[Duluth]

@kiwiinmelb said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

Foster , Schmidt, Tony brown , might be difficult to beat

They're all backs/attack coaches aren't they? That mix doesn't seem right

[taniwharugby]

@Duluth said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

They're all backs/attack coaches aren't they? That mix doesn't seem right

just score more points than the opposition!

[Duluth]

@taniwharugby said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

@Duluth said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

They're all backs/attack coaches aren't they? That mix doesn't seem right

just score more points than the opposition!

Good point. We blitz team in the last 15 with two flyhalfs and mobile props. We should start the game like that!

[booboo]

@taniwharugby said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

@Number-10 said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

Yeah, it's an ambiguous/clumsy headline.

a NZ Media specialty!

FIFY

[taniwharugby]

@Duluth probably do away with props all together, and have more loosies out there.

[antipodean]

@taniwharugby said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

@Duluth probably do away with props all together, and have more loosies out there.

Otherwise known as the Eddie Jones Wallaby era.

[chimoaus]

Can anyone remember a more hotly contested time for AB's coach? We almost have too many options, a good place to be I guess.

[Cyclops]

@chimoaus said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

Can anyone remember a more hotly contested time for AB's coach? We almost have too many options, a good place to be I guess.

Less options, but 2007 had much more heat in it. Pretty much everyone fell into one of the two camps and were absolutely certain that their pick was the one true path.

Whereas this year I think whoever gets the gig we'll probably mostly shrug our shoulders and go 'he seems like a good choice'. Unless it's Foster.

[shark]

How many of the pro-Rennie guys are the same guys who believe Hansen was propped up by Wayne Smith.......

[rotated]

@shark said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

How many of the pro-Rennie guys are the same guys who believe Hansen was propped up by Wayne Smith.......

Don't know about propped up but Smith for McLeod was a downgrade for sure.

[Machpants]

@rotated said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

@shark said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

How many of the pro-Rennie guys are the same guys who believe Hansen was propped up by Wayne Smith.......

Don't know about propped up but Smith for McLeod was a downgrade for sure.

Hardly fair, any coach is a downgrade from Wayne Smith. I think he's done a fine job, if you look at the analysis articles pre England, we've been the top defensive team

[nzzp]

@Machpants said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

@rotated said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

@shark said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

How many of the pro-Rennie guys are the same guys who believe Hansen was propped up by Wayne Smith.......

Don't know about propped up but Smith for McLeod was a downgrade for sure.

Hardly fair, any coach is a downgrade from Wayne Smith. I think he's done a fine job, if you look at the analysis articles pre England, we've been the top defensive team

... and they only scored 19 points against us. Defence wasn't really what killed us; part of it, but not the main thing

[gt12]

@shark said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

How many of the pro-Rennie guys are the same guys who believe Hansen was propped up by Wayne Smith.......

Feels like a goalpost shift here.

Hansen was at his best when he had world class assistants, and Wayne Smith has been probably the best ever. That’s not exactly being propped up by, but is just noting that he is reliant upon having a great team. Was the same for Ted.

And, I think the same of Rennie. He is my preferred option, but only if he comes with world class assistants. If only that was Wayne Smith.

What I do like about Rennie is that he seems suited to the head coach role and has shown he can and will use other experts, and use them well. Plus, he’s won at different levels. However, those skills may be for shit if he can’t get good assistants.

At the end of the day, it’s a coaching team, so I’ll reserve final judgment until I learn which people can get which assistants.

I also wonder whether anyone would argue that Hansen’s team since 2015 has been as good as the one he had from 2012 through to 2015. I wouldn’t and I think that may be a future lesson to take from the WC cycle.

[Tim]

@nzzp With two disallowed tries. Our defence was weak as shit in that game.

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants it is strange, our defence has been largely bloody good but there have been some games (England, Wobblies in Perth sans SB, SA last year x 2, and Japan last year - all bar the England game, we conceded >30) have been poor.

@gt12 the 2012-2015 team had 2 dead set greats of the game, 4 other NZ greats, arguments for 2 as world greats, so always gonna be a step down from that

[nzzp]

@Tim said in [Poll] Next All Black Coach:

@nzzp With two disallowed tries. Our defence was weak as shit in that game.

One was a massive obstruction the other was lucky to get ruled out.

That said, we didnt' lose that mainly because of our defence. We got smashed up front, and couldn'tmake any yards with the ball. It was horrific.

[Tim]

@nzzp They made the gainline at will because our defense was passive.