Possible All Blacks 2020
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@nzzp huh, interesting. I only had one eye on the second half but I was quite impressed with the ground Mr T constantly made after contact, it puts a smile on the face after many many years of negative metre carries from props.
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@Victor-Meldrew While I agree Cane should have been selected he would not have made the difference. We were man handled in the forwards and this has been an ongoing weakness exposed by Oz in Perth. Mariner has it right that we have too many fit buggers and not enough mongrel and size.
Now Fosters teams have never been known for their forward packs so maybe we are screwed. So I got the obligatory stab at our new AB coach out of the way. He is just too happy with life. Someone should hit him the shins with a 9 iron.
I think we are set at prop. So many options and Karl is playing himself back in the mix. Cane has been a good servant of NZ rugby but is it time to move on. Ginger and Papalii have been good and Sotutu the flavor on the month for good reason. PT has lifted his work rate and is looking good. Through in a token Cantab and we should be good despite Foster.
@broughie said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@Victor-Meldrew While I agree Cane should have been selected he would not have made the difference. We were man handled in the forwards and this has been an ongoing weakness exposed by Oz in Perth. Mariner has it right that we have too many fit buggers and not enough mongrel and size.
Now Fosters teams have never been known for their forward packs so maybe we are screwed. So I got the obligatory stab at our new AB coach out of the way. He is just too happy with life. Someone should hit him the shins with a 9 iron.
I think we are set at prop. So many options and Karl is playing himself back in the mix. Cane has been a good servant of NZ rugby but is it time to move on. Ginger and Papalii have been good and Sotutu the flavor on the month for good reason. PT has lifted his work rate and is looking good. Through in a token Cantab and we should be good despite Foster.
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@broughie said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@Victor-Meldrew While I agree Cane should have been selected he would not have made the difference. We were man handled in the forwards and this has been an ongoing weakness exposed by Oz in Perth. Mariner has it right that we have too many fit buggers and not enough mongrel and size.
Now Fosters teams have never been known for their forward packs so maybe we are screwed. So I got the obligatory stab at our new AB coach out of the way. He is just too happy with life. Someone should hit him the shins with a 9 iron.
I think we are set at prop. So many options and Karl is playing himself back in the mix. Cane has been a good servant of NZ rugby but is it time to move on. Ginger and Papalii have been good and Sotutu the flavor on the month for good reason. PT has lifted his work rate and is looking good. Through in a token Cantab and we should be good despite Foster.
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@booboo yeah I am surprised the 'time to move on from Cane' comment hasn't caused a Fern meltdown
@Crazy-Horse said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@booboo yeah I am surprised the 'time to move on from Cane' comment hasn't caused a Fern meltdown
Still the best NZ back row player.
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Does anyone know how big the squad is for the July Wales/Scotland games?
It will be interesting to see what they do with the third 7 (behind Cane and Ardie). Given Cane and Ardie can play multiple positions i'd be fairly confident they'll look at another 7 option in the squad.
Boshier has been in outstanding form, Christie has started his Super career terrifically and Papalii wants to play 7 and after his showing vs Stormers may get a prolonged shot there for the Blues.
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12 only: Laumape
12-13: ALB, Goodhue
13-wing: Ennor
12-13-15(-10): Havili, J BarrettI assume, in case of injuries, they can all cover wing.
@Stargazer said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
12 only: Laumape
12-13: ALB, Goodhue
13-wing: Ennor
12-13-15(-10): Havili, J BarrettI assume, in case of injuries, they can all cover wing.
Yeah 9s are often wing emergency cover, so yeah
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12 only: Laumape
12-13: ALB, Goodhue
13-wing: Ennor
12-13-15(-10): Havili, J BarrettI assume, in case of injuries, they can all cover wing.
@Stargazer add in Aso who can play 11, 12, 13, 14. Needs to work on his defence though.
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12 only: Laumape
12-13: ALB, Goodhue
13-wing: Ennor
12-13-15(-10): Havili, J BarrettI assume, in case of injuries, they can all cover wing.
@Stargazer said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
12 only: Laumape
12-13: ALB, Goodhue
13-wing: Ennor
12-13-15(-10): Havili, J BarrettI assume, in case of injuries, they can all cover wing.
13-wing : Ioane ? Not yet the best option but he has already played a good number of minutes as a centre for the ABs.
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@Stargazer add in Aso who can play 11, 12, 13, 14. Needs to work on his defence though.
@Canes4life said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@Stargazer add in Aso who can play 11, 12, 13, 14. Needs to work on his defence though.
And his decision making, often to cocky with his options.
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@Stargazer said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
12 only: Laumape
12-13: ALB, Goodhue
13-wing: Ennor
12-13-15(-10): Havili, J BarrettI assume, in case of injuries, they can all cover wing.
13-wing : Ioane ? Not yet the best option but he has already played a good number of minutes as a centre for the ABs.
@cgrant I'm still on the fence. Rieko Ioane has to improve a lot to come into the ABs midfield (other than as an emergency injury cover). He was terrible against the Stormers, but it's early days. He needs to play there consistently to improve, so give him time.
I didn't name Aso, yet, for the same reason (e.g. not quite there, yet), but IMO he's ahead of Ioane at the moment for a spot in the ABs midfield.
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@cgrant I'm still on the fence. Rieko Ioane has to improve a lot to come into the ABs midfield (other than as an emergency injury cover). He was terrible against the Stormers, but it's early days. He needs to play there consistently to improve, so give him time.
I didn't name Aso, yet, for the same reason (e.g. not quite there, yet), but IMO he's ahead of Ioane at the moment for a spot in the ABs midfield.
@Stargazer said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@cgrant I'm still on the fence. Rieko Ioane has to improve a lot to come into the ABs midfield (other than as an emergency injury cover). He was terrible against the Stormers, but it's early days. He needs to play there consistently to improve, so give him time.
I didn't name Aso, yet, for the same reason (e.g. not quite there, yet), but IMO he's ahead of Ioane at the moment for a spot in the ABs midfield.
He was far from terrible, that's not accurate at all. Also, he's played centre a few times for the All Blacks already.
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@Stargazer said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@cgrant I'm still on the fence. Rieko Ioane has to improve a lot to come into the ABs midfield (other than as an emergency injury cover). He was terrible against the Stormers, but it's early days. He needs to play there consistently to improve, so give him time.
I didn't name Aso, yet, for the same reason (e.g. not quite there, yet), but IMO he's ahead of Ioane at the moment for a spot in the ABs midfield.
He was far from terrible, that's not accurate at all. Also, he's played centre a few times for the All Blacks already.
@Kirwan said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@Stargazer said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@cgrant I'm still on the fence. Rieko Ioane has to improve a lot to come into the ABs midfield (other than as an emergency injury cover). He was terrible against the Stormers, but it's early days. He needs to play there consistently to improve, so give him time.
I didn't name Aso, yet, for the same reason (e.g. not quite there, yet), but IMO he's ahead of Ioane at the moment for a spot in the ABs midfield.
He was far from terrible, that's not accurate at all. Also, he's player centre a few times for the All Blacks already.
but he's behind proven midfield test players like Jordie Barrett...
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@Kirwan said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@Stargazer said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@cgrant I'm still on the fence. Rieko Ioane has to improve a lot to come into the ABs midfield (other than as an emergency injury cover). He was terrible against the Stormers, but it's early days. He needs to play there consistently to improve, so give him time.
I didn't name Aso, yet, for the same reason (e.g. not quite there, yet), but IMO he's ahead of Ioane at the moment for a spot in the ABs midfield.
He was far from terrible, that's not accurate at all. Also, he's player centre a few times for the All Blacks already.
but he's behind proven midfield test players like Jordie Barrett...
@mariner4life said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@Kirwan said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@Stargazer said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@cgrant I'm still on the fence. Rieko Ioane has to improve a lot to come into the ABs midfield (other than as an emergency injury cover). He was terrible against the Stormers, but it's early days. He needs to play there consistently to improve, so give him time.
I didn't name Aso, yet, for the same reason (e.g. not quite there, yet), but IMO he's ahead of Ioane at the moment for a spot in the ABs midfield.
He was far from terrible, that's not accurate at all. Also, he's player centre a few times for the All Blacks already.
but he's behind proven midfield test players like Jordie Barrett...
I don't get the Jordie hate either, very useful to have a player that can play 15,wing,12 and 10 at a pinch. Not mention his goalkicking.
If we had dumped Nonu when he was at the same stage of his career making all his mistakes we'd have missed out on one of the greats. These players are in their early 20s!
