All Blacks 2021

[sparky]

Got my feet up post-jab, having a guess at the team for the first test in the light of recent injuries

1. Joe Moody (if he can recover in time)
2. Codie Taylor
3. Nepo Lualala
4. Sam Whitelock
5. Brodie Retallick
6. Akira Ioane
7. Dalton Papali'i
8. Hoskins Sotutu
9. Aaron Smith
10. Damien McKenzie
11. Caleb Clarke (Maybe Leicester F)
12. David Havili
13. Anton Leinert-Brown
14. Will Jordan
15. Jordie Barrett
16. Asafa Aumua
17. Alex Hodgman
18. Ofa T
19. Scott Barrett
20. Shannon Frizell (Ardie Savea if fit in time)
21. Brad Weber
22. Beauden Barrett (could be Richie Mo'unga)
23. Reiko Ioane

Think we will be better than everyone apart from the Boks and perhaps the French.

[Bones]

@sparky that's the same loose trio and TH that got pretty roundly smacked on Friday night by a relative bunch of no names.

[sparky]

@bones said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky that's the same loose trio and TH that got pretty roundly smacked on Friday night by a relative bunch of no names.

Ethan De Groot and Billy Harmon might be worth a call up to the ABs squad. Will need to watch more of them. Wouldn't put them in the First Test team though. Don't think there will be many new ABs.

[Bones]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@bones said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky that's the same loose trio and TH that got pretty roundly smacked on Friday night by a relative bunch of no names.

Ethan De Groot and Billy Harmon might be worth a call up to the ABs squad. Will need to watch more of them. Wouldn't put them in the First Test team though. Don't think there will be many new ABs.

Neither would I - but if that doesn't worry you, you're an easily pleased man. I'd certainly be hesitant to say that forward pack would take apart most everybody. I think the answers might lie outside the blues...

[mofitzy_]

Loose forward trio is hard to pick. Individually the Blues have great players but I have to assume the balance isn't quite right. Is Robinson a long term injury?

Jacobson and L. Boshier will be ABs you would think. But then there are loose forwards from all 5 teams that wouldn't surprise me if they were picked.

[sparky]

@bones Loose Forward trio nothing like as good as when we had Kaino/McCaw/Read, not enough depth at Half Back and in the midfield, but the ABs have lots of very good players available and should be highly competitive this year.

[ACT Crusader]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@bones Loose Forward trio nothing like as good as when we had Kaino/McCaw/Read, not enough depth at Half Back and in the midfield, but the ABs have lots of very good players available and should be highly competitive this year

Get stuffed. We can leave that tag line for the Wallabies....

[sparky]

@act-crusader said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@bones Loose Forward trio nothing like as good as when we had Kaino/McCaw/Read, not enough depth at Half Back and in the midfield, but the ABs have lots of very good players available and should be highly competitive this year

Get stuffed. We can leave that tag line for the Wallabies....

I think the ABs will beat them by 40+ points again sometime this year.

[Bones]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@act-crusader said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@bones Loose Forward trio nothing like as good as when we had Kaino/McCaw/Read, not enough depth at Half Back and in the midfield, but the ABs have lots of very good players available and should be highly competitive this year

Get stuffed. We can leave that tag line for the Wallabies....

I think the ABs will beat them by 40+ points again sometime this year.

Do we play Italy following any wallabies games? Because you might just have sealed our first ever loss.

[nostrildamus]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

Got my feet up post-jab, having a guess at the team for the first test in the light of recent injuries

1. Joe Moody (if he can recover in time)
2. Codie Taylor
3. Nepo Lualala
4. Sam Whitelock
5. Brodie Retallick
6. Akira Ioane
7. Dalton Papali'i
8. Hoskins Sotutu
9. Aaron Smith
10. Damien McKenzie
11. Caleb Clarke (Maybe Leicester F)
12. David Havili
13. Anton Leinert-Brown
14. Will Jordan
15. Jordie Barrett
16. Asafa Aumua
17. Alex Hodgman
18. Ofa T
19. Scott Barrett
20. Shannon Frizell (Ardie Savea if fit in time)
21. Brad Weber
22. Beauden Barrett (could be Richie Mo'unga)
23. Reiko Ioane

Think we will be better than everyone apart from the Boks and perhaps the French.

That 10 pick doesn't give me great confidence..

[sparky]

@bones said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@act-crusader said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@bones Loose Forward trio nothing like as good as when we had Kaino/McCaw/Read, not enough depth at Half Back and in the midfield, but the ABs have lots of very good players available and should be highly competitive this year

Get stuffed. We can leave that tag line for the Wallabies....

I think the ABs will beat them by 40+ points again sometime this year.

Do we play Italy following any wallabies games? Because you might just have sealed our first ever loss.

Really not going to happen. Don't be silly.

[sparky]

@nostrildamus Think DMac's distribution and option-taking at 10 is getting better and better. At 10 behind a strong pack he could be a star.

[Kiwiwomble]

how much had DMac played at 10 this year?

[Stargazer]

@kiwiwomble One start and a some second half moves. I'd definitely not select him at 10 ahead of Mo'unga or BB.

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300286124/super-rugby-all-black-joe-moody-requires-surgery-out-for-up-to-five-months

[sparky]

@tim said in All Blacks 2021:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300286124/super-rugby-all-black-joe-moody-requires-surgery-out-for-up-to-five-months

Bugger.

[Bovidae]

Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.

[Frye]

Atu Moli must be close to returning?

[Canes4life]

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[Canes4life]

@sparky if Ardie’s fit he’s at 7, plain and simple.