All Blacks 2021
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@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.
@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.
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@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
- Joe Moody (if he can recover in time)
- Codie Taylor
- Nepo Lualala
- Sam Whitelock
- Brodie Retallick
- Akira Ioane
- Dalton Papali'i
- Hoskins Sotutu
- Aaron Smith
- Damien McKenzie
- Caleb Clarke (Maybe Leicester F)
- David Havili
- Anton Leinert-Brown
- Will Jordan
- Jordie Barrett
- Asafa Aumua
- Alex Hodgman
- Ofa T
- Scott Barrett
- Shannon Frizell (Ardie Savea if fit in time)
- Brad Weber
- Beauden Barrett (could be Richie Mo'unga)
- 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..
@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.
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how much had DMac played at 10 this year?
@kiwiwomble One start and a some second half moves. I'd definitely not select him at 10 ahead of Mo'unga or BB.
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@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
- Joe Moody (if he can recover in time)
- Codie Taylor
- Nepo Lualala
- Sam Whitelock
- Brodie Retallick
- Akira Ioane
- Dalton Papali'i
- Hoskins Sotutu
- Aaron Smith
- Damien McKenzie
- Caleb Clarke (Maybe Leicester F)
- David Havili
- Anton Leinert-Brown
- Will Jordan
- Jordie Barrett
- Asafa Aumua
- Alex Hodgman
- Ofa T
- Scott Barrett
- Shannon Frizell (Ardie Savea if fit in time)
- Brad Weber
- Beauden Barrett (could be Richie Mo'unga)
- 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..
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Got my feet up post-jab, having a guess at the team for the first test in the light of recent injuries
- Joe Moody (if he can recover in time)
- Codie Taylor
- Nepo Lualala
- Sam Whitelock
- Brodie Retallick
- Akira Ioane
- Dalton Papali'i
- Hoskins Sotutu
- Aaron Smith
- Damien McKenzie
- Caleb Clarke (Maybe Leicester F)
- David Havili
- Anton Leinert-Brown
- Will Jordan
- Jordie Barrett
- Asafa Aumua
- Alex Hodgman
- Ofa T
- Scott Barrett
- Shannon Frizell (Ardie Savea if fit in time)
- Brad Weber
- Beauden Barrett (could be Richie Mo'unga)
- Reiko Ioane
Think we will be better than everyone apart from the Boks and perhaps the French.
@sparky if Ardie’s fit he’s at 7, plain and simple.
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@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.
who is your three i would have him higher
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.
who is your three i would have him higher
Based on last year Foster and co will select Hodgman and Tu'inukuafe. Then it's between Bower (an injury replacement last year), Ross and maybe Johnstone as Moody's replacement. Johnstone is only just returning from a long concussion-related layoff so likely Ross vs Bower.
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.
who is your three i would have him higher
Based on last year Foster and co will select Hodgman and Tu'inukuafe. Then it's between Bower (an injury replacement last year), Ross and maybe Johnstone as Moody's replacement. Johnstone is only just returning from a long concussion-related layoff so likely Ross vs Bower.
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.
who is your three i would have him higher
Based on last year Foster and co will select Hodgman and Tu'inukuafe. Then it's between Bower (an injury replacement last year), Ross and maybe Johnstone as Moody's replacement. Johnstone is only just returning from a long concussion-related layoff so likely Ross vs Bower.
My thoughts are that Ross needs to beat Tu'inukuafe or Hodgman for a spot as Bower will be seen as the cover for both sides (who will be competing more against Moli when he's fit).
That said, I would still like to see him selected just to see how he goes.
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@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.
who is your three i would have him higher
Based on last year Foster and co will select Hodgman and Tu'inukuafe. Then it's between Bower (an injury replacement last year), Ross and maybe Johnstone as Moody's replacement. Johnstone is only just returning from a long concussion-related layoff so likely Ross vs Bower.
My thoughts are that Ross needs to beat Tu'inukuafe or Hodgman for a spot as Bower will be seen as the cover for both sides (who will be competing more against Moli when he's fit).
That said, I would still like to see him selected just to see how he goes.
@bobily2 The (supposed) ability to play LH/TH was only important last year with the travel restrictions. That isn't really a factor this year, and Ofa has been used previously as a LH too. I'd prefer they just selected the best specialists and reward current form.
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@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.
who is your three i would have him higher
Based on last year Foster and co will select Hodgman and Tu'inukuafe. Then it's between Bower (an injury replacement last year), Ross and maybe Johnstone as Moody's replacement. Johnstone is only just returning from a long concussion-related layoff so likely Ross vs Bower.
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.
who is your three i would have him higher
Based on last year Foster and co will select Hodgman and Tu'inukuafe. Then it's between Bower (an injury replacement last year), Ross and maybe Johnstone as Moody's replacement. Johnstone is only just returning from a long concussion-related layoff so likely Ross vs Bower.
for me with moody gone its a between Tu'inukuafe and ross for top spot and hodgman a distant third
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@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.
who is your three i would have him higher
Based on last year Foster and co will select Hodgman and Tu'inukuafe. Then it's between Bower (an injury replacement last year), Ross and maybe Johnstone as Moody's replacement. Johnstone is only just returning from a long concussion-related layoff so likely Ross vs Bower.
for me with moody gone its a between Tu'inukuafe and ross for top spot and hodgman a distant third
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2021:
for me with moody gone its a between Tu'inukuafe and ross for top spot and hodgman a distant third
I was just listing which props I think will be selected, not the pecking order within the squad. Agree that Hodgman hasn't been as prominent this year. Ofa was poor yesterday as well.
Tu'inukuafe and Laulala would be my starters.
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@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
@ploughboy said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Aidan Ross as the 3rd LH prop in the AB squad for me.
who is your three i would have him higher
Based on last year Foster and co will select Hodgman and Tu'inukuafe. Then it's between Bower (an injury replacement last year), Ross and maybe Johnstone as Moody's replacement. Johnstone is only just returning from a long concussion-related layoff so likely Ross vs Bower.
for me with moody gone its a between Tu'inukuafe and ross for top spot and hodgman a distant third
@ploughboy I’ve really been impressed with Xavier numia! Not sure his scrummaging is up to it though but his work rate is fantastic
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@ploughboy I’ve really been impressed with Xavier numia! Not sure his scrummaging is up to it though but his work rate is fantastic
@family-man his scrummaging is fine, he’s been solid all season (apart from the most recent game). Just needs more weight behind him.
