All Blacks 2021

[number9]

@canes4life said in All Blacks 2021:

Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.

Get Razor in there ASAP.

Shit I have to agree with you!

[Machpants]

@canes4life said in All Blacks 2021:

Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.

Get Razor in there ASAP.

Really a mark time squad until the RC

[antipodean]

Forwards

Hookers
Asafo Aumua (24, Hurricanes / Wellington, 1)
Dane Coles (34, Hurricanes / Wellington, 74)
Codie Taylor (30, Crusaders / Canterbury, 56)

Props
George Bower (29, Crusaders / Otago, uncapped)
Ethan de Groot (22, Highlanders / Southland, new cap)
Nepo Laulala (29, Blues / Counties Manukau, 29)
Tyrel Lomax (25, Hurricanes / Ta$man, 6)
Angus Ta’avao (31, Chiefs / Auckland, 14)
Karl Tu’inukuafe (28, Blues / North Harbour, 17)

Locks
Scott Barrett (27, Crusaders / Taranaki, 36)
Brodie Retallick (30, Chiefs / Hawke’s Bay, 81)
Patrick Tuipulotu (28, Blues / Auckland, 35)
Tupou Vaa’i (21, Chiefs / Taranaki, 4)
Samuel Whitelock (32, Crusaders / Canterbury, 122) – captain

Loose Forwards
Ethan Blackadder (26, Crusaders / Ta$man, new cap)
Shannon Frizell (27, Highlanders / Ta$man, 13)
Akira Ioane (26, Blues / Auckland, 2)
Luke Jacobson (24, Chiefs / Waikato, 2)
Dalton Papalii (23, Blues / Counties Manukau, 4)
Ardie Savea (27, Hurricanes / Wellington, 49)
Hoskins Sotutu (22, Blues / Counties Manukau, 5)

Backs
Halfbacks
Finlay Christie (25, Blues / Ta$man, new cap)
Aaron Smith (32, Highlanders / Manawatu, 97)
Brad Weber (30, Chiefs / Hawke’s Bay, 7)

First five–eighths
Beauden Barrett (30, Blues / Taranaki, 88)
Richie Mo’unga (27, Crusaders / Canterbury, 22)

Midfielders
Braydon Ennor (23, Crusaders / Canterbury, 1)
David Havili (26, Crusaders / Ta$man, 3)
Rieko Ioane (24, Blues / Auckland, 33)
Anton Lienert-Brown (26, Chiefs / Waikato, 49)
Quinn Tupaea (22, Chiefs / Waikato, new cap)

Outside backs
Jordie Barrett (24, Hurricanes / Taranaki, 23)
George Bridge (26, Crusaders / Canterbury, 10)
Will Jordan (22, Crusaders / Ta$man, 2)
Damian McKenzie (26, Chiefs / Waikato, 27)
Sevu Reece (23, Crusaders / Ta$man, 8 )

[number9]

I expected Hodgman and Robinson from the Blues, Faingaanuku and Drummond from the Crusaders.

[Higgins]

Finlay Christie will be the next subject of bitter press attacks from up north in their next tirade on poaching. I appeal to the NZRFU to rescind that particular selection to appease those upset about blatant poaching.

[Steven Harris]

@higgins should not even be in the team in my book ..personally he’s a last man standing selection …

[Chris]

At least they got the Captain right to stand in for Cane.

Squad will look better with Moodey,Ofa T,Goodhue,Cane maybe TJP( better than Christie)all back for 2022.

But I can see some of these selected players not surviving after the RC.The worst thing is it is going to look like a brilliant squad before that, with 3 weak tests.
It will make Foster look like a Rockstar in some peoples eye's until he gets really found out.

[Gunner]

What does Big Red have to do to get a run in black?

[Chris]

@steven-harris said in All Blacks 2021:

@higgins should not even be in the team in my book ..personally he’s a last man standing selection …

Totally agree

[Chris]

@gunner said in All Blacks 2021:

What does Big Red have to do to get a run in black?

Have Foster dumped.

[Higgins]

@steven-harris Agreed. Surely the Going family must have someone available that could do a decent job?

[Chris B.]

The Mako providing just short of one-fifth of the team.

Who would have foreseen that in 2005?!!!

(Not Steve Tew).

[Tim]

@chris-b Senior partner in the Crusaders franchise?

[Chris]

@tim said in All Blacks 2021:

@chris-b Senior partner in the Crusaders franchise?

That is a fair call on talent at the moment.

[Chris B.]

@tim I'll have to do a recount!

[Chris]

@chris-b said in All Blacks 2021:

@tim I'll have to do a recount!

5 to 4 to Canterbury on that one with no Moodey yet.

[MN5]

@gunner said in All Blacks 2021:

What does Big Red have to do to get a run in black?

Not boast about going on the piss and neglecting his dog on national TV.

[antipodean]

@higgins said in All Blacks 2021:

Finlay Christie will be the next subject of bitter press attacks from up north in their next tirade on poaching. I appeal to the NZRFU to rescind that particular selection to appease those upset about blatant poaching.

I'm worried he'll get capped.

Why in a team stacked with blindside flankers isn't Big Red selected?

How is it we have so few fit props? The two competent ones make Owen look like a young Jones.

[ARHS]

Feel sorry for Faingaanuku Ross and Robinson. Felt all 3 earned it. Pressure will be on Ennor Bridge Lomax De Groot Akira and Blackadder to deliver.

[Steven Harris]

@chris would love to see Sam Nock head to the crusaders , he would thrive in the environment.., has a much faster pass than either Bryn or Mitchell .Mounga won’t know what to do , he’ll have so much time ..