All Blacks 2021
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Final test XXIII?
1 Tui'nukuafe
2 Taylor
3 Laulala
4 Retallick
5 Whitelock
6 Ioane
7 Savea
8 Sotutu9 Smith
10 Barrett
11 Ioane
12 Havili
13 ALB
14 Jordan
15 McKenzie16 Coles
17 Bower
18 Ta'avao
19 Barrett/Tuipulotu
20 Papalii
21 Weber
22 Mo'unga
23 J Barrett@tim said in All Blacks 2021:
Final test XXIII?
6 Ioane
7 Savea
8 SotutuSavea and Sotutu are too similar for me. Apparently on the NZH Plumtree mentions a loose forward trio of Papalii/Jacobson/Savea.
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How bad are the available wings if Bridge and Reece get in? And Frizell only plays well at Super level, is crap at Test level.
Would have picked Robinson there for sure.
All the posters pointing at Finlay are forgetting how bad Weber is.
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@tim said in All Blacks 2021:
Final test XXIII?
6 Ioane
7 Savea
8 SotutuSavea and Sotutu are too similar for me. Apparently on the NZH Plumtree mentions a loose forward trio of Papalii/Jacobson/Savea.
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
@tim said in All Blacks 2021:
Final test XXIII?
6 Ioane
7 Savea
8 SotutuSavea and Sotutu are too similar for me. Apparently on the NZH Plumtree mentions a loose forward trio of Papalii/Jacobson/Savea.
Jesus wept.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:
I thought ALB was out?
Didn't they set the precedent when Charles Piatau was not selected when he announced that he was leaving to play overseas?
@higgins said in All Blacks 2021:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:
I thought ALB was out?
Didn't they set the precedent when Charles Piatau was not selected when he announced that he was leaving to play overseas?
Sorry missing your point.
ALB is injured.
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@tim said in All Blacks 2021:
Final test XXIII?
6 Ioane
7 Savea
8 SotutuSavea and Sotutu are too similar for me. Apparently on the NZH Plumtree mentions a loose forward trio of Papalii/Jacobson/Savea.
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That’s a bog average looking All Blacks squad.
Forwards are actually not too bad, but that backline… 🤮
Midfield - let’s hope Havili and Ioane don’t get hurt.
3 fullbacks and only 2 wingers selected, which means we’ll probably see the worlds slowest winger locked into 14 for the season again.
Where are the strike weapons?
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@kirwan highlights the gulf in class behind Smith!
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:
@kirwan highlights the gulf in class behind Smith!
Even TJ is miles behind him. He’s the GOAT IMO.
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@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
For the loose forwards, it must have been Blackadder vs Robinson. I would have chosen the latter as he offers something different but Plumtree seemed to like the fact Blackadder could also play 7.
Not sure about that.
I reckon Ardie will be the starting 7, with Papali'i his understudy.
Jacobson and Sotutu the No. 8s.
Akira and Frizell the blindsides.
I reckon Blackadder becomes the sort of Ardie/Masoe bench man who can cover all three.
Tom might have needed to push out Akira or Shannon?
@chris-b said in All Blacks 2021:
Not sure about that.
I reckon Ardie will be the starting 7, with Papali'i his understudy.That would make sense with these clowns. A bloke who says he is no longer an openside, no longer plays openside would be selected to address the failings of 2019...
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Great to see a bunch of proven failures given another crack at it. Real high performance stuff
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This squad is a fucking joke.
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@tim said in All Blacks 2021:
Final test XXIII?
6 Ioane
7 Savea
8 SotutuSavea and Sotutu are too similar for me. Apparently on the NZH Plumtree mentions a loose forward trio of Papalii/Jacobson/Savea.
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
@tim said in All Blacks 2021:
Final test XXIII?
6 Ioane
7 Savea
8 SotutuSavea and Sotutu are too similar for me. Apparently on the NZH Plumtree mentions a loose forward trio of Papalii/Jacobson/Savea.
In which position? Dalton should be the seven, and Jacobson is not as good as Sotutu at 8, and Akira is the obvious blindside.
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Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.
Get Razor in there ASAP.
@canes4life said in All Blacks 2021:
Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.
Get Razor in there ASAP.
See post above
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@higgins should not even be in the team in my book ..personally he’s a last man standing selection …
@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 …
Again. Who is the alternative?
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@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
@tim said in All Blacks 2021:
Final test XXIII?
6 Ioane
7 Savea
8 SotutuSavea and Sotutu are too similar for me. Apparently on the NZH Plumtree mentions a loose forward trio of Papalii/Jacobson/Savea.
In which position? Dalton should be the seven, and Jacobson is not as good as Sotutu at 8, and Akira is the obvious blindside.
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
This squad is a fucking joke.
Who should be swapped for who?
Mafileo in for de Groot.
Robinson in for Jacobsen/ Blackadder/ Frizell.
Anyone for Christie.
Fainga'anuku for Bridge.
PUJ for Ennor. -
@kirwan I assume Savea is their no.8 and Papalii would be at 7. Jacobson must be 6 but there are a few options there. He could also cover 3 positions off the bench.
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
@kirwan I assume Savea is their no.8 and Papalii would be at 7. Jacobson must be 6 but there are a few options there. He could also cover 3 positions off the bench.
I’d have Blackadder on the bench covering multiple positions. Also Akira at a push covers all three too.
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
This squad is a fucking joke.
Who should be swapped for who?
Mafileo in for de Groot.
Robinson in for Jacobsen/ Blackadder/ Frizell.
Anyone for Christie.
Fainga'anuku for Bridge.
PUJ for Ennor.@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@booboo said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
This squad is a fucking joke.
Who should be swapped for who?
Mafileo in for de Groot.
Robinson in for Jacobsen/ Blackadder/ Frizell.
Anyone for Christie.
Fainga'anuku for Bridge.
PUJ for Ennor.Fair
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
This squad is a fucking joke.
Who should be swapped for who?
Mafileo in for de Groot.
Robinson in for Jacobsen/ Blackadder/ Frizell.
Anyone for Christie.
Fainga'anuku for Bridge.
PUJ for Ennor.@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@booboo said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
This squad is a fucking joke.
Who should be swapped for who?
Mafileo in for de Groot.
Robinson in for Jacobsen/ Blackadder/ Frizell.
Anyone for Christie.
Fainga'anuku for Bridge.
PUJ for Ennor.Mafileo is a tighthead isn't he?
Otherwise I agree. I like the Blackadder selection but Frizell just gets chance after chance without ever delivering.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@booboo said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
This squad is a fucking joke.
Who should be swapped for who?
Mafileo in for de Groot.
Robinson in for Jacobsen/ Blackadder/ Frizell.
Anyone for Christie.
Fainga'anuku for Bridge.
PUJ for Ennor.Mafileo is a tighthead isn't he?
Otherwise I agree. I like the Blackadder selection but Frizell just gets chance after chance without ever delivering.
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks 2021:
Mafileo is a tighthead isn't he?
Yes. Plumtree admitted that Lomax is still a project.
How many tackles was de Groot making per game in SRA? His workrate was mentioned by both Fox and Plumtree.
