All Blacks 2022

[Toddy]

Coles (if he's playing well) or AS.

[Toddy]

Is Luke Jacobson Maori? Might be his only shot at higher honours this year.

[mariner4life]

@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2022:

So who’s captain if not Cane?

He’s getting outplayed week to week by Dalton. Ardie Savea?

God fuck no

[Bones]

Smith, with Coles or whitelock taking over when he's subbed

[Tim]

@Bones Do you think Smith will still be fast enough to start at halfback after another 18 months?

[Bones]

@Tim said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones Do you think Smith will still be fast enough to start at halfback after another 18 months?

Yes

[Kirwan]

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2022:

@Kirwan or Whitelock

Probably the safest pick

[Victor Meldrew]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2022:

A loose head (can scrum.and run)
ST
Ofa
Lord
Whitelock
Akira
Cane
Sotutu
Smith
Barrett
Clark
RYS
RI
Reece
Jordan

Coles
A Hodgeman
A tight head
T Vaa'i
A Savea
Christie
Mounga
J Barrett

Cane over Papalii only because we need a bit of experience in the pack, and his form to experience quotient is the highest

If we are wedded to individual brilliance to win games, pick the individuals with brilliance
And we're gonna run and bash things.

Good selection, but I wouldn't have RTS (assume you made a typo) in the team until he has a few more games under his belt. Be good to have him in the squad though to get experience as he seems a real prospect.

I think Foster will go with Goodhue at 12 and QT as backup. Agree with Cane, though it's a bit hard on Papalii, as we seem to play better with a fully-firing Sam.

[ACT Crusader]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:

Morgan Parra and Ruan Pienaar are two players that immediately come to mind as being able to play halfback and 1st 5. However, they are halfbacks who can play in another position, not the other way around. We've talked before about converting loose forwards into hookers but that process started once those players left school so they learnt the nuances of the new position before playing pro rugby.

Freddy Michalak was very good at both positions also.

[KiwiMurph]

@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2022:

So who’s captain if not Cane?

He’s getting outplayed week to week by Dalton. Ardie Savea?

Dalton.

Go all in.

[Kirwan]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2022:

So who’s captain if not Cane?

He’s getting outplayed week to week by Dalton. Ardie Savea?

Dalton.

Go all in.

I flirted with that idea but then had Taine Randall flashbacks.

[MN5]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:

Morgan Parra and Ruan Pienaar are two players that immediately come to mind as being able to play halfback and 1st 5. However, they are halfbacks who can play in another position, not the other way around. We've talked before about converting loose forwards into hookers but that process started once those players left school so they learnt the nuances of the new position before playing pro rugby.

Freddy Michalak was very good at both positions also.

Let’s not forget the postman either, Wellingtons own Jon Preston. Always delivered ( just like Gavin Larsen, the other Postman )

[canefan]

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2022:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:

Morgan Parra and Ruan Pienaar are two players that immediately come to mind as being able to play halfback and 1st 5. However, they are halfbacks who can play in another position, not the other way around. We've talked before about converting loose forwards into hookers but that process started once those players left school so they learnt the nuances of the new position before playing pro rugby.

Freddy Michalak was very good at both positions also.

Let’s not forget the postman either, Wellingtons own Jon Preston. Always delivered ( just like Gavin Larsen, the other Postman )

He will be able to dine out on his SA 1996 performance forever

[MN5]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2022:

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2022:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:

Morgan Parra and Ruan Pienaar are two players that immediately come to mind as being able to play halfback and 1st 5. However, they are halfbacks who can play in another position, not the other way around. We've talked before about converting loose forwards into hookers but that process started once those players left school so they learnt the nuances of the new position before playing pro rugby.

Freddy Michalak was very good at both positions also.

Let’s not forget the postman either, Wellingtons own Jon Preston. Always delivered ( just like Gavin Larsen, the other Postman )

He will be able to dine out on his SA 1996 performance forever

Quite rightly too. What a great Wellingtonian.

[Chris]

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2022:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2022:

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2022:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:

Morgan Parra and Ruan Pienaar are two players that immediately come to mind as being able to play halfback and 1st 5. However, they are halfbacks who can play in another position, not the other way around. We've talked before about converting loose forwards into hookers but that process started once those players left school so they learnt the nuances of the new position before playing pro rugby.

Freddy Michalak was very good at both positions also.

Let’s not forget the postman either, Wellingtons own Jon Preston. Always delivered ( just like Gavin Larsen, the other Postman )

He will be able to dine out on his SA 1996 performance forever

Quite rightly too. What a great Wellingtonian.

Cantab

[MN5]

@Chris said in All Blacks 2022:

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2022:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2022:

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2022:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:

Morgan Parra and Ruan Pienaar are two players that immediately come to mind as being able to play halfback and 1st 5. However, they are halfbacks who can play in another position, not the other way around. We've talked before about converting loose forwards into hookers but that process started once those players left school so they learnt the nuances of the new position before playing pro rugby.

Freddy Michalak was very good at both positions also.

Let’s not forget the postman either, Wellingtons own Jon Preston. Always delivered ( just like Gavin Larsen, the other Postman )

He will be able to dine out on his SA 1996 performance forever

Quite rightly too. What a great Wellingtonian.

Cantab

You move here, you’re from here. Stop ruining my reminiscing with facts.

[kiwi_expat]

https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/the-one-two-punch-that-could-ignite-the-all-blacks-attack/

[Duluth]

Agree with the main point of that rugbypass article that it's time to get some new blood in at halfback

Smith, Christie & someone new

Time to move on from TJ & Weber

[cgrant]

On pure current form, the AB team could be :

De Groot
ST
Ofa T
Sangster
Lord
Ioane
Papali'i
Sotutu
Ratima
Perofeta
Clarke
TUJ
Ioane
Jordan
Barrett

Sub : Eklund, Ross, Newell, Vaa'i, Savea, Fakatava, Mo'unga, B. Sullivan

Too many youngsters in there, so it won't happen, of course.

[Bovidae]

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2022:

Agree with the main point of that rugbypass article that it's time to get some new blood in at halfback

Smith, Christie & someone new

And there are plenty of tests left to develop that 3rd halfback before the RWC, and beyond 2023.