All Blacks 2022
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Grace is developing well. He has a big skill set and is adding physicality as he gets more experience. Let's see how he goes on Saturday.
Sotutu, though, he is having a real special season. If he can transfer that to test rugby, I would have him ahead of Savea at No.8. -
@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2022:
guess I showing my age, can't remember what I posted 5 minutes before
There's no hope for remembering previous test level performances by AB 6s then eh...
Mate ask my missus, I can remember details of games from 70s etc that I watched, how players went, but not what she asked me to do 5 minutes ago, and what is posted on internet by myself or anyone else is of so little importance, it struggles to stay in my memory, and I admit that. I can remember what mates I go to rugby say from years back, but I guess it's because I know they rugby men?? I don't know anyone on here!
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@FakatavaFuture said in All Blacks 2022:
Bryn Hall believes it's time for a Cullen Grace recall🥴
Ahead of Sotutu!
Fucking hell Bryn, get you tongue out of your mates’ asses.
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2022:
@FakatavaFuture said in All Blacks 2022:
Bryn Hall believes it's time for a Cullen Grace recall🥴
Ahead of Sotutu!
Fucking hell Bryn, get you tongue out of your mates’ asses.
To be fair though ,although we might or might not agree, players out on park would have a f***** sight more idea than any of us who are the players that are going well. Although his thoughts like anyones may be slightly coloured etc, I do find him and Parsons opinion real bloody interesting on that podcast.
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2022:
Mate ask my missus
Sounds like a legit thing to do over reading your posts!
@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2022:
Mate ask my missus
Sounds like a legit thing to do over reading your posts!
Well if they upset you so much don't read em.
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@FakatavaFuture said in All Blacks 2022:
Bryn Hall believes it's time for a Cullen Grace recall🥴
He is actuallu playing well, and a bloody good lineout option, bit like Read, though whether he ahead of other options?
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2022:
Mate ask my missus
Sounds like a legit thing to do over reading your posts!
Well if they upset you so much don't read em.
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2022:
Mate ask my missus
Sounds like a legit thing to do over reading your posts!
Well if they upset you so much don't read em.
Your missus isn't usually that upsetting.
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@FakatavaFuture said in All Blacks 2022:
@Dan54 it's just that I feel MMT is knocking on the door more at present
Yep, he's certainly been form 6/8 I reckon too, I wouldn't be upset if he was there by any means. I was really on his wagon a couple of years back, he didn't ge well last year, but certainly seems back on his game this year.
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if i am picking 6 loosies
Akira
Sotutu
Papali'i
Savea
MMT
FinauFinau is my bolter because he likes to hurt people, and we don't have many of those. Also, as i said yesterday, i've picked my starting 4, and then guys i would want to swap in if they aren't available.
Also Savea is a 7/utility bench option, not an 8I am also well aware that this is a mile from what they will pick.
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2022:
Finau
Finau is my bolter because he likes to hurt people, and we don't have many of those.
Really rate Finau too, though he maybe a year or 2 off, he only 23, or something so I can see a future for him perhaps after WC?
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@FakatavaFuture said in All Blacks 2022:
@Dan54 it's just that I feel MMT is knocking on the door more at present
Yep, he's certainly been form 6/8 I reckon too, I wouldn't be upset if he was there by any means. I was really on his wagon a couple of years back, he didn't ge well last year, but certainly seems back on his game this year.
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2022:
@FakatavaFuture said in All Blacks 2022:
@Dan54 it's just that I feel MMT is knocking on the door more at present
Yep, he's certainly been form 6/8 I reckon too, I wouldn't be upset if he was there by any means. I was really on his wagon a couple of years back, he didn't ge well last year, but certainly seems back on his game this year.
Behind Sotutu and Akira, but certainly ahead of Frizzell, just on workrate on defence. Be a good backup to Akira to see how he handles the next level.
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36 players = 2 full teams less one outside back plus 7 'extras'
What I think will be close to the selection.
Props: Ofa Tuungafasi, Nepo Laulala, Ethan de Groot, Aiden Ross, George Bower, Alex Hodgman/ Angus Ta'avao
Hookers: Codie Taylor, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Dane Coles
Locks: Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Scott Barrett, Tupou Vaa'i, Josh Lord
Loose forwards: Sam Cane (c), Ardie Savea, Dalton Papalii, Akira Ioane, Luke Jacobson, Hoskins Sotutu, (MMT/Finau/Grace/Frizzell)
Halfbacks: Aaron Smith, Finlay Christie, Folau Fakatava (Weber and TJ to NZ Maori)
First-fives: Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga, Stephen Perofeta
Midfield: Jack Goodhue, Rieko Ioane, Quinn Tupaea, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Outside backs: Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Caleb Clarke, Jordie Barrett, Leicester Fainga'anuku
Room for one more. Either another prop or two of those bracketed loose forwards.
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If they pick 6 props it would be 3 x LH and 3 x TH, so only three of de Groot, Ross, Bower and Hodgman would be in. Based on last year that come down to Ross vs Hodgman.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
If they pick 6 props it would be 3 x LH and 3 x TH, so only three of de Groot, Ross, Bower and Hodgman would be in. Based on last year that come down to Ross vs Hodgman.
Agree, however both Ofa and Bower cover both sides. I agree that we need another TH which is why I bracketed Angus and Alex.
The two best front rows in Super have been Saders and Chiefs -
36 players = 2 full teams less one outside back plus 7 'extras'
What I think will be close to the selection.
Props: Ofa Tuungafasi, Nepo Laulala, Ethan de Groot, Aiden Ross, George Bower, Alex Hodgman/ Angus Ta'avao
Hookers: Codie Taylor, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Dane Coles
Locks: Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Scott Barrett, Tupou Vaa'i, Josh Lord
Loose forwards: Sam Cane (c), Ardie Savea, Dalton Papalii, Akira Ioane, Luke Jacobson, Hoskins Sotutu, (MMT/Finau/Grace/Frizzell)
Halfbacks: Aaron Smith, Finlay Christie, Folau Fakatava (Weber and TJ to NZ Maori)
First-fives: Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga, Stephen Perofeta
Midfield: Jack Goodhue, Rieko Ioane, Quinn Tupaea, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Outside backs: Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Caleb Clarke, Jordie Barrett, Leicester Fainga'anuku
Room for one more. Either another prop or two of those bracketed loose forwards.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
If they pick 6 props it would be 3 x LH and 3 x TH, so only three of de Groot, Ross, Bower and Hodgman would be in. Based on last year that come down to Ross vs Hodgman.
Agree, however both Ofa and Bower cover both sides. I agree that we need another TH which is why I bracketed Angus and Alex.
The two best front rows in Super have been Saders and Chiefs@Crucial When did you last see Bower at TH? He struggled last year at LH when the ABs played SA and France, so I wouldn't be confident he is a genuine option at TH. The Irish scrum isn't that strong, but the ABs will face better scrums later in the year.
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@Crucial do Bridge, Havili & Ennor get sent a box each of Canterbury Draught as commiseration
@FakatavaFuture said in All Blacks 2022:
@Crucial do Bridge, Havili & Ennor get sent a box each of Canterbury Draught as commiseration
I suspect that DH might get that extra spot to be honest. It's one call where a bit of loyalty may come into play given that there is likely a theory that his form drop last year was from the length of a season dropped into a new position.
I can't see justification for Bridge at all and Ennor is filler at most considering that ALB will return at some stage.
Plenty of midfield cover in that squad.
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@Crucial When did you last see Bower at TH? He struggled last year at LH when the ABs played SA and France, so I wouldn't be confident he is a genuine option at TH. The Irish scrum isn't that strong, but the ABs will face better scrums later in the year.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
@Crucial When did you last see Bower at TH? He struggled last year at LH when the ABs played SA and France, so I wouldn't be confident he is a genuine option at TH. The Irish scrum isn't that strong, but the ABs will face better scrums later in the year.
It's what I expect to see, not what I necessarily agree with. I'm not sold on Bower at all but the front row club here keep telling me that it's a good thing that he's there.
I agree that we have some other good loosehead options and also that we need more TH ones (as I'd rather see Laulala drift into the sunset)Not an area I know a huge amount about tbh so only going off previous selections and what others are saying about form.
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@Crucial When did you last see Bower at TH? He struggled last year at LH when the ABs played SA and France, so I wouldn't be confident he is a genuine option at TH. The Irish scrum isn't that strong, but the ABs will face better scrums later in the year.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
@Crucial When did you last see Bower at TH? He struggled last year at LH when the ABs played SA and France, so I wouldn't be confident he is a genuine option at TH. The Irish scrum isn't that strong, but the ABs will face better scrums later in the year.
Bower has actually covered TH from the bench when Williams had covid and Jager was injured this season.We were down to 4 props at that stage.
