All Blacks 2023
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2023:
I see Mackenzie is locked in until 2025.
That's only two years. If DMac carries his SR form into the RWC, I'd expect him to get a longer contract.
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2023:
@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2023:
I see Mackenzie is locked in until 2025.
That's only two years. If DMac carries his SR form into the RWC, I'd expect him to get a longer contract.
Yup, he stay for two years, and if he hasn't nailed down the top ten role, he heads overseas. Still young enough to make a fair amount of money
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Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
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@Tim If this squad composition is assumed, then the next step is to look at who are squad certainties. I would suggest if fit:
de Groot
Lomax
Tu'ungufasiTaukei'aho
TaylorRetallick
Whitelock
S BarrettCane
Papalii
Savea
SotutuSmith
Mo'unga
B Barrett
McKenzieJ Barrett
R IoaneJordan
Probably will also see Clarke on the wing, with two of Stevenson, Narawa, Telea, and maybe Fainga'anuku joining him. (3)
Hooker will be Aumua or Coles, hopefully the former. (1)
The two props are tough to pick, and injury dependent. LH: Moody, Ross, maybe Numia. TH: Laulala, Williams, Dyer, Newell. (1 each)
Lock is between Vaa'i, Tuipulotu, and Lord. (1)
Loose forward: Frizell, Ioane, Blackadder, Jacobson, Finau. (2)
Halfback: Christie, Weber, Roigard. (2)
Midfield: Havili, ALB, RTS, Goodhue. (2)
@Tim said in All Blacks 2023:
Halfback: Christie, Weber, Roigard. (2)
Midfield: Havili, ALB, RTS, Goodhue. (2)If those selections go ahead as expected, that's terribly disappointing.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
I'm not a coaching genius, but I can't identify what they like about his play.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
I'm not a coaching genius, but I can't identify what they like about his play.
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
I'm not a coaching genius, but I can't identify what they like about his play.
Don't mind Havili, he reads game well and is more your 2nd 5/8th type player. Don't think he will be a starter if JB fit but at moment would be the back up I think.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
I'm not a coaching genius, but I can't identify what they like about his play.
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
I'm not a coaching genius, but I can't identify what they like about his play.
Too me he's a 'nearly there' player. A jack of all trades master of none. I don't get the argument that he is a second-five, he hardly ever goes to first receiver and also never directs play tactically from second man out.
I do get that he could be a squad option for the RWC as he has the versatility to play various roles in minnow games (including 10) -
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
I'm not a coaching genius, but I can't identify what they like about his play.
Too me he's a 'nearly there' player. A jack of all trades master of none. I don't get the argument that he is a second-five, he hardly ever goes to first receiver and also never directs play tactically from second man out.
I do get that he could be a squad option for the RWC as he has the versatility to play various roles in minnow games (including 10) -
@Crucial I actually disagree there mate, for Crusaders off set piece ball ocer last few years he has been first receiver more tham RMo, especially in first half, for some reason not so much this year (maybe because he hardly played).
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2023:
@Crucial I actually disagree there mate, for Crusaders off set piece ball ocer last few years he has been first receiver more tham RMo, especially in first half, for some reason not so much this year (maybe because he hardly played).
I'm talking about ABs though. Rightly or wrongly the coaches there don't give him that role and that decision will be based on what they see.
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2023:
Halfback: Christie, Weber, Roigard. (2)
Midfield: Havili, ALB, RTS, Goodhue. (2)If those selections go ahead as expected, that's terribly disappointing.
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2023:
Halfback: Christie, Weber, Roigard. (2)
Midfield: Havili, ALB, RTS, Goodhue. (2)If those selections go ahead as expected, that's terribly disappointing.
i know right, two of the 4 midfielders very injury prone, third is unproven and going back to league and Havili is so vanilla at international level
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
I'm not a coaching genius, but I can't identify what they like about his play.
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Reckon you can throw Clarke into the certainties and tempted to throw in Christie, Havili and ALB too.
The way Foster was talking up Havili on the Breakdown last week, he's a certainty if fit.
I'm not a coaching genius, but I can't identify what they like about his play.
Least worst option. Plus he doesn't get injured every few games.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2023:
Halfback: Christie, Weber, Roigard. (2)
Midfield: Havili, ALB, RTS, Goodhue. (2)If those selections go ahead as expected, that's terribly disappointing.
i know right, two of the 4 midfielders very injury prone, third is unproven and going back to league and Havili is so vanilla at international level
Agree 100% on Havili.
He is neither fast nor a gain line breaker in the mould of Danty, Tuilagi or Aki.
I have seen him ragdolled a fair few times in close quarters.
When Jordie got the gig it was so refreshing. just put his head down and steamed into contact like a jagged elbowed lump.
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Damian McKenzie didn’t sound out Scott Robertson, but admits he was “on the fence” and that the impending departures of Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett played a major role in his decision to spurn another big-money deal in Japan and stay put in New Zealand.
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2023:
Halfback: Christie, Weber, Roigard. (2)
Midfield: Havili, ALB, RTS, Goodhue. (2)If those selections go ahead as expected, that's terribly disappointing.
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2023:
Halfback: Christie, Weber, Roigard. (2)
Midfield: Havili, ALB, RTS, Goodhue. (2)If those selections go ahead as expected, that's terribly disappointing.
Well if white-knuckled excitement is more your cup of tea we could go
Dallas McLeod (24) Levi Aumua (28)*
Emoni Narawa (23)** Leicester Fainga'anuku (23)*If choosing elsewhere: will Sevu Reece (26) be ready in time?
**If choosing elsewhere: Billy Proctor (23). NB Narawa also a part-time 15.
Oh and I forgot Bryce Heem (but 34!)
And the above were made totally without consideration to pairing experience (my bad)..maybe that would require a shuffling of the two pairs.. -
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2023:
Halfback: Christie, Weber, Roigard. (2)
Midfield: Havili, ALB, RTS, Goodhue. (2)If those selections go ahead as expected, that's terribly disappointing.
Well if white-knuckled excitement is more your cup of tea we could go
Dallas McLeod (24) Levi Aumua (28)*
Emoni Narawa (23)** Leicester Fainga'anuku (23)*If choosing elsewhere: will Sevu Reece (26) be ready in time?
**If choosing elsewhere: Billy Proctor (23). NB Narawa also a part-time 15.
Oh and I forgot Bryce Heem (but 34!)
And the above were made totally without consideration to pairing experience (my bad)..maybe that would require a shuffling of the two pairs..@nostrildamus Sevu Reece is out of the World Cup sadly unless he can get the same witch doctor in Fiji as Wasake Naholo.
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You know all the discussion of team for this year, I been thinking on Narawa, he would go into my team ahead of Jordan, unless Jordan comes back and plays house down. I personally think (admittedlt at super level) Narawa is playing better than I have seen Jordan for a couple of years. I not saying it will happen, just saying on what I have seen up to now, and unless Jordan is back reall soon I not sure he going to be ready for RC anyway.
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You know all the discussion of team for this year, I been thinking on Narawa, he would go into my team ahead of Jordan, unless Jordan comes back and plays house down. I personally think (admittedlt at super level) Narawa is playing better than I have seen Jordan for a couple of years. I not saying it will happen, just saying on what I have seen up to now, and unless Jordan is back reall soon I not sure he going to be ready for RC anyway.
Will Jordan has 21 tries in 21 games for NZ aged 25.
He missed the end of last year but at that scoring rate he was/is easily going to break Howletts record.
I suspect he is already pencilled in to the RWC squad and he has been treated with kid gloves by the Crusaders under instructions from the higher ups at HQ.
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I can't foresee a World Cup win without Will Jordan.
He is one of the crown jewels and I suspect Fozzie would have had a much easier time of it if he was fit and firing.
We need as many points of difference as we can get. Ardie is one. Samisoni is one. Rieko is one. Will Jordan is another. Most of the rest of them are meat and potato interchangeable players.
You don't see tries like this very often.
He has the young Beauden Barrett magic where every chip and chase bounces for him too.
This is cheat code stuff.
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Will Jordan has 21 tries in 21 games for NZ aged 25.
He missed the end of last year but at that scoring rate he was/is easily going to break Howletts record.
I suspect he is already pencilled in to the RWC squad and he has been treated with kid gloves by the Crusaders under instructions from the higher ups at HQ.
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
Will Jordan has 21 tries in 21 games for NZ aged 25.
He missed the end of last year but at that scoring rate he was/is easily going to break Howletts record.
I suspect he is already pencilled in to the RWC squad and he has been treated with kid gloves by the Crusaders under instructions from the higher ups at HQ.
Maybe Jordan could move (finally) to 15?
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Isn't that the thing against Jordan at a RWC though? The 'cheat code' opportunities in the big games are few and far.
What you do see more off at the highest levels is wingers dotting down acrobatically in the corner or having the strength to prevent being knocked into touch.
Do you have a safety fullback and a roaming wing? That suits him but stifles BB. If BB is free to chime in then WJ becomes a safety/second fullback but are there better options in that role (eg Stevenson who has a mix of step, power, corner scoring, boot and safety)
Jordan has freakish qualities for sure. I'm not convinced that we should be banking on those opportunities happening though.
I'm usually a risk taker and happy to see players chance their hand if they have skills knowing that it won't always produce but you do need to have them fit in to a balanced team to start.
BB is the one at risk in my team. He might be able to regain form but I still can't fit him into a well balanced side. -
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
Will Jordan has 21 tries in 21 games for NZ aged 25.
He missed the end of last year but at that scoring rate he was/is easily going to break Howletts record.
I suspect he is already pencilled in to the RWC squad and he has been treated with kid gloves by the Crusaders under instructions from the higher ups at HQ.
Maybe Jordan could move (finally) to 15?
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2023:
@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:
Will Jordan has 21 tries in 21 games for NZ aged 25.
He missed the end of last year but at that scoring rate he was/is easily going to break Howletts record.
I suspect he is already pencilled in to the RWC squad and he has been treated with kid gloves by the Crusaders under instructions from the higher ups at HQ.
Maybe Jordan could move (finally) to 15?
That's the dream bro......We won't win it with Beauden Barrett doing cross kicks in his own 22.
Teams need to be afraid to kick it to us like the days of yore.
At the moment when they kick to us a territorial game of kick tennis ensues.
With Jordan there they might think "this mad kunt is gonna run it back from there with interest"
Look at the try against Wales or USA.
Having their fatties back tracking as a result of his line breaks will win us penalties too.
The boy is a scalpel.
