All Blacks 2023
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Concerned about loosies... Savea and Cane and then who? so many have had multiple opportunities and not really taken them. Frizzel, Akira, Sotutu, should all be sweating bullets ( unfair to include Blackadder with those 3 but he has had so little rugby it may actually count for him) -- Paps and Jacobson I think have done enough - really don't think we lose anything by taking a , Finau, or Lio-willi and see how they go.
@Mattasaurus Sotutu has never disappointed at AB level, people have short memories eh! Hence the weird recent love for Lio-Willie. People would be calling for Havili-Talitui if Razor had selected him instead.
I don't see what Lio-Willie brings that Cane, Savea, Papalii, Blackadder don't. 4 opensides that can play elsewhere is enough.
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Used to be live under the stands at Athletic Park. Players heard their fate at the same time as everyone else. Some things have improved.
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Liam Napier's Sunday predictions:
Shaun Stevenson: Will he make the squad - Highly likely
Cameron Roigard: Will he make the squad - Likely
Tamaiti Williams: Will he make the squad - Highly likely
Levi Aumua: Will he make the squad - Unlikely
Samipeni Finau: Will he make the squad - Unlikely
Emoni Narawa: Will he make the squad - PossiblePossible All Blacks squad
Props: Ethan de Groot, Tyrel Lomax, Tamaiti Williams, Ofa Tuungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Nepo LaulalaHookers: Samisoni Taukei’aho, Codie Taylor, Dane Coles
Locks: Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Tupou Vaa’i, Josh Lord
Loose forwards: Sam Cane, Dalton Papali’i, Shannon Frizell, Akira Ioane, Ardie Savea, Hoskins Sotutu, Luke Jacobson
Halfbacks: Aaron Smith, Brad Weber, Cam Roigard
First-five: Richie Mo’unga, Beauden Barrett, Damian McKenzie
Midfield: Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Braydon Ennor
Outside backs: Will Jordan, Caleb Clarke, Mark Telea, Shaun Stevenson, Leicester Fainga’anuku
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Liam Napier's Sunday predictions:
Shaun Stevenson: Will he make the squad - Highly likely
Cameron Roigard: Will he make the squad - Likely
Tamaiti Williams: Will he make the squad - Highly likely
Levi Aumua: Will he make the squad - Unlikely
Samipeni Finau: Will he make the squad - Unlikely
Emoni Narawa: Will he make the squad - PossiblePossible All Blacks squad
Props: Ethan de Groot, Tyrel Lomax, Tamaiti Williams, Ofa Tuungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Nepo LaulalaHookers: Samisoni Taukei’aho, Codie Taylor, Dane Coles
Locks: Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Tupou Vaa’i, Josh Lord
Loose forwards: Sam Cane, Dalton Papali’i, Shannon Frizell, Akira Ioane, Ardie Savea, Hoskins Sotutu, Luke Jacobson
Halfbacks: Aaron Smith, Brad Weber, Cam Roigard
First-five: Richie Mo’unga, Beauden Barrett, Damian McKenzie
Midfield: Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Braydon Ennor
Outside backs: Will Jordan, Caleb Clarke, Mark Telea, Shaun Stevenson, Leicester Fainga’anuku
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@Stargazer Sorry Jack.
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@Mattasaurus Sotutu has never disappointed at AB level, people have short memories eh! Hence the weird recent love for Lio-Willie. People would be calling for Havili-Talitui if Razor had selected him instead.
I don't see what Lio-Willie brings that Cane, Savea, Papalii, Blackadder don't. 4 opensides that can play elsewhere is enough.
@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
@Mattasaurus Sotutu has never disappointed at AB level, people have short memories eh! Hence the weird recent love for Lio-Willie. People would be calling for Havili-Talitui if Razor had selected him instead.
I don't see what Lio-Willie brings that Cane, Savea, Papalii, Blackadder don't. 4 opensides that can play elsewhere is enough.
Yeah it wasn't long ago a few posters were saying the Highlanders ended up with the better loosies after Lio-Willie switched to the Saders. He is doing the job asked of him at the Saders. Doesn't mean he should be an AB.
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Finlay Christie, Caleb Clarke, Ennor - some people wont be happy...
Leicester, Tamitu Williams - Some will -
And Finau is the Bolter....
