All Blacks 2023
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@Chris Maybe it was Ryan or Schmidt who came up with the plan - Fozzie only had to realise it was a good one!
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Didnt they say Emoni had been training well the week prior to reaggravating the injury and being ruled out?
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OK - maybe this belongs in the Forster's Firsts thread, but...
Half-baked theory #223
Fozzie actually did something pretty smart.
He picked Emoni Narawa knowing full well that he was never going to be fit to play at the RWC.
Consequently, Emoni became a bit like a blank tile in Scrabble. He could be traded at a moment's notice for any player in NZ that Foster might need.
In the meantime the likes of Blackadder and Moody got some NPC gametime and Fozzie got to see how the field unfolded.
As it happens, they've used him for Ethan Blackadder, but with de Groot's red card, maybe they should have used him for Moody.
Anyway, it's quite a smart plan (which provides a logical explanation for the seeming idiocy of five wings) and even if it wasn't a plan it's one we should bank for future reference.
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2023:
OK - maybe this belongs in the Forster's Firsts thread, but...
Half-baked theory #223
Fozzie actually did something pretty smart.
He picked Emoni Narawa knowing full well that he was never going to be fit to play at the RWC.
Consequently, Emoni became a bit like a blank tile in Scrabble. He could be traded at a moment's notice for any player in NZ that Foster might need.
In the meantime the likes of Blackadder and Moody got some NPC gametime and Fozzie got to see how the field unfolded.
As it happens, they've used him for Ethan Blackadder, but with de Groot's red card, maybe they should have used him for Moody.
Anyway, it's quite a smart plan (which provides a logical explanation for the seeming idiocy of five wings) and even if it wasn't a plan it's one we should bank for future reference.
instant ban
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I've seen a few articles on Roigard replacing Smith
Foster would never do this so maybe the better player isn't in contention. No matter how good
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I've seen a few articles on Roigard replacing Smith
Foster would never do this so maybe the better player isn't in contention. No matter how good
@Winger said in All Blacks 2023:
I've seen a few articles on Roigard replacing Smith
Foster would never do this so maybe the better player isn't in contention. No matter how good
Anyone genuinely suggesting that Roigard should supplant Smith and start any game at this RWC against opposition not called Uruguay should be booted off the Fern forever
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@MN5 Point is Jason Ryan tells the media Blackadder is 118 kg now.
If people are calling that incorrect he isn't 118 kg Ryan told lies to the media,So I am asking as people are calling it BS does that make Ryan a liar as he did not tell the truth did he.
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@Winger said in All Blacks 2023:
I've seen a few articles on Roigard replacing Smith
Foster would never do this so maybe the better player isn't in contention. No matter how good
Anyone genuinely suggesting that Roigard should supplant Smith and start any game at this RWC against opposition not called Uruguay should be booted off the Fern forever
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@voodoo 100%. But he definitely needs to be in our top 23 going forward.
Roigard will be number 1 next year, no point rushing the kid.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@voodoo 100%. But he definitely needs to be in our top 23 going forward.
Roigard will be number 1 next year, no point rushing the kid.
absolutely, he adds so much more than Christie right now, even allowing for some errors that could come with nerves in big games
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@voodoo 100%. But he definitely needs to be in our top 23 going forward.
Roigard will be number 1 next year, no point rushing the kid.
absolutely, he adds so much more than Christie right now, even allowing for some errors that could come with nerves in big games
@voodoo said in All Blacks 2023:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@voodoo 100%. But he definitely needs to be in our top 23 going forward.
Roigard will be number 1 next year, no point rushing the kid.
absolutely, he adds so much more than Christie right now, even allowing for some errors that could come with nerves in big games
The big question though will be, will Foster put him above Christie not Smith..that is not certain at all
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OK - maybe this belongs in the Forster's Firsts thread, but...
Half-baked theory #223
Fozzie actually did something pretty smart.
He picked Emoni Narawa knowing full well that he was never going to be fit to play at the RWC.
Consequently, Emoni became a bit like a blank tile in Scrabble. He could be traded at a moment's notice for any player in NZ that Foster might need.
In the meantime the likes of Blackadder and Moody got some NPC gametime and Fozzie got to see how the field unfolded.
As it happens, they've used him for Ethan Blackadder, but with de Groot's red card, maybe they should have used him for Moody.
Anyway, it's quite a smart plan (which provides a logical explanation for the seeming idiocy of five wings) and even if it wasn't a plan it's one we should bank for future reference.
@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2023:
OK - maybe this belongs in the Forster's Firsts thread, but...
Half-baked theory #223
Fozzie actually did something pretty smart.
He picked Emoni Narawa knowing full well that he was never going to be fit to play at the RWC.
Consequently, Emoni became a bit like a blank tile in Scrabble. He could be traded at a moment's notice for any player in NZ that Foster might need.
In the meantime the likes of Blackadder and Moody got some NPC gametime and Fozzie got to see how the field unfolded.
As it happens, they've used him for Ethan Blackadder, but with de Groot's red card, maybe they should have used him for Moody.
Anyway, it's quite a smart plan (which provides a logical explanation for the seeming idiocy of five wings) and even if it wasn't a plan it's one we should bank for future reference.
I suggested that when Blackadder was named, said then that coaches were waiting for Blackadder. So not so smart if I thought of it.
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More than a wee bit sad when the discussion of the day in the middle of a RWC is the weight of Todd Blackadder's spawn.
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More than a wee bit sad when the discussion of the day in the middle of a RWC is the weight of Todd Blackadder's spawn.
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks 2023:
More than a wee bit sad when the discussion of the day in the middle of a RWC is the weight of Todd Blackadder's spawn.
It is only because we got bored of debating how many donuts Fozzie had for breakfast.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks 2023:
More than a wee bit sad when the discussion of the day in the middle of a RWC is the weight of Todd Blackadder's spawn.
It is only because we got bored of debating how many donuts Fozzie had for breakfast.
@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks 2023:
More than a wee bit sad when the discussion of the day in the middle of a RWC is the weight of Todd Blackadder's spawn.
It is only because we got bored of debating how many donuts Fozzie had for breakfast.
That's hardly a debate. All of them. End of.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks 2023:
More than a wee bit sad when the discussion of the day in the middle of a RWC is the weight of Todd Blackadder's spawn.
It is only because we got bored of debating how many donuts Fozzie had for breakfast.
@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks 2023:
More than a wee bit sad when the discussion of the day in the middle of a RWC is the weight of Todd Blackadder's spawn.
It is only because we got bored of debating how many donuts Fozzie had for breakfast.
Depends if he got down for breakfast before Ryan.
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In one emerging trend McLeod revealed referees at the World Cup are rewarding defending teams at the breakdown 60 per cent of the time.
“That’s a big shift for them,” the All Blacks defence coach noted. “If you’re winning the race to the ball and getting your hands on they’re rewarding the defence a little bit more.”
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks 2023:
More than a wee bit sad when the discussion of the day in the middle of a RWC is the weight of Todd Blackadder's spawn.
It is only because we got bored of debating how many donuts Fozzie had for breakfast.
Depends if he got down for breakfast before Ryan.
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Foster's problem is that everyone is so sick of him eating all the donuts, that even if Ryan eats them Foster will still be blamed. And if there are donuts left, Ryan will get the credit for his self control.
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
I am sure Fozzie as HC would have Seniority over the donut pile.
Someone should tell Ryan then
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
I am sure Fozzie as HC would have Seniority over the donut pile.
Someone should tell Ryan then
@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2023:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
I am sure Fozzie as HC would have Seniority over the donut pile.
Someone should tell Ryan then
Fine physique for a forward. A ten, not so much
