All Blacks 2024.. locked

[Victor Meldrew]

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2024:

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2024:

And Robinson and NZR have said no.

Yeah Robertson talked about how he was going to lobby for a change, then Robinson shut down that talk in a subsequent press release

I think it's pretty dumb to dismiss ideas out of hand like that. Should be open to new ideas and experiences from other countries.

Plus ca change

[KiwiMurph]

@SBW1 Jordie has played 10 for the ABs before.

[mooshld]

When is Quinn Tupaea back? Any talk about our midfield should include him assuming he can get back to where he was.

[taniwharugby]

@Victor-Meldrew I obviously never saw him play but the reports about his play would suggest I would have loved to see him play...even as a tiny man compared to today's game

[Bovidae]

@mooshld He returned for Waikato in the NPC.

[SBW1]

@KiwiMurph How did he go?

[SBW1]

[booboo]

@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2024:

@KiwiMurph How did he go?

71-9 IIRC

[Victor Meldrew]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2024:

@Victor-Meldrew I obviously never saw him play but the reports about his play would suggest I would have loved to see him play...even as a tiny man compared to today's game

You'd have to ask @nepia, but I'd imagine a bit like a shorter and skinnier DMac.

[sparky]

@Victor-Meldrew @Nepia @taniwharugby I remember in the mid 1990s when Christian Cullen first burst on the Rugby scene my Grandad and his mates agreed over a beer that he was the sharpest runner with the ball in hand they had seen since Bert Cooke which I think gives an idea of how good BC was.

[DaGrubster]

@akan004

I was really impressed with him starting and playing well in Argentina this year, after being out for so long and struggling to get back into a well performing Chiefs side.

scooter should be there for the whole of the next World Cup cycle. Lord should become more influential in that period.

I don’t know much about 3 others being touted for the future - Darry and Holland.

How good do these guys look?

[akan004]

@DaGrubster Don't rate Darry at all from what I have seen, he came with a lot of hype but hasn't delivered. Hopefully he steps up next year. Holland looks good and is huge, especially by NZ standards. Unfortunately he won't be eligible for the ABs until late 2025.

[taniwharugby]

@sparky I thnk I read there had been comparisons made to, although Cully was huge compared to BC!

[sparky]

[MN5]

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2024:

@Victor-Meldrew I obviously never saw him play but the reports about his play would suggest I would have loved to see him play...even as a tiny man compared to today's game

You'd have to ask @nepia, but I'd imagine a bit like a shorter and skinnier DMac.

Jeepers, that would make his head look even more oversized

[Windows97]

DH at first-5, please no, seriously no. It's better to risk it on someone young and developing (Sullivan, Love) that select a "safe set of hands journeyman" that will only ever be a safe set of hands journeyman.

[Duluth]

@akan004 said in All Blacks 2024:

Don't rate Darry at all from what I have seen, he came with a lot of hype but hasn't delivered. Hopefully he steps up next year.

Darry had a couple of strong games in the middle of last season then reverted to type. Too many errors and his contact work needs to get better

It'll be interesting to see how many opportunities he gets. Suafoa was far better than him last year and McWhannell is a good player who's had terrible luck with injuries. Hopefully the Blues have Beehre too. I would rate Darry last out of that group

[Chris]

@Duluth

McWhannell I really rate he could be an AB if he can stay fit and not get injured.

[MN5]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2024:

@Victor-Meldrew @Nepia @taniwharugby I remember in the mid 1990s when Christian Cullen first burst on the Rugby scene my Grandad and his mates agreed over a beer that he was the sharpest runner with the ball in hand they had seen since Bert Cooke which I think gives an idea of how good BC was.

Yes I remember there was an article in the Evening Post ( after Cullen had carved up the poor, brave limited Scots ) that compared the paekak express to this old codger and that they should switch him to midfield straight away.

Unfortunately looks like John Hart read it and stored it in the memory banks for a few years later.

[akan004]

@Duluth I rate McWhannell very highly but he is made of glass unfortunately. Beehre looks promising and would love to see Suafoa make the ABs next year, he offers size and punch which is what we need.