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    • TimT Tim

      Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

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      @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

      Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

      He also declared in one of the first shows that he couldn't see anyone but the Crusaders winning the title.

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      • TimT Tim

        Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

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        @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

        Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

        I think that's a decent possibility

        Not because he's good enough, but because the tight five will be selected by Ryan & Robertson

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        • R ruggabee

          @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

          Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

          He also declared in one of the first shows that he couldn't see anyone but the Crusaders winning the title.

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          @ruggabee said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

          @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

          Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

          He also declared in one of the first shows that he couldn't see anyone but the Crusaders winning the title.

          Actually that's not correct, he said they would be there or thereabouts at finals time and could see them doing it. And I think he was saying what most thought anyway.

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          • DuluthD Duluth

            @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

            Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

            I think that's a decent possibility

            Not because he's good enough, but because the tight five will be selected by Ryan & Robertson

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            @Duluth said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

            @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

            Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

            I think that's a decent possibility

            Not because he's good enough, but because the tight five will be selected by Ryan & Robertson

            I genuinely can see Vaai starting at lock for ABs this year too, regardless of what I see on forums.

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            • DuluthD Duluth

              @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

              Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

              I think that's a decent possibility

              Not because he's good enough, but because the tight five will be selected by Ryan & Robertson

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              @Duluth Yes, sadly that's a risk. Ryan's selections for the AB XV team were the most biased since the Mains era. Some absolute chumps in those squads.

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                I can’t wait until the squad is actually selected so that the echo chambers of mindless speculation are finished.

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                • Billy TellB Billy Tell

                  I can’t wait until the squad is actually selected so that the echo chambers of mindless speculation are finished.

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                  @Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                  I can’t wait until the squad is actually selected so that the echo chambers of mindless speculation are finished.

                  loool

                  we'll just move to a new chamber

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                    @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                    Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

                    He also declared in one of the first shows that he couldn't see anyone but the Crusaders winning the title.

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                    @ruggabee Also amusing is that he keeps talking about Kaleb Trask for the Chiefs, but he was ruled out for the season and was replaced by Jacomb.

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                    • Dan54D Dan54

                      @Duluth said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                      @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                      Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

                      I think that's a decent possibility

                      Not because he's good enough, but because the tight five will be selected by Ryan & Robertson

                      I genuinely can see Vaai starting at lock for ABs this year too, regardless of what I see on forums.

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                      @Dan54

                      Probably only out of necessity due to the fact we have 15 tests this year.

                      It’s astonishing really that we have only have 1 test class lock in NZ currently.

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                        @Dan54

                        Probably only out of necessity due to the fact we have 15 tests this year.

                        It’s astonishing really that we have only have 1 test class lock in NZ currently.

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                        @DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                        It’s astonishing really that we have only have 1 test class lock in NZ currently.

                        Lord is test class he just needs to stay fit. He was excellent vs Argies in B.A. last year.

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                          @Dan54

                          Probably only out of necessity due to the fact we have 15 tests this year.

                          It’s astonishing really that we have only have 1 test class lock in NZ currently.

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                          @DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                          It’s astonishing really that we have only have 1 test class lock in NZ currently.

                          to be fair, what other country would have two ready-made replacements having just lost two guys at the same time who have been the premier duo for 12 years and have 262 tests between them?

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                          • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                            @DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                            It’s astonishing really that we have only have 1 test class lock in NZ currently.

                            to be fair, what other country would have two ready-made replacements having just lost two guys at the same time who have been the premier duo for 12 years and have 262 tests between them?

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                            @mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                            @DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                            It’s astonishing really that we have only have 1 test class lock in NZ currently.

                            to be fair, what other country would have two ready-made replacements having just lost two guys at the same time who have been the premier duo for 12 years and have 262 tests between them?

                            South Africa? Lost matfield and botha - and got Etzebeth and some other monsters (all from memory)
                            they seem to have a lock production line the way we produce(d) loosies.

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                              @Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                              I can’t wait until the squad is actually selected so that the echo chambers of mindless speculation are finished.

                              loool

                              we'll just move to a new chamber

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                              @mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                              @Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                              I can’t wait until the squad is actually selected so that the echo chambers of mindless speculation are finished.

                              loool

                              we'll just move to a new chamber

                              With Robertson and Ryan in I’m already raging. I just KNOW the ABs are going to be full of players from tauranga and buller. Such fckn favouritism.

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                              • Billy TellB Billy Tell

                                @mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                                @Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                                I can’t wait until the squad is actually selected so that the echo chambers of mindless speculation are finished.

                                loool

                                we'll just move to a new chamber

                                With Robertson and Ryan in I’m already raging. I just KNOW the ABs are going to be full of players from tauranga and buller. Such fckn favouritism.

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                                @Billy-Tell

                                The selectors have a history that I’m referencing. Apologies for having an opinion that you don’t like

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                                • DuluthD Duluth

                                  @Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                                  Jeff Wilson is obviously stupid, but he's still talking about Quentin Strange starting for the ABs. How dumb can he get?

                                  I think that's a decent possibility

                                  Not because he's good enough, but because the tight five will be selected by Ryan & Robertson

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                                  @Duluth I do too. I have no problem with it if he does. He'd obviously be a stop gap, but we are a bit short in that area and he has worked with the coaches in the past obviously.

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                                    @Billy-Tell

                                    The selectors have a history that I’m referencing. Apologies for having an opinion that you don’t like

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                                    @Duluth said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

                                    @Billy-Tell

                                    The selectors have a history that I’m referencing. Apologies for having an opinion that you don’t like

                                    Apology accepted.

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                                      @Dan54

                                      Probably only out of necessity due to the fact we have 15 tests this year.

                                      It’s astonishing really that we have only have 1 test class lock in NZ currently.

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                                      @DaGrubster I not convinced Vaai isn't good enough for test rugby. He's not Rettalick or Sam W, but I still think he better than many are giving him credit for. You know how it goes on forums, one or 2 say someone not up to it, and a few others get feel it the way to go. Ryan etc haven't been picking him for fun.

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                                      • Dan54D Dan54

                                        @DaGrubster I not convinced Vaai isn't good enough for test rugby. He's not Rettalick or Sam W, but I still think he better than many are giving him credit for. You know how it goes on forums, one or 2 say someone not up to it, and a few others get feel it the way to go. Ryan etc haven't been picking him for fun.

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                                        @Dan54 not picking Vaai at 6 would be a good start

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                                        • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                                          @Dan54 not picking Vaai at 6 would be a good start

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                                          @KiwiMurph yeah, i think the whole 6 can play lock and vice versa needs to be wound back...theyre not the same position, scooter doing it when we had BBBR and Whitelock only just worked...but i think you need more specialists in those positions

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