All Blacks 2024
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@darylmitchell said in All Blacks 2024:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024:
There are still really interesting and insightful people who post here. I love this forum, even Papalii knockers post really good stuff sometimes.
Papali'i knockers (if there is such thing) are far worse, the guy is comfortably the best loose forward in NZ - he is more important than Ardie to this team due to his size and impact on defence.
He was so good in that first test aye, falling off tackles at will.
I give him credit, he played well in the second test but consistency would be great.
Ardie obviously isn’t in form but when he is he’s by far our best despite what Timmy thinks. Go and watch the WC final if you need a reminder of that.
And Finau, well I’ve barely noticed the guy in the first two tests.
Bring back King Blackadder I’d say.
Yeah yeah bro we know everyone loves Ardie for his cute little highlights reels, watch the Blues forwards led by Papali'i, Dalton actually wins the collisions outright and dominates the breakdown - his efforts on 'both sides of the ball' are simply unparalleled.
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Yeah yeah bro we know everyone loves Ardie for his cute little highlights reels, watch the Blues forwards led by Papali'i, Dalton actually wins the collisions outright and dominates the breakdown - his efforts on 'both sides of the ball' are simply unparalleled.
@darylmitchell Papali’i plays one okay game and now you’re talking him up as if he’s on McCaw’s level. I think your heads in the clouds a bit there fella. Let’s just see if he can keep that form up for the whole year instead of announcing him as the second coming. We already have Blackadder in the team who holds that mantle.
As for your Blues forwards, Sotutu and Ioane played bloody well on the weekend… oh wait.
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Think @MN5 might be doing the AB socials.
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
Think @MN5 might be doing the AB socials.
Fuck me, they’re actually doing Chuck Norris jokes about him. Since when does he warrant those ?
Whoever does the moderating for the ABs Facebook page should run head first into a wall, this is just embarrassing
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
Think @MN5 might be doing the AB socials.
Fuck me, they’re actually doing Chuck Norris jokes about him. Since when does he warrant those ?
Whoever does the moderating for the ABs Facebook page should run head first into a wall, this is just embarrassing
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
Think @MN5 might be doing the AB socials.
Fuck me, they’re actually doing Chuck Norris jokes about him. Since when does he warrant those ?
Whoever does the moderating for the ABs Facebook page should run head first into a wall, this is just embarrassing
Lol you boring fluffybunny. The jokes are out there, so they are joining in the piss taking, good on them
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@mikedogz said in All Blacks 2024:
Brad Thorn was the original rugby "Chuck Norris".
Brad Thorn would never be sissy enough to Chuck anything.
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2024:
@mikedogz Kevin Skinner's ghost says hello.
Colin Meads too
then they're more talkative than when they were alive!
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Pff ... you guys will be on the Adder Train soon enough.
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2024:
Pff ... you guys will be on the Adder Train soon enough.
the way trains go in NZ, it'll be out with scheduled maintenance, then a workforce strike followed by taking a wrong turn and winding up on a beach.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2024:
Pff ... you guys will be on the Adder Train soon enough.
the way trains go in NZ, it'll be out with scheduled maintenance, then a workforce strike followed by taking a wrong turn and winding up on a beach.
@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2024:
Pff ... you guys will be on the Adder Train soon enough.
the way trains go in NZ, it'll be out with scheduled maintenance, then a workforce strike followed by taking a wrong turn and winding up on a beach.
Status quo
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2024:
@mikedogz Kevin Skinner's ghost says hello.
Colin Meads too
Colin Meads wouldn't need to say hello. He'd simply grunt and Ethan Blackadder would be out for the rest of the season. Again
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2024:
Pff ... you guys will be on the Adder Train soon enough.
the way trains go in NZ, it'll be out with scheduled maintenance, then a workforce strike followed by taking a wrong turn and winding up on a beach.
@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2024:
Pff ... you guys will be on the Adder Train soon enough.
the way trains go in NZ, it'll be out with scheduled maintenance, then a workforce strike followed by taking a wrong turn and winding up on a beach.
learnings and trainings.
learnings and trainings.
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An article about Ratima and Hotham. Otago fans won't be happy reading why Hotham ended up in Ta$man.
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An article about Ratima and Hotham. Otago fans won't be happy reading why Hotham ended up in Ta$man.
@Bovidae Yeah this was known at the time... Otago wanted to stick with their local guys which in fairness it isn't like Nathan Hastie wasn't also a really highly rated halfback.
Unfortunately, he has had a torrid run with injuries.
I can also kind of understand why Otago didn't want to pick a guy who would almost certainly leave in a few years... ORFU clearly had a strategy change.
Injuries have worked against both Otago and the Highlanders here, because had he never had those ACL injuries, I think there is every chance Folau Fakatava would now be the #1 All Blacks halfback.
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So a 36 man squad for the Rugby Championship...
Can definitely add Cane and Jordan to the initial 32 - probably Darry as well if Lord isn't back fit. Will the 36th player just be a fourth halfback in Hotham, or will it be David Havili?
Could any of the current 32 dropout? Christie would have to be the only one who has done anything close to playing his way out, but assuming Perenara is out, would be surprised if they dropped him.
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An article about Ratima and Hotham. Otago fans won't be happy reading why Hotham ended up in Ta$man.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2024:
An article about Ratima and Hotham. Otago fans won't be happy reading why Hotham ended up in Ta$man.
It’s a Tom Donnelly classic that is.
In all seriousness, not all the blame goes on him but by Christ how the fuck do you let someone like Hotham walk and not even offer him an npc contract?! Even if you do have Hastie there coming through at the same time and around the same age, competition it good and the cream will rise.
Let’s hope this same mistake doesn’t happen with Pledger, for the sake of all of us Otago tragic’s.
