All Blacks XV 2024

[sparky]

They are going to have one helluva side if Robertson and his chums keep turning their noses up at the best players in New Zealand.

[Lancaster Park]

Its a tough one Sparky.
There are a few positions with a lot of competition (Front row and wing for eg) and a few with virtually none (lock and 10) and lots of young guys with real potential but all have little bits of game to grow into. I would think its just a matter of which young fulla is stronger in the balance of their weaknesses to what the coaches want and in the guys playing around them on the field for the game plan they want.

[Bones]

Yeah swap Poihipi and Lam, get ENS in there somewhere. I

f Holland and Tavatavnawai are allowed get them in there too.

What's Tele'a's injury status? Chuck Lam back to 12 and him at 13, Poihipi to the bench.

Funaki definitely deserves a shot. I guess Hotham wears the right shirt though.

[Machpants]

They're not playing until Nov so plenty of time to get over injuries

[cgrant]

I'd like to see an AJ Lam - Tanielu Telea combination for the All Blacks XV, with Tavatavanawai on the right wing. This could be fun to watch.

[Canes4life]

@cgrant said in All Blacks XV 2024:

I'd like to see an AJ Lam - Tanielu Telea combination for the All Blacks XV, with Tavatavanawai on the right wing. This could be fun to watch.

That would be fun to watch. I’m sure Poihipi and Tupaea might push for the midfield aswell.

What would the rest of the backline look like? Love at 15, Plummer at 10, Nanai-Seturo at 11…

[family man]

Shaun Stevenson maybe in the back line? Fakatava at 9

[Mr Fish]

It's unlikely Hotham will be involved with the ABs on the EOYT (and it's entirely possible one of the original three selected for July also makes way for Roigard if he's back playing), so the XV certainly won't be short of options at halfback.

[Bones]

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks XV 2024:

It's unlikely Hotham will be involved with the ABs on the EOYT

It seems extremely likely to me. Why wouldn't he be?

[nostrildamus]

@MN5 said in All Blacks XV 2024:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks XV 2024:

So with the players not selected who makes this squad?

My starting team would be the following:

1. Numia
2. Riccitelli
3. Dyer
4. Darry
5. Walker-Leawere
6. Grace
7. Lakai
8. Sotutu
9. Hotham
10. Plummer
11. Nareki
12. Lam
13. Poihipi
14. Stevenson
15. Love

The wingers look a bit weak.

I guess that’s what happens when 50,000 of them get named in the ABs.

you could have Ioane at 6?

[nzzp]

@Bones said in All Blacks XV 2024:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks XV 2024:

It's unlikely Hotham will be involved with the ABs on the EOYT

It seems extremely likely to me. Why wouldn't he be?

Because Roigard will be back, so it'll be him, Ratima and one of TJ or Christie for experience I expect

[Mr Fish]

@Bones said in All Blacks XV 2024:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks XV 2024:

It's unlikely Hotham will be involved with the ABs on the EOYT

It seems extremely likely to me. Why wouldn't he be?

As @nzzp has said, assuming the pecking order at the start of the year was:
1/ Roigard
2/ Perenara
3/ Christie
4/ Ratima
5/ Hotham

Then Hotham would need to jump two places to be one of the three halfbacks on the EOYT. It's possible, but I think it's unlikely (unless Roigard is still injured, in which case he just needs to get ahead of either Perenara or Christie).

[Bones]

I think it's highly likely he'll jump them.

[Bovidae]

Best to discuss the potential squad in this thread. Hopefully @Duluth can merge with the other AB XV thread.

Given that Ryan had a say in the selections last year you can assume many of the forwards are still favoured.

A reminder of that squad:

Props
Jermaine Ainsley
George Dyer
Tevita Mafileo
Xavier Numia
Aidan Ross
Ollie Norris
Pouri Rakete-Stones

Hookers
Asafo Aumua
Ricky Riccitelli
Tyrone Thompson
George Bell

Locks
Naitoa Ah Kuoi
Quinten Strange
Isaia Walker-Leawere

Loose Forwards
Billy Harmon
Akira Ioane
Du’Plessis Kirifi
Christian Lio-Willie
Pita Gus Sowakula
Cameron Suafoa

Halfbacks
Folau Fakatava
Brad Weber

First-five-eighths
Brett Cameron
Stephen Perofeta

Midfielders
Jack Goodhue
Alex Nankivell
Billy Proctor
Bailyn Sullivan

Outside Backs
Sam Gilbert
AJ Lam
Ruben Love
Etene Nanai-Seturo
Jona Nareki

There will be other players in the mix now. Laghlan McWhannell must be a good chance to be one of the locks. Zach Gallagher too based on previous selections.

[nostrildamus]

Is Haig a possibility?

[family man]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks XV 2024:

Is Haig a possibility?

I would say he got a chance

[Duluth]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV 2024:

Best to discuss the potential squad in this thread. Hopefully @Duluth can merge with the other AB XV thread.

Where is that?

I know @Mr-Fish posted a prediction of the AB XV in the EOYT thread. I'll quote that below:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks EOYT:

All Blacks XV (28)
Hookers (2): Ricky Riccitelli, Kurt Eklund
Props (5): Xavier Numia, George Bower, Aidan Ross, Marcel Renata, Saula Ma'u
Locks (3): Josh Lord, Fabian Holland, Max Hicks
Loose forwards (6): Cullen Grace, Cameron Suafoa, Malachi Wrampling, Peter Lakai, Hugh Renton, Hoskins Sotutu
Halfbacks (2): Noah Hotham, Folau Fakatava
First fives (1): Josh Jacomb
Midfield (3): Rameka Poihipi, Quinn Tupaea, Dallas McLeod, AJ Lam
Wings (4): Gideon Wrampling, Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Kini Naholo
Fullbacks (2): Ruben Love, Zarn Sullivan

[Bovidae]

@Duluth When I did a search I also saw this thread:

https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/6554/allblacks-xv-2024?_=1727559273182

[Duluth]

@Bovidae

Thanks

Merged now

[Canes4life]

Based on form I’d have Riley Higgins right in the mix for the AB XV side. He’s the form 12 in the NPC by a fairly long way.

Caleb Delany should definitely be in the mix over some of the players mentioned above aswell.

Kade Banks over Gideon-Wrampling aswell.