All Blacks 2022
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From this armchair, they got the backs right. Forwards have some surprises.
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Only one specialist blindside in Akira Ioane? Think they’re going to miss Blackadder’s versatility.
@MrDenmore said in All Blacks 2022:
Only one specialist blindside in Akira Ioane? Think they’re going to miss Blackadder’s versatility.
Nah, plenty of blindside options with Papali’i or Vaa’i or Barrett
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And the backs:
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@MrDenmore said in All Blacks 2022:
Only one specialist blindside in Akira Ioane? Think they’re going to miss Blackadder’s versatility.
Nah, plenty of blindside options with Papali’i or Vaa’i or Barrett
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:
@MrDenmore said in All Blacks 2022:
Only one specialist blindside in Akira Ioane? Think they’re going to miss Blackadder’s versatility.
Nah, plenty of blindside options with Papali’i or Vaa’i or Barrett
Or Ardie
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PGS has played at 6 too. I still have doubts about his ball-handling off the back of the scrum.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
PGS has played at 6 too. I still have doubts about his ball-handling off the back of the scrum.
I have doubts about his ability to flop over the fucking try line.
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PGS has played at 6 too. I still have doubts about his ball-handling off the back of the scrum.
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Is this the most average looking All Blacks team for a while? I feel like there are so many ??, not a good thing 1 year out from a World Cup.
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Is this the most average looking All Blacks team for a while? I feel like there are so many ??, not a good thing 1 year out from a World Cup.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2022:
Is this the most average looking All Blacks team for a while? I feel like there are so many ??, not a good thing 1 year out from a World Cup.
No different to the last 2 years.
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At least there's no Bridge.
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Unavailable for selection due to injury - Joe Moody, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ethan Blackadder.
Unavailable for selection due to New Zealand Rugby return to play criteria - Patrick Tuipulotu, Damian McKenzie.
@Tim said in All Blacks 2022:
Unavailable for selection due to injury - Joe Moody, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ethan Blackadder.
Unavailable for selection due to New Zealand Rugby return to play criteria - Patrick Tuipulotu, Damian McKenzie.
You’d have to say the first three would’ve made it - Moody over Karl T, ALB over LF, Blackadder over PGS.
But would PT and DMac have been certainties?
PT over Lord possibly. DMac over Perofeta?
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Is this the most average looking All Blacks team for a while? I feel like there are so many ??, not a good thing 1 year out from a World Cup.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2022:
Is this the most average looking All Blacks team for a while? I feel like there are so many ??, not a good thing 1 year out from a World Cup.
Hang on. This is only a couple of selections away from what we all expected or would have selected. Jumping on the negative pretty quickly aren't you?
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Big Karl and Peter Gus the biggest surprises for me.
Not keen on Big Karl, but Peter Gus is the closest thing we have to a big blockbusting No. 8, which is something I'm very keen on - so if he can lift his skills a bit, he could be pretty handy!
