All Blacks 2024

[sparky]

@Tim I mostly like it, but who plays 6? Scott Barrett?

[Tim]

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[sparky]

@Tim I also think Harry Plummer should get the call.

[sparky]

Richard Knowler has named what he thinks the squad will be.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350320348/all-blacks-who-will-be-bolters-when-32-man-squad-revealed-monday

Love, Telea, Reece, Clarke, Narawa

Reiko Ioane, ALB, J Barrett

DMac, Beauden Barrett, Plummer

Ratima, Christie, TJP

Ardie Savea, Papali'i, Lakai, Finau, Sotutu, Jacobson

Barrett, Tuipolutu, Vaa'i, Darry

Lomax, Newell, Ofa T, De Groot, Williams

Taylor, Aumua, Riccitelli

[Tim]

Calling a 23:

1 de Groot
2 Taylor
3 Lomax
4 Tuipulotu
5 Darry
6 Ioane
7 Papalii
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Plummer
11 Clarke
12 J Barrett
13 R Ioane
14 Telea
15 B Barrett

And a pagen ritual before irrival
A brother hood of the upper middle class, burned at the steak.

[Tim]

who is next into the warkworth forest. To be initiated

[Tim]

This team would destroy:

[Tim]

1 de Groot
2 Taylor
3 Lomax
4 Tuipulotu
5 Barret
6 Ioane
7 Papalii
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Plummer
11 Clarke
12 J Barrett
13 R Ioane
14 Telea
15 B Barrett

Plus the rest of the 23:

16 Riccitelli
17 Tu'ungufasi
18 Renata
19 Darry
20 Sotutu
21 Renata
22 Lam
23 ALB

[kiwiinmelb]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

I watched this last night , my smart arse aussie wife who knows nothing about rugby was hovering in the background and chips in with ,

its cute the way he says Wobbie Deans

[Victor Meldrew]

@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

who is next into the warkworth forest. To be initiated

Summer solstice has passed, so the Cornish piskies are available...

[DaGrubster]

@kiwiinmelb

Just pm’md you with the details of a divorce lawyer in Melbourne

[Tim]

[Victor Meldrew]

@Tim

Thinking you're going to post something from Dali next.

[Chris B.]

Liam Napier's squad is pretty much who I'd pick - except I'd only pick three of the wings and I'd pick Plummer as a third first five.

And I wouldn't have a bracket in the loose forwards.

On The Breakdown last night Goldie said they'd heard that there will be four young guys added to the 32 to train with the team.

[BerniesCorner]

Jeez I just had a flash back to a surplus of wingers at the WC 2023

[SouthernMann]

The four additional young guys are probably the most interesting aspect, even if they don't get on the paddock.

[BerniesCorner]

@Victor-Meldrew
Victor I wouldn't say appointing a new coach with a truckload of SR titles bold. I would call it sensible.
The big turnaround occurred when Jason Ryan arrived. Prior to that for about 3 years it was all Frank Spencer.

[Chris B.]

@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

The four additional young guys are probably the most interesting aspect, even if they don't get on the paddock.

If Liam Napier's squad is pretty much right then I could see the four being something like Lakai, Sititi, one of the young halfbacks, one of the young hookers.

[Canes4life]

@Chris-B said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

The four additional young guys are probably the most interesting aspect, even if they don't get on the paddock.

If Liam Napier's squad is pretty much right then I could see the four being something like Lakai, Sititi, one of the young halfbacks, one of the young hookers.

Or Ruben Love if they see Barrett as the fullback. Leon is picking the outsides so I can see that happening.

[Chris B.]

@Canes4life They had Leon on the Breakdown a couple of weeks ago talking about selections and he pretty specifically said they needed two fullbacks.

I'm sure one will be Beauden - I think Love has the inside track as the other, assuming that he's fit. Most of the drums seem to be beating that way.