All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years

[antipodean]

@hikastags said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Such as?

Hitting rucks.

[brodean]

@ACT-Crusader

I'd have to consider Frost in some capacity.

Definitely I'd find a spot for Suaalii in the starting 15.

[nostrildamus]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

I've said it before and I'll say it again, bobby valetini is the best loose forward in Australasia and its not close.

I wouldn’t pick any Australian in a combined ANZAC team….except Valetini

They have some good 7s.

[African Monkey]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

I've said it before and I'll say it again, bobby valetini is the best loose forward in Australasia and its not close.

I wouldn’t pick any Australian in a combined ANZAC team….except Valetini

Bell, McReight, Suali'i I'd have in there somewhere, and even Tom Wright and McDermott I feel you could make a case for.

[MN5]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

I've said it before and I'll say it again, bobby valetini is the best loose forward in Australasia and its not close.

I wouldn’t pick any Australian in a combined ANZAC team~~….except Valetini~~

Great having you on the fern Sean Fitzpatrick.

[nostrildamus]

@MN5 said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Great having you on the fern Sean Fitzpatrick.

I suspect even Sean Fitzpatrick would pick Valetini.

[MN5]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

@MN5 said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Great having you on the fern Sean Fitzpatrick.

I suspect even Sean Fitzpatrick would pick Valetini.

No.

He didn’t pick loads of good Aussie players in 2003. I see no reason why he would select differently now

[mariner4life]

@antipodean said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

@hikastags said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Such as?

Hitting rucks.

And people.
And holes.

He also has a better passing game.

[Mauss]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

And people.
And holes.

He also has a better passing game.

They would be great together, though. You have Valetini to bring them to the floor and Savea to do his thing at the defensive ruck. You'd just need a number 8 with a lineout game (easier said than done) and you'd have a pretty special loose forward combo.

[Mr Fish]

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

I've said it before and I'll say it again, bobby valetini is the best loose forward in Australasia and its not close.

I wouldn’t pick any Australian in a combined ANZAC team….except Valetini

Bell, McReight, Suali'i I'd have in there somewhere, and even Tom Wright and McDermott I feel you could make a case for.

Wouldn't even have McDermott in the Australian 23 to be honest.

[brodean]

Thoughts on Finau's game tonight?

[canefan]

@brodean said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Thoughts on Finau's game tonight?

Impressive with ball in hand

[Bovidae]

@brodean said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Thoughts on Finau's game tonight?

In the clash of the 6s he won that battle. Valetini was very quiet.

[reprobate]

Finau was excellent. Sititi still seems a bit quiet vs last year.

[sparky]

@reprobate Yes, but he's doing more than enough to make the AB squad again.

[antipodean]

@reprobate said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Finau was excellent. Sititi still seems a bit quiet vs last year.

IMO Finau had a very good game. Sititi grew into it - a poor start but dominated his opposite in the end (which is true for the Chiefs loose forwards).

[Bones]

@reprobate said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Finau was excellent. Sititi still seems a bit quiet vs last year.

My memories of Sititi last year was him bursting through in the midfield, think he's actually getting a bit more stuck in, in the tight this year - as well as being more closely marked.

[ACT Crusader]

Finau showed good physicality and I’m hopeful he can bring that to the black jersey.

Not sure if anyone else noticed but when he got the ball out wider with some space, maybe it’s his style but he did look to be labouring a bit / running in gumboots. Was a little strange.

[brodean]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Finau showed good physicality and I’m hopeful he can bring that to the black jersey.

Not sure if anyone else noticed but when he got the ball out wider with some space, maybe it’s his style but he did look to be labouring a bit / running in gumboots. Was a little strange.

That's his style but he's actually running quite fast.

[ACT Crusader]

@brodean said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks - loosie selections in recent years:

Finau showed good physicality and I’m hopeful he can bring that to the black jersey.

Not sure if anyone else noticed but when he got the ball out wider with some space, maybe it’s his style but he did look to be labouring a bit / running in gumboots. Was a little strange.

That's his style but he's actually running quite fast.

mmm…. I might have to watch again because not sure if it’s quite fast or quite fast