All Blacks 2025
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
Target him with niggle? I can't recall Rieko being a problem discipline wise for the ABs. Some push and shove after the whistle is about it
The Ioane myth, meanwhile the Barrett's can fill a whole room with their cards and penalties.
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Holland did absolutely no damage to his case last night. Stand out performance and only going to get better. Out shown Barrett in a big way
When do we start to have a little concern over Barrett’s form or are we confident he finds it in the black jersey? Aside from the Canes game he’s been extremely quiet… especially for an AB captain.
I’d prefer Ardie as captain(as I’m sure everyone on the country outside of Canterbury would) but I’m sure Razor doesn’t see it that way. From the things I was hearing inside AB camp last year, he really needs to weigh up his captaincy decision.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
Target him with niggle? I can't recall Rieko being a problem discipline wise for the ABs. Some push and shove after the whistle is about it
The Ioane myth, meanwhile the Barrett's can fill a whole room with their cards and penalties.
Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2025:
From the things I was hearing inside AB camp last year, he really needs to weigh up his captaincy decision.
What were you hearing?
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2025:
From the things I was hearing inside AB camp last year, he really needs to weigh up his captaincy decision.
What were you hearing?
You may have missed my posts last year during test season. I think you can read between the lines though. There’s a team captain and then there’s the players captain… I’ll let you work out who
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
Target him with niggle? I can't recall Rieko being a problem discipline wise for the ABs. Some push and shove after the whistle is about it
He might call a fluffybunny a fluffybunny, or post something on Instagram ...
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Surprise surprise I'm here to be a broken record again.
Was hoping this year would be Rieko's "breakout" year where he really got it at centre. But his attack has seemingly gone backwards and while a small part of that is how he's being used, it appears a larger part is simply his inability to read the opposition and skills failing him under pressure.
He uses fuck all footwork on the carry and pretty much always tucks the ball and puts his head down, runs straight at the defence, shit he makes it easy for the opposition.
It's confusing - you'd think coaches would identify this and work with him on it, but something's not clicking there and he can't be ignoring them otherwise he'd be dropped, right?
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
It's confusing - you'd think coaches would identify this and work with him on it, but something's not clicking there and he can't be ignoring them otherwise he'd be dropped, right?
Same goes for a complete lack of kicking game. Rieko's been playing test rugby for a decade and hasn't developed even a hint of a kicking game. I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've seen Rieko ever kick the ball.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
The Captain will be Scott Barrett 100%.
We know who will be the captain. We are talking about who should be the captain.
In your opinion not the All blacks opinion.
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
The Captain will be Scott Barrett 100%.
We know who will be the captain. We are talking about who should be the captain.
In your opinion not the All blacks opinion.
Shit, you mean KM isn't the All Blacks and is just here posting his own opinion? What the fuck is the point then eh
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
The Captain will be Scott Barrett 100%.
We know who will be the captain. We are talking about who should be the captain.
In your opinion not the All blacks opinion.
Shit, you mean KM isn't the All Blacks and is just here posting his own opinion? What the fuck is the point then eh
To bitch and moan of course with no power over the issue of course.
That’s the point
