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    Mr Fish
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    The fact the Herald have an article on Fusitu'a right now suggests they've had some oil too.

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    @Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

    @African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:

    @chchfanatic said in All Blacks 2025:

    Thoughts on Fusitua in the squad. Heard he might be a Smokey.

    Interesting. I thought he may be a year or two off being considered despite having a massive breakout season. Real workhorse prop around the park and there hasn't been an issue with his scrummaging but yeah, wasn't expecting him to be in the frame this quickly.

    Solid in the scrum and improving, decent carrier & very high work rate. More active at cleaning out rucks than other NZ props.

    For what its worth, George predicted this

    Yes he did.

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    brodean
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    He's always had a good workrate. His scrum upside wouldn't appear to be as high as the other options but he has become more solid in this area.

    I think he's become more accurate overall. As a bench prop I think Ollie Norris is better suited and he has the extra size.

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    @Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

    predicted

    I'm not sure that's the word?

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    @Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

    @Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

    predicted

    I'm not sure that's the word?

    He said the AB coaches were interested in him when no one else was saying anything of the sort. Now, several weeks later, we have others hearing the same thing.

    Why not give him some credit?

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    Bones
    replied to Duluth last edited by
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    @Duluth what is the credit for again? Something that hasn't happened?

    Going off his history, it's highly likely he just thought he was playing well so added the extra details about AB coaches and hey presto "prediction/rumour".

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    @Bones

    Chchfantic is a dick but he has good links to Robertson etc. If he says Fusitua might be a bolter, that's decent confirmation of what George said. George has also got a lot of things right around Blues/Auckland.. I don't think its fair to call him a liar.

    His success rate is just in the 40-50% range. I hope he keeps posting what he hears

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    replied to Duluth last edited by
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    @Duluth the 50% that were wrong were "done deal", "you will see", etc. So I don't know what that should be called.

    Tangitau is as clear an example you'll get of why eggs like me might scoff and disregard, I don't know why you're so invested, but hey surely you giving him credit is enough?

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    replied to Bones last edited by Duluth
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    @Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

    @Duluth the 50% that were wrong were "done deal", "you will see", etc. So I don't know what that should be called.

    Yeah he was clearly incorrect and he got criticism for it

    I think the pile was getting a bit over the top though. The worst shit has been removed

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    youngwill89
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    hearing that josh jacomb not leaving cheifs , re signing til post world cup , done deal

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    @george34 said in All Blacks 2025:

    hearing that josh jacomb not leaving cheifs , re signing til post world cup , done deal

    100%? Haha

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    @george35 ok, let's just see how it plays out , at this stage ive herd done deal , just need pen on the pape r

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    I won’t believe what @george34 or @george35 post until @george33 confirms.

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    @george34 & @george35 can you change you user names?

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    African Monkey
    replied to Duluth last edited by
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    @Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

    @Bones

    Chchfantic is a dick but he has good links to Robertson etc. If he says Fusitua might be a bolter, that's decent confirmation of what George said. George has also got a lot of things right around Blues/Auckland.. I don't think its fair to call him a liar.

    His success rate is just in the 40-50% range. I hope he keeps posting what he hears

    Can't disagree with any of what you've said there.

    As you said, better than 'oh yeah I did hear that' rubbish after not saying anything beforehand.

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    @reprobate it’s the most baffling aspect of last season for me. All the other changes and experiments you could see and even provide a half decent justification for. But the back and forth at 10 was not in the horses for courses or even in the form has dropped off the cliff realms.

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    Looking at the terms of the JRK and Tangitau contracts. I reckon JRK is named, and Tangitau is listed is unavailable due to injury.

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    @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

    I won’t believe what @george34 or @george35 post until @george33 confirms.

    "pape r" got me.

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    replied to Duluth last edited by
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    @Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

    @george34 & @george35 can you change you user names?

    If not, these will be banned at some stage tomorrow

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