All Blacks 2025
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@brodean flat stomachs have’nt worked for us in recent times 😉
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@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
Tavatavanawai kind of looks like he has a pot belly. If that's the case I think the current selectors frown on that sort of thing.
I reckon work rate and involvement probably trumps whether some rando on the internet thinks a player has a Potbelly.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
Tavatavanawai kind of looks like he has a pot belly. If that's the case I think the current selectors frown on that sort of thing.
I reckon work rate and involvement probably trumps whether some rando on the internet thinks a player has a Potbelly.
Jim off the bench would certainly hold a lot of merit. If you want impact, he is the guy.
He can also help close out a game with his ability to jackle.
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@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
Psdt made 28 tackles in that final and none of them were high despite him being 15cm taller than Cane.
Is he? 11cm diff I thought (1.89 to 2.00).
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@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean flat stomachs have’nt worked for us in recent times 😉
It'd work for my wife. If I had one that is.
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@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
He did bottle it.
He failed to perform anywhere close to his best potential because he got himself ejected from the game through poor discipline.
So the key question in your mind is who replaces Ardie in the squad?
Ardie Savea suspended for one week over throat slit gesture
Hurricanes captain Ardie Savea has been suspended for one match following his controversial throat slitting gesture during their win over the Melbourne Rebels.
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Is this thread still about ABS 2025 or do we need to go back and cry all over again about a RWC?
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
Tavatavanawai kind of looks like he has a pot belly. If that's the case I think the current selectors frown on that sort of thing.
I reckon work rate and involvement probably trumps whether some rando on the internet thinks a player has a Potbelly.
Last time I checked the point of this forum was for randoms to speculate on rugby and rugby players?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
He did bottle it.
He failed to perform anywhere close to his best potential because he got himself ejected from the game through poor discipline.
So the key question in your mind is who replaces Ardie in the squad?
Hurricanes captain Ardie Savea has been suspended for one match following his controversial throat slitting gesture during their win over the Melbourne Rebels.
The actual point was that Ardie Savea did the work of two loose forwards in the RWC final. Some people got all precious about Sam Cane.
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@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2025:
Liam Napier is about as reliable as it gets in NZ rugby media so it looks like Frizell is going to return - but not until next year
Frizell is now off contract with the Japanese club. Frizzell is, however, expected to re-sign a one-season extension with Toshiba before eyeing a return to New Zealand. Speaking after Sunday’s Japanese final, Frizell told RugbyJP.com: “It’s likely that I’ll be in Japan for another season. Firstly, I’m going to have a good break with my family and then we’ll see what happens.” -
@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
Tavatavanawai kind of looks like he has a pot belly. If that's the case I think the current selectors frown on that sort of thing.
I reckon work rate and involvement probably trumps whether some rando on the internet thinks a player has a Potbelly.
Last time I checked the point of this forum was for randoms to speculate on rugby and rugby players?
My bad. Feel free to "speculate" on whether a player has love handles and what Razor thinks of them, whilst ignoring the actual rugby. Quality.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
Tavatavanawai kind of looks like he has a pot belly. If that's the case I think the current selectors frown on that sort of thing.
I reckon work rate and involvement probably trumps whether some rando on the internet thinks a player has a Potbelly.
Last time I checked the point of this forum was for randoms to speculate on rugby and rugby players?
My bad. Feel free to "speculate" on whether a player has love handles and what Razor thinks of them, whilst ignoring the actual rugby. Quality.
If you don't think that kind of thing is a factor then you mustn't have heard about the importance of body language also.
De Groot has been asked to lose some weight under two coaching regimes now.
These things are factors.
I wouldn't complain if Tavatavanawai was in the squad. I'd like to see how he goes. I just think that is potentially a factor against him.
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@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bones Good on you.
No tell me more about this scientific potbelly discovery, the one severely impacting the highlanders best player and stopping him having any crucial involvement in a game. Then we can move onto guys like ALB, Clarke, Sititi and discover why them not having a girly waist is a factor in their non-selection.
How All Black's return to NZ could solve the No 6 dilemma
