All Blacks 2025
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@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph yeah definitely, but others , have said different,
We'll find out Monday I guess
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
Interestingly, we've had talk about the coaches saying that CLW is too small (@Chris ?) but here the guy was saying that the coaches love him and thinks he'll be picked if he plays well this weekend.
Not sure what you are asking I never said that he was too small or the coaches said that.?
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Interesting talk, thanks for suggesting it @george33
It will be interesting to see how these points stack up.
You'd have to think that Sotutu is leaving, no-one can be dumb enough to not go, even if you are only going to hold tackle bags.
End of the segment is interesting - he's running down Clayton McMillan and questioning his attitude / egotism (basically saying that he's got tickets on himself and can't back it up).
Suggests that there are some issues with the way he's leaving the Chiefs too...
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
Interestingly, we've had talk about the coaches saying that CLW is too small (@Chris ?) but here the guy was saying that the coaches love him and thinks he'll be picked if he plays well this weekend.
Not sure what you are asking I never said that he was too small or the coaches said that.?
Might not be you, but someone has said that they heard from others that the coaches think he is too small
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
Interestingly, we've had talk about the coaches saying that CLW is too small (@Chris ?) but here the guy was saying that the coaches love him and thinks he'll be picked if he plays well this weekend.
Not sure what you are asking I never said that he was too small or the coaches said that.?
Might not be you, but someone has said that they heard from others that the coaches think he is too small
Nah not me.
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
Interestingly, we've had talk about the coaches saying that CLW is too small (@Chris ?) but here the guy was saying that the coaches love him and thinks he'll be picked if he plays well this weekend.
Not sure what you are asking I never said that he was too small or the coaches said that.?
Might not be you, but someone has said that they heard from others that the coaches think he is too small
Nah not me.
Apologies, it was @Mr-Fish
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/7083/all-blacks-2025/3338?_=1750308026841
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G gt12 referenced this topic
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
Discussion of Kirifi ahead of Papalii, suggesting that Paps may have reached his peak and they want to see someone else (is @chchfanatic actually Lashes?)
In this part, btw, it did seem that this was his analysis and not necessarily sauce.
Papali'i's problem is he doesn't have a natural position so he just ends up being another of these hybrid loosies
Throw in how Papalii pretty much got dropped for the second half of the last test season and it makes sense.
He should focus on blindside, I reckon he'd go best there with his skillset.
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@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph think , we've got to take a step back , this lashes guy, is involved with the Barretts
No idea what show you are referring to, but Is that the brother-in-law?
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph think , we've got to take a step back , this lashes guy, is involved with the Barretts
No idea what show you are referring to, but Is that the brother-in-law?
Sam Casey is his real name.
He was the guy who was on the piss with Jordie in Dunedin when he was smashing late night maccas in the lounge of a random flat.
He is also the guy who pissed off Alice Soper by saying women's rugby is shit, and no one cares.
Used to run a Dunedin club page, was the producer of The Country, and will still have playing rugby contacts.
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@SouthernMann ok, is he reliable, or not
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No im not lashes. He has good oil but only from other players. Barrett’s McKenzie , ALB
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Casey is reliable. Bit of a plank of a bloke though.
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@handa457 heard Tavatavanawai is in Tauranga and his numbers are out the gate
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
Interestingly, we've had talk about the coaches saying that CLW is too small (@Chris ?) but here the guy was saying that the coaches love him and thinks he'll be picked if he plays well this weekend.
Not sure what you are asking I never said that he was too small or the coaches said that.?
Might not be you, but someone has said that they heard from others that the coaches think he is too small
Nah not me.
Apologies, it was @Mr-Fish
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/7083/all-blacks-2025/3338?_=1750308026841
Yeah unless Razor's tune has changed from last year... Loves CLW (which is why he was with the squad for a lot of last year when injuries struck) but didn't think he had the size for Test rugby (which is why he never got a run, even when the All Blacks were down to about five overplayed loosies).
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
Then the hosts go full retard suggesting the Blues should be done with him.
That's moronic.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
End of the segment is interesting - he's running down Clayton McMillan and questioning his attitude / egotism (basically saying that he's got tickets on himself and can't back it up).
McMillan has been a great servant to NZ rugby and the Chiefs. Overall he's produced a very strong team which won zero games under Gats.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
Discussion of Kirifi ahead of Papalii, suggesting that Paps may have reached his peak and they want to see someone else (is @chchfanatic actually Lashes?)
In this part, btw, it did seem that this was his analysis and not necessarily sauce.
Papali'i's problem is he doesn't have a natural position so he just ends up being another of these hybrid loosies
Throw in how Papalii pretty much got dropped for the second half of the last test season and it makes sense.
He should focus on blindside, I reckon he'd go best there with his skillset.
I remember he played test 2 vs Ireland in Dunedin there a few years ago and was completely anonymous
I agree though that it would be his best path - packing on some more size and a full campaign there for the Blues (they do have a glaring need at 6) would be interesting to see
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@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@gt12 said in All Blacks 2025:
End of the segment is interesting - he's running down Clayton McMillan and questioning his attitude / egotism (basically saying that he's got tickets on himself and can't back it up).
McMillan has been a great servant to NZ rugby and the Chiefs. Overall he's produced a very strong team which won zero games under Gats.
They won zero Super Rugby Aotearoa games - they were cruising along pretty well in 2020 before Covid hit.
