2025 All Blacks v France series
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@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
They seem to be more explosive than Blackadder:
Dominant Carry %
43.8 Luke Jacobson
34.3 Dalton Papali'i
29.4 Tupou Vaa'i
27.8 Scott Barrett
13.8 Ethan Blackadder
( has to carry 201 times to Scott Barrett's 100 to have the same amount of dominant carries )Gainline %
65.9 Tupou Vaa'i
65.8 Luke Jacobson
63.0 Dalton Papali'i
54.5 Scott Barrett
34.1 Ethan Blackadder
( has to carry 158 times to Scott Barrett's 100 to get over the gainline the same amount of times )Tackle Evasion %
22.8 Dalton Papali'i
19.5 Luke Jacobson
11.6 Tupou Vaa'i
8.1 Scott Barrett
2.5 Ethan Blackadder
( has to carry 324 times to Scott Barrett's 100 to evade the same amount of tackles )In that interview today Razor mentioned footwork as being important and it seems like Blackadder doesn't really have any footwork.
You're either missing or evading the point bro: these guys just aren't explosive players. If that's actually what we want, none of them should be selected - so it's a bullshit argument.
It's like saying Scott Barrett is being selected over Delaney because we want our locks to be lineout targets. -
@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
You're the one ignoring the obvious.
They're all explosive compared to Blackadder.
Btw you can't compare Blackadder to McCaw. McCaw had played 100 tests by Blackadders age to Blackadders 14.
Finau is explosive. Jacobson, Papalii (as cover for Jacobson), Barrett and Vaai simply are not - so it's pretty hard to take the statement seriously.
You can keep your McCaw straw man too thanks. -
@antipodean how do you get those stats???
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@mikeyyy said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
@antipodean how do you get those stats???
They're @brodean's - he's says where he gets them from here: https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/1056306
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@Landers92 said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
Tamaiti Williams is ruled out for the French series. Bower called in
Likely to be one other ruled out as well.
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Explosiveness isn't binary. It's a spectrum.
All of those players have various levels of explosiveness to their carry - even Blackadder. They're all more explosive compared to Blackadder.
The selectors have said they want to see more explosiveness.
We will have to agree to disagree.
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Newell?
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@ACT-Crusader said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
@Landers92 said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
Tamaiti Williams is ruled out for the French series. Bower called in
Likely to be one other ruled out as well.
who?
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@Landers92 said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
Tamaiti Williams is ruled out for the French series. Bower called in
Fuck.
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@Landers92 said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
Tamaiti Williams is ruled out for the French series. Bower called in
So shouldn't have played the final.
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@Landers92 said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
Tamaiti Williams is ruled out for the French series. Bower called in
Hopefully they are just being cautious with an understrength French side and have him rearing to go vs the Boks.
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@ACT-Crusader said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
@Landers92 said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
Tamaiti Williams is ruled out for the French series. Bower called in
Likely to be one other ruled out as well.
Yeah Newell
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@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
Explosiveness isn't binary. It's a spectrum.
All of those players have various levels of explosiveness to their carry - even Blackadder. They're all more explosive compared to Blackadder.
The selectors have said they want to see more explosiveness.
We will have to agree to disagree.
Even Fletcher Newell is explosive on the carry.
Granted I’m talking compared to someone standing still but it’s still comparable
