Next line of reserves

[Kiwiwomble]

@tim said in Next line of reserves:

@kiwiwomble He was shite all year, and was a bad boy. He often gets 3 tackles in a game. He isn't a Tony Brown player.

Flanders is the real talent from Hawkes Bay.

I watched every game and still thought he did twice as much good as bad

[Tim]

@kiwiwomble Fair enough. Think he is a good ball carrier, but offers little else.

[Stargazer]

@tim MMT's temporary drop in form wasn't worse than Sotutu's.

I'm sure he'll be in the Highlanders squad next season and will be a starter.

[KiwiMurph]

Tom Robinson and Flanders are well ahead of MMT.

[Stargazer]

@kiwimurph They should also be ahead of Sotutu.

[Tim]

Seriously though, Bird in the All Blacks? Am I in hell? Am I being tortured by Bealzibub?

McWhannell is a far better player than that absolute bum. For shame.

[Kiwiwomble]

@tim said in Next line of reserves:

@kiwiwomble Fair enough. Think he is a good ball carrier, but offers little else.

I think a lot depends on the team around them, in 2020 he had Dillon hunt and frizell who were 1 and 3 or something in the tackle stats, it was obvious he wasn’t tasked with defence, always stood at first receiver but wider on defence

Think we need to look at the game plan as well as the stats and largely he’s worked really well with the landers game plans when he’s played

[Tim]

@stargazer LOL, there you go. Not even close.

[Stargazer]

@tim Sotutu was the most disappointing All Black this year, if it wasn't Caleb Clarke.

[sparky]

Time to make Tom Robinson an All Black.

[Tim]

@stargazer And still both vastly better than any one you have suggested.

[KiwiMurph]

@stargazer said in Next line of reserves:

@tim Sotutu was the most disappointing All Black this year, if it wasn't Caleb Clarke.

Sotutu was very good in Trans Ta$man and the back end of Aotearoa.

My problem with him is he has stuggled to translate that form to test level (even last year).

[Stargazer]

@tim I think Robinson was much better than Sotutu this year, and Flanders has improved so much that he'll overtake him soon. Those were the players I was talking about (in response to @KiwiMurph).

[Machpants]

It makes me laugh that you are suggesting some league dude who hasn't played Union in years, no fucking way.

Isn't the ginger Jesus injured?

[Tim]

I will bet anyone $100 that Blackwell will start over Dom Bird next year, and he will be much better.

[Stargazer]

@machpants This whole thread seems a pisstake!

[Tim]

@machpants League guy? What?

[Kiwiwomble]

@kiwimurph said in Next line of reserves:

@stargazer said in Next line of reserves:

@tim Sotutu was the most disappointing All Black this year, if it wasn't Caleb Clarke.

Sotutu was very good in Trans Ta$man and the back end of Aotearoa.

My problem with him is he has stuggled to translate that form to test level (even last year).

Like a few of those in today’s game…might just need a few games on the trot to translate if game to the international level

Ak has been good before but that was the best 80mins I’ve seen

Bower has obviously been struggling…but seemed much more settled

Jordan showed us someone that’s not all flash, just settled in and played some code

[Tim]

Sotutu is clearly a long time All Black.

It goes with the territory when you're an Auckland legend.

[Machpants]

@tim said in Next line of reserves:

@machpants League guy? What?

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