All Blacks 2022

[Bones]

@cgrant said in All Blacks 2022:

The presence of Owen Franks has been of great benefit to Tyrell Lomax, probably a turning point in his career. Lomax is still young for a prop and could improve in terms of tackling and discipline, which are his main weakness. He will be a world class THP IMO.

He's just back on the trajectory he dipped from after leaving the highlanders.

[cgrant]

@Bones
He wasn't as good when he was playing for the Highlanders. Promising but nowhere near his current form.

[Bones]

@cgrant said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones
He wasn't as good when he was playing for the Highlanders. Promising but nowhere near his current form.

A barely believable tale.

[Bones]

Not sure where to put this.

[Darren]

@cgrant said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones
He wasn't as good when he was playing for the Highlanders. Promising but nowhere near his current form.

Biggest surprise of the season for me.
Came from getting dominated in Super to looking world class and an automatic selection.
Not sure what changed, coaching or attitude, but someone especially Lomax deserves some major credit.

[Bones]

@Darren seemed to coincide with Ryan didn't it?

[MN5]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:

Not sure where to put this.

Not ideal putting it here to be honest. I’ve already reported it to the mods.

You should make an All Blacks 1993 thread.

[Frye]

@Bones you'd hope Franks would have been mentoring in the background while he was at the Canes.

[Bones]

@Frye said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones you'd hope Franks would have been mentoring in the background while he was at the Canes.

He only appeared to show the improvement at AB level though imo.

[Bovidae]

Having BBBR pushing behind you in the scrum helps.

[Steve]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:

Not sure where to put this.

One of my favourite players of all time. Unfortunately one of my least favourite pundits.

[gt12]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:

Having BBBR pushing behind you in the scrum helps.

Pretty big gap in horsepower in the second row between the Canes and AB's locks. Add in some coaching and hey presto.

[Crucial]

@Steve said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:

Not sure where to put this.

One of my favourite players of all time. Unfortunately one of my least favourite pundits.

He’s alright. He has boundaries around his job and does a pretty good job considering. I enjoy his live work

[Frye]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:

@Frye said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones you'd hope Franks would have been mentoring in the background while he was at the Canes.

He only appeared to show the improvement at AB level though imo.

Improvement isn't always instantaneous, sometimes the tips and tricks you glean off the older pros take a while to sink in.

[Bones]

@Frye said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2022:

@Frye said in All Blacks 2022:

@Bones you'd hope Franks would have been mentoring in the background while he was at the Canes.

He only appeared to show the improvement at AB level though imo.

Improvement isn't always instantaneous, sometimes the tips and tricks you glean off the older pros take a while to sink in.

Ah hah, so it was what he learned at the highlanders, got it

[Chris]

Anybody knows what time the team is named tomorrow.

[Bovidae]

SQUAD NAMING ➡️ 4pm NZT this Sunday for the Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup 2022 and the Healthspan Elite Northern Tour.

[KiwiMurph]

[Duluth]

[Crazy Horse]

Jordie grouped with the outside backs. Wonder if we can read much into that.