All Blacks 2023
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See here.
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Everyone: The All Blacks and the Wallabies are shit now and have shit players
Crusaders Fans: The Crusaders are fucking awesome because they beat NZ and Aus teams.
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@mariner4life
You can only beat who they put in front of you,Short memory they also beat SA teams and the Argentine side who had a great number of test players in it. lol. -
How many games did the Crusaders lose this year?
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2023:
Everyone: The All Blacks and the Wallabies are shit now and have shit players
Except that not everyone is saying that. I think the majority of people would disagree with the bolded bit.
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not if you read an AB game thread you wouldn't
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2023:
How many games did the Crusaders lose this year?
And how many injuries did they have?
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dunno, how many?
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@mariner4life Haha.
Awful analysis, incorrect conclusions, zero insight
Wrong about pretty much everything
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@mariner4life
I think they won the title, play off is all that counts remember,It does not matter if the ABs lose to France all about the 3 games at the end according to some Ferners
All about the trophy History remembers who won .
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which trophies did the ABs not win?
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:
Crusaders success really does twist up some people I love it.
and no it doesn't. I don't care, they are fucking good when it matters, all power to them.
the overwhelming smug of supporters who have absolutely zilch to do with that success however does make me laugh
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2023:
Luatua wasn't wanted for some ungodly reason
I know why they wanted Fifita, incredibly gifted, but they couldn't get the balance right. Akira very similar. PGS should never have been picked.
I am very interested in what the side looks like next year.
Him coming out and saying he didn’t like playing as a tight forward was probably a career limiting move
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Yeah you are up set by their success,Standing out like dogs balls.
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If the All Blacks do call up Blackadder you have to question what role Luke Jacobson has
This seems to be the selectors current preferences by position
6 - Shannon, Barrett, Papali'i, Jacobson
7 - Cane, Papali'i, Jacobson
8 - Savea, JacobsonIf Blackadder does get added doesn't he slot in ahead of Jacobson in every position?
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@Duluth said in All Blacks 2023:
If the All Blacks do call up Blackadder you have to question what role Luke Jacobson has
This seems to be the selectors current preferences by position
6 - Shannon, Barrett, Papali'i, Jacobson
7 - Cane, Papali'i, Jacobson
8 - Savea, JacobsonIf Blackadder does get added doesn't he slot in ahead of Jacobson in every position?
I'd argue that Jacobson is only there in the selectors minds because Blackadder was injured.
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@Duluth said in All Blacks 2023:
If the All Blacks do call up Blackadder you have to question what role Luke Jacobson has
This seems to be the selectors current preferences by position
6 - Shannon, Barrett, Papali'i, Jacobson
7 - Cane, Papali'i, Jacobson
8 - Savea, JacobsonIf Blackadder does get added doesn't he slot in ahead of Jacobson in every position?
Also as @Bovidae pointed out Vaai’i is somewhere in the rankings at 6. Just not sure where
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@frugby although somewhat ironically, was on track to be fit prior to the 1st RWC game, while they had no idea about Narawa and also to be fit ahead of BR too...I think Blackadders breakability might count against him if/when they call up a replacement
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2023:
Luatua wasn't wanted for some ungodly reason
I know why they wanted Fifita, incredibly gifted, but they couldn't get the balance right. Akira very similar. PGS should never have been picked.
I am very interested in what the side looks like next year.
Not sure if it occurs straight away, but by the next World Cup, I expect to see Gardiner and Haig dueling for the six jersey, Lakai, Papalii, Ardie, Suafoa, Grace, Withy, Flanders, Lio-Willie, Broughton, Sititi are the others I think will be in that loose forward picture... excuse me if I have forgotten someone.
