TRC squad
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DMac was fantastic in the June series. He is easily the bench spot.
Nah he was driving a Rolls Royce pack against a broken down Renault.
Aren't all our first fives behind a Rolls Royce then?
Pretty much, I was being sarcastic. It's a bloody stupid reason to downgrade someone's performance but seems to be getting used a lot lately.
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I was trying to find some text of an interview Hansen had about Akira after the French squad was named.. I couldn't find it so I'lll paraphrase.
He was basically criticising the coaching that he has gotten (thanks Umaga/Jackson!). He said they needed to make sure he was going through the correct process in certain parts of the field. He described it as a checklist that Ioane wasn't going throughWell if thats the case he needs to play rugby. Being a non playing squad member who might get a run against Argentina wouldn't achieve anything
Hopefully Hansen has a chat with Graham Henry and the shitty coaching can be corrected in the NPC
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@duluth oh for sure, just saying maybe someone in between has let the process fall down, but given it happened numerous times now (remember those times when Henry came out and said someone woulda been picked if they hadnt gone off shore) someone at NZR needs to get over it to ensure it doesnt happen again
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@mariner4life said in TRC squad:
I really don't get why Akira isn't given a chance. I really can't.
Frizzell has done sweet fuck all year all but is picked on potential. He has ton of work-ons. Whitelock is busy with fuck-all impact and virtually no upside from where he is at now.
However, Akira actually played bloody well in a shit side for the Super rugby tournament and still has huge upside.
Is it really beyond the coaches to coach him a little when in camp?????
What this guy said. Try coaching you bastards. Stop relying on super rugby coaches to do it for you.
Oh hell yes. Unless it's a guy who's not popular, then he shouldn't even be in the squad. Mr Milner-Skudder and Mr Frizzell, off you go.
now now, your bias is showing
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@taniwharugby said in TRC squad:
@duluth oh for sure, just saying maybe someone in between has let the process fall down, but given it happened numerous times now (remember those times when Henry came out and said someone woulda been picked if they hadnt gone off shore) someone at NZR needs to get over it to ensure it doesnt happen again
For such a generally professional organisation this is amateur behaviour
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Hansen stated Hemopo is not being considered as a replacement lock but as (another) 6.
Awesome!
That's now 3 guys all from the same team competing for the same position (Squire, Frizell, and Hemopo). I am sure they'll be able to tussle it out next year with all that game time they get at 6.I was hoping they would see Squire as the back-up 8. But then would leave no room for the explosive Luke Whitelock.
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Hansen stated Hemopo is not being considered as a replacement lock but as (another) 6.
Awesome!
That's now 3 guys all from the same team competing for the same position (Squire, Frizell, and Hemopo). I am sure they'll be able to tussle it out next year with all that game time they get at 6.I was hoping they would see Squire as the back-up 8. But then would leave no room for the explosive Luke Whitelock.
So, all Akira needs to do to make the ABs is sign with the Highlanders. Simple.
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jesus h fucking christ.
what is on this process checklist? Akira must be seriously fucking it up if he is behind 4 fucking guys from the same team in his favoured positions:
A flat track bully;
Captain invisible;
A fluffybunny who never plays; and
a guy who doesn't even play those positions.Add in the 2nd best openside in the country (who happens to be the best on the ball, and the best link player) being allowed to leave because the coach couldn't be fucked to call him back for a month. Too busy Steve? Doing what? Writing checklists?
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@mariner4life maybe he puts his socks on before his undies?
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@taniwharugby said in TRC squad:
@mariner4life maybe he puts his socks on before his undies?
well, in that case...
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Hansen stated Hemopo is not being considered as a replacement lock but as (another) 6.
Awesome!
That's now 3 guys all from the same team competing for the same position (Squire, Frizell, and Hemopo). I am sure they'll be able to tussle it out next year with all that game time they get at 6.I was hoping they would see Squire as the back-up 8. But then would leave no room for the explosive Luke Whitelock.
So, all Akira needs to do to make the ABs is sign with the Highlanders. Simple.
Nah, come to the Canes. We'll fix him! 😀
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Hansen stated Hemopo is not being considered as a replacement lock but as (another) 6.
Awesome!
That's now 3 guys all from the same team competing for the same position (Squire, Frizell, and Hemopo). I am sure they'll be able to tussle it out next year with all that game time they get at 6.I was hoping they would see Squire as the back-up 8. But then would leave no room for the explosive Luke Whitelock.
So, all Akira needs to do to make the ABs is sign with the Highlanders. Simple.
Nah, come to the Canes. We'll fix him! 😀
But that's not a sure stepping stone to the ABs like the Highlanders ... plus, from the sounds of it they already tried that this year and NZR stopped it.
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@taniwharugby said in TRC squad:
@duluth oh for sure, just saying maybe someone in between has let the process fall down, but given it happened numerous times now (remember those times when Henry came out and said someone woulda been picked if they hadnt gone off shore) someone at NZR needs to get over it to ensure it doesnt happen again
For sure they do - but there's an element of self-responsibility that seems to be missing too. A guy keeps coming to training camps. He doesn't get promoted to a series squad. The assumption has to be he is consistently failing to tick the boxes he's been asked to tick. Sounds like any other profession to me, or we happy for players with no apparent self-motivation to be All Blacks?
I genuinely hope he gets there, because he's a beast. But I'm not upset he's been left out this time.
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Hansen stated Hemopo is not being considered as a replacement lock but as (another) 6.
Awesome!
That's now 3 guys all from the same team competing for the same position (Squire, Frizell, and Hemopo). I am sure they'll be able to tussle it out next year with all that game time they get at 6.I was hoping they would see Squire as the back-up 8. But then would leave no room for the explosive Luke Whitelock.
So, all Akira needs to do to make the ABs is sign with the Highlanders. Simple.
Nah, come to the Canes. We'll fix him! 😀
But that's not a sure stepping stone to the ABs like the Highlanders ... plus, from the sounds of it they already tried that this year and NZR stopped it.
Ardie made it in. Hell, we'll take them both if they like
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Who comes in if Cane gets a knock with Todd now out of the picture?
In a match day squad they'd probably go without a specialist reserve
Who would be called up as cover? Gibson, Hunt or Lentjes?
Gibson and Hunt were both called up last year and were competing for the 4th best openside ranking. However Lentjes passed Hunt this year at the Highlanders
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@unite Blake Gibson is the only other 7 about who has currently trained with them isnt he?
Blues 7's; Gibson, Pryor, Taramai
Chiefs: Cane, Karpick, ?
HUrricanes; Ardie,
Crusaders: Todd, ?
Highlanders: Hunt, Lentjes, Pryor (although think he has gone ot Japan already too) -
@taniwharugby said in TRC squad:
@duluth oh for sure, just saying maybe someone in between has let the process fall down, but given it happened numerous times now (remember those times when Henry came out and said someone woulda been picked if they hadnt gone off shore) someone at NZR needs to get over it to ensure it doesnt happen again
For sure they do - but there's an element of self-responsibility that seems to be missing too. A guy keeps coming to training camps. He doesn't get promoted to a series squad. The assumption has to be he is consistently failing to tick the boxes he's been asked to tick. Sounds like any other profession to me, or we happy for players with no apparent self-motivation to be All Blacks?
I genuinely hope he gets there, because he's a beast. But I'm not upset he's been left out this time.
Except it isn't like any other job. Currently Akira's employers are the Blues (and Auckland) and clearly he's ticking all the boxes that his 'main' employer wants him to tick - and his main employer gave him their player of the year award.
If the ABs want him to tick other boxes they need to get him playing for them (not just training with them) in that environment that is set up for him to tick those boxes. Then they'll know where he sits.
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Who comes in if Cane gets a knock with Todd now out of the picture?
In a match day squad they'd probably go without a specialist reserve
Who would be called up as cover? Gibson, Hunt or Lentjes?
Gibson and Hunt were both called up last year and were competing for the 4th best openside ranking. However Lentjes passed Hunt this year at the Highlanders
like being on the bench at the highlanders is a roadblock...
