All Blacks 2021
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Out of the 4 tests against the top-level opposition this year, this Ian Foster-coached ABs side won one game (in the last minute) and lost 3. Outmuscled and out-thought. Absolutely showing no signs of progress, neither in the development of players nor in the game's structure. Honestly, completely stunned by the way NZRU managed to sneakily and prematurely extend the current coaching panels' contract.
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Although this points to 2022, still relevant, except a few points:
This article should start with TJP, Webber neednt be in it.
And Jacobson, who played mainly at 8 is under pressure from Blackadder and Dalton who played mainly 7?
Man our rugby writers are shite.
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@taniwharugby i feel a bit sorry for havili (and the other centres)
That squidge rugby video really did show quite clearly how we just shovel the ball on to our 12 and expect them to do...something, often we actually isolate the 12...maybe arrogance that they'll break the line so dont need support or options?
9 and 10 need to be working before we can blame 12 too much
This article is the result of fozzie swapping people in and out so much, even if they have a good game, Jacobson looks good all season i thought....but because he didn't get several games in a row there is this impression he'd on the outer
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@taniwharugby lol that article just screams "low hanging fruit"
how can i write an article about players under pressure without upsetting anyone? i know. i'll have a chop at a bunch of fringe players.
A "journalist" worth his salt would have had a crack at some of the "untouchables"
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:
And Jacobson, who played mainly at 8 is under pressure from Blackadder and Dalton who played mainly 7?
I think he's grouping them together as players who cover multiple loose forward positions. But even that doesn't quite work as Papali'i & Blackadder are both 7/6's and Jacobson best suited to 8 but can also play 6 & 7
What I really disagree was the idea that he could get squeezed for game time at the Chiefs. This year he was almost always at 8 with Pita Gus Sowakula at 6.
If Finau is coming into the mix at 6, Sowakula will miss out, not Jacobson. -
Sotutu might actually be more under threat than Jacobson. If you aren't a starter you really need to offer versatility.
At the moment he starts or is left out completely because the other guys offer more options from the bench.
He's basically an 8 at SR/AB level and nothing else (he has two starts on a the flank at NPC)
When subs happen at the Blues he stays at 8 and other players shift aroundMaybe finishing a few SR games next year at 7 would help his AB chances? Hard to see him getting any time at 6
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@duluth said in All Blacks 2021:
Sotutu might actually be more under threat than Jacobson. If you aren't a starter you really need to offer versatility.
At the moment he starts or is left out completely because the other guys offer more options from the bench.
He's basically an 8 at SR/AB level and nothing else (he has two starts on a the flank at NPC)
When subs happen at the Blues he stays at 8 and other players shift aroundMaybe finishing a few SR games next year at 7 would help his AB chances? Hard to see him getting any time at 6
or, you know, the AB selectors could fucking identify that the wet paper bag they have at 8 isn't the answer? And then suddenly he's a shout to start
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do other teams swap around their players as much as we have over the last couple of years? or do they largely tick with combs that have performed other than injuries
trying get my head around how valid the idea is they need to be rested as much as they are
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2021:
@duluth said in All Blacks 2021:
Sotutu might actually be more under threat than Jacobson. If you aren't a starter you really need to offer versatility.
At the moment he starts or is left out completely because the other guys offer more options from the bench.
He's basically an 8 at SR/AB level and nothing else (he has two starts on a the flank at NPC)
When subs happen at the Blues he stays at 8 and other players shift aroundMaybe finishing a few SR games next year at 7 would help his AB chances? Hard to see him getting any time at 6
or, you know, the AB selectors could fucking identify that the wet paper bag they have at 8 isn't the answer? And then suddenly he's a shout to start
If I was in charge no8 would be a choice between Sotutu and Jacobson (and Sotutu would be in front)
I think he's under threat with this selection panel though
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@duluth said in All Blacks 2021:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:
And Jacobson, who played mainly at 8 is under pressure from Blackadder and Dalton who played mainly 7?
I think he's grouping them together as players who cover multiple loose forward positions. But even that doesn't quite work as Papali'i & Blackadder are both 7/6's and Jacobson best suited to 8 but can also play 6 & 7
What I really disagree was the idea that he could get squeezed for game time at the Chiefs. This year he was almost always at 8 with Pita Gus Sowakula at 6.
If Finau is coming into the mix at 6, Sowakula will miss out, not Jacobson.It was s strange take, as having Sowakula or Finau coming off the bench sounds like the best use of resources.
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@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2021:
do other teams swap around their players as much as we have over the last couple of years? or do they largely tick with combs that have performed other than injuries
trying get my head around how valid the idea is they need to be rested as much as they are
Do other teams play as much as us?
We've played i think 15 tests since June?
I think England have played 10 all year?But we fucking love to rotate midfielders and loose forwards.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2021:
@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2021:
do other teams swap around their players as much as we have over the last couple of years? or do they largely tick with combs that have performed other than injuries
trying get my head around how valid the idea is they need to be rested as much as they are
Do other teams play as much as us?
We've played i think 15 tests since June?
I think England have played 10 all year?But we fucking love to rotate midfielders and loose forwards.
Even worse, we haven't played existing combinations much either, so in some of those tests (especially USA for example), we could have rolled out:
Akira, Paps, Sotutu + Weber, Dmac, Tupaea, ALB
so that at least those players would have some combinations around them in the money making tests.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2021:
@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2021:
do other teams swap around their players as much as we have over the last couple of years? or do they largely tick with combs that have performed other than injuries
trying get my head around how valid the idea is they need to be rested as much as they are
Do other teams play as much as us?
We've played i think 15 tests since June?
I think England have played 10 all year?But we fucking love to rotate midfielders and loose forwards.
very true but we still seem to rotate after 1 or even 2 games rather than 4 or 5 say
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because i assume we are still wedded to the whole "can't play 3 games in 3 weeks" thing
Also, because NZ is a fucking long way from everywhere, there is generally a lot of travel involved as well. England in that time may have gone as far as Rome? That's a shorter trip than me going to friggen Brisbane.
I'm not absolving the coaches of mistakes, i am saying the ABs have to deal with a lot of other factors affecting performance
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@mariner4life and yes, this year is a massive outlier with the guys on tour length not seen for 3+ decades.
So they deserve some slack, but that doesnt account for the BS we were served up as AB rugby, consistently the beacon of how rugby can be played...
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:
AB rugby, consistently the beacon of how rugby can be played...
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The five under threat imo are Bridge, Havili, Mounga, McKenzie and (to a lesser extent) Taylor. That list was weird to me
