The Silver Fern

@ACT-Crusader said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@Landers92 said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

Tamaiti Williams is ruled out for the French series. Bower called in

Likely to be one other ruled out as well.

Yeah Newell

@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

I felt like we were trying to run them into the ground but only ran ourselves into the ground and then failed to use the bench properly.

Yeah Exactly the way it seemed to me.
Selections look like a change in directions hopefully.

@Callcentre-Spunk said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@Chris said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@Callcentre-Spunk said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

Reihana's punting technique ball-to-hand looks a bit unco.

What a load of BS he has one of the biggest punts going around.

I just said it looks a bit unco, no need to have an epi in your panties.

On your bike princess

@Callcentre-Spunk said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

Reihana's punting technique ball-to-hand looks a bit unco.

Somehow the J-1st 5 always had 15 seconds left on the shot clock while Reihana seemed to fluff about and be left with 3 seconds.

What a load of BS he has one of the biggest punts going around.
He proved that on a few distance punts in this game and in SR.

Fuck Howden bombed that try

@Bovidae said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

Forbes is such an unco runner. Small strides.

Yeah I thought he was going to lose his stride before he dived for his try.

@brodean said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

Bailyn has always been better suited to the wing.

He looks lost at centre.

Sullivan has missed a few tackles he needs slow down and be more accurate.

@Landers92 said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@Chris said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@Landers92 said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

Oh Reihana… gotta get that kick off earlier than that

The clock was 0 when he kicked the ball BS decision as soon you start your run in it’s considered the kick has started.
Another idiot decision by Dickson he is a shocking ref.

Rough. I guess maybe he should just move before there’s less than a second on the clock.

Just Dickson he is a tool.

@antipodean said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

Who said Reihana didn't take on the line or pass well?

Yeah he has worked hard at that part of his game.

@Landers92 said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

Oh Reihana… gotta get that kick off earlier than that

The clock was 0 when he kicked the ball BS decision as soon you start your run in it’s considered the kick has started.
Another idiot decision by Dickson he is a shocking ref.

@chucknz said in NZ Cricket:

Shame to see Mitch Hay miss out, thought had looked good in his appearances last season

Yeah I agree they should be developing him he is the best WK in NZ and showed enough for Canterbury and NZ in 20/20 to be selected.
Siefert is a hit and miss Wk who gets untidy in 20/20 you can't afford to let runs through behind the wicket a good 20/20 bat.

@Bones said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@Chris encouragingly, Finau looks very good.

Yes on stats he does I hope it transfers to real impact at test level.

@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@Chris said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@Chris

He played 6 and 7 though didn't he? Christie came off and Grace came on. Blackadder shuffled to 7.

He's played 6 and 7 last year.

Grace covered 7 as well it was not always a swap to 7.

Ok let's do 6:

Lineouts for Season ( won + steals )
41 (2) Samipeni Finau
39 (2) Cullen Grace
31 (1) Brad Shields
25 (6) TK Howden
23 (5) Anton Segner
17 (3) Brayden Iose
14 (7) Devan Flanders
14 (3) Cam Christie
14 (0) Simon Parker
2 (0) Ethan Blackadder

Dominant Carry %
43.1 TK Howden
39.4 Brayden Iose
39.2 Simon Parker
37.2 Cam Christie
36.1 Samipeni Finau
35.3 Oliver Haig
30.8 Anton Segner
27.1 Cullen Grace
13.8 Ethan Blackadder

Gainline %
71.1 Samipeni Finau
69.6 Simon Parker
68.2 Anton Segner
66.2 TK Howden
64.7 Oliver Haig
55.8 Cam Christie
50.0 Brayden Iose
48.6 Cullen Grace
34.1 Ethan Blackadder

Tackle Evasion %
15.8 Oliver Haig
15.1 Samipeni Finau
14.1 TK Howden
12.2 Simon Parker
9.8 Cam Christie
9.4 Cullen Grace
9.2 Anton Segner
2.5 Ethan Blackadder

TK Howden looks good on the stats page.

@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@Chris

He played 6 and 7 though didn't he? Christie came off and Grace came on. Blackadder shuffled to 7.

He's played 6 and 7 last year.

Grace covered 7 as well it was not always a swap to 7.

@Canes4life said in Highlanders 2026:

@Chris said in Highlanders 2026:

@CtownCowboy said in Highlanders 2026:

Hearing Hastie is being linked to the Western Force

interesting I thought he might have been worth a punt by a NZ franchise.
Crusaders for Drummond
Hurricanes for Enari
Chiefs for TTT

He's definitely better than Enari.

Yeah at least he is a running threat.

@Bovidae said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

The key for those stats was for a 7.

Blackadder more a 6 than a 7 I think that showed in the SR finals.

@CtownCowboy said in Highlanders 2026:

Hearing Hastie is being linked to the Western Force

interesting I thought he might have been worth a punt by a NZ franchise.
Crusaders for Drummond
Hurricanes for Enari
Chiefs for TTT

@Duluth said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@Chris said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

Some stats showing Blackadders Running Impact:

Tackle Evasion %
34.6 Veveni Lasaqa
26.7 Ardie Savea
22.8 Dalton Papali'i
20.0 Jahrome Brown
19.5 Luke Jacobson
18.4 Du'Plessis Kirifi
8.8 Kaylum Boshier
8.6 Tom Christie
7.1 Adrian Choat
2.5 Ethan Blackadder

Gainline %
73.6 Veveni Lasaqa
73.5 Jahrome Brown
68.8 Ardie Savea
66.7 Adrian Choat
65.8 Luke Jacobson
64.3 Kaylum Boshier
63.0 Dalton Papali'i
54.0 Du'Plessis Kirifi
44.2 Tom Christie
34.1 Ethan Blackadder

Dominant Carry %
44.2 Veveni Lasaqa
43.8 Luke Jacobson
35.5 Ardie Savea
34.3 Dalton Papali'i
33.8 Tom Christie
33.6 Du'Plessis Kirifi
28.2 Kaylum Boshier
24.1 Adrian Choat
13.8 Ethan Blackadder

When Tom Christie, Adrian Choat, and Kaylum Boshier all have more effective carries in all these metrics that's a problem.

Worries me Finau appears in none of those stats.
Points to no impact yet he has been selected.

That poster left him off by accident I guess

Tackle Evasion 15.1%
Gainline 71.1%
Dominant Carry 36.1%

That makes me fell a bit better .

@MN5 said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@Chris said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

Some stats showing Blackadders Running Impact:

Tackle Evasion %
34.6 Veveni Lasaqa
26.7 Ardie Savea
22.8 Dalton Papali'i
20.0 Jahrome Brown
19.5 Luke Jacobson
18.4 Du'Plessis Kirifi
8.8 Kaylum Boshier
8.6 Tom Christie
7.1 Adrian Choat
2.5 Ethan Blackadder

Gainline %
73.6 Veveni Lasaqa
73.5 Jahrome Brown
68.8 Ardie Savea
66.7 Adrian Choat
65.8 Luke Jacobson
64.3 Kaylum Boshier
63.0 Dalton Papali'i
54.0 Du'Plessis Kirifi
44.2 Tom Christie
34.1 Ethan Blackadder

Dominant Carry %
44.2 Veveni Lasaqa
43.8 Luke Jacobson
35.5 Ardie Savea
34.3 Dalton Papali'i
33.8 Tom Christie
33.6 Du'Plessis Kirifi
28.2 Kaylum Boshier
24.1 Adrian Choat
13.8 Ethan Blackadder

When Tom Christie, Adrian Choat, and Kaylum Boshier all have more effective carries in all these metrics that's a problem.

Worries me Finau appears in none of those stats.
Points to no impact yet he has been selected.

Does smashing small first fives not count ?

If that is all you are capable of hitting someone half your size I would think no.