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Am I wrong in thinking we've got no wing cover if one goes down?

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Cane and TJ both heading north

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Forwards: Asafo Aumua, Codie Taylor, George Bell, Ethan De Groot, Tyrel Lomax, Fletcher Newell, Pasilio Tosi, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Tamaiti Williams, Scott Barrett (captain), Tupou Vaa'i, Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Darry, Ethan Blackadder, Sam Cane, Samipeni Finau, Luke Jacobson, Dalton Papali'i, Ardie Savea...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:46 am Good to see Wellington beat those vandals from Hawkes Bay 46-28. I enjoyed watching the Higgins brothers face up against each other. They remind me so much of how their father used to play.

Who’s their father?

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I personally would like to see Matt Todd given a chance. His whole career was spent playing second fiddle to Richie McCaw and it's only fair that this three-time Super Rugby Champion, eight-time NPC winner be given his time to shine.

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Cane will start in his last home game, which doubles as his 100th. Interesting to see if Papalii really is out of favour with Razor and, if so, who they bring in as Cane's replacement once he leaves. I'm hoping it'll be Lakai but based on Razor's track record it'll probably be Tom Christie or Lio-Wi...

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Is Leicester solid under the high ball? I can't recall

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Chay Fihaki called into the squad this week. Goodness gracious we are scraping around if that's the calibre of player we are calling in. There are plenty of players who deserve to be selected over him. This is a double face palm moment. Agree. Razor was probably weighing up between him, Dallas Mcle...

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Chay Fihaki called into the squad this week. Goodness gracious we are scraping around if that's the calibre of player we are calling in.

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Higgins named at 13 for Wellington. Slowly but surely the coaches are getting him to his best position...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:14 pm
Normac wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:12 pm How long until Razor has the nads to drop Rieko for a tier 1 test I wonder.
He's trying to establish his halves pairing, making the most of the limited talent at his disposal. Hard to bed down a 9 and 10 if you're simultaneously chopping and changing the midfield as well.

Fair point.

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How long until Razor has the nads to drop Rieko for a tier 1 test I wonder.

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:04 pm How's this possible? I'm watching the live stream... And they are saying team announcement in 27 minutes with a countdown clock. Have I been had?

That'll be the time until Razor's press conference explaining the selections.

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An excuse to watch Field of Dreams tonight.

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Is a running, elusive fullback less desirable at All Black level than it was before ? It seems we go for guys who have played a lot of 10 and move them to the back so we can utilise their boots: Perofeta, McKenzie, Jordie (not a 10, but a reliable kicker), Beauden just off the top of my head. Will J...

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Question: During the 2005-2015 period, would any of you have considered playing McCaw and Carter off the bench? (assuming that both players were match fit and injury free at the time) Never, because we had so much depth. McCaw hardly ever got subbed and neither would DC if he wasn't so injury prone.

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It was obvious Sam Cane knew he was playing his last game against the Boks. Wish he'd play like that every week but appreciate the toll on the body. Not sure Sititi fits the "both sides of the ball" ethos Robertson has talked about. Great with ball in hand but average on defence. Liked what Ratima b...

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Dan54. wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 9:12 pm I feel a bit for Jordan, he still looks a mile better wing than 15 to me.

He and Reiko are better on the wing

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Matt Proctor named on the wing. Yikes!

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How many weeks since Sititi's last start?

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Apparently Blackadder is injured.

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As much as I believe the size of our pack is an issue, it overlooks our biggest issue: Damien McKenzie just isn't that good. He's a 7/10 first-five at best at international level. There's a reason why at age 29 and with over 50 caps, barely a handful had come at 10 until this season. Less than half...

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I think we can all agree that something needs to be done with our midfield and backs bench. ALB has the ability to co0ver several positions, but lacks impact. However, I am unsure how Proctor would go off the bench, as we haven't seen him in black against a top tier team. 3 missed tackles by Rieko ...

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Question. Are our players lacking fitness for our gameplan?? Both under Fozzie and Razor we seem to be trying to play uptempo rugby, and supposedly running big teams off their feet. Yet over last few years it seems it us who are getting run down at end of game. We tend to make bad decisions etc, wh...

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I like Pakia’s take on Beauden: That BB just can’t sustain his focus for 80 minutes. That rings true, adding a slightly different nuance than just that he is a great impact player. Such a dumb take on Beauden. Every player is supposed to look better coming off the bench. Top level players even more...

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Some excellent /high skill wet weather Rugby 'Naki vs Otago - Otago improving every week. Great spectacle NHarbour Vs Counties - NPC so different from Rush defense dominated 'Pro' rugby , the skills and ball movement on display from Sean Stevenson & Etene Nanai-Seturo - poetry in motion That's what...

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Do we expect any changes for next week? I thought Vai'i had one of his better games in black. How bad is Dalton's injury? If he's fit, then his insertion for Cane is the only change I'd expect to see.

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Only watching the highlights but I like the look of TJ Clarke as a replacement for Moorby at the Canes - hope he gets signed. Would provide good back up to Love.

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Several thoughts from the game: 1. Do referees get half-time talking to's from a refereeing team pinpointing what they're seeing out there? If this doesn't happen, it ought to, especially when this gentleman is refereeing. 2. Scott Barrett didn't strike me as a captain today - hardly noticed him gat...

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Why make a bunch of substitutes when you have a lineout inside your 22? We bomb the exit and concede 5 minutes later

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Sonny Blount wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 5:19 pm
Normac wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 5:17 pm Will Razor sub Jordan for Telea? He's been the quieter winger
No rush to bring Telea on. He canl come on in the last 10 mins.

Agree. Just curious to see.

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Will Razor sub Jordan for Telea? He's been the quieter winger

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who's the ref?

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Blackadder you greedy so and so. Bombed a try

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Rico Simpson, 10 for Auckland, has twice put the ball out on the full in the space of two minutes. The kid looks rattled

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Young people obviously do think differently, just thought SamW wasn't someone who would need to be moddlecoddled is al, I genuinely thought he would be the type to stand up for himself or others if he thought he was being treated unfairly. Perhaps I just misread his character? Weird take. Blame the...

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In Steve Hansen's defence, I knew a promising rugby player absolutely plagued by injuries who got another injury that all but spelled the end of his career, and when his phone rang, it was Steve saying he was pulling for him and that his thoughts were with him. This was a guy who had never played a ...

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"The backroom machinations never really seemed to disappear over the 4 years of Foster's reign." No extra context - tantalising. Re the loss to France in 2011: "we were coming up with excuses for a loss before we'd even played the game.", He also outright says the Super Rugby titles won from 2017-1...

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When I lived in Melbourne I rarely saw anyone on my local AFL ground. Now I'm living back in NZ and i live next door to our local footy field. It gets used about 5% of the time. I know because I'm over there hitting golf balls and exercising my dog off lead everyday despite their being local bylaws...

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The reshuffling of the other assistants has to be quite unsettling too. The likes of Hansen and Ellison would've spent a lot of time developing visions for what their respective areas would look like and how they'd operate, and now they're having to start afresh with completely new responsibilities.

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