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These are the key player stats for the year for players who played for more than 200 minutes: Thanks PP. Those are useful stats to know and refer to. If you have any 'average stats per game' or 'per x minutes played' to share that would also be useful. Yes this adds some important context. Oppositi...

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And find a place for Ruben Love... he has something about him. Maybe 15.. and Jordan back on the wing. I know Jordan wants to play fullback but he just hasn't looked as comfortable there as he does on the wing... he seems indecisive when he has time to think.. whereas on the wing he gets less time ...

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I’ll say it again. Robertson wants his best team building valuable minutes on the pitch together. I get a strong sense the team isn’t quite landing his tactics yet so he wants to get the core team humming first. Once that’s working, we can start experimenting more freely with new players like we use...

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I think Robertson wants to give his core squad as much time together on the pitch as he can.

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All blacks are already pretty generous with their sabbaticals imo.

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Kini Naholo has pace, but I still have doubts about his rugby nous. There are some seriously quick guys running around in NPC, but as PP said, Soup has become too conservative and to some extent, by extension, so has the ABs. Chay Fihaki FFS, the Bus was still trotting around keeping younger player...

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It seems to be for many NZers or Saffers who are probably afraid of this guy becoming one of the rugby GOATs if not the GOAT. Afraid of DuPont becoming the Goat? :lol: He got outplayed by Roigard who was playing his 4th test at the weekend and last time we played France, he got comfortably outplaye...

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This serves as a good reminder for anyone who mistakenly takes these awards seriously—rather than their actual purpose as a broad popularity contest. Dupont nominated for 7s POTY. You know, the same guy who played in less than half the World Series events and came off the bench at the Olympics. Bre...

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Sititi and DuPont.

You could give player of the year to any saffer, I’ve personally been liking Kolbe a lot

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I don’t think it was Ratima’s fault, but I also suspect Roigard would have caught it.

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You guys are very close to being back. Remember under Foster before the sacked his coaches, you never looked like winning games against the top teams. Your attack was non existent. Now you are just making too many mistakes, but you are always in the game. You could have won today and in South Afric...

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Personally think BB was solid if unspectacular (with a few dumb mistakes) and I think most neutrals will agree. Anyone saying otherwise is basically stating whether they like the guy or not. He’s still quite polarising among fans, which is unfortunate.

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DMac’s biggest issue has always been that he blows hot and cold. One good game doesn’t fix that.

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Do we know whether BB and Codie are back in the selection mix for the French game? Heard today they are likely back after the mandatory 12 day stand down Do you know where officials get the 12 day period from? I assume there's some science behind it. Honestly sounds like an arbitrary “miss a week” ...

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Not sure what games some of our countrymen have been watching. I haven't seen BB produce the kind of composed display DMac put out there in years. He was MOTM for starters, which should instantly discredit Wignu's strange couple of posts. I don’t think DMac should have been MOTM personally. He play...

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I’m now firmly in the “keep Sititi at 6” camp. Credit to Razor and his team for seeing that would work so well. It's going to be really interesting to see how the backrow comes together next year. You'd think that Savea and Sititi are certainties. Who else comes in and what numbers do they wear. I ...

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Possibly a dumb question, but Sam cane gets a knee to ground before he was shunted over the try line for the 5m scrum. Does that mean anything? I’m a bit iffy on the rules once a knees hits the deck, it’s normally the result of the defending team trying to hold them up for a maul.

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Sensible Stephen wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 4:17 am If he is allowed to set up his Department of Government Efficiency then we are all quite fuked.

This whole thing makes me quite nervous

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mabunch78 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 4:31 am My gut tells me that this recent Iowa poll - from the firm famed for not attempting to match the shape of the previous election's result - is an indicator of 'hidden' momentum for Harris...

This is what I am hoping…

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Sititi has been an absolute revelation at blindside. If we don’t force him into a new position immediately, we will live to regret it.

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UncleFB wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2024 2:11 am
Sonny Blount wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:20 am
mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2024 12:58 am So where to at 10 going forward then?

Its Beauden until a new successor emerges. He can take us through RWC 2027 if it is needed.
I think this take is worse than your politics. No, wait. As bad.

I’ma huge fan of BB but even I have some serious doubts with this scenario

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So Finau makes our starting team based solely on his height? Form now means much less than how tall a player says they are? He was one of the best 3 players on the park in the most recent test. Good performances vs the 14th ranked team under Eddie let me cash a massive cheque while burning down a n...

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Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:20 am Any chance they go back to Clarke and Jordan on wings with dmac at fullback as goal kicker?

I reckon this should be given greater consideration than it probably has.

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I hate Canterbury

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Eugenius wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:19 pm https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/53 ... f-interest

Oh heck, here we go .

Is there anything particular that concerns you? I only skimmed but did see jones had a few.

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God I can't wait for the tests to start so we can go back to talking about reality and actual rugby. What's people's thoughts on the team to run out against Japan. I'd assume second string, but that means hitting Twickenham with the front line having not played for months. On the flip side, the top...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2024 11:10 am Waikato 15, Taranaki 14. Well, my pick to win it all just got eliminated.

I know I’m bitter, but it seems wrong for the seventh seed to kick out the second from one game.

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Kahu’s right, they demo’d the old stand which was much bigger. Quite gutting really. I’m surprised they decided to rebuild considering the state of the npc and np hosts few super rugby matches.

Not complaining tho!

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:12 am Taranaki's condemned grandstand is always a great look on TV. Any plans to repair it, or is this the new normal in New Plymouth?

Are you talking about the one under construction?

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Not really room for TJP with Roigard fit is there?

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Disappointing how often the dick waving arguments between fans turn to how hot the missus is. It doesn’t f**king matter.

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 10:43 pm Nz herald building up for our match in a month.

Eh you have England before us lads. Asking for trouble looking too far ahead. Take it from us who do that all the time

It’s not the herald. Looks like it was a snippet to get some hype for the book as it’s being reported pretty widely.

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With games left against: - Japan - 26 Oct - England - 3 Nov - Ireland - 9 Nov - France - 17 Nov - Italy - 24 Nov. How does everyone think the ABs will go? I just don't see enough from this current ABs side to suggest the tour will be a success (however defined). Ireland, France and perhaps England ...

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Jordan played well today. I’m starting to think he is the new BB, in that the commentators get incredibly excited if he’s somewhat in the vicinity of the ball. It’s a bit painful sometimes.

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I don't have a strong opinion on a CGT but it does seem odd that there's a form of income that isn't taxed at all. I know the family home will probably be excepted in any CGT which does make it more complicated and less effective but fine, I guess. I'm not really interested in that, but I would lik...

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I don't like Rieko Ioane. But there must be a reason why successive All Black coaching teams are selecting him at centre? These are completely different teams of coaches, who are paid to be successful and win games of Rugby. In his press conference, Robertson strongly suggested that Proctor would h...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 1:49 am So Beauden Barrett is our goal kicker?

I like Beauden Barrett, but I don’t like this…

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Capital gains are technically not income. That being said, I think most agree it would help cool the housing market. I’m not too fussed though, I think the bigger issue is there aren’t enough houses.

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Luxon is a bit of a moron isn’t he.

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All coaches have their selection quirks. Robertson is no different.

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