*Official* All Blacks Thread

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  1. Squeaks ZW Poole

    Squeaks, Oct 4, 2015
    #821

  2. Roaddogg AJ Izett

    Fuck the all blacks are the kings of excuse making
     
    Roaddogg, Oct 4, 2015
    #822

  3. Squeaks ZW Poole

    We will see mate, we will see.
     
    Squeaks, Oct 4, 2015
    #823

  4. Fiery GR Smith

    They're not even really at a point where they need to make excuses. The teams are getting the job done to top the pool and managing players, minimizing injuries etc without revealing team strategies for the more important games to come too much.

    If we had lost to Argentina then yeah criticism could be justified but just because we're putting 40 or 60 points on Namibia and Georgia instead of 80+ doesn't really require an inquisition.
     
    Last edited: Oct 4, 2015
    Fiery, Oct 4, 2015
    #824

  5. Starris ER Starris

    Guess it depends on if they are holding back or not.

    Hopefully they have been.
     
    Starris, Oct 4, 2015
    #825

  6. cloughie09 TJ Clough

    Expectations are funny things, don't think people always count for the other teams in the world getting better as well
     
    cloughie09, Oct 4, 2015
    #826

  7. Starris ER Starris

    I made a prediction before the CWC that the black caps would do better than the ABs in the respective world cups.

    I hope I'm wrong.
     
    Starris, Oct 4, 2015
    #827

  8. Squeaks ZW Poole

    No one else seems to be joining in but I will continue on.

    1. Woodcock
    2. Coles
    3. Owen Franks
    4. Brodie
    5. Whitelock
    6. Messam
    7. McCaw
    8. Read
    9. Smith
    10. Carter
    11. Savea
    12. Nonu
    13. Smith
    14. NMS
    15. Smith

    16. Taylor
    17. Crockett
    18. Charlie
    19. Vito
    20. Cane
    21. TJ
    22. Barrett
    23. SBW
     
    Squeaks, Oct 7, 2015
    #828

  9. Starris ER Starris

    Hope you're right with Mess.
     
    Starris, Oct 7, 2015
    #829

  10. Fiery GR Smith

    Is this your team to play Tonga, [MENTION=4265]Squeaks[/MENTION] ?

    I haven't seen one officially named.
     
    Fiery, Oct 7, 2015
    #830

  11. Squeaks ZW Poole

    Yeah my prediction [MENTION=168]Fiery[/MENTION]. Probably should've made that more clear...
     
    Squeaks, Oct 7, 2015
    #831

  12. Fiery GR Smith

    You think Kaino needs a rest?
     
    Fiery, Oct 7, 2015
    #832

  13. Squeaks ZW Poole

    Yeah, and I would rest Savea but I thought Naholo would be injured. He's not and here's the team (McCaw injured) :

    1. Woodcock
    2. Coles
    3. Owen Franks
    4. Whitelock
    5. Romano (Interesting)
    6. Kaino
    7. Cane
    8. Read (c)
    9. Smith
    10. Carter
    11. Naholo
    12. Nonu
    13. Smith
    14. NMS
    15. Smith

    16. Mealamu (not interested in Taylor obv)
    17. Crockett
    18. Ben Franks (Charlie is injured)
    19. Brodie (Having a bit of a rest I guess)
    20. Messam (Poor guy will probably never start a WC game)
    21. TKB (Very interesting)
    22. Barrett
    23. SBW
     
    Last edited: Oct 7, 2015
    Squeaks, Oct 7, 2015
    #833

  14. Fiery GR Smith

    Good looking team
     
    Fiery, Oct 7, 2015
    #834

  15. Squeaks ZW Poole

    TJ has been so poor for the All Blacks this year TKB may have just pushed past him.
     
    Squeaks, Oct 7, 2015
    #835

  16. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    From what I've seen, All Blacks won't win the WC.
     
    Boobidy, Oct 7, 2015
    #836

  17. Fiery GR Smith

    Expert comments from Boobidy ^
     
    Fiery, Oct 7, 2015
    #837

  18. Starris ER Starris

    It's wide open for the southern hemisphere teams.
     
    Starris, Oct 8, 2015
    #838

  19. Fiery GR Smith

    South Africa don't have a hope in hell tbh. You can't lose to Japan and expect to win a World Cup.

    It will come down to 2 teams...NZ and Australia..and we just need to combat the threat of Pocock and Folau...somehow
     
    Fiery, Oct 8, 2015
    #839

  20. Starris ER Starris

    He's not up to his usual standards.
     
    Starris, Oct 8, 2015
    #840
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