Recent content by zer0

Jason Holland becomes the second backs coach to leave in as many years. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360864141/all-blacks-assistant-coach-jason-holland-depart-end-year So what are our bets on replacements? Wayne Smith? Joe Schmidt? Some random former Crusader? The man, the myth?

No AJ Lam is a travesty. Especially when you look at the other midfield selections. Dave. lol. lmao, even.

Maybe not as exciting as I'd hoped if Robertson is basically picking it. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360853292/why-big-freeze-set-end-ex-all-blacks-halfback-folau-fakatava McAlister already locked in. I'm now expecting other such bold and dazzling selections as, Ethan Blackadder, Quinten...

What's the likelihood of that happening though? Like you said, for all his surfer bro-ness and terrible dancing, Robertson is the most conservative AB coach in decades/the pro era. The only way I can see significant changes is if the EOYT is a complete disaster, to the tune of 1-3 or something...

As predicted by the resident expert. Extremely uninspiring. The XV is shaping us as being much more interesting.

I shall continue sharpening my pitchfork in anticipation of the announcement that Dalton is being overlooked for the EOYT in favour of a Wellington manlet with a history of having zero impact in big games against big forwards. EDIT: Or a Chief.

Literally the most disgusting, reprehensible, misbegotten, god-less act in human history since some maniac threw pineapple on a pizza. I'd sooner name Rieko at 13.5 and just play with 14 guys on the field.

It's the same with a lot of rugby stats that are never really explained. What, exactly, is a "clean break", or how, exactly, is a "defender beaten". How is a scrum won or lost etc... As long as they're from the same source you can assume they're consistent enough. Naturally it gets murkier when...

Vikena left in 2024, Riccitteli left in 2025, Eklund will be 34 when the 2026 season starts, and Mullan looks like a Cantab sleeper agent. We ended up with some absolute battlers as injury cover during the season. I can't see how he wouldn't have been, at absolute worse, regularly on the bench.

I could understand JRK and Tangitau leaving as the Blues had Ioane, Telea, and Lam at the time while they would walk into the Highlanders starting positions. Surely now it would be the inverse for Tito-Harris. Go all in on stealing Dylan Pledger and Luke Casey as recompense.

Yeah, it's only the uppermost corners of the south stand that have any real seats available, the rest being random wheelchair access seats around the main concourse. It's the broadcast camera side so you won't see them up there in those pokey corners. Meanwhile I, being a West Stand...

Roigard, Ratima, Taylor, and Tuipulotu will all be available for selection. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360830290/all-blacks-boosted-return-top-men-key-positions-big-bledisloe-cup-test-eden-park

Tosi for Lomax. Papali'i for Kirifi. Barrett is fortunate that Tuipulotu is (probably) unavailable otherwise I'd have cut his deadbeat ass too. "Leadership". lol. lmao, even. Clarke without a doubt. He was pulled from the Auckland match XV into the ABs camp on Sunday, which seems a bit of a...

9. Roigard 12. Fainga'anuku 19. Tuipulotu (if available) 20. Papali'i Make it so.