@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France I:
@reprobate said in All Blacks v France I:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v France I:
@reprobate said in All Blacks v France I:
You can't draw conclusions on small selected samples, otherwise week 1 playoff Hoskins is a legend, week 2 he's a useless piece of shit. And if playoffs are the be-all, where are our cantablacks?
I'm talking about this notion of DMac being the answer - not disputing Beauden has his issues too.
The fact is DMac has come up small 3 playoff years in a row.
I blame Laidlaw for not keeping Love at 10 this year and I'm championing Reihana - Reihana would have been in my AB squad - I would have done something like name him in the squad but release him for the Maori ABs and then have him rejoin the AB squad.
The difference is that Beauden has had years and years - that improvement is clearly never happening.
How many tests has McKenzie actually started at 10? And in far fewer opportunities he has shown glimpses of what we need - the attacking first half of Boks 1 last year, the improved control vs Ireland etc.Started 15 tests at 10.
Started 23 tests at 15.
So if we compare that to Beauden playing how many at 10 without ever looking like anything other than an individual star fullback playing out of position?
And compare it to how many tests Mounga took to find his feet - and particularly how many in a row without them chopping back to Barrett every few tests?
McKenzie is getting fucked around, to the detriment of the ABs. Brilliant footy player BB, but i think our coaches selecting him at 10 has stifled our play for far too long.
