New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[flippikat]

With AFB gone & the "Will he, won't he, is he fit enough?" saga around SJ resolved with his retirement, there's every chance if a bounce-back next season.

That's what I'm taking out of it.

Barring a torrent of injuries, we SHOULD be top 8 in 2025 at least.

 

[Wb1234]

With AFB gone & the "Will he, won't he, is he fit enough?" saga around SJ resolved with his retirement, there's every chance if a bounce-back next season.

That's what I'm taking out of it.

Barring a torrent of injuries, we SHOULD be top 8 in 2025 at least.

If not Webster is gone

 

[Gobsmacked]

With AFB gone & the "Will he, won't he, is he fit enough?" saga around SJ resolved with his retirement, there's every chance if a bounce-back next season.

That's what I'm taking out of it.

Barring a torrent of injuries, we SHOULD be top 8 in 2025 at least.

The Cowboys went through a bad situation with Thurston playing a year too long and they lost Ponga as a result. There's nothing you can do if a great player is there like Johnson, even if he's going rubbish, you have to ride it out and then There's guys like AFB that's obviously interested in being some place else that you have to ride it out because even though he mostly just get the good ball after the hard work is done ( as a prop ffs) he has the masses convinced how good he is.
Webby has ridden it out and now there's no excuses, there's not one player who gets a spot on reputation. Every spot has to be earned every week.
As a squad I believe will be much stronger.

 

[flippikat]

If not Webster is gone

That's my read on it too.

Another season like 2024 is totally unacceptable.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Wb1234]

The Cowboys went through a bad situation with Thurston playing a year too long and they lost Ponga as a result. There's nothing you can do if a great player is there like Johnson, even if he's going rubbish, you have to ride it out and then There's guys like AFB that's obviously interested in being some place else that you have to ride it out because even though he mostly just get the good ball after the hard work is done ( as a prop ffs) he has the masses convinced how good he is.
Webby has ridden it out and now there's no excuses, there's not one player who gets a spot on reputation. Every spot has to be earned every week.
As a squad I believe will be much stronger.

Think he’s playing rts at winger

Another mistake

 

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Think he’s playing rts at winger

Another mistake

He's a terrible centre. I actually think he's past it tbh

 

[Wb1234]

He's a terrible centre. I actually think he's past it tbh

He looked great at the start of the year

His first game at fullback he was leading the way and they looked good

when he went back to centre their attack went to crap

 

[Gobsmacked]

He looked great at the start of the year

His first game at fullback he was leading the way and they looked good

when he went back to centre their attack went to crap

He doesn't get it. He doesn't know how to run at a hole, he wants the ball first. I'm even worried about him on the wing. Good fullback but also lack cohesion with the rest of the backline and on those shifts where a simple draw and pass or tap on might hinder the attack.
I'd play him at 14 with a roving role in the last 15 of each half.

 

[Wb1234]

He doesn't get it. He doesn't know how to run at a hole, he wants the ball first. I'm even worried about him on the wing. Good fullback but also lack cohesion with the rest of the backline and on those shifts where a simple draw and pass or tap on might hinder the attack.
I'd play him at 14 with a roving role in the last 15 of each half.

He did seem to get slower over the season

dunno if that was just realising how poor they were