KIWI RIPS INTO WALLABIES V ALL BLACKS TEST PREVIEW
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- Round 5 of the 2024 Rugby Championship will be played this weekend and the first game of the round will be played in Sydney between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks.
In this Pre Game show on Inside Rugby with Mark I give my raw opinions on what I am feeling before this game.
I take a look at the team selections, what we should be watching out for during the game, and what major mistake I think the All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson has done in my opinon.
I look forward to hearing your views on this game. What way do you think it will go. Both teams are needing a win after losses in their last round of the competition.
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Razor stll not giving the youngsters a chance ,he's not showing the confidence i thought he had and is in fear of losing . I want the ABs to win the 2027 world cup and razors has to start being bold in his selections.
He’s given debuts to Tosi, Bell, Darry, Sititi, Hotham, Ratima and Proctor, and given big minutes to low capped players like Tamaiti, Aumua, Finau, Blackadder, Perofeta and Tele’a. Not to mention regular starts for DeGroot, Vaa’i, Clarke etc and the return of Sevu, we can see a gradual change in selections which is smarter than just swapping the whole xv.
Again this unnatural realiance on Barrette brothers started the Lions tour, asif All blacks have no position based instead of multi position. Conrad Smit like Proctor With ALB WILL BE AWESOME, BUT JA SAL DIESELFDE GAAN.
@BraziwiSteve If I may respectfully respond to your comment. Of course only sharing how I see it. I for one are not suggesting swapping a whole bunch of players. Yet we see certain players who have been disappointing in several games, to name a few DMAC, Perenara, Telea, Reece, and yet we see them back in the mix again. Players like Love havent got a go, and Proctor played against Fiji, did a great job and then he´s gone again. The point is by rotating players even in the big games you get the answers your looking for. Darry stepped up, Vaai stepped up, Williams stepped up, Sititi stepped up, (he should be at 8 not 6)
True that
@@BraziwiStevemiskien is j reg, ek maybe to in a hurry
Good opinion. Appreciate the input. Good show. God bless. Love from SA.
Thanks for watching!
Nice candid analysis, with classy respect. Thanks from SA for another sharp vid.
@MarcWithersea thank you, glad that you enjoyed it.
I never thought Foster was the best choice for All Blacks coach but there was good sense in the continuity approach to picking the coaching staff. Robertson should know this because Canterfbury had a very stable system for many years and it was this that contributed a lot to the continuously high level of performance from the whole system. They built a machine you could feed new talent into and produce winners.
By contrast, letting the entire coaching staff leave and be replaced wholesale every time the head coach changes is proving to be less than optimal so far.
It's not only Robertson that needs to learn how to perform at the highest level, but the Rugby Union as well. Letting a newby international head coach pick his own staff just doesn't make sense. Having them both doing this at the same time is a double whammy of below par performance.
Gyz if you follow Rugby ,you will know what I'm talking about ,in this case Razor is under pressure, he want to make sure that he doesn't make any mistake, he knows very well that his job is in danger gyz, so it's a must win game against Wallabies no excuses, it's my opinion ☝️
I disagree - hes lost the championship now is the time to experiment and prepare for novmber tests
He’s not at risk - ABs will hold onto the bledisloe
@@nzfreeski i wouldn't put it past Razor to lose the Bledisloe. He's lost the freedom cup for the first time since 2009, lost the Championship for the first time since 2019, most ever put on us at home and held tryless for the first time in a number of years
Don't be a fool.. His job is not at risk. If they were to sack Razor, they'd have to pay him out fully which they can't afford and replace him with a coach that doesn't have the qualifications he does.
If he loses the bedisloe then NZRU will replace his coaching core and introduce their own coaches to pair with razor.
Good comments Mark. We seem to have moved to an environment where it is acceptable for the AB coach to learn international rugby on the job....instead of picking a hardened and sharp internationally experienced coach for this pinnacle role. Hence we are making errors in selection, playing players out of position, not rewarding form etc. I am not convinced we have a masterplan here.
@Brent4120 thanks man. Look I for one hope that I am proved wrong, but your points are very valid imho. Great question, what is the Masterplan. I like that.
@@insiderugbywithmark As a Blues supporter, I still think Razor is the right coach. His problem is his ability to select. At the Crusaders he had a team of All Blacks, built by Deans and Blackadder, but hasn't had to build a new team. Hence the benefit of him being an All Black assistant so he could learn and select on the job. Right from the beginning, I felt Sititi would be a good 6 if developed. I am adverse to playing players out of position, but Kaino, Collins were both 8's who played 6 for the All Blacks. If we go back, Tana was a wing, Corey Jane was a fullback, and numerous others. Sititi is talented enough to play there. If Razor can admit he was wrong, a loose forward trio of Sotutu at 8, Sititi at 6 and Savea at 7, would be dynamic, attacking and would create all sorts of problems for opposition defenses and attacks. Maybe even, and this will be really unpopular, Lakai at 7 and Savea coming on as impact for the last 30 minutes. Jacobson is not good enough to add impact and even though I am an Aucklander, Papali'i would only be back up. That was hard to say 😂
Great stuff, Mark.
Like your views, probably because I agree with most of it.
Ha ha thanks for that. Appreciate the support
Razor is trying to find that winning culture he had at the Crusaders. At the Crusaders he would give opportunities to new guys and they would all fit in seamlessly into the team because they were winning. He's now searching for his best 15 and in a team(ABs) that's not performing well. I think bringing in guys slowly is frustrating but it's probably best. Each Test now feels like a Q&A - I hope he gets it right.
Very interesting comment thanks for making it. He had a mighty stacked inventory at the Crusaders yet as you said, still searching in many positions in this team.
The difference is Razor inherited an already super successful franchise from a Blackadder and Blackadder from Dean's before that. These coaches have never had to really rebuild a team from scratch, and their lack of faith in selecting and developing our local talent is shown by their refusal to move on from players who are well and truly overstayed their welcome.
@@phoenix55 this ain't the saders it's test rugby
@@michaelironside8707you gotta be kidding, Blackadder never won a trophy, Razor steps in and they never lose a trophy.
The problem lies squarely at the feet of NZR and our weak domestic competitors, iron sharpens iron, our players aren’t hardened like they used to be. The All Blacks were the best because we had the best domestic rugby but those days are firmly in the rear view mirror
Hi Mark always enjoy listening to your insight of rugby especially with the ABs and I couldn't agree more with your comments regarding the selections for this game.Razor has been too conservative,past All blacks coaches have made the same mistakes,BE BOLD.Give the young players a chance they are the future.I would put Sam Darry at lock,put Vaii at 6,Savea at 7,Sititi at 8,bring Lord and Hotham to the bench,we've seen enough of McKenzie at 10 and he's definitely not the answer, why not give Plummer a go.I would bring on the reserve Props n hooker at the same time,there's your mini bomb squad,let's hope it's a competitive game,go the ABs!!!
ABs conditioning coach at it again in the background
He´s a legend.
I'm smiling
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Cheers for the update. With selection issues we need to be careful it's not an overhaul. A few tweaks here and there.
DMac is running out of time and we have little option until RM available.
Reiko and Jordie not clicking. But it could be the game plan that's not working there.
Reece on wing. Why what impact. Would rather have gone with another loose forward for energy and power.
Fingers crossed
@micahmoobeavs thanks so much for your recent sub, and for this comment, great stuff.
Agree, selections ought to be tweaked, and after 3 losses from 4 games some positional issues need changing as you highlighted.
Lets see how things unfold Saturday.
Its bewildering to me that Razor hasnt introduced some more players after our last tests against the boks.Depth depth depth.Some players in this team have had a dozen tests to prove themselves and have come up empty surely giving a player 1 test to prove themselves isnt much to ask especially recently with all the Ls we are taking at least we could of blooded a few more players .It seems more of the same from Razor which weve had for years now.I cant help but think if Jamie joseph and Tony brown were in charge Im pretty sure those 2 wouldnt bend to outside influences which are maybe involved in Razors decisions ?im not sure but Razor the All Black coach seems nothing like Razor the crusader coach which is who I thought we would be getting.Ill back Razor to the hilt cause hes our coach I just hope he takes the shackles off.I 100 percent agree with everything youve said on cane, dmac and the midfield!!!theres a doco on youtube when Razor coach the baa baas against a new zealand 15 ,Razor is in a team meeting for the baabaas talking about dmac who was the 10 for the nz 15 Razor clearly says to the baabaa lads"when dmacs under pressure he tries to win the game by himself and makes mistakes"!! You should check it out its not a bad doco but im wondering what Razor sees differently in dmac now.
@Jase1000-p2f a fair comment, and its pretty fair to say we all want Razor to succeed, so lets see what happens through until the end of the year and then all take a deep breathe and see where we are at. With the selections for this weekend I feel we are not going to learn a lot.
Yay, old boy is back. We should give him a name. Ok he's gone again
Señor Legend
The Mexican Sweat
Scotty Dog is proving to be Foster 2.0. I understand that we don't have world class players ready to run on. However, Beaudy at 10, Procter at centre and Love at 15 would've made me very excited. Reece on the bench? He better make some decent contribution cause he's been dire this year.
I thinka Razor boys will win, hoping for Aus to win. It will be such a surprise
@Goggawie one each way then :-)
I would like to see an Aussie win so the game at Wellington actually had something on it. Both these sides would want to win it, but the winner gets the Bledisloe would bring that extra twist and we may see some selection changes by Razor. Does anyone know what's happened to Perofetta. He was our best fullback so far and he seems to have been injured and hasn't been spoken about again
2027 is a long way to focus on anything Whilst the NOW game is the focus and must BE.THE ALL BLACKS WILL SMASH THE WALLABIES WITH SPEED ,POWER AND BETTER SKILLS.
Thanks for sharing your view
Hi Mark. Firstly, appreciate your show so much mate. You are making a noteable impact amongst us rugga fans. A few notes from me to you mate: Agree with the confusion around the NZ selections. Lots of talk around change and hard conversations. NZ don't have any enforcers in the backrow anymore. Think Kano, Collins, Brooke, Kronfeld, Mccaw. One feels that it is almost illegal to criticize Razor. To be completely honest, the man can barely string words together after his losses. No disrespect but winning multiple Superrugby titles in your own country after saying that South African teams are not on-par looks a little bit weak right now.
@emilenaude3918 appreciate the kind words about the show thank you.
You make some good points about the back row and that was the ABs DNA, thats gone I feel.
There is of course a fine line between what feels is constructive feedback and opinions and that of pure criticizing. Lets see what happens this week before we engage either option :-)
I suspect Razor won’t want to ease the youngsters into test rugby away from home . He’s particularly adept at getting teams loyal to him which requires showing faith in experienced players to come right and boosting the confidence of young inexperienced players by not applying the sink or swim strategy. We are impatient and anxious for change but he was selected for his man management skills and creating a lasting dynasty so let’s trust his instincts . For now at least!!
I'm with you, and I get it. If losing three of the last 4 games is part of the journey and a guy like Sam Cane who won't even be there next year is still part of the plans how is loyalty helping us at this point in time.
@@insiderugbywithmark When it comes to Sam Cane or TJ who are off to Japan at the end of the year, the plan is probably to use and benefit from their experience within the camp for now and to only drop them to the bench when an alternative player’s form is undeniable . So Ratima comes in & TJ goes to the bench . But ask yourself which of the loose forwards is similarly putting their hands up as better alternative to Cane at open side ? I had hoped that Billy Harmon was going to get a decent chance to impress with the ABs !
@antonypaterson2051 Got you, thanks so much for sharing this, helped me understand where you were coming from, I get it, and yes, agree. There is no real Cane replacement that I can see and there lays some of the problem.
He did the sink and swim with Satiti
@@hikurukutai and Sititi swam big time
I agree with you here. Razor needs to mix it up a bit and give some of the newer guys a chance in these games and see how they do. They can't win the RC now anyway so this would have been a great opportunity. And as you said when they head north in November they will be taking on three of the best five teams in the world and they will indeed be very tough tests. They need to be ready for those big challenges.
As for this game I can't see the AB's slipping up but I reckon Aus couldl push them close. They have got nothing to lose either so there is a good chance they will throw the kitchen sink at the AB's.
AB's by 10-15.
@vladtheinhaler6579 great comment thanks for making it.
Mate. Calm down. This was always going to happen. Razor is picking up the pieces from 8 years’ worth of damage done by Shag and Fozzie.
If we’re going to take losses under this coach, let’s just get them over and done with as it’s happening now. Razor has a growth mindset and unlike Foster, will learn from what’s happened.
@TheBlackJersey is my passion upsetting you.
Taking losses is one thing, learning from them is another.
Lets see where things are at after the Wellington test, a venue where we are 2-9 in recent history.
Nothing like 2 rugby analysts going toe to toe 😁.
@@Trajan2401 the difference here is that I work for a professional team and know what it takes to build one. He’s having a moan because results aren’t instantly turning up out of nowhere.
We mustn’t forget that Razor’s Crusaders didn’t necessarily start off being a “dominant” side either, they just simply worked hard and faced weak competition.
Most people (me included) expected instant results from Fozzie because he was continuing everything from Shag’s time. Contrast this to the fact that Razor has done as expected and picked 9 uncapped players this year, he’s gone so far to cap 7 of them.
Another blind Canterbury fan. When you're so obsessed with club level rugby, you forget about international rugby standards.
Nice Mark, agree with you.
This is my Aussy AB Team
My AB selection for BC 1
T Williams
C Taylor
T Lomax
S Barrett
T Vaii
S Cane (7) (Capt?)
A Savea (6) (Capt?)
W Satiti (8)
N Hotham (9)
B Barrett (10)
A Lienert-Brown
B Proctor (13)
C Clark (11)
R Ioane (14)
J Barrett (15)
A Aumua
E De Groot
P Tosi
P Lakai (6,7)
P Tuipulotu
D McKenzie (10, 15)
C Ratima (9)
R Love (10, 12, 13, 15)?
H Plumber (10, 12, 13, 15)?
D Papalihi (4, 5, 6, 7)?
H Sotutu (4,5,6,8)?
Need to sort gameplan out, and everyone needs to understand it. Leadership is key here, we are missing it. Get back to basics, talk, communicate, leaders lead, huddle, breathing….to many individuals, act like a champion team, not a team of champions. Target their vulnerabilities, use your strengths……be adaptive and flexible. Make it the hardest 60min of your life, and when the change happens, make it the best 20 of yours.
Tama tu Tama ora🦾
@7mmmagnum505 OK a few things.
1. Thank you for recently subscribing to the channel. Appreciate it.
2. Enjoyed you post and selections. Tuipolotu is not ready yet according to Razor, fitness wise. Love is now out injured for remainder of RC.
3. I think our long term thinking needs to move away from starting BB at 10, ever.
4. What is the game plan?, great point
Tuipulotu- Barry👍
B Barrett- BB runs straight, creates and provides space for his outside backs. However, he has a couple of work-ons…he tends to fall back on his chip kicks when under major pressure. DMac I believe is not performing under pressure (esp SA). He still plays like he did when he was with the U20’s. Does his own thing, runs lateral.
I totally agree with you Mark. Its important to renew the team and give new players a chance. All eyes should be on 2027. They must be willing to loose matches to get there.
Thank you. The thing is the different selection choices may actually win you games. You don't know if you don't try.
Guys, let's not forget that this is Razor's first year as head coach. It was never going to be easy, and we shouldn't expect to win every game in his first year. He was never going to make drastic changes like switching the entire starting lineup. Remember, this is not fantasy rugby. Teams are not only chosen based on individual player performance but also on how well the players work together. Many of you are calling for players like Rieko out of the team or Jordie to be benched, but we have to realize that these combinations may not work for Razor and his game plan. He has his own playing style, and our ideas don't necessarily fit into that. We are fans for a reason, and he is the head coach for a reason. Let's cut him some slack; it's his first year in charge, for goodness' sake. As an All Blacks fan, I don't like losing, but I understand that he needs time. The first year is never easy, but we can start criticizing him and putting him on the hot seat from next year onwards if he can't deliver.
@EdgarJnrJnr absolutely agree with all that you have shared, and I think its very common sense, I will add,
lets also not forget that this is just a youtube channel where rugby fans can come and chew the fat, and share whatever respectful opinions we have, thats the fun of being a rugby fan. None of what we say here will alter what happens in any rugby teams camp, and as such we shouldn´t take it too seriously.
Razor should be, and I am sure he will be, measured against the KPIs the NZ Rugby Union agreed with him in his contract and thats all that matters at the end of the day. What will be will be.
Thanks for your post. Love it.
I have no doubt that Razor is the coach for the job and every coach needs time to get his plan working. The issue I have is his selection policy. He said players would be picked on form. Can't pick form players if they haven't played. He laid down a rule that players had to be good both sides of the ball, then he chose players who hadn't shown that. He told us the captain would be the best player in that position. Scott Barrett hadn't played all year so he wasn't the best in that position. Currently, on what we have seen, he would be on the bench as the third best, but when Tuipulotu is fit he would be the fourth best in the squad. Make the tough selections Razor. We got told that was something we could expect from you. So far Ardie would be the only vice captain who you would have on the field.
@markreilly105 I also want to see players get a chance but I guess only Time Will tell
@@insiderugbywithmark I agree with you
The RCH is already cooked. 1 SA - 2 AB or ARG (miracles are are far and in between...) - 4 AU. Tky Mark!
OK thanks
Agree with you completely Mark. Even though Im a Bok fan. My question would be... what will the ABs learn from this test if they win? They have mostly used the same group of players for the two tests vs SA... he should have a good idea what these guys can produce. If they win v Aus... with this team.. its to be expected. So Im not sure he can take much from it. But if he tries a new 10 / 13 , for example..and they stand up and produce a great performance.. that then starts to grow his squad depth
One hundred percent with you, and that's exactly what I have been saying. I am not saying, and never have, that you need 10 new players in the team, but look at the key positions and see what is not working and change it. Well put, great comment thank you
Razor and Jason Ryan match up with the coach to coach, which I'm looking forward to seeing master vs. Apprentice .
(AB fan)
OK
I agree with selection and blooding new players, the real headache for razor is how do you balance that with winning? NZ rugby arm chair experts don't like there team losing. This has been repeated by experts through out time "you learn more from failures" look at the all blacks team under foster at the world cup and compare that same team against Ireland in wellington completely different because they had time together to learn and grow. I firmly believe NZ had some of the most talented players in the world Razor needs time but the arm chair experts wont give him that.
@bobbyfly-sl7ng agree with the theme of your comment, its a balancing act. Lets see how things unfold, both for Razor and for rugby fans :-)
Fear of losing the Bled the sane year as he surrendered the RC title has to be keeping Scott Robertson up at night. If it happened, he'd be known as the mastermind of the ABs worst season in over 20 years.
@Formakiwi the pressure must be on, but lets not give up on him yet. We all hope he comes good.
@@insiderugbywithmark comes good? Let’s look at the facts. Razor inherits a team without strength in depth due to huge players moving abroad.
ABs lost by fairly small margins against the boks who are clearly the world’s best. Back to back world champions. Huge strength in depth and a coach that’s been there for years.
The negativity is actually excruciating.
They were finding their feet against England, and got results. Fiji posed no problems really. Loss to pumas was a low point. Emphatic victory in the next test.
Dropped 2 losses away against the world best. By small margins.
Quit with the negativity. World Cup is a long time off.
Should beat the Aussies 2-0. Can be rightly disappointed if it’s 1-1
@FrozenSurf hey thanks for sharing your opinion, despite the tone,
AB´s lose to Boks when should have won both games. Mis management of the bench in game two really showed, and playing a No 10 who is simply not up too it had a big impact on the series as well.
The emphatic victory against the Pumas was good for 45-50 mins then the Pumas got their act together won on the scoreboard for the remainder of the game and the AB bench was MIA.
Dont construe constructive opinions as negativity, you want to be the best rugby nation in the world, then constructive feedback and inputs is the first thing you need to embrace as a team.
¨World Cup is long time off ¨ , failing to plan will result in failure
@@insiderugbywithmark I agree, and you can't be all that happy with the England matches and as I've said before, right coach but awful selector. I'm no Barrett fan, but if you want to play an experienced player at 10, Barrett beats Dmac every time. We were good for 50min in the first South Africa test but lacked discipline throughout. In the second, bad use of the bench and tired discipline from some players lost us that one. Aren't you able to replace a player who is injured during the warm up? James Slipper was in the SR semi final.
Gidday Mark, as you said, this is a safe team. Razor is scared of losing the game. He’s put himself in no man’s zone unfortunately.
Hi Mark
I’m a Bok 🇿🇦🏉 but do agree with your assessment on the AB’s. These next 2 matches vs the Wallabies is a good chance to test your new young players & put the experience players on the bench. The Wallabies are very vulnerable at this stage & are still building, so the AB’s should be trying new players as they have nothing to lose really. My prediction for Saturday is the AB’s win by 30pts. 😎🏉
Agree with just about everything you've said, yup Razors gone into panic mode. The allblacks are not only expected to win, but win handsomely. More big pressure for Razor. We're getting the same ol answers at the press conferences and not seeing the changes to back it up.
Ruben Love was injured in his game against Tasmin.
Oh drats. Thanks for the update.
I’m starting to think maybe the nz public have been a bit duped with their expectations of razor ,
His success at super rugby speaks for itself and I’m not debating that ,
But it’s more in the area of what type of coach he is , I think lots of people were expecting all this innovation with razor , what I’m starting to think on reflection , his coaching style with the crusaders was more more based around being safe and efficient.
@camwells9726 I enjoyed reading your comment, thank you for making it.
100% Mark. Why are everyone ( we fans) can see things that professional coaches are not seeing. Razor are being ask kid glove questions by Kiwi journos and even than he deflects it. Keep on referring to picking players that can play multiple positions if a regular goes down. Yet it haven't happened so far ,so why select for an unknown. Extremely frustrating. ABs have picking poor teams since the 2017 Lions series. We in a rut.
Hola. No doubt about it , it's a difficult job and many reasons why you or I are not doing it. Let's see what happens this weekend. 3 out of 4 losses from last 4 games a new direction needed
Exactly nz press hit soft ball questions and razor and co hit them outta the park with cliches all too buddy buddy crap
Razors crusaders picked themselves week in week out , there was debate they were better than the abs at one stage . Now for the first time he has to pick from all the super rugby sides and he’s lost . He’s picking fosters team who had horrific record breaking losses and are using 100 % the same team . The Billy Proctor syndrome or Ngnai Laumape case when they told him develop you’re game and started kicking through defences beautifully to upskill and got dumped for good . He would of been absoloutly destructive at 12 and any team in the world he would be first selected . Love you’re honesty and channel bloody good stuff one of the best mate …
@leightonkeutenius4455 thanks for this comment, appreciate you.
Here´s a snipert for you. I never lived in NZ throughout Razors reign with the Crusaders and didnt really keep in touch with it, so when he was appointed to AB´s coach I had little or no reference point other than knowing he won a bunch of Super Rugby trophies with a stacked AB like team at the Crusaders.
Hi Mark.
My take: Razor probably is trying to win first game so didn’t want to risk with wholesale changes. However, I agree with you in that this first year for him is actually the perfect time for him to try new players almost everywhere and play 1-3 games with those combos.
EOYT I hope he rests a lot of the old guard or he plays them in critical matches: Ireland, England and France.
Great show Mark🎉
@janvanderschyff9374 thank you
Positive analysis for aussies but quistion marks about number 10position
On both sides
This is a must win game so I can see why Razor has chosen this side. I think the next game maybe a chance to try a few new things.
@ManMountain1974 so you think by putting in pretty much the team that lost you 3 out of the last 4 games will do the business? , then go to Wellington as the next venue where the All Blacks have won 2 from their last 9 games.
Not blooding new players. Well said Mark, from your namesake!
Reece on bench means if Dmac is pulled, BB goes to 10, WJ to 15. FFS, all that instead of a 10 on the bench.
I hear you....last remaining hair pulled out
And the 10 they have can play 12 and 15 as well. ALB and Reece dropped so Plumber and Procter go there. At least moving Rieko to wing means we get a good winger out there as a replacement and a good center replacement. Reece was good in SR but hasn't shown any form in the AB's.
🎉I’m enjoying your channel Mark … I’ve been supporting the All Blacks like forever but I never followed who’s who for years. I have been a staunch NRL, AFL and Netball follower.
So it’s good seeing people giving opinions and at this stage I trust that the coaches that are selected are obviously getting paid, just like the players so that adds another dimension to the games doesn’t it? I’m sure I’ll be very opinionated by 2027 because we’re planning to be at the World Cup getting selfies etc.
Mark, while I share your frustration about new players not being tried, I think we need to respect (and support) Razor Robertson. He had phenomenal success with the Crusaders and proved himself to be an accomplished coach. Maybe he knows more about this than we do and we need to show some humility. We don't know what is being said in those off field conversations or what is happening within the squad and at training. There is a lot that we don't know. One thing I have learnt in life is that it is easy be be a critic but it is a lot harder to actually have the responsibility. I think we need to take a step back and give Razor time to get this team going really well. There is enormous pressure on him to start winning. That said, I enjoy listening to your views.
Beauden is one of the best fly half’s the AB’s have seen. I wonder why they just don’t bank on him being the permanent, reliable pick at 10
I'm thinking Sam is in to get that 100 caps, and I don't know if I disagree with that decision because he's not that bad, but get your point, we do need to inject some new men and ideas into the back 3. I'm happy mostly with this team as we can not drop this game, especially with Wellington being a 50/50 stadium for us. Good, actually great front row bench!! Enjoying the shows Mark, and the delivery, keep it up!
Hi Mark. I'm with you man. A win will be a false sense of security. Agree when you mention " rewarding players that doesn't do the job ". TJ belongs outside the playing 23. Would have prefer ALB and Proctor combination as midfield starters. Underperforming midfield starves the wingers from opportunities. I do believe that your recommendations regarding certain areas and positions will be full filled.
Thanks so much for the comment. Many of us share similar views and at the same time Razor needs to be given a chance. We've lost 3 of the last 4 games. We are going to Wellington next weekend with a 2-9 winning record at that venue. If players are not doing the job change them
@@jameshartzenberg5763 Roigard, Ratima and Hotham are the future just stick with them.
Yip indeed, thats how we are seeing it
I wanted to see some more changes, but I'm fine with the team selection for this week. If they win this one, then I expect to see some changes next week. One thing that I think that people haven't really talked about is the change in coaches. This is only Scott Hansen's third game in charge of the attack since McDonald left. His first two was against the world champs. It will also only be the second time he has worked with this starting backline combo of Clarke, Beauden and Jordan. So maybe he want's one more chance to work with the full backline before making all these changes.
Agree. Wallace at 8, Ardie at 7, better centers (Proctor!), Beaudy on the bench - And can we maybe get Richie back? At least he's not trying to play Tele'a as a left winger! ;-)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, asking some good questions. Razor’s selections smack of a coach fighting for his role.
How would things look if Razor was unrestricted in his selections ? NZRU, and their Australian counterparts, are not doing enough to compete with other codes.
As South Africans we know that our beautiful game would be stronger with strong ABs and Oz.
Perhaps some tough conversations needed with the administrators. Your thoughts?
NZ has some of the best players in world rugby, so the conservatism in not blooding new players is frustrating.
- Going forward I see the locks akin to Darry/Lords with Vaa'i as an impact player covering BS/Lock. Personally I think locks need to be 2m/115 kg plus and in the mould of Retallick/Whitelock. Scott is just not doing it for me.
-Lomax/Taylor/Lomax are world class, I would like to propose the Nuke squad of Williams/Aumua/Tosi although I do prefer George Bell at Hooker
- For the back row I would like to see in the future are Blackadder or Vaa'i (bs) Satiti (8) and Ardie (os)
- Cortez is good, but he now needs to play some running in his game, but prefer Cam and Noah. I would suggest he will be played a long game in the first test to gain more experience. Noah to replace TJ for the second test against the Wallabies.
- Would like to see BB starting at 10, with the aim to bring in new 10s like Plummer or Perofeta. Damain is an impact player.
- Inside centers - always playing out of position. JB I think is where all the problems start from distribution to line penetration. How we miss Nonu an Snake. Reiko and JB on the bench as an impact players. I like ALB and Proctor as being big boys who will do some damage.
- Back line - can't complain but Ruben Love to FB.
Just my humble opinions, I sill think the ABs have some of the best players in the world, its just a matter of timing,
Interesting read. I am with you on Scott Barrett the player and the captain. Not vibing with me at all. Darry, Tuipolotu, Vaai and Lord for the future.
The backline is where we need changes, impetus , creativity, execution, and havoc creators.
One last thing. ABs have won 2 from 9 in Wellington. Do you think Razor is going to risk anything for game two.
@@insiderugbywithmark Note sure Tuipolotu is the future but the here and now is he is a fantastic player. There are some young brash big units out there in the Super rugby, need to get then coming through. The All Blacks should not play tests in Wellers. Have a few Margharitas mate and good night from the bay area CA.
Agree with you. The problem might be the problem. May be he’s trying to get some victories under his stewardship. Disappointed with the team selection. Totally opposite approach to the Boks. What is the story behind Scott Barret as Captain. Should have been Ardie! Let’s debate!
@RexJebamoney when a team is losing there typically appears more questions than answers. So I hope many of them will soon be answered.
Good show thanks Mark.
One point I ask why do you not back DMac? I wonder if he is being compared to Richie Mounga who is not around?
Beuden Barrett has always been reliable and a good no.10 but I do also like him at FB or even off the bench!
@ericdawson7097 Hey Eric, great question. Heres my response.
I dont compare players as such, I think that can be misleading, as they are often playing different opposition, different conditions, and even different team mates. I dont back DMAC as a starting 10 because what I have seen of him when he gets pressure he loses his sound game management thinking, and it also affects his kicking, passing etc.
I dont think BB is the answer either at 10 for the AB´s. As we head toward 2027 RWC I would like to see various 10 options being trialed so we can see if there is a natural born winner there. I hope that clarifies a bit.
I think the AB do need a bit of a “ losing streak “ .. it’s honestly good for any team in any sport to know that they don’t have a right to win. I don’t think that NZ will ever risk “giving up” Rugby as a sport, but when I watch other shows I get the feeling that some of the commentators have forgotten what it was like to support the ABs before 2011. Look at South Africa they had a horrendous run from 2010 to 2018 and it was only going into a very dark place which caused the changes to happen which has made them the squad they are today. It applies in Rugby in other sports and in life in general sometimes you need to go down before you can go back up again !
@Verita1975 great comment, thank you for making it. Perfect sense.
Mark with your knowledge they should make you the strategist of the ABs😉
Will the NZ public start asking questions of Razor if the team loses the weekend. I suspect they might. Neither team had a very successful campaign but on paper NZ should crush the Wallabies. If they Are unable to put them away, questions will be asked. I have said it many times, Beauden Barrett is a 10, if he doesn't get picked at 10 he should be on the bench or out of the 23 man squad. Riko is out of form and it's affecting the whole back line. All the best Mark.... Cheers from Cape Town
@adalderson6269 hola in Cape Town and thank you for your contribution.
Good stuff Mark 100% right mate. I think Razor really has to grow some. Start again like the baby Blacks in 1986. That team for tomorrows game against the Wallabies, is garbage.
I respectfully wish to comment on the Haka. Do you think we see it so often ( as the players are flogged a bit more now ) that it is taking more energy from the team than it is giving? In the RWC, Aaron Smith looked visibly under pressure to perform it, and it looked absolutely draining for him. The barely concealed laugh post Haka showed immense relief, in my opinion, that it went ok. With the Maori team, I get it, but I no longer think it is charging the team up like before.
Thanks so much for sharing your views on the Haka.
You mentioned a loss might be good for them. I agree. In hindsight, SAs 57-0 loss was possibly the best thing that has happened for them as it was the catalyst for all that followed.
Agree, Razor still not giving them young fullas a go! and thats a pity. Yeah they've picked this team due to uncertainty and heaps of hope!
Mark, I agree with the critique of TJ, I would also love to see Sititi at number 8 and Ardie at 7.
I think Jordie is a solid 2nd five, the weakness is 10, 13. Need to get Mounga back (picking he’s back next season given DMac French contract discussions)
@nzfreeski thank you kindly. OK, here´s one for you. What if Mounga gets a bad injury, what are we doing to sure up the inventory. Not much in my eyes.
My prof use to say PEOPLE FORGET THEY 4GETTING, EVEN WITH RICHIE M WE LOST TO IRELAND AND PUMAS, SO CONSTENT IN LOST WAS STARTING NEW TREND THREE BRTHERS IN TEAM. AND I WAS GREAT FAN BECAUSE BEAUDEN ROCKED RUGBY WORLD THEN OBVIOUS JORDIE WILL DO BETTER, BUT NOT SURE Y THINGS JUST GO BAD CRITICAL TIMES. MY AVICE REVAMP FROM BEGINNING TO END, BRINGG IN HOSKINS, ESPECIALLY SUPER RUGBY FINALISTS
@@insiderugbywithmark spot on, need to blood some new players, and have Mounga as number one.
@@frankvsnschalkwyk6030 very true, Mounga is not a guarantee of success, but he is great in big moments. People also forget he turned the game in a WC qtr final against Ireland. Mounga and a revamped 10 is the best way for me - Mounga is young. I'd also get Frizzel back to add punch to some amazing young forwards we now have.
@nzfreeski many have said, not me, that Frizzell runs too hot and cold.
Hi Mark, thanks for your thoughtful analysis. I particularly agree with your comments about Jordie and Reiko, both great players but they just don’t make the AB standard as a combo. They have had their opportunities and this game was the chance to try ALB and Proctor, JB as fullback and Reiko on the bench to bring pace late in the game. Reece doesn’t do that for me, Cheers, and go the Blacks!
Love your show. I think we need Barrett B at 10, Billy Proctor at 12 and Caleb Clarke at 13 and Will Jorden at 15. Jorden hasn`t played at 15 for a while so 1 game is not enough. I am glad Cortez is at 9, we need to build for the future. Barrett S is not a captain FULL STOP. I am not sure there is a captain in this team. May be blood Cortez as a captain, he can`t do any worse that the last couple. As you say these are my thoughts, but I hope that Razor tries' these players. I think ABs by 28, it will be close for 25 minutes then we will start to take control and run-away with-it ABs 45 Aust 17. TIME will tell.
I am a Springbok supporter. You are a little tough on the coach and team-deservedly so. Unfortunately, Razor, has not had the benefit of learning in the test setup like Fozzie and Hansen did. So he has to learn through very public mistakes. I have a lot of sympathy for him. The NZ executives do not seem to get a fraction of the flak or repercussions they deserve for all the cr.p they created for our most esteemed opposition!
AB must put the past behind them not dwell what was game changes constantly yesterday in past build for wc be brave i agree with you🎉🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅
@petrusvanderMerwe-o9k nice comment, thanks for making it
Can’t agree with you here mate. This is our strongest team, (personally not sure about Sevu) but they need cohesion and game time together, not just for the Aussie games but for the massive Northern games against France, England and Ireland. We need to build our winning culture again, strongest team should play most games
We were told that Razor was capable of making the tough decisions for the good of the team. So far, the tough decision has been to get rid of the only assistant who challenged him. Everyone else is a yes man. No manager, team leader can make good decisions without someone who gives a different perspective and Razor got rid of that person. Maybe that was the real conflict, MacDonald wouldn't just say yes and gave his opinion. May also be why Razor is so conservative.
@markreilly105 lets see where things are at by the end of the Northern Tour. I think we will all be in a better position to assess the reality, I thank you for your contribution through this comment
Scott might be a good leader of men, but for me the good Captians are always in the Refs ear asking questions and highlighting things, both the last two ABs captians are to quite with the Ref. Look how chatty Siya was with the Ref
Thanks for sharing that. Interesting point
💯 this. How is the message from the training etc. being maintained on the field if the Captain and VCs are quiet? Looking at Scott in post match interviews it’s evident his body language is of one who isn’t comfortable to be a leader.
@gc4610 very good question, and one that I do not have an answer for at this point in time. I am not feeling it with SB as Captain, but hey, thats just me. Hope he proves me wrong
Spot on with your selection. The razor is not got his act together
@scottwarren1839 thank you, lets give him a chance
The point is the championship is over after the defeats in SA . This team will probably beat the Australia 2-0. And if he then decides to play a similar team against France, Ireland and England he will be in for a different story and unfortunately his first year in charge would have been wasted
@scottwarren1839 OK, I hear you, but we might also have egg on our faces too.......enjoy the game, and thanks for the comments
I think Slipper and Alaalatoa will find the going a bit tough against the All Black bench, and that's possibly where the All Blacks will win it
Great point. Yes yes yes.
Yep Razor seems to be motivated by fear instead of inspired by ambition. Exactly the opposite to what I was expecting. He seems to see his role as a master motivator and leaves selections to his assistants. Like you say if they win they haven’t gained anything other than avoiding losing. Need an eye towards the Euro tour when will need to rotate our players and those players will have no exposure to test rugby. Hard to fathom the logic
I agree with you that the focus is the next world cup, but I cant imagine how much pressure you would feel as an AB coach, I mean lets face it if he loses even one of these games against Aus the angry mobs and pitchforks will be out, 2 losses to SA already then its on to France, England, Ireland yikes.
Good to see TOSI in the reserves, just wished that PROCTER was in the backline reserves aswell.....😪
WE SHALL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT FOR THE ALL BLACKS THIS WEEKEND 👍
"UP DA MIGHTY ALL BLACKS "
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Yes great to see Tosi in there. Let's see how it pans out for sure. Thanks for the comment
This side could do very well in this test but sadly as you state Mark its about growing the new stocks coming through. There's a high probability this might happen as the Wallabies have a long road ahead of them to becoming what they once were. I think if the ABs win convincingly I'm not sure thats a good thing because it'll validate selections and keep players/coaches comfortable certainly take pressure off them. I completely agree with your statement re S Barrett. He is an outstanding world class lock. His leadership is in question. Capt should be Savea who is proven leader and take the burden off Barrett. Barrett is also not a blind side flanker. The back line selection is simply uninspiring - J Barrett and Ioane have actually played to a degree which justifies dropping them out of the playing squad completely which should be a good thing for them both long term. Ioane sadly is like Jordan, being played out of position. He's a proven winger and is being let down by positional selection. DMac hasn't fired at 10. He hasn't serviced the midfield or attacking pods like we're used to with Mo'unga which flows onto the 3/4s. Jordan at wing continues to frustrate me I know you disagree however I find your logic applied to his selection at wing to not stack up (respectfully 😊). Hes a full back through and through and earned his ABs selection as a full back. Easy to judge on his recent outing in Cape Town and write him off there. In that test specifically the back didn't fire. Like other we want given opportunities, he should be granted additional opportunities as well at 15. Overall though Mark, I can't fault your general outlook. Selection at front row is great, locks are great and loosies need to be gigged around with the likes of Finau given another crack at 6. Setiti is an exciting prospect I hope if the event he has a poor performance people don't immediately write him off as a one hit wonder. I would have loved to have seen B Barrett, Clarke, ALB, Proctor, Ioane/Narawa and Jordan in as the backline with Hotham, Plummer & Love given consideration into the bench. Oh well lets see.
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@SioneDunk
Lets agree to disagree on Jordan.
The backs are where the roots of the problems are, and so far, except for 40 mins at Eden Park they simply have not fired. As we all know, a general at No 10 is required and DMAC just isnt that guy.
We have to really think how BB will be used come the big dance in 2027.
@@insiderugbywithmarkThanks for your response! Agree to disagree, I can live with that :) Forwards have been great. Interestingly enough, DMac at 15 is a better option given his play style as his effectiveness under the high ball. The backline combinations is where attention is needed. Keep an eye out for a guy wearing an old 96 CCC ABs jersey in the crowd. Cheers!
Keeping eye out.
Best upfront honest channel here great input … Razors crusaders picked them selfs and now he’s got to pick from all Super rugby sides he’s lost . This is Fosters teams 100 % and the Billy Proctor syndrome or Ngnai Laumape case is so similar . Told Laumape to up skill added a beautifull deft kick and got dropped . Any team in the world would have him and imagine how destructive he could of been at 12 with his canes teammate Billy Proctor outside just lethal but no not having that at all .
Fabulous.
Right back at you
Shaun Stephenson has the attacking ability and has a good kicking game, could be the solution to the fullback position.
Hi Mark. Do you watch the NPC? Joshua Jacomb is a good example of a very promising Number 10. I hope that Razor has the vision to take him on tour. Like you, I'm a bit surprised and disappointed that Razor seems so timid.
I think if this fixture happened before the back to back losses against the Boks, Razor would have been more liberal in awarding some caps to some greenhorns. As things are now, Razor is under significantly more pressure than he would have liked to be.
So when I'm assessing his team setup, im looking at it through the lens of the wooves being at the door, that this is nut cutting time and that this game is a must-win. And in my layman's view, this team looks like they can at least do the business and beat the Wallabies.
Now here is an interesting question for you, Mark: lets say the AB's come out storming and they beat the Wallabies by 30 points or more; does this maybe hurt them in the long run? Does this mean that Razor might then stick with these players despite being shown up in the last couple of weeks? And can a massive win maybe dissuade Razor from experimenting?
Crazy that proctor isn’t getting a sniff.
Razor is under pressure but i wonder who is his team that he is focusing on beating, or is it New Zealand must win evey single match against everyone? Rassie inherited a struggling Springbok team that lost South African support. He stuck with them through those initial losses, clearly targeting the All Blacks and how to win against them. Now he has loyal players keen to return the favour even hiding injuries 🤫
Thanks for your sharing, an interesting read
Like most others I am baffled that Razor is not more adventurous. Surely this would be the year to blood some more up and comers. Perinara is past it, and though Dmac is occasionally brilliant, perhaps he might be better at FB? What other 10s might in the frame?
@boondog8504 nice points, We have lost 3 of the last 4 games and we appear to be still struggling with selections. So the question must be, what did we learn from those games?
Your right he has to be conservative and win the next two games. Its too late though to flood the team with the new inexperienced guys.
Iaone should not start. ALB has been good and should be given another chance.
Dmac has hardly done anything wrong and B Barrett has made his share of mistakes. Forget about Harry plumber yet, he needs to be integrated slowly.
Proctor should be on the bench, Savea at 7 sititi at 8 and 6 could be Blackadder when fit.
Scott Barrett as been ordinary, agreed.
Cant chenge the whole team for the sake of giving the new guys a go. They will get their time.
I dont know how any real allblack fan could ever want a loss for his own opinion to be right.
@jamesthomas8376 hey thanks so much for your comment, and heres my reply to clarify a couple of points for you.
No one on this side of the keyboard is suggesting wholesale changes to the team. But after losing 3 of the last 4 games lessons have been learned.
Sorry, but DMAC did not measure up against the Boks, not just my opinion, hundreds of comments here agree.
And in regard to your last sentence, Hmmmm, you really missed the point.
Degroot was in form so needs a tune up pre the ire and eng games. Tosi on bench is great. Proctor? Why is he not there. Unbelievable. Beauden at fb.....ok ok but hear me out, why are we not developing a full back whilst beauden can super sub into almost any position? He can literally be benched and take over from anyone underperforming.
Stop reading my mind.........please.
When Scott Robertson was announced as NZ Coach even before RWC 2023 the amount of hype + therefore pressure on him straight away was something that jumped out at me - no idea how any mere mortal can be expected to match up to that expectation. God help him if NZ + Ian Foster had actually won World Cup (as they so very nearly did) - had they done so not sure to where exactly Robertson would have been expected to progress them. As it is he can only take them one step further even in a best case scenario. Way too much pressure put on him + team IMO / seems always thus in NZ rugby.
@patrickoleary2862 great point, and many were unhappy that his appointment was even announced ahead of the RWC, that was horrendous.
I'm disappointed in this AB squad, yet Razor persists with the same team, just changing players around.
Even if NZ wins 50+ it won't say anything about the team given how far Aus has fallen. Players like Proctor should have been started.
He seem clueless, l hope I'm wrong. I did like what saw in the coaches box.
Hand clapping 👋 over here
I actually think the team is fantastic.
OK great, lets see how they go.
This is my Aussy AB Team
My AB selection for BC 1
T Williams
C Taylor
T Lomax
S Barrett
T Vaii
S Cane (7) (Capt?)
A Savea (6) (Capt?)
W Satiti (8)
N Hotham (9)
B Barrett (10)
A Lienert-Brown
B Proctor (13)
C Clark (11)
R Ioane (14)
J Barrett (15)
A Aumua
E De Groot
P Tosi
P Lakai (6,7)
P Tuipulotu
D McKenzie (10, 15)
C Ratima (9)
R Love (10, 12, 13, 15)?
H Plumber (10, 12, 13, 15)?
D Papalihi (4, 5, 6, 7)?
H Sotutu (4,5,6,8)?
Need to sort gameplan out, and everyone needs to understand it. Leadership is key here, we are missing it. Get back to basics, talk, communicate, leaders lead, huddle, breathing….to many individuals, act like a champion team, not a team of champions. Target their vulnerabilities, use your strengths……be adaptive and flexible. Make it the hardest 60min of your life, and when the change happens, make it the best 20 of yours.
Tama tu Tama ora🦾
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Who would you put at 10/15 instead? Love is injured, not sure about Perofeta. Are you suggesting there are players not in the squad?
Would love to hear names - live in the uk and don’t see enough npc.
@davidvondadelszen6063 hey David, thanks for the comment and questions. Yes Love is injured now and ruled out for the remainder of Rugby Championship, so for me it has been a missed opportunity in trying him at 15 before now, or even at 10, Harry Plummer is another for 10 that many, including myself are voting for, and even Steven Perofeta give him a go at 15 again.
Sounds like everyone is panicking. If you didn’t expect a bit of pain and a few loses over the next 2 years you don’t know international rugby. The Boks are going to going to lose some experience in this RWC cycle as well and go through the same thing. Razors got this 💯
Mark for the ABs to be number 1 again they need to think outside the box and try unconventional methods, similar to how, for example, the Korean Olympic Archery teams consistently get the majority of gold medals... Also we need to be able to call on ABs on overseas contracts, if necessary with certain restrictions/ conditions. Otherwise they'll start to keep slipping down the rankings which is to be honest, plain embarrassing as a NZer
Thanks so much for sharing your view. Some good points
Even with these conservative selections, AB's will have a 40 to 50 points daylight between them and Wallabies.
Would have liked Proctor, ALB in and Cane, Jacobson out.
Yes, Bauden or Dmac off bench.
With Billy Harmon, Ruben Love, in the mix.
Interesting comment, thanks for making it. Reuben Love is injured by all accounts.
I think razor is playing conservative.. but smart...hopefully we can lock away the cup and then look at our potentials in game 2.
I agree with most of your analysis mark around potential changes... especially at 1st 5(plumber) and I believe that change would unlock the midfield...reiko is too good a player to not be in the squad and depth at wing is massive.
Jordie at fb i dont hate either..which opens a spot for alb who is underrated massively imo.
The loosies?..i can live with this for now but can see change comeing once blackadder is fit.
If we win this game, I want the following team next week.
1. Tamaiti Williams
2. Asafo Aumua
3. Pasilio Tosi
4. Sam Darry
5. Tupou Vaa'i
6. Scott Barrett
7. Peter Lakai
8. Wallace Sititi
9. Cortez Ratima
10. Beauden Barrett
11. Caleb Clarke
12. Jordie Barrett
13. Billy Proctor
14. Will Jordan
15. Ruben Love
16. Codie Taylor, 17. Ethan De Groot, 18. Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Ardie Savea, 21. Folau Fakatava, 22. Zarn Sullivan, 23. Reiko Ioane
Hi Mark
I was a fan of ardie at 7 but after watching the aotearoa rugby pod don't think so anymore have a watch think blackadder will go to 7 when fit
Dalton just hasn't performed cane best option we have at the moment
Would like to see proctor tried but next week if we win this one need alb on bench no one else covers 2nd five eight
@GavinBond-x9e Hey Gavin, hope you are doing well thanks for the comment.
Can I play devils advocate?
On Ardie I´d like to see him at 7 now and see what he offers.
Do you think its best we stick with Cane knowing he´s going when this is a great time to be trying new things in that position?
Next week Wellington,. a venue where the AB´s have won 2 from their last 9 on the ground. Do you think Razor will try things there and risk a loss before heading north? Interested in your views.
No cane not the future but dalton has had many chances but hasn't stepped up I think blackadder our best bet at 7 now when fit like to see him start there next week
Proctor to start at 13 next week reckon on the wing alb on the bench
If we win this week we keep the blidesoe don't we?so next week a dead rubber really already lost the championship
Reiko on the wing suppose to say
@GavinBond-x9e got it, ok, will be watching and see what happens.
Quite frankly even beating Aussie are not a marker. Worst case scenario is to lose. A win must be convincing. Anything less abd ABs has problems and I'm referencing the coaching team.
I agree with you. It's realistically difficult to see what value a win would add for this team selected imho. If he played a bunch of new guys then at least he would have a gauge.
You’re not fooling us Mark… you got a nice Mexican girl reading comments from a tablet while lying on your deck chair having a few cocktails
@darkdance3002 Hola.....I just showed your comment to my MEXICAN WIFE and she is now picking herself up off the floor and then ordered me to get her another cocktail..........I said, coming right up dear......thats my reality.
@@insiderugbywithmark 😂🍸🍹
Been watching you from day dot Mark, you look fed up to be honest, take it easy mate. 😉
Ha ha, there is a difference between passion and being fed up mate. I will stop when I have had enough, trust me.
At this point one can quite confidently say that this is a coach who appears to have poor strategic nous, and does not have the wherewithall to ressurect the ABs. He's coming across as a somewhat paranoid individual too. We're seeing the product of fear and incompetence in these selection choices. It puts into light his efforts to get Mounga back earlier this year, he lacks vision and balls. He wants loyal soldiers and leans on those who have previously been loyal to him, or the old stagers who have done it previously.
I was a bit worried at the start of this vid that the bloke behind you was recieving a pager message
@Generative_Midi_ thanks for the comment. I dont want to throw Razor under the bus, thats not the intention. As rugby fans we have the easy job. Throwing around reasons why things are perhaps happening the way they are is always interesting, and there are plenty of good thoughts in the comment thread.
@@insiderugbywithmark The lack of vision and courage by Razor is actually astounding. He had a mandate to re-fit the entire programme, the support for him woulkd have been there to do that, but instead he's chosen to scurry for cover. It's a massive dissapointment. We needed a Baby Blacks revolution following the incompetent reign of the previous regime, and there's talent ithere to do it, but we have to match it with coaching talent and unfortunately Razor is showing he doesn't possess it.
"There's that saying: "It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knee's?" There's a good chance that we'll lose three of those tests in the northern hemispere later this season, the approach that Razor is taking will make that look worse than it already is.
@Generative_Midi_ I am hearing you, but for now, I am going to stick with the glass half full, but it needs to turn around soon, otherwise come the end of 2024 there will be some hard questions that need an answer, and the answer should not just be ....everyone showed they ¨care¨
I tell you what if he looses the Bledisloe it will be a no go for ABs. They are not underestimating the wallabies that's why we have some experience in this team. However in the second game I see him putting in younger players like even Hotham just as an example
To me the issue positions are still ; no6,no 10,no12,no13,no15.We have a pack the match of anyone,the issues are really the backline formation.
@lockk132 thanks so much for your comment. The forwards are going better than the backs, yes.
I see why Razor has gone with his selections as people have mentioned he needs to win and he’s desperate as his job will be on the line if he doesn’t, but I agree with you, this team isn’t the future and our backs especially are seriously lacking. From 10-13 just doesn’t work and isn’t effective. Reiko and Jordy have been used for the past 3 years and have shown they aren’t quality centres. The problem we might have now is if they win by a good margin Razor and Nz will call this “Progress” when in fact Aus are the 9th ranked team and seriously underperforming. If Razor keeps this team against NH we will win only the 1 game against Italy IF we are lucky.
@Scrotomus thanks so much for the comment. As you will know our thoughts are pretty aligned. Not sure if Razors job is on the line, but there could be some interesting opinions flying around if the ABs were to slip up on Saturday, 4 losses from 5 games wont look good on the report card.
@@insiderugbywithmark I am quite disappointed with Razors tenure so far, he hasn’t shown any point of difference from Foster and his selections. We have so much talent sitting on the bench watching the same old guys lose over and over and still no desire to change I do wonder why this is?. As you mentioned Cane is gone this year so why are we even bothering?. Again Reiko and Jordy have been a massive let down since their switch to the midfield but no push to try anything different. I am quietly thinking a loss to the wallabies wouldn’t be that bad and maybe force his hand to ring in some much needed changes.
the guy in the background really photo bombing your video with his stretches..
He is indeed. But he's an inspiration. 90 years old plus and he turns up everyday.
@@insiderugbywithmark Wow, that is amazing. Many of us won't even reach that age, let alone be so mobile
@maakstemdik007 spot on, he is also a very cool dude on top of that.
@@insiderugbywithmark It will be interesting if you could interview him and get his views on rugby and staying fit. Sadly many rugby stars of the past didn't even reach age fifty (Jonah Lomu, Joost vd Westhuizen, James Small, Chester Williams etc)