Former All Black centurion pinpoints where Robertson's issues lie

Why Ethan? You didn’t mean to say Ardie Savea?

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You must be confused with the roar lol

Peace out. I probably don’t get them.

Yuck. You forgot Big Jim. I like your excitement for Casey, but not sure why you haven’t attacked everywhere.

My over exciting team

Same titiwhities though not sure on Numia, might just be too small even with his explosiveness. Probably Norris again?

Will be exciting to see Aumua again. Samisoni is a really solid test play but he has just not had that edge that he brought in his first year. Perhaps too big as happens nowdays.

I think those three young guys are going to have to fight it out for two spots. I’d still have Patrick as the impact player.

I don’t see Casey, Flanders, or Frizell, even Savea as he will be coming back from Japan again (I guess that means he’s an automatic pick, same with ALB). They will hopefully all get used, but Parker and Finau are going to dominate again. Scooter is going to switch to the blindside. Sotutu is going to fire the Blues back to life.

Preston is going to overtake Hotham at the Crusaders, and I think Fakatava will round them out.

Moun’ga is a pick for 2027, not 2026. Or the end of year Nations Championship games.

Crikey it’s an average bunch here, certainly don’t think 3 can make it from the one team. Higgins, Timoci, Proctor, Rieko (will have a better season that Jordie did), Leicester in.

No Fihaki LOL heck how many do we actually need, sure you aren’t taking liberties picking 37? I’d save space because I know these are the only players needed from the back three, C. Clarke, W. Jordan, C. Tangitau, J. Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

Peak 23

Tamaiti Williams

Samisoni Taukei’aho

Tyrel Lomax

Fabian Holland

Tupou Vaa’i

Scott Barrett

Simon Parker

Dalton Papali’i

Cameron Roigard

Ruben Love

Caleb Clarke

Timoci Tavatavanawai

Rieko Ioane

Caleb Tangitau

Will Jordan

Ethan de Groot

Codie Taylor

Fletcher Newell

Patrick Tuipulotu

Ardie Savea

Wallace Sititi

Kyle Preston

Jordie Barrett

Bench split is not too important when the option could otherwise be Leicester Fainga’anuku (similar to Andre acting as looseforward option) or Big Jim (they could swap). Sotutu is only a starter swap (same with Parker really). Paddy swaps with Scooter and Ardie takes over captaincy (I could just make Roigard captain but that’s going a bit far).

High hopes for Etene Nanai-Seturo as well. That’s my blasting team, Reihana and Jordie(15), and Rieko(13) come in for situational changes. Goodluck with your guys though, may the best team win.

Oh wait, Ofa is going to make a blockbuster return actually. Would be good to come in for the other big games.

Why Flanders and no Kirifi. Flanders often doesn’t make the bench for the canes. Frizzel isn’t even eligible for selection so Lio-Willie and Parker should be here instead.

Reihana, McLeod and Fihaki are other odd picks. Jacomb, Aj Lam, Proctor, Leroy Carter, Kini Naholo are better options in my opinion

Also if Razor is still in charge don’t expect Scott and Beauden to be left out

You’re playing Ardie? You’re more insane than SR!

Some of Nicks comments were used as print here. They weren’t smart, so I hope it was clickbait out of context stuff.

They wanna take on teams with physicality but there is NONE

Crazy innit.

Yep. 3/4 on their grand slam tour and kerb-stomping Wales will get him off the hook.

It would be too disruptive to bed in a new coach with the ‘rivals’ tour just around the corner.

Left a few comments on here and didn't get round to mentioning about our scrum which looked pretty good last year to (you're right) getting destroyed this year.lt can't be down to missing one player(Lomax) who also didn't look good when he was playing.Can't think of one in that forward pack who has been putting on the bone crunching drive em back tackles like Sam Cane, Kaino, Collins used too.We don't have any enforcers anymore

That’s the right view JD.

It was actually a closer match than the scoreline suggested. I would say the two drop goals and the Codie Taylor (harsh) yellow were probably the key moments that separated the teams in the end and let’s be honest, 82k Twickenham fans singing you along also gives you a slight advantage.

I wouldn’t say dominated Nickers.. did you see the ruck speed? I haven’t had a rewatched to tell if there was something wrong with the stat recording or not yet.

Totally agree how NZ dominated the attack stats but with ENG being 193 tackles vs AB’s 114, it says ENG out worked NZ in defence, which also prevented sufficient points being scored.

The game was closer than the score line suggests, I thought the Codie Taylor yellow and the drop goals were the decisive moments that separated the teams and the yellow felt harsh but Codie should also know better at this stage of his career.

It’s not the only weakness

The aerial game is below average

Look at guys like Darcy Graham he’s tiny and he wins the battle

The scrum also used to be great but that’s creaking

Yes it was 7 men but Tamaiti really struggled when he came on

Perhaps being 6 4 he needs some coaching

And we just cannot play what’s in front of us or counter attack

ABs aides were always the best at that

Watch the Pumas in that last 23 mins!!

But agree there is very little innovation in our attack

I see another such age coming through now, can they be used?

Request for information - other than Richie Mo'unga, how many o/s based players would stand a realistic chance of being selected?

Carter is one of the sides best tacklers.

Proctor was the teams best defender in the weekend.

They handled the kicks as well as any side in the weekend.

I’ve been disappointed by Proctor in his 10 tests but he was actually better on Saturday but again it was another new midfield

Yes Jordie went off but why change again?!

Those two clearly had massive comms issues letting Dingwell in

Carter is good when it’s tight

Close to the line or around the ruck

But when there is space he gets found out on D and attack

He made one decent break then died after the chip

If by all accounts Beauden was selected with an injury that is unacceptable

Big fan but the legend is holding development up and his best moments are few now and mostly behind him

Yep the biggest thing for me other than the massive shortfalls in attack and aerial etc is we seem to collapse under concerted pressure

Boks

Scotland

England

We recovered against Scotland as like they did against Argentina fell off a cliff at 3/4

They don’t seem to have enough established foundations to maintain their structure and game plan throughout a match.

That sort of thing will come in time though.

As soon as the game swings on a single incident — like Saturday with Taylor’s yellow card

Nar it was really injuries to those entrusted with finding touch that caused the loss of momentum originally. Taylor has coped it on the chin so he seems to be say that was a symptom rather than start of the ‘swing’.

It’s the selection of these players, the idea around why you would pick an injured player and continue to cause other injured players to further indict themselves that needs resolving.

Yep my thoughts exactly and most of the 1200 comments left on Stuffs news articles after the game(the most l've ever seen on there and in record time before they could close them) l really like Millsy but him and his hosts are really not asking the questions or giving honest feedback about certain players and the state of the team and its non - improvement in 2 years under this coaching setup.Congrads England a deserved win, we're not upset about losing just the way we’re going about it with individuals who should be moved on and no matter how many average/bad games they have keep getting selected.lf BB starts this game against Wales l'm not bothering to watch!

Pretty well considering it is a composite side and with a scratchy tight five

JJ and TB would be nice