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All Blacks Tri-nations squad 2011
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 418357" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Really good analysis there Larksea - agree with nearly everything.</p><p></p><p>After hearing a few reports from the training camp I'm not surprised that Sivivatu missed out on the main squad - if these reports are too be believed Sivivatu is horribly unfit, and didn't impress in the speed tests. This really showed during the Super Rugby season - even in his good games he seemed to fade in out out of the games, and was frequently seen with his hands on his knees after a big run. He has shown he still has class, but he really needs to get fit if he wants to force his way into the main squad.</p><p></p><p>Elliots v Flynn is an interesting one - based on this seasons form they were probably even leading into the final, but Flynn's did have a poor performance in the final. Elliot apparently has had a number of off-field issues (though apparently has improved in this area). If it came down to a 50/50 choice between the two (as it possibly did before the final) how the players fit into the squad will have been important as to who was selected (especially as the third hooker won't be in the 22 in important matches, barring injury).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 418357, member: 24910"] Really good analysis there Larksea - agree with nearly everything. After hearing a few reports from the training camp I'm not surprised that Sivivatu missed out on the main squad - if these reports are too be believed Sivivatu is horribly unfit, and didn't impress in the speed tests. This really showed during the Super Rugby season - even in his good games he seemed to fade in out out of the games, and was frequently seen with his hands on his knees after a big run. He has shown he still has class, but he really needs to get fit if he wants to force his way into the main squad. Elliots v Flynn is an interesting one - based on this seasons form they were probably even leading into the final, but Flynn's did have a poor performance in the final. Elliot apparently has had a number of off-field issues (though apparently has improved in this area). If it came down to a 50/50 choice between the two (as it possibly did before the final) how the players fit into the squad will have been important as to who was selected (especially as the third hooker won't be in the 22 in important matches, barring injury). [/QUOTE]
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