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Rugby World Cup 2015
RWC: New Zealand - Japan (16-09-2011)
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<blockquote data-quote="Black Heart" data-source="post: 447030" data-attributes="member: 44806"><p>That's very true. To an extent the games we've got this year are definatly more competitive. Tonga gave us a good run, as should France. And hopefully Canada should have something to offer as well, if their last match is anything to go by. But consider this also, at the time the All Blacks came out to play Scotland in 2007, Dan Carter openly remarked that he was frustrated with the lack of game time. Now I'm not suggesting our top players are being rested to the same extent as they were back then but one could start to draw parallels with certain players. Not only that, but the QF loss can also be blamed on the selection changes. Henry put a rocky Luke McAlistar in ahead of an in-form Aaron Mauger. I said at the time that it was going to be a disasterous move and sure enough, the concept backfied. This must not happen again, that is, not deciding on our top side well before the playoffs. </p><p>Injuries will no doubt become a problem variable later in the tounament but you can only cross with that bridge when you come to it. At present, the one variable Henry has absolute control over is the selection of his top side and to ensure that they know eachother's game and the team game inside out.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've no doubt that all the guys are there for the purpose of getting the job done. I guess the argument I was making was that they need to be cohesive as team on the field. Sure they may be all unselfish players and genuinly happy for their mates who get ahead of them in the pecking order but it all becomes pointless if they can't translate that into forming the true team juggernaut they are capible of simply because they've been chopped and changed too much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Heart, post: 447030, member: 44806"] That's very true. To an extent the games we've got this year are definatly more competitive. Tonga gave us a good run, as should France. And hopefully Canada should have something to offer as well, if their last match is anything to go by. But consider this also, at the time the All Blacks came out to play Scotland in 2007, Dan Carter openly remarked that he was frustrated with the lack of game time. Now I'm not suggesting our top players are being rested to the same extent as they were back then but one could start to draw parallels with certain players. Not only that, but the QF loss can also be blamed on the selection changes. Henry put a rocky Luke McAlistar in ahead of an in-form Aaron Mauger. I said at the time that it was going to be a disasterous move and sure enough, the concept backfied. This must not happen again, that is, not deciding on our top side well before the playoffs. Injuries will no doubt become a problem variable later in the tounament but you can only cross with that bridge when you come to it. At present, the one variable Henry has absolute control over is the selection of his top side and to ensure that they know eachother's game and the team game inside out. I've no doubt that all the guys are there for the purpose of getting the job done. I guess the argument I was making was that they need to be cohesive as team on the field. Sure they may be all unselfish players and genuinly happy for their mates who get ahead of them in the pecking order but it all becomes pointless if they can't translate that into forming the true team juggernaut they are capible of simply because they've been chopped and changed too much. [/QUOTE]
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