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<blockquote data-quote="dan the man" data-source="post: 520654" data-attributes="member: 43015"><p>Yeah, i do tend to agree... guys should be rewarded for their form during the season rather than picked based on what they have done in the past. In saying that i wouldn't be surprised if this was Weepu's last chance, with the amount of talent coming through in the number 9 jersey at the moment i can't see him being around after 2012 (as an All Black). I'd rather they used Ellis as the experienced halfback and began training up Smith and Kerr-Barlow.</p><p></p><p>The All Blacks are an aging team and are going to look very different in a few years time, It's very important to win the Rugby Championships and to get the NH Grand Slams in between World Cups, but it's also very Important to build towards them.</p><p></p><p>Andrew Hore (33)</p><p>Keven Mealamu (33)</p><p>Tony Woodcock (31)</p><p>Wyatt Crockett (29)</p><p>Adam Thomson (30)</p><p>Richie McCaw (31)</p><p>Piri Weepu (28)</p><p>Dan Carter (30)</p><p>Ma'a Nonu (30)</p><p>Conrad Smith (30)</p><p>Cory Jane (30)</p><p></p><p>I would be surprised if any of these guys were around in Four years time, and most of them are incumbents... 8 of them would be in an All Blacks starting XV and one of them is the Captain and two of them would be considered by many as the greatest players of all time!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dan the man, post: 520654, member: 43015"] Yeah, i do tend to agree... guys should be rewarded for their form during the season rather than picked based on what they have done in the past. In saying that i wouldn't be surprised if this was Weepu's last chance, with the amount of talent coming through in the number 9 jersey at the moment i can't see him being around after 2012 (as an All Black). I'd rather they used Ellis as the experienced halfback and began training up Smith and Kerr-Barlow. The All Blacks are an aging team and are going to look very different in a few years time, It's very important to win the Rugby Championships and to get the NH Grand Slams in between World Cups, but it's also very Important to build towards them. Andrew Hore (33) Keven Mealamu (33) Tony Woodcock (31) Wyatt Crockett (29) Adam Thomson (30) Richie McCaw (31) Piri Weepu (28) Dan Carter (30) Ma'a Nonu (30) Conrad Smith (30) Cory Jane (30) I would be surprised if any of these guys were around in Four years time, and most of them are incumbents... 8 of them would be in an All Blacks starting XV and one of them is the Captain and two of them would be considered by many as the greatest players of all time! [/QUOTE]
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