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Weakest position in the All Blacks squad
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<blockquote data-quote="ABs2011" data-source="post: 596428" data-attributes="member: 57663"><p>Yup, you are right. Has morphed into the exact opposite discussion really <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>I think you can make a case for centre as well it depends on how people interpret weak.</p><p></p><p>At hooker we have several OK to Good options. So we could lose on or two hookers and overall still wouldn't lose that much.</p><p></p><p>At Centre though the ABs are simply Conrad Smith with no one with even close to his experience or quality in the position to back him up. We lose him and we have a huge hole to fill and arguably we don't have a single specialist centre to replace him. Most likely Ben Smith would play centre if Conrad got injured. Probably a very good replacement but with bugger all time in the position we don't really know how he would go. After Ben Smith you really have to start digging deep and you certainly start looking weak in the position....For me that makes centre a bigger worry than hooker and the place the ABs are weakest at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ABs2011, post: 596428, member: 57663"] Yup, you are right. Has morphed into the exact opposite discussion really ;) I think you can make a case for centre as well it depends on how people interpret weak. At hooker we have several OK to Good options. So we could lose on or two hookers and overall still wouldn't lose that much. At Centre though the ABs are simply Conrad Smith with no one with even close to his experience or quality in the position to back him up. We lose him and we have a huge hole to fill and arguably we don't have a single specialist centre to replace him. Most likely Ben Smith would play centre if Conrad got injured. Probably a very good replacement but with bugger all time in the position we don't really know how he would go. After Ben Smith you really have to start digging deep and you certainly start looking weak in the position....For me that makes centre a bigger worry than hooker and the place the ABs are weakest at. [/QUOTE]
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