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FISI stock hits 52-week high at $28.14 amid robust annual growthThis year there have been a plethora of words written in judgement of the All Blacks and their head coach Scott Robertson – but not so many on the players themselves. Today we’ll rate them individually and as units, as well as look at where Razor might go next year in selection and strategy. The article will be based on the picks I made during the Super Rugby regular season in May, so we’ll also see how my choices compared to Scott Robertson’s squad. PROPS 1. Ethan de Groot – B 3. Tyrel Lomax – A 17. Xavier Numia (Absent injured) 18. Fletcher Newell – B- Injury/disciplinary replacement: Tamaiti Williams – B+ Injury replacement: Ofa Tuʻungafasi – B+ Bolter: Pasilio Tosi – B+ My reserve front row never got onto the field due to injuries to Numia and Samisoni Taukei’aho, but otherwise, Razor followed my selections, including the backup looseheads. The big, and I mean big, bolter though was Tosi, who Jason Ryan “fell in love with” as Lomax’s Hurricanes understudy. He was on absolutely nobody else’s radar, but after a few months under Mutt’s tutelage, the converted No. 8 8 emerged as a scrummaging and carrying weapon from the pine. He probably finished ahead of Newell, who has legendary gym numbers but was a very little part of the no-impact mid-season bench. The Crusader needs to improve his work around the park and start fulfilling his promise in the scrum. Overall, the scrum was a real strength of the team, although I did expect more dominance against England and Ireland. The Tyrel Corporation (one for Blade Runner fans) is now officially the world’s top tighthead and even managed some clever, defence-breaching touches ball in hand. Ethan de Groot was also strong when he got on the field but had a bit of a patchy season. A mid-year injury and disciplinary trouble limited his appearances and gave Williams the chance to usurp him. Tamaiti took that chance with his big mitts, adding scrummaging success to his renowned ball-carrying power. He is also a fantastic lineout lifter, although he may have a weakness in the scrum against shorter tightheads. Tuʻungafasi deserves a mention too, recovering from his decisive Johannesburg card to play his part in the year-end bench revival. All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images) Such is the competition in these positions and the versatility of Tuʻungafasi and Williams that only Lomax is sure of a particular jersey next year. The future is bright up front. HOOKERS 2. Codie Taylor – A 16. Samisoni Taukei’aho, Absent injured Injury replacement: Asafo Aumua – B+ The 33-year-old Taylor had a stellar season, excelling in his scrummaging, throwing and general play. When he broke down, Razor called the AA and was rewarded with great service – two huge, bullocking 75+ minute performances after not always convincing from the oche as a replacement. Even if Taylor slows down before 2027, the position will be in powerful hands with Aumua and Samisoni. LOCKS 4. Scott Barrett – A- 5. Tupou Vaa’i – A- 19. Patrick Tuipulotu – B+ The retirement of two centurion legends left giant holes over two metres tall in the All Black second row and it took a while to fill them. Barrett and Tuipulotu struggled in the lineout against England and the starting combination only really began to click when Robertson finally put together the pairing I suggested in the first place. Jordie Barrett, Beauden Barrett and Scott Barrett. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) Vaa’i was one of the revelations of the whole campaign, reminding me of Maro Itoje as he called the lineouts and made a right nuisance of himself in the air and on the ground. Unlike the Englishman, he had great skills around the park too. Barrett was a necessary 80-minute workhorse and Big Pat was just the hard-carrying, strong scrummaging powerhouse that the All Black bench needed. This was a trio that between them turned the defensive line out into a weapon and played its part in a very strong scrum. However, it had its weaknesses at the gain line and breakdown late on against the super-sized 6/2 bench teams. First, there are only three of them – lock and big blindside are the only areas where the forwards lack depth compared to France and South Africa. Second, they lack a Brodie-style mountainous mongrel to match the likes of Eben Etzebeth and the 145kg Emmanuel Meafou. Could 22-year-old Fabian Holland be the extra big forward on the bench in 2027, or perhaps Sam Darry or Josh Lord could come through? LOOSE FORWARDS 6. Samipeni Finau – C 7. Dalton Papali’i – B 8. Ardie Savea – A- 20. Ethan Blackadder – B Apprentice: Peter Lakai – B+ Injury returnee: Sam Cane – A- Injury Cover: Luke Jacobson – B- Bolter: Wallace Sititi – A+ Razor started the season with my trio but he sure didn’t end it that way. Finau still hasn’t got the hang of test rugby and his replacement Blackadder managed a very high work rate... until he continued his sad injury record. Papali’i did a reasonable job before himself getting hurt, meaning that both flanks were up for grabs. This gave two players at opposite ends of their Test careers the chance to shine. Cane provided balance as a ruck-clearing, prolific tackling warrior workhorse, but his biggest contribution was as a leader. At times he seemed to be captaining the team, having quiet words with referees and teammates as required. Someone else, preferably the skipper, will need to step up next season. The big mover though was a 21-year-old who had played just eight games of Super Rugby and wasn’t in the picture when I wrote my article in May. A month later he had amassed a stellar body of work on both sides of the ball and outplayed Auckland media darling Hoskins Sotutu in the final, despite being in a comprehensively destroyed pack. To outraged howls from north of the Bombays, Razor picked him as the backup number 8 – and who can argue with that decision now? New Zealand’s Ardie Savea. (Photo by Justin Setterfield – World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images) The only permanent fixture was Ardie Savea. He lacked his usual verve on return from Japan but by the end of the season, he had refound the legendary leg drive and dynamism that made him World Player of the Year. Finally, I must mention the usefully versatile but not particularly impactful Luke Jacobson, and 21-year-old openside Peter Lakai who excelled in his surprise 75 minutes in Paris. Next year the logical trio appears to be Sititi, Ardie and one of the open sides, with a big priority being to decide how Cane’s unglamorous but vital role will be covered. Lineout worries about this slightly diminutive triumvirate have been dispelled by Wallace, but there might be a need for a large reinforcement from the bench against South Africa and France. Both of these teams wore the All Blacks down second half with a big-body barrage. The heavyweight saviour could be Finau, Vaa’i, Barrett or a tough but not Test-sized lock from Super Rugby, like 22-year-old Jamie Hannah. If we’re looking for a forward who can play in the backs in extremis, it’s easy to imagine Savea on the wing and Sititi at 11 or 12. Preparation for that will be key. HALFBACK 9. TJ Perenara – B 21. Cortez Ratima – B+ Soon discarded: Finlay Christie – D Injury returnee: Cam Roigard – A Injury cover: Noah Hotham – B- Razor briefly backed up TJ with Christie, but soon it was fin for Fin, although his NZXV selection shows that he still has some hope. Perenara had his moments but his was a patchy season, Ratima overtaking him by November. With the veteran now having said sayonara, Ratima is in pole position for the bench spot. He did however have some struggles behind the breakdown and the even younger but very promising Hotham is an exciting challenger. That man Cam Roigard ???? Opening try here in Turin! #AllBlacks pic.twitter.com/wG7FbtwqHT Of course, the outstanding prospect is Cam Roigard who returned from a major injury to outshine Antoine Dupont at the Stade de France. We’re in the midst of a complete changing of the guard at nine, a lot like when Aaron Smith, Tawera Kerr-Barlow and Perenara emerged after the 2011 World Cup. FIRST FIVE/FULLBACK 10. Damian McKenzie – B+ 15. Ruben Love – N/A 22. Beauden Barrett – B+ Soon discarded: Stephen Perofeta – C Injury returnee: Will Jordan – A- These positions were a bit of a revolving door, with nobody convincing or owning any of them throughout. At least the goal-kicking was very good, even from the previously inconsistent Barrett. A good achievement for Kicking Coach David Hill, although some of the kicking for touch lacked distance. DMac was the first five for the first half of the season, but he was seen as erratic and eventually had to swap places with Barrett. Even a top-game-controlling display in the standout win over Ireland wasn’t enough for the now World Fly Half of the Year to get the jersey back against France. What a kick! Damian McKenzie....HUGE! ???? Tune in on @rugbyontnt ???? #ENGvNZL pic.twitter.com/9aZ26Fi5CX Perofeta was the surprise initial choice at fullback but wasn’t really given a decent run as Beauden took control off the bench. The elder Barrett flitted between all three jerseys with good moments and bad, showing his experience and skills but also his age at fullback and technical limitations at fly-half. Air Jordan came back into service during The Rugby Championship, first in his best position on the right wing and eventually in his preferred position out back. He was soon back to his lethal running self but this is an era when the other top teams have playmakers there like Willie le Roux, Thomas Ramos, George Furbank and Blair Kinghorn. Ireland is the exception but they have two playmaking wings. This is especially needed by a team that wants to play running rugby and whose first fives for all their exciting qualities aren’t the complete package. My instinct is that DMac will get there if Razor persists with him, but he needs a fullback who’s a creator, not just a runner. Unlike me, Robertson didn’t think Love was ready this year, but he might be after another season in Super Rugby, or else he could develop into a Cory Jane-style winger. He’s excellent under the high ball and cuts swathes in attack but needs to work on his kicking. The choice of fullback will determine the second back reserve in the event of a 6/2 bench. If he’s a 10/15, then ALB would enable the versatility of Jordie, Rieko and Jordan to come into play. If he’s a 14/15 the reserve would need to be a first five. CENTRES 12. Jordie Barrett – B+ 13. Rieko Ioane – B 23. Anton Lienert-Brown – B- These three retained their positions pretty much all year, but never really got going or got better on attack. Jordie rarely got to use his array of skills and Rieko was a butcher of chances, through sloppy hands and failing to pass. ALB, normally such a sharp decision-maker, wasn’t this year and added little impetus from the pine. Drama in Dublin as Jordie Barrett is issued a Yellow Card ???? Fair call? ???? ↳ Autumn Nations Series. Every Match. Exclusive & Ad-free. Live & On Demand on the Home of Rugby, Stan Sport. #StanSportAU #AutumnNationsSeries pic.twitter.com/WBMloyp8RV The only place they shone was on defence, even Ioane now making good reads at 13. The centres were solid at the gain line without making big yards or setting the back three alight, apart from ALB in the second Bledisloe. Perhaps this solidity with and without the ball was exactly what Razor was after, but many observers will be expecting them to do much more on attack next season. WINGS 11 Caleb Clarke – A- 14. Mark Tele’a – B+ Initial pick: Sevu Reece – C- Razor ended up with my picks but initially, he shunned Clarke and moved Tele’a away from his favoured side in order to accommodate Reece. His Crusaders favourite offered little on attack and had some embarrassing moments for opposition tries. Surely others like Emoni Narawa will be better options next year. With the country’s best right winger moved to fullback, Tele’a finally got to excel on the right and partner Clarke, who adds vital balance with his hard running and high ball prowess. It’ll be interesting to see whether this is enough to hold off the returning Leicester Fainga’anuku. QUESTIONS Who are your duxes and dunces and how do you rate the team overall? As for next year, how do we replace Cane’s leadership and core skills? Sports opinion delivered daily When, if ever, should we employ a six-two bench? Barrett or DMac? Playmaker or running fullback... and who needs to come in and out of the team?

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