Mark Watson

Obviously, Devin Flanders is not sure.

And you do have to... Let's just stop there.

in the selectors mind because he's so on form even though he signed a contract would you play him as if you're dave ready going into those first three tests would you play him if he's going to south africa ah okay right yeah good that's a nice cave to put on it actually yes if he's got but same with devin flanders i mean you know if we're going to have the debate around that there's still room for the discussion of devin flanders but this is where i just go back to it mate let's not let's just get rid of it if they're good enough to be in all black and they can play during this test window and they can go to see how they really let's pick and whether it be mawanga whether it be

uh fair here whether it be whoever we just got to have our best players available um and this is what i come back to this is the most important series i'd argue possibly almost in the history of the damn all blacks when you look at where we've come we've always been at the top we're no longer at the top we're trying to find our way back we're under siege let's just take the best damn players available get rid of all the bullshit get rid of all the paperwork get rid of all this ridiculous stuff in the boardroom let's just have the best 23 for every damn test available

No, look, I said it last week.

I felt that the Blues and the Crusaders, their chance was last week.

The Crusaders demonstrated to me, yes, they can still win the comp.

The Blues can't.

Just a lack of discipline, one-dimensional.

Yeah, just head-scratching at times.

They just seem to just discipline, just seem to drop off, just don't seem to be able to play for every 80 minutes.

I mean, it's a good side on paper, but Hoskins, a two-do, is not the player he once was.

I think he's got one foot on the plane.

He's been just a bit-part player at times.

Patrick Tupeloto, I think, is only just starting to come into form now, a long time.

I think Anton Stegner, for the fact the Blues have been so awful and the way he's played, certainly should be named in that All Black squad when they do name one.

Just, you know, you imagine him and you imagine how well he'd be playing if he was part of a hurricane set up or if he was part of a forward pack going forward.

But

You just look out wide.

You just look at the inconsistency in selection.