Marty

Do we have the...

whatever it is, stepping stones or the pins or whatever it is, do we have that in place?

Before I even get to the players, do we have what you need and what you think we need in place right now?

Is 10 days enough before that first test?

Is it ever enough?

Do we have the players?

Two parts to this question.

Do we have the players?

Can we win if the team environs are right, even if we don't have the same 2015 caliber world-class players?

And when you go through that 2015 team, Gilbert, as well, you know, I mean, you could just about pick a world 15.

There would be 10 or 11 all-black names in there, you know, centurions all over the place.

So again, if we don't have the players of that quality, can we still win?

Can we get to where we're going if everything else is right?

You know, one of the theories that I've been espousing to anyone that will listen over the last few months is that, you know, you look at the All Blacks last year.

If that was a dysfunctional environment, well, imagine how good we might be if the environment isn't dysfunctional and everyone's on the same page.

And one of the big connectors, Steve Hansen, was talking about a couple of weeks on the show, and I know that you're great mates, is exactly that, is absolutely getting that right.

And the All Blacks performing excellently.

you know, under an environment where he says you've got to be on the same page, you've got to be everyone together.

A lot of people would probably think that's kind of an airy-fairy thing, but how important is it to you?

It's not just words, is it?