Re: AB squad stats


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> Greig Blanchett wrote:
>
>> JohnO wrote:
>> > richard.rau...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> > > woo hoo! I'm officially lighter than the average All Black forward!
>> >
>> > I'm amazed to be lighter than any of them, but taller than some. These
>> > guys are soooo much bulier than the old days. Look at footage of
>> > Michael Jones early in his career - what a weed!
>>
>> I saw a game on the Rugby Channel the other day with Alan Hewson, Stu
>> Wilson and Bernie Fraser. Christ. They looked like they'd struggle
>> against the Village People. All that stuff about how the best teams of
>> yesteryear would be competitive nowadays is utter bollocks. If Jerry
>> Collins could biff Ben Blair into the third row at the Brooke, he could
>> probably glide Alan Hewson clear out of the stadium.
>>
>> --
>> greig
>
> Well, maybe.
>
> These guys are all professionals, who train and eat the right stuff and
> pump iron and do whatever it is to get that big. I'm sure if the old
> timers did the same thing, many would be equally as big.

Maybe not. Genetics play a big part. The Post-war Baby Boomers were the
first generation of humans ever to have more food and rest than they knew
what to do with. As a result they were the healthiest and strongest, and
therefore had even healthier, stronger kids. What we are seeing now is not
just training, it is a modification in human physiology as each new
generation comes out. Humans are getting bigger, faster and stronger with
each generation. I don't think the old boys would stand a chance even if
they had the right preparation.



>
> And watching the Eng/Aus game last week, the comms were going on about
> how England had picked these giant backs to try to run through the Aus
> backline. I know Cohen is around the 100kg range, and probably a few
> others too, but the Aussies are equally as big, aren't they? Tuquiri is
> over 100kg (and so is Sailor, it's just that he's a crap player...),
> and so are a few others. Mortlock?
> These days most backs aren't the slippery little JJ Williams type.
>
> Higgs
>


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