2018 AB Depth Chart
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@Chris-B. said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
Wyatt will be 35 next January. Pushing right up against the age barrier to make the RWC in 2019. He'd be older than BBBT and Kev if he played in it.
I guess his career could be prolonged given he's only playing 25-30 minutes of footy per test match. Good quality footy at that, but he's not taking the battering of big minutes like others. Hansen and co have really found the best way to use him and he's worked on his craft being an excellent impact player.
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@Chris-B. said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
Wyatt will be 35 next January. Pushing right up against the age barrier to make the RWC in 2019. He'd be older than BBBT and Kev if he played in it.
Those guys were playing pretty well when they retired though. What's to say if the RWCs they retired after were a year later that they wouldn't have made it to them?
Just don't think age should be used as an indicator unless you are talking long term plans.
Not saying he will definitely make it. But if he stays in good nick and form then why not.
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@Tim said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
Right, on to Hooker.
- Coles (hopefully back for the RC)
- Taylor
- Harris (not sure about this guy, at all - outplayed by Parsons and Taylor this year)
- Coltman
- Parsons
- Funnell (always liked the look of him, would love to watch him starting against quality opposition)
- GPT (FFS Blues)
- Riccitelli (young but promising)
- Dixon (exposed by the Lions, journeyman at best)
- Adrian Smith (deadset Harbour legend)
Asafo Aumua is the obvious young player to look for.
Other names that spring to mind ...
...Faiva
Apisai (? NZQ'ed?)
Anderson-Heather
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@Tim said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
OK, on to tight head.
- Franks
- Ofa Tu'ungafasi
- Nepo Laulala
- Jeffery Toomaga-Allen
- Siate Tokolahi
- Atu Moli
- Sione Mafileo
Is Oliver Jager NZ qualified? Quite a few tightheads in Super Rugby teams aren't.
After the Lions games against the Chiefs and the Canes, I think JTA has leapfrogged Laulala. JTA scrummed very well last night against Joe Marler, one of the strongest scrummager of the NH, and was very busy in the loose. I'd like to see him selected for the EOYT.
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@pukunui said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
@Chris-B. said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
Wyatt will be 35 next January. Pushing right up against the age barrier to make the RWC in 2019. He'd be older than BBBT and Kev if he played in it.
Those guys were playing pretty well when they retired though. What's to say if the RWCs they retired after were a year later that they wouldn't have made it to them?
Just don't think age should be used as an indicator unless you are talking long term plans.
Not saying he will definitely make it. But if he stays in good nick and form then why not.
I'm not saying he definitely can't, either - but, at some point age is definitely going to finish you if nothing else does. And, that list is looking at the very extreme of more than 1150 All Blacks. On the other hand, being part of the tight five obviously gives you a better chance.
Wyatt's pretty much the age right now that Tony Woodcock finished at and I think at the end Tony was hanging on a bit in terms of injuries and others going past him. Where Wyatt looks like he's still in good nick, so I don't think he needs to pull the pin right now.
I guess, for me, two years ahead is pretty long term - if you look back two years our team has changed quite a lot. That will doubtless happen looking two years forward.
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@Tim said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
OK, on to tight head.
Is Oliver Jager NZ qualified? Quite a few tightheads in Super Rugby teams aren't.
He might be...seems like he's been in Christchurch for a while - since 2014 at least. How long does he have to be there?
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@Chris-B. 3 years since he finished school I believe.
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@Tim said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
OK, on to tight head.
- Franks
- Ofa Tu'ungafasi
- Nepo Laulala
- Jeffery Toomaga-Allen
- Siate Tokolahi
- Atu Moli
- Sione Mafileo
Is Oliver Jager NZ qualified? Quite a few tightheads in Super Rugby teams aren't.
I'm not sure whether all these players add to AB depth, more NZ SR depth. Or do you think all these players have the potential to develop into ABs? Have Tokolahi, Moli and Mafileo (and Jager) shown enough of that potential? Just a question.
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@Gunner said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
@Tim said in 2018 AB Depth Chart:
So, for next year's 10's:
- Beauden Barrett
- Lima Sopoaga
- Richie Mo'unga
- Mitchell Hunt
Ihaia West- Otere Black
- Stephen Perofeta
- Ihaia West
- Hayden Parker
- Bryn Gatland
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No, not fixed. You don't know whether Black is better than West. Black has had extremely few starts at the Canes and, also in general, we've seen very little of him at SR level over the years. He may be a good prospect, but the Blues have gone into relatively unknown territory by signing him. The only upside of Black over West is that Black has had the opportunity to learn from one of the best (BB), while West had no such luck and was just thrown into the deep end at the Blues. Maybe Black will do better at the Blues, but at this stage we just don't know. I actually expect West will improve a lot at the Canes. At NPC level, Black has never shown to be better than West, by the way.
And Perofeta better than West? Way too early to tell.
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