AB Positions up for grabs
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@stargazer said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@cgrant said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@stargazer said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@crazy-horse I seriously doubt they're considering it. They may use his boot now and then, but that's about it. As far as I know, Dagg has never played at 10. I think Dagg will end up playing at 14 like last year, with Tamanivalu moving to 11 and Bridge to the bench.
Didn't he play 10 for the Highlanders in a few games ?
I decided to check it and the answer is 'no'. All the games he played, he started at fullback (with Ben Smith starting most games at 14). First fives in those days included Dan Bowden, Jayden Hayward, Matt Berquist and Robbie Robinson.
He certainly learned from the best then.
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@stargazer said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@crazy-horse said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@footy01 said in AB Positions up for grabs:
I think we could be struggling for a back up 10.
If you look at the 5 starting franchise 10s, you have Beauden(Canes), Lima ( Highlanders), Gatland/Perofeta (Blues), Richie ( Crusaders) and Mckenzie/Falcon
If McKenzie isn’t playing 10 for the chiefs then he can’t really count as a genuine option.
Richie could be injured for most of the season before the June series.
So Hansen could be left with picking out of Falcon, Gatland, Perofeta or Hunt for third 10When is Dagg due back? Cometh the hour, cometh the man!
Just saw on instagram that Dagg has returned to training with the Crusaders today!
First five-eighth problem solved
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@booboo said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@stargazer said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@crazy-horse said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@footy01 said in AB Positions up for grabs:
I think we could be struggling for a back up 10.
If you look at the 5 starting franchise 10s, you have Beauden(Canes), Lima ( Highlanders), Gatland/Perofeta (Blues), Richie ( Crusaders) and Mckenzie/Falcon
If McKenzie isn’t playing 10 for the chiefs then he can’t really count as a genuine option.
Richie could be injured for most of the season before the June series.
So Hansen could be left with picking out of Falcon, Gatland, Perofeta or Hunt for third 10When is Dagg due back? Cometh the hour, cometh the man!
Just saw on instagram that Dagg has returned to training with the Crusaders today!
First five-eighth problem solved
So I'm late to that joke ...
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@tim Makes sense to invite Julian with all the injuries going around the AB ranks at the moment. Doesn't mean a thing for selection in June, though.
Oh, how hard would it have been for Bidwell to also include the list of Blues and Chiefs players attending camp?
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I doubt the list of canes players came from the ABs, rather from the canes themselves.
Also Hansen will not be the one planning the actual days of the camps, he would have asked for them but various underlings would have done the organising and negotiating with the teams.
I'll stop making excuses now 🤪
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@booboo said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@booboo said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@stargazer said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@crazy-horse said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@footy01 said in AB Positions up for grabs:
I think we could be struggling for a back up 10.
If you look at the 5 starting franchise 10s, you have Beauden(Canes), Lima ( Highlanders), Gatland/Perofeta (Blues), Richie ( Crusaders) and Mckenzie/Falcon
If McKenzie isn’t playing 10 for the chiefs then he can’t really count as a genuine option.
Richie could be injured for most of the season before the June series.
So Hansen could be left with picking out of Falcon, Gatland, Perofeta or Hunt for third 10When is Dagg due back? Cometh the hour, cometh the man!
Just saw on instagram that Dagg has returned to training with the Crusaders today!
First five-eighth problem solved
So I'm late to that joke ...
a Five eighth trapped in a fullbacks body ?
Not a time for jokes .
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By my reckoning, currently injured ABs (selected for a NZ AB squad in 2017)
(Blake Gibson - removed at Stargazer's request)
Atu Moli
Dominic Bird
Kane Hames
Nepo Laulala
Dane Coles
Nehe Milner-Skudder
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen
Owen Franks
Joe Moody
Tim Perry
Kieran Read
Sam Whitelock
Ryan Crotty
Israal Dagg
Richie Mo'unga
Liam SquireThe main problem really is the front row...
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@billy-tell JTA played for the Hurricanes Dev team last Saturday, and may be available for the main team this Saturday.
Gibson is not an AB.
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@stargazer said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@billy-tell JTA played for the Hurricanes Dev team last Saturday, and may be available for the main team this Saturday.
Gibson is not an AB.
Gottim yes!
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@stargazer said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@billy-tell JTA played for the Hurricanes Dev team last Saturday, and may be available for the main team this Saturday.
Gibson is not an AB.
He was called into the AB squad to replace an injured Sam Cane in 2017.
If you'd be so good as to read my selection criteria.
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@billy-tell You mean "selected for a NZ AB squad in 2017"? He never played for the ABs. He has only been in camp with them, just like Riccitelli and possibly a few others. They were only there as injury cover; never played.
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@stargazer said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@billy-tell You mean "selected for a NZ AB squad in 2017"? He never played for the ABs. He has only been in camp with them, just like Riccitelli and possibly a few others.
Ah FFS. There is nothing worse than some priick who splits hairs over semantics.
I know bloody well he didn't play for NZ yet, I don't need a history lesson.
The point was to put up a list of injured players who were clearly in the AB frame in 2017 - and Gibson was called in to replace Sam Cane when he was concussed.
If it makes you warm and happy, I'll remove him from the list??
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@billy-tell he's not from the right province mate
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@mariner4life Yeah, now, if he had included Riccitelli ...
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