TRC squad
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@mariner4life said in TRC squad:
I get it, the guy is a legendary player from a long-gone era, but why are we writing articles based on nothing more than the passing observations of an old man. Wait, i know why...
I genuinely don't know the "why" you are getting at?
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Kirky's view on loosies:
When I saw this post, and that it was from Kirkpatrick who I've never seen anything from in 40 years since he finished playing (was he a selector in the 80s? I think he may have been assistant coach on the Cavaliers tour). It made me wonder what position is the most different and most similar now to 30/40 years ago.
Most similar = halfback. Only real difference is more a rugby league style dummy half role for every 10 phases before a proper rugby union style halfback skillset is required.
Most different = Loose forward. No more ruck chasing and support running and late hits on the first-five. Now it is pods, zones, dominant tackles, pretend jackaling, cleanouts.
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@rapido I think Kirky used to do comments for TV3 rugby shows.
OK, cheers.
I didn't watch them. I had a few years 'off rugby' in the mid 2000s, and a few years overseas.
I had some years off rugby too, from 1998-2002.... and so did the ABs
I’ll be here all week
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@act-crusader said in TRC squad:
@rapido I think Kirky used to do comments for TV3 rugby shows.
OK, cheers.
I didn't watch them. I had a few years 'off rugby' in the mid 2000s, and a few years overseas.
I had some years off rugby too, from 1998-2002.... and so did the ABs
I’ll be here all week
pity you did that, the Crusaders had a decent little run in that period, you would have loved it
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I Have broken a ceiling fan leaping out of my chair in excitement when the ABs scored one time, also woke a sleeping child, so I became doubly popular that night!
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Extended 70s highlights, including the Kirky try. When Lawrie Knight scored the last one my dad exploded out of the armchair and took out a low hanging chandelier!
Not sure I saw the video you said you posted. No Kirky nor Knight.
Some pretty good tries I. That lot though.
One or two (only) I didn't remember...
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So there will be 33 in the squad.
If we take the wider squad and add in the Chch possibles we get:
Hookers: Dane Coles, Liam Coltman and Nathan Harris. Codie Taylor.
Props: Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Karl Tu'inukuafe and Ofa Tuungafasi. Owen Franks and Joe Moody.
Locks: Brodie Retallick and Patrick Tuipulotu. Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett and Luke Romero.
Loose forwards: Sam Cane, Vaea Fifita, Shannon Frizell, Jackson Hemopo, Akira Ioane, Ardie Savea, Liam Squire and Luke Whitelock. Kieran Read.Backs
Halfbacks: TJ Perenara, Aaron Smith and Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi.
First five-eighths: Beauden Barrett and Damian McKenzie. Ritchie Mo'unga.
Midfielders: Ngani Laumape, Anton Lienert-Brown and Sonny Bill Williams. Ryan Crotty and Jack Goodhue.
Outside backs: Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Waisake Naholo and Ben Smith. George Bridge.That's 41, so eight to be 'deselected'.
My thoughts:
Coles to be training with whilst playing Mitre 10.
Patty T and Luke Romero to be monitored in Mitre 10.
I'm assuming an 18/15 split so seven loosies to be permed from nine above. Starters Cane/Squire/Read. Extra 7 Savea (A). Two 6/locks from Fifita/Frizzell/Hemopo -- assume the former two, but Hemopo has definitely caught the eye. One back up 8 -- assume Whitelock (L), but they may decide Read will play all games and leave him and Ioane to play Mitre 10, which would allow Hemopo to be included.
In backs only have to lose two.
Expect SBW will be left out of squad owing to injury, but will be attached.
Also assume NMS will get another shot, leaving Bridge as a FAB.
That leaves us with:
Coltman/Harris/Taylor/Toomaga-Allen/Tu'inukuafe/Tuungafasi/Franks/Moody/Retallick/Whitelock/Barrett (S)/Cane/Fifita/Frizell/Hemopo/Savea (A)/Squire/Read/Perenara/Smith (A)/Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi/Barrett (B)/McKenzie/Mo'unga/Laumape/Lienert-Brown/Crotty/Goodhue/Barrett (J)/Ioane (R)/Milner-Skudder/Naholo/Smith (B)
Training with squad: Coles/Ioane (A)/SBW.
