AB "What could have been" XV
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@jegga said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@billy-tell said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@bones said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@billy-tell said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@mn5 said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@billy-tell said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@cgrant said in AB "What could have been" XV:
Nick Allen. He was an outstanding 1st Five.
Dominic Bird. A towering potential. Could have won a place for the next WC if he had stayed in NZ.Bird. One of the must overrated players ever.
He got pretty far up the pecking order to be fair
He got selected based on his physical stats but even the AB coaches couldn’t turn that into a top lock. Basically a modern Mark Cooksley.
That one might have flown over your head.
Ah, the highly original thing where you make all sort of avian-related jokes because his name is Bird. Too complicated for mere mortals.
I cringe when I recall the awful, awful dad jokes Jeremy Thrush was in the mix at the same time .
Throw in a Shag, Fox, Bear and a Tui. All sorts of fun to be had.
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@cgrant said in AB "What could have been" XV:
I have forgot the name of the blindside flanker who could have won the Jonah Lomu Lookalike Contest. He used to make some barnstorming runs. After a few games for the Junior All Blacks, he flew to Japan.
@Bones I'll let you handle this query
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@bovidae said in AB "What could have been" XV:
You could include one of the Gear brothers on the other wing. Neither fulfilled their potential in the black jersey.
I reckon Rico carved out a damn good test career with three other quality wingers around the same time.
Hosea on the hand probably fits the bill. He didn’t translate that Super form to the test level. A bit like a few other players mentioned in this thread, had all the physical attributes but didn’t quite kick on.
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@act-crusader I would agree with that. I was thinking more of Hosea but was surprised that Rico still played 19 tests in that 4-year period. Hosea played less tests over a 5-year period.
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Not sure why people are putting Leonard in there. He had heaps of opportunities. Was a gun at the very start (knocking Weepu out of the 2007 team) then went to shit.
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@jegga said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@billy-tell said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@bones said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@billy-tell said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@mn5 said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@billy-tell said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@cgrant said in AB "What could have been" XV:
Nick Allen. He was an outstanding 1st Five.
Dominic Bird. A towering potential. Could have won a place for the next WC if he had stayed in NZ.Bird. One of the must overrated players ever.
He got pretty far up the pecking order to be fair
He got selected based on his physical stats but even the AB coaches couldn’t turn that into a top lock. Basically a modern Mark Cooksley.
That one might have flown over your head.
Ah, the highly original thing where you make all sort of avian-related jokes because his name is Bird. Too complicated for mere mortals.
I cringe when I recall the awful, awful dad jokes Jeremy Thrush was in the mix at the same time .
Yeah but is it worse than hearing a 'breakfast with the ABs' anecdote for the 50,000th time?
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@mn5 said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@jegga said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@billy-tell said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@bones said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@billy-tell said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@mn5 said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@billy-tell said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@cgrant said in AB "What could have been" XV:
Nick Allen. He was an outstanding 1st Five.
Dominic Bird. A towering potential. Could have won a place for the next WC if he had stayed in NZ.Bird. One of the must overrated players ever.
He got pretty far up the pecking order to be fair
He got selected based on his physical stats but even the AB coaches couldn’t turn that into a top lock. Basically a modern Mark Cooksley.
That one might have flown over your head.
Ah, the highly original thing where you make all sort of avian-related jokes because his name is Bird. Too complicated for mere mortals.
I cringe when I recall the awful, awful dad jokes Jeremy Thrush was in the mix at the same time .
Yeah but is it worse than hearing a 'breakfast with the ABs' anecdote for the 50,000th time?
No. Obviously.
