AB EOYT 2018

[gt12]

Akira?

52nd man?

[Canes4life]

It's probably the most left field selections we've seen in years.

[mariner4life]

@gt12 said in AB EOYT 2018:

Reuben O'Neill? Who's that?

with a name like that, an invisible lock/blindside?

[Stargazer]

Stream didn't work on my computer

[taniwharugby]

@stargazer mine either...

[mariner4life]

I have no idea what is happening, are they naming the giant squad? It's so exciting to hear names being selected who i genuinely have no idea who they are.

[Daffy Jaffy]

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Hookers
Dane Coles (31, Wellington, 56)
Nathan Harris (26, Bay of Plenty, 18)
Codie Taylor (27, Canterbury, 38)

Props
Owen Franks (30, Canterbury, 103)
Nepo Laulala (27, Counties Manukau, 13)
Joe Moody (30, Canterbury, 36)
Karl Tu’inukuafe (25, North Harbour, 9)
Ofa Tuungafasi (26, Auckland, 22)

Locks
Scott Barrett (23, Taranaki, 14)
Brodie Retallick (27, Hawke’s Bay, 71)
Patrick Tuipulotu (25, Auckland, 19)
Samuel Whitelock (30, Canterbury, 105)

Loose Forwards
Vaea Fifita (26, Wellington, 7)
Dalton Papalii (21, Auckland, uncapped)
Kieran Read, captain (32, Counties Manukau, 114)
Ardie Savea (25, Wellington, 31)
Liam Squire (27, Ta$man, 20)
Matt Todd (30, Canterbury, 14)

Backs:

Halfbacks
TJ Perenara (26, Wellington, 51)
Aaron Smith (28, Manawatu, 79)
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (23, Taranaki, 1)

First five–eighths
Beauden Barrett (27, Taranaki, 69)
Damian McKenzie (23, Waikato, 19)
Richie Mo’unga (24, Canterbury, 4)

Midfielders
Ryan Crotty (30, Canterbury, 41)
Jack Goodhue (23, Northland, 5)
Anton Lienert-Brown (23, Waikato, 30)
Sonny Bill Williams (33, Counties Manukau, 49)

Outside backs
Jordie Barrett (21, Taranaki, 7)
Rieko Ioane (21, Auckland, 20)
Waisake Naholo (27, Taranaki, 24)
Ben Smith (32, Otago, 73)

Hookers
Asafo Aumua (20, Wellington, uncapped, two non-Tests)
Liam Coltman (28, Otago, 3)

Props
Tyrel Lomax (22, Ta$man, uncapped)
Reuben O’Neill (23, Taranaki, uncapped)
Tim Perry (29, Ta$man, 5)
Angus Ta’avao (28, Taranaki, 1)

Locks
Luke Romano (32, Canterbury, 31)

Loose Forwards
Jackson Hemopo (24, Manawatu, 2)
Gareth Evans (27, Hawke’s Bay, uncapped)
Dillon Hunt (23, North Harbour, uncapped, one non-Test)
Luke Whitelock (27, Canterbury, 6)

Backs:

Halfbacks
Mitchell Drummond (24, Canterbury, uncapped, one non-Test)
Bryn Hall (26, North Harbour, uncapped)

First five–eighths
Brett Cameron (21, Canterbury, uncapped)

Midfielders
Ngani Laumape (25, Manawatu,
Matt Proctor (25, Wellington, uncapped)

Outside backs
George Bridge (23, Canterbury, uncapped)
David Havili (23, Ta$man, 3)
Nehe Milner-Skudder (27, Manawatu, 12)

[akan004]

Poor Akira.

[gt12]

So they pick some unknowns in places where we have strength and some depth (prop, 1st five) and no new locks?

WTF?

[African Monkey]

@gt12 He should just give up haha.

[mariner4life]

so we really are fucked at lock aren't we?

[taniwharugby]

@mariner4life nah Romano got that covered in the 2nd team!

[gt12]

@african-monkey

The story will be about him getting time for the Maori, but that's shit.

If they don't think he has a better upside that Fifita, they are fucking dreaming.

By the way, Frizell has been totally dropped?

[Nepia]

I'm from Hawkes Bay and there's no way Evans should be in there over Akira.

Where is the Tongan? I assume it's a misprint and he's still there?

[Steven Harris]

Shannon Frizell the most interesting omission..Brad Webber has now fallen behind Hall and Drummond..Really...?

[Nepia]

Oh yeah, and Hall? WTF.

[Duluth]

@gt12 said in AB EOYT 2018:

By the way, Frizell has been totally dropped?

Listed as unavailable. Not sure why

[gt12]

@duluth

Cheers. Probably played too many minutes this year. The highlanders really played him too much.

[taniwharugby]

@gt12 haha, although the amusing thing is, he has probably played as many AB minutes as the Highlanders!

[African Monkey]

@nepia Watching him play behind the North Harbour pack really does show his level. He should thank the Crusaders pack for making him look so much better than what he really is.