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  • KirwanK Offline
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    @act-crusader said in AB EOYT 2018:

    Finally something to post about aye fullas.

    Are we looking into a Foster future here?

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    I laughed out loud when I read the squad, especially the add on 19. Most left field squad since 2003?

    As a die hard Canterbury fan I can't understand how Cameron makes it. Never mind Frizzel getting Isacc Rossed, and Akira getting Hika Ellioted. I assume Frizzell, Akira, Weber and Hemopo (and maybe a few others) are going to be playing for the Māori which makes sense for the fringe guys that might only have been the plus 19 or a couple of bench opportunities but not for Akira. I'd love a candid assessment of why not from Hansen. Is this a conspiracy to perform poorly and improve the case for government funding?

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    @cyclops is Frizell Maori?

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    @cyclops said in AB EOYT 2018:

    I laughed out loud when I read the squad, especially the add on 19. Most left field squad since 2003?

    As a die hard Canterbury fan I can't understand how Cameron makes it. Never mind Frizzel getting Isacc Rossed, and Akira getting Hika Ellioted. I assume Frizzell, Akira, Weber and Hemopo (and maybe a few others) are going to be playing for the Māori which makes sense for the fringe guys that might only have been the plus 19 or a couple of bench opportunities but not for Akira. I'd love a candid assessment of why not from Hansen. Is this a conspiracy to perform poorly and improve the case for government funding?

    It would certainly stop the character assassination fantasy stories that get posted here about him.

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    Any video of the press conference? I've only found the short 2min video

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    @steven-harris is the sauce for this legit? Would really suck if it was his own behaviour sinking his chances. Or maybe he was on a bender after finding out he didn't make the cut.

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    Frizzell has a should injury, apparently.

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    Brett Cameron is a real head-scratcher.

    He's the 4th best 10 in the country? I fucking doubt it.

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    @taniwharugby said in AB EOYT 2018:

    @cyclops is Frizell Maori?

    I would assume not, then I'd have to start calling him the Tongan-Maori. Hmmm, I wonder if they've discovered he's not actually eligible for us yet?

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    @tim said in AB EOYT 2018:

    Brett Cameron is a real head-scratcher.

    He's the 4th best 10 in the country? I fucking doubt it.

    I'd rate him 4th out of the starting 10's in the NPC semis

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    I assume that these players will miss out on the semi or final games of the NPC?

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    The fixture against Japan shouldn't have Test status. None of the expected debutants should be able to call themselves All Blacks after that fixture.

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    Suprised like a lot of others that they didn't introduce another lock to the Japanese leg. Would have liked to have seen Strange/Walker-Leawere play against Japan but never mind.

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    Nigel Yalden is on Radio Sport now talking about the squad.

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    Has Nathan Harris been dropped?

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    I guess I've probably heard of Reuben O'Neill, but I can't recall it. However, I knew they needed another loosehead and was struggling to think who it would be. I'd gone for Hodgman, but I think he must be injured.

    Brett Cameron is the other one that surprises the hell out of me. I would have gone with Black, Hunt, Gatland and Perofeta ahead of him. And, I suspect he'll be sitting on the bench. (Actually, on second thoughts probably not - they need to have three first fives in Japan in case of a late injury).

    Looking at the balance of this side, I reckon the team to play japan will be pretty close to.

    Tu'inukuafe, Coles, Ta'avao, Romano, Tuipolotu, Hemopo, Papali'i, Whitelock, TTT, Mo'unga, Bridge, Laumape, Lienert-Brown, NMS, JBarrett

    Res. Perry, Coltman, Lomax, SBarrett, Evans, Hall, McKenzie, Proctor

    Back ups in case of last minute injury: Aumua, O'Neill, Hunt, Drummond, Cameron, Havili

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    @chris-b said in AB EOYT 2018:

    I'd gone for Hodgman, but I think he must be injured.

    Hasn't been selected by Canterbury for a couple of weeks, I think?

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    @chris-b Oh damn, I completely missed that Havili made the squad too.

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    Goodhue has glandular fever, and won't tour Japan.

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    @virgil said in AB EOYT 2018:

    Matt Todd!

    There's nothing in your post that I can dispute.

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