North vs South

Tim

Word just in is that Luke Jacobson wasn't picked because selectors wanted him to go back to Mitre 10 Cup and get some game time logged for Waikato after missing so much time recently. He broke his hand in the second round of SRA and returned for the Chiefs' final game.

taniwharugby

is Parkinson injured?

shark

Rats, as that would have shuffled Dunshea to the bench and shuffled Prinsep right off. OK, Dunshea then, with Romano off the bench. Or maybe Selby-Rickett.

Not thrilled with Hunt on the openside either. Pity Lentjes is also out. Maybe Harmon. Oh and Weber for Christie on the bench.

Bovidae

As both squads only have 3 locks you would expect both young guys to be on the bench. Let's get away from using loose forwards as lock cover.

Tim

@shark said in North vs South:

Romano

Did you read the squads?

shark

This is what I'd much rather see, based on alternative eligibility criteria, if all fit and available:

15 McKenzie
14 Alaimalo
11 Jordan
13 Collins
12 ALB
10 Mo'unga
9 Drummond
8 Sanders
7 Lentjes
6 Grace
5 Retallick
4 Strange
3 Tokolahi
2 Coltman
1 Moody

Kiwiwomble

starting XV's aside as neither will start i think Collins should have got the nod over Sio

Stargazer

@Gunner said in North vs South:

@Stargazer will be spitting tacks - no MMT...

And Prinsep makes the SI team, WTF?

Spitting tacks, spitting fire , expletives

Stargazer

@Bovidae said in North vs South:

You can also see who the AB selectors want to look at, even if they have had minimal playing time in SRA. TTT, for example.
A number of players were unavailable for selection due to injury, including 2019 All Blacks Dane Coles, Scott Barrett, Sam Cane and Ngani Laumape.
I'd like to see a full list as the likes of Robinson, Jacobson and Grace aren't selected either.

And Gareth Evans, David Havili ...

Kiwiwomble

@Stargazer Jesus! forgot about them too

sparky

TTT, Vaii'i and Selby-Rickit are massive bolters. The rest of the selections are about as expected.

Bryn Hall, Otere Black and GCT should be involved in this game. Do the selectors have a problem with from North Harbour?

I assume D Mac and TJP are First Five cover for NI.

booboo

At the risk of boobooing T-cube is back!

Is that a fuck you to Gats? Or did we ever find out if he'd been injured?

Bovidae

@booboo If BOP published their club team lists we'd know if TTT had been playing for his Rotorua club.

mariner4life

that pack that Tim picked for the North is a fucking bash-a-thon. Good luck on the hit-ups South

Kiwiwomble

@mariner4life Hunt and Frizell are the two leading tacklers in the comp, bring it

Duluth

@Kiwiwomble

They had to cover for that other guy

mariner4life

@Kiwiwomble said in North vs South:

@mariner4life Hunt and Frizell are the two leading tacklers in the comp, bring it

yeah, those boys looked awesome folding Crusaders forwards like laundry a couple of weeks back.

suddenly i am quite excited by this game.

Stargazer

South have a huge advantage in the backs: except for Jordie, the likely starters all play for the same SR franchise and their combinations should work better. It's an important reason why I'd put Weber on the bench and start Drummond.

ARHS

Pretty good selections for an interesting match. Not sure how TTT gets in ahead of Booth and Hall, and Tomkinson ahead of Collins, but those only minor things. Will be interesting to see how the less experienced locks shape up!

Machpants

@Canes4life Ioane listed as a midfielder, so you'll need to rijig the North line up

The Silver Fern

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