Ultimate NPC: - Auckland

[Crucial]

Someone to start this please

[Duluth]

@Crucial Are we judging based on NPC performances only?

So for instance Kaino v Alan Whetton

I think Kaino was the better AB but Whetton had a more important NPC career

[Crucial]

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Crucial Are we judging based on NPC performances only?

So for instance Kaino v Alan Whetton

I think Kaino was the better AB but Whetton had a more important NPC career

Up to you. If you start a team selection it is up to you to justify it.

Like in the CM team I have not selected a French test player because he wasn't as good when at the province.
Personally I'd go based on provincial performances

[Duluth]

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

[canefan]

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

No room for Carter?

[Snowy]

@canefan said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

No room for Carter?

No, those three are just fine. Doesn't even require discussion.

[Hooroo]

@Snowy said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@canefan said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

No room for Carter?

No, those three are just fine. Doesn't even require discussion.

Yeah! Who would you rissole for Comedy Carter?

[canefan]

@Hooroo said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Snowy said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@canefan said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

No room for Carter?

No, those three are just fine. Doesn't even require discussion.

Yeah! Who would you rissole for Comedy Carter?

🎣

[Snowy]

I wasn't being entirely serious myself. I wouldn't consider anybody over those three (that I can think of) was what I was getting at. Perhaps Whetton as Duluth says, but nah.

[Nepia]

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

I don't think any other team could put up a trio that is as good as that.

You can also include Buck on the bench.

[Bovidae]

@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

I don't think any other team could put up a trio that is as good as that.

How about Canterbury - Kirkpatrick, McCaw, Read.

Would be an interesting tussle.

[Hooroo]

@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

I don't think any other team could put up a trio that is as good as that.

You can also include Buck on the bench.

Did he play for Auckland? I thought he only played for Harbour?

[canefan]

@Bovidae said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

I don't think any other team could put up a trio that is as good as that.

How about Canterbury - Kirkpatrick, McCaw, Read.

Would be an interesting tussle.

Some great names there. But I'd take the Auckland back 3 (sorry Richie)

[Duluth]

@Hooroo said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

Did he play for Auckland? I thought he only played for Harbour?

He was one of the splitters. He played for Auckland before NH existed

[Magic65]

@Crucial 1 S.McDowell 2 Fitzy 3. O. Brown 4. A.Haden 5. G. Whetton 6. A. Whetton 7. M. Jones 8. Z. Brooke 9. Lin Colling 10. G. Fox 11. BG. Williams 12. Graeme Thorne 13. J. Stanley 14. JK 15. Pat Walsh.
Pre Super Rugby Days

[Crucial]

@Magic65 said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Crucial 1 S.McDowell 2 Fitzy 3. O. Brown 4. A.Haden 5. G. Whetton 6. A. Whetton 7. M. Jones 8. Z. Brooke 9. Lin Colling 10. G. Fox 11. BG. Williams 12. Graeme Thorne 13. J. Stanley 14. JK 15. Pat Walsh.
Pre Super Rugby Days

You jafas need to nominate a team manager. I'm not selecting.
No hurry but someone needs to finalise the XV.

This is the same with all teams.

[canefan]

@Crucial said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Magic65 said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Crucial 1 S.McDowell 2 Fitzy 3. O. Brown 4. A.Haden 5. G. Whetton 6. A. Whetton 7. M. Jones 8. Z. Brooke 9. Lin Colling 10. G. Fox 11. BG. Williams 12. Graeme Thorne 13. J. Stanley 14. JK 15. Pat Walsh.
Pre Super Rugby Days

You jafas need to nominate a team manager. I'm not selecting.
No hurry but someone needs to finalise the XV.

This is the same with all teams.

John Hart

[Crucial]

@canefan said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Crucial said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Magic65 said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Crucial 1 S.McDowell 2 Fitzy 3. O. Brown 4. A.Haden 5. G. Whetton 6. A. Whetton 7. M. Jones 8. Z. Brooke 9. Lin Colling 10. G. Fox 11. BG. Williams 12. Graeme Thorne 13. J. Stanley 14. JK 15. Pat Walsh.
Pre Super Rugby Days

You jafas need to nominate a team manager. I'm not selecting.
No hurry but someone needs to finalise the XV.

This is the same with all teams.

John Hart

Dick

[Nepia]

@Bovidae said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

I think this trio looks ok

Michael Jones
Zinzan Brooke
Jerome Kaino

I don't think any other team could put up a trio that is as good as that.

How about Canterbury - Kirkpatrick, McCaw, Read.

Would be an interesting tussle.

I guess Kirky would have just made the NPC? Still the Auckland trio for me.

[Tim]

One sentimental vote for Lindsay Harris as fullback from me. More seriously though, Cashmore would be hard to go past, but Mils should be considered, despite his abrupt departure. Piutau was very good in recent years.

Terry Wright and Matthew Ridge (underrated) bridged the gap between Harris and Cashmore?