Ultimate NPC: - Auckland

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

Wings. A lot of ABs here.

BG Williams
John Kirwan
Terry Wright
Va'aiga Tuigamala
Brian Lima
Waisake Sotutu
Doug Howlett
Joe Rokocoko
Mils Muiliaina
Isaia Toeava
Charles Piutau
George Moala
Melani Nanai
Rieko Ioane

JK and BG, if they're injured Rieko and Doug, if they're injured Inga and Wright - jaysus that's some depth.

[Tim]

@Nepia And then you've got Joe Rok and Piutau still to come.

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Nepia And then you've got Joe Rok and Piutau still to come.

Oh fuck, I missed Joe Rok, he'd be up with Doug . Piutau, don't love him as much as some on here.

Didn't Rico also have a run with Auckland too?

[Tim]

@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

Didn't Rico also have a run with Auckland too?

Thought he was at Harbour and the Blues.

EDIT: Nope, I'm wrong. Six games for Auckland, then 24 for Harbour.

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

Didn't Rico also have a run with Auckland too?

Thought he was at Harbour and the Blues.

I have a vague memory of him in Auckland colours.

[Tim]

@Nepia You're right. See my correction above.

[sparky]

@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?

Only if John Hart's picking the team for a RWC Semi Final.

[sparky]

1. S. McDowell
2. S. Fitzpatrick
3. O. Brown
4. G. Whetton
5. A. Haden or P. Tuipulotu
6. J. Kaino
7. M.Jones
8. Z. Brooke
9. D.Kirk
10. G. Fox
11. B. Williams or J. Rokocoko
12. K. Sherlock or B. McCahill
13. Joe Stanley
14. J. Kirwan or D. Howlett
15. T. Wright or M. Muliana

Some team that. 12 the only postion of weakness.

[African Monkey]

1. S. McDowell

2. S. Fitzpatrick

3. O. Brown

4. A. Haden

5. R. Brooke

6. J. Kaino

7. M Jones

8. Z Brooke

9. O. Tonu'u

10. G Fox

11. B. Williams

12. S. Tuitupou

13. J. Stanley

14. J. Kirwan

15. T. Wright

16. K. Mealamu

17. C. Faumuina

18. J. Afoa

19. G Whetton

20. A. Whetton

21. S. Devine

22. C. Spencer

23. D. Howlett

Minimum effort put into that. Virtually of the top of my head so I'm sure I missed plenty there.

[Snowy]

@African-Monkey said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

Minimum effort put into that. Virtually of the top of my head so I'm sure I missed plenty there.

It's still an awesome team. Like Slammin' Sammy at 12. T Wright at fullback not so much.

[African Monkey]

@Snowy Come to think of it, I don't know why I did that either haha.

[Donsteppa]

@Duluth said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

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?

Cashmore has the bonus of pissing off BOP fans by taking him away from their team

Honourable mention for Matt Carrington if any BOP fans are reading

Cashmore is bracketed with Greg Rowlands and Damon Kaui if you need a loan player

Not sure about that Carrington name, I vaguely remember talk of one being removed from the birth records in the Bay though...

[dogmeat]

hands down Pole Whiting at lock.

BeeGee to FB played there heaps. Opens up wing options

Des O’Connor at HB

Mac Herewini at 2/5

[Nepia]

@dogmeat said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

hands down Pole Whiting at lock.

BeeGee to FB played there heaps. Opens up wing options

Des O’Connor at HB

Mac Herewini at 2/5

You not sticking to NPC era?

[dogmeat]

@Nepia you expect me to read the rules

[Nepia]

@dogmeat said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

@Nepia you expect me to read the rules

Of course not, I thought you may have glanced at the thread title though.

[taniwharugby]

@Nepia meh, NPC, NZ teams playing one another throughout the ages.

[shark]

Craig Innes at 13 for me.

[mariner4life]

Auckland are going to walk this.

piston wristed gibbons

i feel my early-90s anti-JAFA hatred coming back

[Duluth]

@African-Monkey said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

1. S. McDowell Dowd
2. S. Fitzpatrick
3. O. Brown
4. A. Haden
5. R. Brooke
6. J. Kaino
7. M Jones
8. Z Brooke
9. O. Tonu'u
10. G Fox
11. B. Williams
12. S. Tuitupou
13. J. Stanley
14. J. Kirwan
15. T. Wright Mils

Need to finalise a team. This one by @African-Monkey is close, just made a couple of changes

Dowd because McDowell is with BOP?
Mils over Wright? (Specialist plus a more recent player probably helps in voting)

Any objections?