Ultimate NPC: - Auckland

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

S. McDowell
S. Fitzpatrick
O. Brown
G. Whetton
A. Haden or P. Tuipulotu
J. Kaino
M.Jones
Z. Brooke
D.Kirk
G. Fox
B. Williams or J. Rokocoko
K. Sherlock or B. McCahill
Joe Stanley
J. Kirwan or D. Howlett
T. Wright or M. Muliana

Some team that. 12 the only postion of weakness.

African Monkey

S. McDowell
S. Fitzpatrick
O. Brown
A. Haden
R. Brooke
J. Kaino
M Jones
Z Brooke
O. Tonu'u
G Fox
B. Williams
S. Tuitupou
J. Stanley
J. Kirwan
T. Wright
K. Mealamu
C. Faumuina
J. Afoa
G Whetton
A. Whetton
S. Devine
C. Spencer
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:

~~S. McDowell~~ Dowd

S. Fitzpatrick

O. Brown

A. Haden

R. Brooke

J. Kaino

M Jones

Z Brooke

O. Tonu'u

G Fox

B. Williams

S. Tuitupou

J. Stanley

J. Kirwan

~~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?

mariner4life

@Duluth Mils is in every way a better play than Terry Wright (who is still a frikken hero)

that team is a fucking cheat code

Bovidae

Let's hope the random draw gives some interesting 1st round matchups.

mariner4life

@Bovidae said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

Let's hope the random draw gives some interesting 1st round matchups.

Cantabs v Auckland in the first round is a disaster for the broadcasters, but provides hope for all others.

Especially if the winner subsequently draws Otago

Bovidae

And Counties with a 1st round bye...

mariner4life

@Bovidae said in Ultimate NPC: - Auckland:

And Counties with a 1st round bye...

you drew Southland?

The Silver Fern

Ultimate NPC: - Auckland