Name Your AB Team

[sparky]

@BerniesCorner We're a bit short at Lock, Blind Side Flanker and First Five but we have two or three excellent options everywhere else.

Defence looks better than four years ago.

That backline is pretty frightening if they're given enough fast, clean ball.

The set piece will need to deliver.

[sparky]

@Tim There's a Dad's Army feel to that England front row. They will be puffing by 15 minutes. The rest of their team looks sharp though.

[BerniesCorner]

@sparky
Yeah it wasn't so long ago we couldn't find a prop, flanker, mid field.

Having Savea , Sotutu and Sititi competing for 8 is ludicrous.
Roigard-DMac would give Dupont-Ntamack a good run for your money.

[cgrant]

My team :

De Groot
Taylor
Lomax
Barrett
Vaa'i
Finau
Papali'i
Savea
Ratima
McKenzie
Clarke
Barrett
Ioane
Telea
Love

Aumua
Williams
Newell
Walker-Leawere
Sititi
TJP
Plummer
Narawa/Reece

[BerniesCorner]

Finau - Papali'i - Savea seems a cert

[sparky]

@BerniesCorner Weird to think that at least one of Sotutu or Sititi won't be in the 23.

[Mr Fish]

@sparky said in Name Your AB Team:

@BerniesCorner Weird to think that at least one of Sotutu or Sititi won't be in the 23.

I'd be pretty surprised if either is...

[mariner4life]

DeGroot
Aumua
Lomax
Barrett
Vaai
Finau
Harmon
Sotutu
Ratima
DMac
Clarke
JBarrett
Reiko
Reece
BBarrett

Taylor
Ofa
Yeah fuck knows
Also yeah fuck knows
Savea
Christie I guess?
Plummer
Also no clue

It's disgusting how deep we are in certain spots and how bare it is elsewhere

[Bones]

@mariner4life I can't think of any reason why Telea wouldn't even make a 23.

[Tim]

All Blacks burning questions: Who’s left standing at lock and how to use Beauden Barrett?

The Post

This was obviously written before the second semi-final.

[sparky]

Here's hoping the new regime don't leak absolutely everything to the press, the way Foster did to certain client journalists.

[Mr Fish]

@sparky said in Name Your AB Team:

Here's hoping the new regime don't leak absolutely everything to the press, the way Foster did to certain client journalists.

It wasn't Foster doing the leaking.

[sparky]

@Mr-Fish If it was Jason Ryan, then that's a worry.

[sparky]

@Tim Weird that they think Sam Whitelock might get a call up when he's said that he's definitely hanged up booots.

[Mr Fish]

@sparky said in Name Your AB Team:

@Mr-Fish If it was Jason Ryan, then that's a worry.

Haha it wasn't Ryan either. The person isn't involved anymore, regardless!

[Tim]

@sparky Wishful thinking isn't rare.

[Victor Meldrew]

@MN5 said in Name Your AB Team:

@Bones said in Name Your AB Team:

@MN5 said in Name Your AB Team:

1 De Groot
2 Taylor
3 Lomax
4 Vai’i
5 Barrett S
6 Finau
7 Papalii
8 Savea
9 Ratima
10 McKenzie
11 Telea
12 Barrett J
13 Ioane
14 Reece
15 Barrett B

16 Aumua
17 Newell
18 Williams
19 a lock who I know nothing about
20 Jacobsen
21 Proctor
22 Clarke
23 Love

McKenzie covering halfback? There's that razor innovation.

Yeah we’ll go with that.

Anyone but that Scots ranga.

Can see TJP starting in 1st Test on experience. Ratima hopefully starts 2nd Test. Havili over Love on basis Robertson knows him and experience.

Agree on Christie. Time to roll the dice at 9.

[Bones]

@Victor-Meldrew tough to figure out the logic on selecting a guy who's inexperienced at playing recently, let alone playing fullback at any level...over a guy who shines there right now.

[Victor Meldrew]

@BerniesCorner said in Name Your AB Team:

Having Savea , Sotutu and Sititi competing for 8 is ludicrous.

No. It's fucking great.

[Tim]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Name Your AB Team:

Can see TJP starting in 1st Test on experience.

Can see him putting in terrible kicks, mouthing off at the ref instead of clearing the ball, and just stinking up the place. He's shit at test level, and has had some really bad games for the Hurricanes recently. He was awful against the Chiefs. Missed a lot of tackles, and was very slow.