AB Positions up for grabs
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@taniwharugby said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@tim kinda expecting to not see anymore of Coles, and while Read is a big part of the ABs, this will be a great opportunity for us to see someone else there.
Is Coles concussion? Gutted if so
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Hooker Dane Coles is also yet to make a return in 2018 due to an operation following a ruptured ACL (knee) ligament.
"Dane is having a few problems with his knee too - he can't seem to straighten it," Hansen said. "He's gone back to the surgeon and the surgeon has put him back in a brace at night to try to help him get full extension.
"Once that happens he'll make progress pretty quickly. He is unlikely to be available for June." -
Thanks @Milk @taniwharugby
What a gutna if he is finished as he has matured into an excellent number 2!
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@hooroo said in AB Positions up for grabs:
What a gutna if he is finished as he has matured into an excellent number 2!
Hell yeah. Scored some insane tries with his pace from hooker. A great example (like BBBR) of someone who does their core job, and then just brings another level of insane talent.
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@tim said in AB Positions up for grabs:
Who's going to be the captain for the series? Cane or Whitelock?
Akira. Straight swap y'all!!
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@mariner4life said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@tim said in AB Positions up for grabs:
Who's going to be the captain for the series? Cane or Whitelock?
Akira. Straight swap y'all!!
Nah it'll be Whitelock for straight swap and captain, Luke has captained the ABs before! 😉
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@machpants said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@mariner4life said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@tim said in AB Positions up for grabs:
Who's going to be the captain for the series? Cane or Whitelock?
Akira. Straight swap y'all!!
Nah it'll be Whitelock for straight swap and captain, Luke has captained the ABs before! 😉
the reaction on here would be hillarious
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In all seriousness I'd say Whitelock would probably be the favourite to be starting 8 for the first French test, especially with the limited buildup. I can't see them throwing in an Akira or Evans for a test debut start - a spot on the pine is more likely.
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@kiwimurph said in AB Positions up for grabs:
In all seriousness I'd say Whitelock would probably be the favourite to be starting 8 for the first French test, especially with the limited buildup. I can't see them throwing in an Akira or Evans for a test debut start - a spot on the pine is more likely.
I fucking hope not. It's not that he's rubbish, it's just that he's a bit, well, ordinary. Why put in a "safe pair of hands" who isn't going to have a long test career? He's a 27 year old with precisely two test caps (and a mid-weeker). It just screams of stop-gap.
You may be right, as i don't know the selectors thoughts (and they are pretty conservative) but i can't see how Whitelock's "experience" is enough to override the higher talent and output of another player.
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The AB's are always utter crap in that first match, well last few years anyway. Even more with NZ deciding to start SR a week later, miss out on a week prep, and have these ridiculous camps. So maybe a safe pair of hands is what they're after for then? Who knows, they're wiser than me!
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@kiwimurph said in AB Positions up for grabs:
In all seriousness I'd say Whitelock would probably be the favourite to be starting 8 for the first French test, especially with the limited buildup. I can't see them throwing in an Akira or Evans for a test debut start - a spot on the pine is more likely.
Isn't Evans buggering off overseas?
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@crazy-horse said in AB Positions up for grabs:
@kiwimurph said in AB Positions up for grabs:
In all seriousness I'd say Whitelock would probably be the favourite to be starting 8 for the first French test, especially with the limited buildup. I can't see them throwing in an Akira or Evans for a test debut start - a spot on the pine is more likely.
Isn't Evans buggering off overseas?
Nope. I hope not!
Gareth Evans signs two-year deal with Hurricanes
Highlander's loose forward Gareth Evans has signed with the Hurricanes for the next two years.
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@mariner4life said in AB Positions up for grabs:
You may be right, as i don't know the selectors thoughts (and they are pretty conservative) but i can't see how Whitelock's "experience" is enough to override the higher talent and output of another player.
NMS for the RWC 2015 squad? From nowhere?
Ngani Laumape for the Lions squad?
I think they think if you're good enough, you're old enough. I really wouldn't call the selectors conservative.
