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  • MachpantsM Online
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    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Machpants got any tasty hats?

    I’m sure I can get some tinfoil ones from the politics forum

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    @Tim said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    Contenders:

    Dunshea, Strange, Walker-Leawere.

    I would add Josh Dickson to that list. He's looks like a better prospect than Dunshea and Strange

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    @booboo said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @mariner4life said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Crucial said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    Sotutu to lock in a long term spot?

    at 192cm?

    I had to read it twice

    Sorry, hastily typed out comment while on shitty wifi on the ferry.

    As some have correctly assumed I meant 'locked in' at 8.

    I have a feeling that Foster is not going to go full 'up the guts' but will definitely want to build a pack of forwards that knock others back in the tackle. Sotutu looks like he may have the foundations of a young player that can play hard as well as with good attacking skills.
    Hansen fell into the trap that our athletic skills could keep the other team away from taking us on directly because one turnover and we would punish them. Of course, once a direct team learned to hang on to the ball and target our weaker spots we were on the back foot. Our 7 and 8 need to be mobile but also hard enough that running channel 1 and 2 can lead to pain.

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  • Chris B.C Offline
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    @Duluth Dickson looked good on Saturday.

    Strange and Parkinson are still very young guys - both 23. They're not yet established in Super rugby - I don't think either is ready for international rugby.

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    Every year we read about how we don't have replacements for players x,y,z... then 5 minutes later a new superstar comes onto the scene, or someone unexpected steps up.

    Last year it was we don't have any 8's to take over from Read, suddenly we've got a couple of young fullas in Sotutu & Mikale Tu'u who look the goods.... and a guy called Savea also goes alright there.

    She'll be right lads!

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    replied to Chris B. on last edited by Duluth
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    @Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Duluth Dickson looked good on Saturday.

    Yeah and his form has been good for a while now

    Playing for a struggling team means he doesn't get mentioned much.

    Also, he used to be a beanpole and it takes a while for people to change opinions on a player. There was an article from a few months ago talking about how he went from 108 to 118kg

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    @nzzp said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Kirwan said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Machpants got any tasty hats?
    Robinson must be in the AB frame, what else does he have to do? They have been after a geniune lock/blindside for years now.

    Stay fit 🙂 The way he gets around the paddock I don't back him to play a full season at this level. Hopefully wrong as I love seeing him play, but not sure that he's the sort of player with a long term career due to physical damage

    I don't really get this. We watch guys like Kaino, McCaw and Read absolutely thrash their bodies and other people's for years. But this guy won't be able to handle a season?

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    Yeah, Robinson surely has to be in the mix. The guy is big, physical and has a huge engine. We need a token ginge anyway for diversity. Actually, as much as I hate to say it, the Blues loose forwards are turning out to be match for anyone this year.

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    @Gunner said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    Every year we read about how we don't have replacements for players x,y,z... then 5 minutes later a new superstar comes onto the scene, or someone unexpected steps up.

    For me, it's not just the individual players, it's the combination.

    Would be good if Foster could settle on a loose trio and stick to it for more than 1-2 games. Just don't want to see what's happened at 12 & 13 over the last few years repeated at 6-8.

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    I like what I've seen from Ah Kuoi on Saturday. He is very dynamic and seems to have a big engine. However, he looks more like a 6 than an international lock IMO.

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    replied to Bones on last edited by
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    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @nzzp said in AB Depth Chart 2020:
    I don't really get this. We watch guys like Kaino, McCaw and Read absolutely thrash their bodies and other people's for years. But this guy won't be able to handle a season?

    Aw, it's just the way he flings himself around. I hope I'm wrong, but those boys were more controlled I think. Also, he broke last season, and seems to get knocks during games occasionally.

    Let's see how he goes; just seems to be in awkward positions at contact

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    @bones no inside oil I promise

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12340481

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    @Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    Parkinson needs to bulk up

    0d4b669b-d968-48c5-a66c-2bebaa3fe2f6-image.png

    Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.

    Alistair McGeorge  /  Jun 10, 2016  /  TV News

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is unrecognisable in skinny snaps taken when he was a teenage basketball player

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    @nzzp said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Kirwan said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Machpants got any tasty hats?
    Robinson must be in the AB frame, what else does he have to do? They have been after a geniune lock/blindside for years now.

    Stay fit 🙂 The way he gets around the paddock I don't back him to play a full season at this level. Hopefully wrong as I love seeing him play, but not sure that he's the sort of player with a long term career due to physical damage

    Damn you, @nzzp!

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    replied to pakman on last edited by
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    @pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @nzzp said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Kirwan said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Machpants got any tasty hats?
    Robinson must be in the AB frame, what else does he have to do? They have been after a geniune lock/blindside for years now.

    Stay fit 🙂 The way he gets around the paddock I don't back him to play a full season at this level. Hopefully wrong as I love seeing him play, but not sure that he's the sort of player with a long term career due to physical damage

    Damn you, @nzzp!

    Sorry - had no idea 😐

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    replied to nzzp on last edited by
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    @nzzp said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @nzzp said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Kirwan said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Machpants got any tasty hats?
    Robinson must be in the AB frame, what else does he have to do? They have been after a geniune lock/blindside for years now.

    Stay fit 🙂 The way he gets around the paddock I don't back him to play a full season at this level. Hopefully wrong as I love seeing him play, but not sure that he's the sort of player with a long term career due to physical damage

    Damn you, @nzzp!

    Sorry - had no idea 😐

    Some people will do anything to be proved right.

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  • MN5M Online
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    replied to pakman on last edited by
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    @pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    Parkinson needs to bulk up

    0d4b669b-d968-48c5-a66c-2bebaa3fe2f6-image.png

    Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.

    Alistair McGeorge  /  Jun 10, 2016  /  TV News

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is unrecognisable in skinny snaps taken when he was a teenage basketball player

    That’s a story about the Mountain, the picture shows the Hound.

    But back on topic, Vaea Fifita, a great day in the nations capital to try and prove you can be an effective tight forward !

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  • MachpantsM Online
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    replied to MN5 on last edited by
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    @MN5 said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    Parkinson needs to bulk up

    0d4b669b-d968-48c5-a66c-2bebaa3fe2f6-image.png

    Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.

    Alistair McGeorge  /  Jun 10, 2016  /  TV News

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is unrecognisable in skinny snaps taken when he was a teenage basketball player

    That’s a story about the Mountain, the picture shows the Hound.

    But back on topic, Vaea Fifita, a great day in the nations capital to try and prove you can be an effective tight forward !

    I can line up a hat to eat if that happens!

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  • MN5M Online
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    replied to Machpants on last edited by
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    @Machpants said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @MN5 said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    Parkinson needs to bulk up

    0d4b669b-d968-48c5-a66c-2bebaa3fe2f6-image.png

    Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.

    Alistair McGeorge  /  Jun 10, 2016  /  TV News

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is unrecognisable in skinny snaps taken when he was a teenage basketball player

    That’s a story about the Mountain, the picture shows the Hound.

    But back on topic, Vaea Fifita, a great day in the nations capital to try and prove you can be an effective tight forward !

    I can line up a hat to eat if that happens!

    Fifita and Blackwell. It’s a combo for the ages....

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  • MachpantsM Online
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    replied to MN5 on last edited by
    #104

    @MN5 said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Machpants said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @MN5 said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @pakman said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Chris-B said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    @Bones said in AB Depth Chart 2020:

    Parkinson needs to bulk up

    0d4b669b-d968-48c5-a66c-2bebaa3fe2f6-image.png

    Picture of Bones telling Pari Pari Parkinson he's too little.

    Alistair McGeorge  /  Jun 10, 2016  /  TV News

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    The Mountain from Game of Thrones wasn't always THIS big - and he used to look totally different - The Mirror

    Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is unrecognisable in skinny snaps taken when he was a teenage basketball player

    That’s a story about the Mountain, the picture shows the Hound.

    But back on topic, Vaea Fifita, a great day in the nations capital to try and prove you can be an effective tight forward !

    I can line up a hat to eat if that happens!

    Fifita and Blackwell. It’s a combo for the ages....

    Auto-card & Dwarf

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