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  • KiwiwombleK Offline
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    surely there is someone standing out at lock in the NPC

    not to come straight in or anything, but to watch in next years SR

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    @Kiwiwomble said in Players to build the team around?:

    surely there is someone standing out at lock in the NPC

    Jacob Pierce is easily the next best

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    The way Romano is playing I think he deserves another opportunity

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    @family-man 34 is pretty late for a second shot though isn't it

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    @Duluth yeah he does look a very good long term prospect, large human too.

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    @Kiwiwomble said in Players to build the team around?:

    @family-man 34 is pretty late for a second shot though isn't it

    that's before you mention he was barely to standard in his prime. Hugely overrated.

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    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

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    i thought clarke has still only put one step wrong, the kick from the mark on the weekend

    hes been solid under both attacking and defensive high ball and hasn't shied away for graft, the only think he hasn't done is some rampaging run but we havent really given him the ball to do that so not his fault

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    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

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    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    And some would say Whitelock. But for me they are a level below Carter, McCaw and Brodie. We have the young one coming through but they are not in the team yet. Clarke might make it but maybe he's inconsistent

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    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

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    @nzzp said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

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    i think he is, the more i think about it more surprised im am he hasn't really been mentioned for World Player of the year

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    @nzzp said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from the Rugby World Cup, all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14.

    greatest for us?

    i would go a step further and say i have seen very few who were better for ANYONE

    A Smith is weirdly underrated in a way, in that he has probably been our best and most important player for about 5 years, and yet still doesn't get the respect he deserves. And it's not like his body of work before that was already top drawer.

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    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nzzp said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from the Rugby World Cup, all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14.

    greatest for us?

    i would go a step further and say i have seen very few who were better for ANYONE

    A Smith is weirdly underrated in a way, in that he has probably been our best and most important player for about 5 years, and yet still doesn't get the respect he deserves. And it's not like his body of work before that was already top drawer.

    Could be some of that respect was flushed down the (disabled) toilet.

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    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nzzp said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from the Rugby World Cup, all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14.

    greatest for us?

    i would go a step further and say i have seen very few who were better for ANYONE

    A Smith is weirdly underrated in a way, in that he has probably been our best and most important player for about 5 years, and yet still doesn't get the respect he deserves. And it's not like his body of work before that was already top drawer.

    Could be some of that respect was flushed down the (disabled) toilet.

    why?

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    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nzzp said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from the Rugby World Cup, all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14.

    greatest for us?

    i would go a step further and say i have seen very few who were better for ANYONE

    A Smith is weirdly underrated in a way, in that he has probably been our best and most important player for about 5 years, and yet still doesn't get the respect he deserves. And it's not like his body of work before that was already top drawer.

    Could be some of that respect was flushed down the (disabled) toilet.

    why?

    Christ it was a joke man. I think he's awesome. Wish Bachop had hung around because he's the only one I reckon compares with him. But again, that's based on one incredible year (1995).

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    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nzzp said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from the Rugby World Cup, all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14.

    greatest for us?

    i would go a step further and say i have seen very few who were better for ANYONE

    A Smith is weirdly underrated in a way, in that he has probably been our best and most important player for about 5 years, and yet still doesn't get the respect he deserves. And it's not like his body of work before that was already top drawer.

    Could be some of that respect was flushed down the (disabled) toilet.

    why?

    Christ it was a joke man. I think he's awesome. Wish Bachop had hung around because he's the only one I reckon compares with him. But again, that's based on one incredible year (1995).

    I’m going Chris Laidlaw, part of this was cos he came to my wedding.

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    @MN5 said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nzzp said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from the Rugby World Cup, all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14.

    greatest for us?

    i would go a step further and say i have seen very few who were better for ANYONE

    A Smith is weirdly underrated in a way, in that he has probably been our best and most important player for about 5 years, and yet still doesn't get the respect he deserves. And it's not like his body of work before that was already top drawer.

    Could be some of that respect was flushed down the (disabled) toilet.

    why?

    Christ it was a joke man. I think he's awesome. Wish Bachop had hung around because he's the only one I reckon compares with him. But again, that's based on one incredible year (1995).

    I’m going Chris Laidlaw, part of this was cos he came to my wedding.

    I once had a conversation with John Dugan, but that doesn't make him the greatest ever flyhalf.

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    @MN5 said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nzzp said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from the Rugby World Cup, all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14.

    greatest for us?

    i would go a step further and say i have seen very few who were better for ANYONE

    A Smith is weirdly underrated in a way, in that he has probably been our best and most important player for about 5 years, and yet still doesn't get the respect he deserves. And it's not like his body of work before that was already top drawer.

    Could be some of that respect was flushed down the (disabled) toilet.

    why?

    Christ it was a joke man. I think he's awesome. Wish Bachop had hung around because he's the only one I reckon compares with him. But again, that's based on one incredible year (1995).

    I’m going Chris Laidlaw, part of this was cos he came to my wedding.

    Jimmy Mill for me based on conversations I had with my great grandmother about him.

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    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @MN5 said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Players to build the team around?:

    @mariner4life said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nzzp said in Players to build the team around?:

    @nostrildamus said in Players to build the team around?:

    @Winger said in Players to build the team around?:

    NZ haven't great player now. Clarke looked promising but only for one match

    We were spoiled in the recent past. Starting with Carter and McCaw. But add in Brodie Allan Retallick and the likes of Nonu and Smith etc. Also Coles at his best. I'm sure they will come but not yet

    Aaron Smith is a great player.

    Greatest ever 9 for us? I think so looking at the list below:

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables

    ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from the Rugby World Cup, all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14.

    greatest for us?

    i would go a step further and say i have seen very few who were better for ANYONE

    A Smith is weirdly underrated in a way, in that he has probably been our best and most important player for about 5 years, and yet still doesn't get the respect he deserves. And it's not like his body of work before that was already top drawer.

    Could be some of that respect was flushed down the (disabled) toilet.

    why?

    Christ it was a joke man. I think he's awesome. Wish Bachop had hung around because he's the only one I reckon compares with him. But again, that's based on one incredible year (1995).

    I’m going Chris Laidlaw, part of this was cos he came to my wedding.

    I once had a conversation with John Dugan, but that doesn't make him the greatest ever flyhalf.

    Any relation to Hacksaw Jim ? At least my one is a household name

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