Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV

[Chris B.]

A few contenders in a depth XV.....

1. Nick Mayhew/Teague McElroy/Pouri Rakete-Stones
2. Ash Dixon/James Parsons
3. Angus Ta'avao/Sione Mafileo
4. Luke Romano/Josh Goodhue/Josh Dickson/Hamish Dalzell
5. Jacob Pierce/Josh Lord/Quinten Strange
6. Tom Robinson/Luke Jacobson
7. Lachlan Boshier/Dillon Hunt/Sione Havili
8. Marino Mikaele-Tu'u/Devon Flanders
9. Sam Nock/Folau Fakatava/Finlay Christie
10. Mitch Hunt/Bryn Gatland/Brett Cameron
11. Salesi Rayasi/Wes Goosen
12. Alex Nankivell/TJ Faiane/Idontrate Tomkinson
13. Tumua Manu/Sam McNicol/Quinn Tupaea/Antonio Mikaele Tu'u/Josh Timu/Michael Collins
14. Mark Talea/AJ Lam/Leicester Faingaanuku/Jonah Lowe
15. David Havili/Kaleb Trask/Zarn Sullivan

[Tim]

Ta'avao
Pierce
Jacobson

[MN5]

Are the AB lock stocks so low that we're looking back at Luke Romano with Rose tinted specs ? seriously ???

[Gunner]

5: Josh Goodhue
9: Sam Nock

Edit. Stoopid thing, I swear I'm typing 9 as in nine not 6 for Nock!

[Hooroo]

@Gunner said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

5. Josh Goodhue

6. Sam Nock

Edit. Stoopid thing, I swear I'm typing 9 as in nine not 6 for Nock!

Remove the "."

[Kirwan]

@Gunner said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

5: Josh Goodhue
9: Sam Nock

Edit. Stoopid thing, I swear I'm typing 9 as in nine not 6 for Nock!

Changed to : seems to work

[Tim]

@Gunner

Try leaving out the fullstops.

5 Goodhue
9 Nock

[Gunner]

@Hooroo @Kirwan @Tim Ta

[Stargazer]

7 Lachlan Boshier / Dillon Hunt
8 Mikaele-Tu'u

[Chris B.]

@MN5 said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

Are the AB lock stocks so low that we're looking back at Luke Romano with Rose tinted specs ? seriously ???

He's the inspiration for this thread!

Basing his selection pretty much entirely on watching him for Canterbury vs Ta$man where he handed Quinten Strange (who was selected for the ABs) his arse in a hat!

[MN5]

@Chris-B said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

@MN5 said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

Are the AB lock stocks so low that we're looking back at Luke Romano with Rose tinted specs ? seriously ???

He's the inspiration for this thread!

Basing his selection pretty much entirely on watching him for Canterbury vs Ta$man where he handed Quinten Strange (who was selected for the ABs) his arse in a hat!

Ah I see.

Well apparently this is the greatest Championship in years and the All Blacks being selected for the national team has ruined it all so I'll take your word for it.

[Chris B.]

@MN5 He can be voted out by others - I've just listed a few that have caught my eye.

[Stargazer]

9 Folau Fakatava

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

7 Lachlan Boshier / Dillon Hunt
8 Mikaele-Tu'u

I'd include Flanders with MMT.

[mariner4life]

proof our "depth" is utter dogshit

[Chris B.]

9 Actually Finlay Christie has been increasingly good for the defending champions.

As has 14 Mark Talea - who was terrible under the high ball in several early games, but dominant at the weekend. Not sure he's been the best 14.

11 Big Leicester has been decent though a bit quiet at times, but Rayasi has 11 locked up IMO.

5 Quinten Strange was excellent last weekend, but refer Romano above.

[KiwiMurph]

Add Sione Mafileo as a tighthead option.

[Kiwiwomble]

showing my bias and limited attention to other teams

5 Josh Dickson (been a noticeable step up for us when he's played)
8 Nasi Manu (still has it, already capped for Tonga though so not really)

[Chris B.]

@Kiwiwomble I reckon Josh Dickson would have made the team on Super rugby form if he didn't get injured.

Agree on Nasi Manu - he's been one of Otago's major threats with ball in hand, but I guess he's ineligible.

[nzzp]

@mariner4life said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

proof our "depth" is utter dogshit

funny, I was thinking the opposite! Given the post-RWC departures, we've got talent on the way