How many Crusaders in your AB 23?
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@fakatavafuture said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@frank does Cullen Grace remain a 1 test all black like other infamous crusaders such as Brett Cameron & George Whitelock? or will Grace eventually be back in the fold? lots of competition at 8 with Savea, Hoskins, Jacobson & Pita Gus🤔
He'll be back, looks to be hitting his straps again and bloody young. More versatile than Sotutu... but very similar to Blackadder.
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@old-samurai-jack said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@yeetyaah Ennor is harder to explain than Bridge. Before Bridge's form dropped he was quite handy.
Was a shoe in for left wing, then Robertson fucked him over at centre and forced Foster to show how wrong that was.
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@fakatavafuture He'll be back. He was just picked way before his time but he goes alright, just a bit overhyped too quickly.
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I’d have Jordan, Moody, Reece, Mo’unga, Whitelock and Taylor starting.
Blackadder off the bench.
Scott Barrett in the squad.
In an extended squad I would think about Fainga'anuku and Grace, but they’d be making up the numbers.
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Moody, whitelock, Reece and Jordan starting
De Groot and mounga off the bench.
6 of 23 sounds about right.
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@mariner4life De Groot would never do a Justin Marshall & betray the people of Gore to wear red & black
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@fakatavafuture said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@mariner4life De Groot would never do a Justin Marshall & betray the people of Gore to wear red & black
Lol jesus that's a shocker.
Drop it by 1 then
Which now seems light.
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@mariner4life said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@fakatavafuture said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@mariner4life De Groot would never do a Justin Marshall & betray the people of Gore to wear red & black
Lol jesus that's a shocker.
Drop it by 1 then
Which now seems light.
Taylor is probably still number 2 number 2. That’s six.
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@gt12 said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@mariner4life said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@fakatavafuture said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@mariner4life De Groot would never do a Justin Marshall & betray the people of Gore to wear red & black
Lol jesus that's a shocker.
Drop it by 1 then
Which now seems light.
Taylor is probably still number 2 number 2. That’s six.
I still like Coles. Taylor was dogshit at test level last year.
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@mariner4life said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@gt12 said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@mariner4life said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@fakatavafuture said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@mariner4life De Groot would never do a Justin Marshall & betray the people of Gore to wear red & black
Lol jesus that's a shocker.
Drop it by 1 then
Which now seems light.
Taylor is probably still number 2 number 2. That’s six.
I still like Coles. Taylor was dogshit at test level last year.
Fair, but Coles is injured.
Either way, he still makes the squad.
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Based on fitness and form:
Like anyone sane Whitelock, Jordan and Reece start. Taylor, Mounga, Barrett on the bench.
Actually Moody as well because I'm unconvinced about the depth at loosehead. So I guess that makes seven.
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First test against Ireland - I reckon Fozzie will be conservative and go with what he knows. I'd expect something like...
Moody, Taylor, Tuúngafasi, Whitelock, Retallick, Blackadder, Cane, Savea
Smith, Barrett, Reece, Havili, Ioane, Jordan, BarrettBower, Taukeiáho, Laulala, Barrett, PapaliÃ, Christie, Moúnga, Tupaea.
Which would be 10.
I'd say Bower is least likely to be there, but he's as likely as any other option. If Jordie is 2nd five Havili might miss out altogether.
I don't really know what they're thinking at 6, but Blackadder was ahead of anyone except possibly Akira last year..
Jack Goodhue is also floating about unmentioned.
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4 (Whitelock, Moody, Jordan, Richie)
Moody, ST, Ofa, Brodie, Sam, Ioane, Dalton, PGS, Smith, Barrett, Clarke, TUG, Ioane, Jordan, Barrett.
Reserves: DeGroot, Coles, Lomax, Va'ai, Ardie, Fakatava, Mo'unga, ALB.
