All Blacks in Hell
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Bones er, not sure if I can make training this week.
This will have a huge impact
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@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks in Hell:
Here are a few one and two test AB's that might make the cut.
Not too many that went on to greater things n that list.
Ngatai maybe the one really unlucky one.Fuck, not this shit again
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@MN5 said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks in Hell:
Here are a few one and two test AB's that might make the cut.
Not too many that went on to greater things n that list.
Ngatai maybe the one really unlucky one.Fuck, not this shit again
Don’t you go blaspheming
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@MN5 said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks in Hell:
Here are a few one and two test AB's that might make the cut.
Not too many that went on to greater things n that list.
Ngatai maybe the one really unlucky one.Fuck, not this shit again
The guy was class when not injured. It’s not as if he was a journeyman filling a gap in the squad or a Hail Mary selection like the majority of that list.
If you can’t recognise class on the field that’s your problem -
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@MN5 said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks in Hell:
Here are a few one and two test AB's that might make the cut.
Not too many that went on to greater things n that list.
Ngatai maybe the one really unlucky one.Fuck, not this shit again
The guy was class when not injured. It’s not as if he was a journeyman filling a gap in the squad or a Hail Mary selection like the majority of that list.
If you can’t recognise class on the field that’s your problemNo unluckier than any number of others on the list.
There are a few forgettable players there though I’ll give you that.
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@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks in Hell:
Here are a few one and two test AB's that might make the cut.
Not too many that went on to greater things n that list.
Ngatai maybe the one really unlucky one.Afeaki would probably have been a long term AB if not for injury.
I'm disappointed to see Hungus Masaga on that list, I thought he didn't pass the ball in more tests than that.
TBH. we could make a decent enough team from that lot. Not world beating but would retain the Bledisloe.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@MN5 said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks in Hell:
Here are a few one and two test AB's that might make the cut.
Not too many that went on to greater things n that list.
Ngatai maybe the one really unlucky one.Fuck, not this shit again
The guy was class when not injured. It’s not as if he was a journeyman filling a gap in the squad or a Hail Mary selection like the majority of that list.
If you can’t recognise class on the field that’s your problemNo unluckier than any number of others on the list.
There are a few forgettable players there though I’ll give you that.
Unlucky probably isn’t the best term. Of all of those players there aren’t many that I reckon would have had a decent AB career had it not been for injuries/illness/established good players in front of them.
Ngatai, Reihana and Vidiri probably in a different category to the majority. Then there is the “unknown” of Reagan King. Right circumstances and who knows how that boy would have done. He certainly looked to have huge potential if handled right.Agree on Afeaki as well.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks in Hell:
Here are a few one and two test AB's that might make the cut.
Not too many that went on to greater things n that list.
Ngatai maybe the one really unlucky one.Afeaki would probably have been a long term AB if not for injury.
I'm disappointed to see Hungus Masaga on that list, I thought he didn't pass the ball in more tests than that.
TBH. we could make a decent enough team from that lot. Not world beating but would retain the Bledisloe.
Not sure who would be running the cutter. Brett Cameron?
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@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@MN5 said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@MN5 said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks in Hell:
Here are a few one and two test AB's that might make the cut.
Not too many that went on to greater things n that list.
Ngatai maybe the one really unlucky one.Fuck, not this shit again
The guy was class when not injured. It’s not as if he was a journeyman filling a gap in the squad or a Hail Mary selection like the majority of that list.
If you can’t recognise class on the field that’s your problemNo unluckier than any number of others on the list.
There are a few forgettable players there though I’ll give you that.
Unlucky probably isn’t the best term. Of all of those players there aren’t many that I reckon would have had a decent AB career had it not been for injuries/illness/established good players in front of them.
Ngatai, Reihana and Vidiri probably in a different category to the majority. Then there is the “unknown” of Reagan King. Right circumstances and who knows how that boy would have done. He certainly looked to have huge potential if handled right.Yeah see I’d label Vidiri the unluckiest by far given he’d have absolutely walked into the ABs in 1996 if eligible and terrorised international defences like he did at Super level. By the time he got a shot his health was failing.
Reihana also given he couldn’t get past the other brilliant back three players consistently enough. I always thought he would have done better given his utility value, still at least he got capped, Roger Randle didn’t !
Loads of the others were “good” and a few perhaps lucky they even got one or two caps.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks in Hell:
It's a little unfair to include players from the amateur era in that list, as they often played a larger number of games for the ABs but didn't have the advantage of being able to come on as a substitute in tests unless there was an injury.
There’s only four
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Did Anthony Tuitavake play many tests ?
From memory seemed like he was always on the edge of selection or thereabouts but not quite there
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@chimoaus which one, Hayden or Dan?
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus which one, Hayden or Dan?
Dan, he was a great first five from memory. Had a lot of fun in that Whangarei Bears tournament.
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@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Nepia said in All Blacks in Hell:
@Crucial said in All Blacks in Hell:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks in Hell:
Here are a few one and two test AB's that might make the cut.
Not too many that went on to greater things n that list.
Ngatai maybe the one really unlucky one.Afeaki would probably have been a long term AB if not for injury.
I'm disappointed to see Hungus Masaga on that list, I thought he didn't pass the ball in more tests than that.
TBH. we could make a decent enough team from that lot. Not world beating but would retain the Bledisloe.
Not sure who would be running the cutter. Brett Cameron?
I didn't look at every position. But, I'd play Hill over Cameron. At least there'd be solidity in the tackle.
My XV (as they're all much of a muchness my selection policy is Magpies and people I know personally first):
Reihana/Cashmore, Vidiri, Maori Jesus, Ranby, Berryman, Hill, Lee, Turner, Vanisi, MacDonald, B Evans, Gordon, Afeaki, Parsons, Purvis.On second thoughts I think the Bled is heading to Oz.
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