Favourite Hookers!!!
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Stargazer" data-cid="607807" data-time="1471772057"><p>
Riccitelli and Elliott. If Elliott isn't fit, Ash Dixon.<br><br>
If I could give a negative vote, I'd give that vote to Parsons.</p></blockquote>
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<p>I'd go for Riccitelli, to me he looks like he has the right body shape and mindset to handle the increased intensity of test match rugby. Otherwise I think they'll go with someone that has at least trained in the AB camp before, so Coltman? Ben Funnell already has a working combination with the two starting AB props and several of the jumpers, namely Whitelock and Read.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="607824" data-time="1471778757"><p>Well, her <em>real</em> name was probably not Shania, but that's who I'm going with.<br>
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Best $200 I ever spent.</p></blockquote>
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Hey, the big kids are talking sports here
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/video.cfm?c_id=1503577&gal_cid=1503577&gallery_id=164453'>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/video.cfm?c_id=1503577&gal_cid=1503577&gallery_id=164453</a></p>
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<p>According to this it sounds like Coles will start.</p>
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<p>Coltman\Elliot's stock has been dropping. I don't see them getting called up. They've got the size but clearly not the workrate.</p>
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<p>Dixon has been favoured at the highlanders so i'd expect him to be close.</p>
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<p>All Blacks don't travel till after 10 September so if Taylor is fine then they don't need to call a third hooker up.</p>
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<p>If he is still feeling the effects then call up Riccitelli or Parsons. Parsons has played pretty good code this season although RR is the better prospect.</p> -
I picked Hika and Ricky. But wouldn't object to Ben Funnell either. I see he's not on the list of options.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="607872" data-time="1471815322"><p>
I picked Hika and Ricky. But wouldn't object to Ben Funnell either. I see he's not on the list of options.</p></blockquote>
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Forgot about him, he'll be the 'some other fella' option -
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<p>I saw somewhere they were going to "review footage", which I'd guess means that someone other than just Elliott and Parsons is in contention. Those two are surely known quantities.</p>
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<p>Would be a meteoric rise for the Italian, but he's got plenty of upside and seemed to take playing in the Super finals in his stride.</p>
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<p>I'd probably go with Elliott and Riccitelli - I'm not a Parsons fan. Dixon possibly. Funnell is a long way behind Taylor these days, so we're in dire straits if he is it.</p>
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<p>If <span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Riccitelli gets the call up that'd be some meteoric rise for him, from Hurricanes squad player, to bench, to starting to ABs all in a few weeks.</span></p>
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<p>This is a perfect opportunity to call up the Italian...you couldn't ask for a better circumstances to apprentice a guy.</p>
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<p>And, if he knows some people, he could get them to bust some heads when they find out who was listening on the other end of the wire.</p> -
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<p>If <span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Riccitelli gets the call up that'd be some meteoric rise for him, from Hurricanes squad player, to bench, to starting to ABs all in a few weeks.</span></p>
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<p>Yes, to think this 21 year old wasn't even named in the squad or WTG initially. He only got a short term injury cover contract when Coles was injured at the end of 2015 and that contract was extended because the coaches liked what they saw during training and a few short stints off the bench when also Matu'u and Apisai went down. Apisai recovered from his injury but Riccitelli had already overtaken him ... </p> -
<p>I went Elliott and RR...never been a fan of Parsons, although this year was considerably better to the one where he got his AB cap.</p>
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<p>If an emergency SOS I would expect they'll fall back on someone like Elliott rather than a newbie like RR, although it wouldn't surprise me if they took a punt either.</p> -
<p>Well, with Coltman and Parsons (my least favourite hookers of this lot) being asked to join the ABs, I guess the positive for Magpies fans is that they get to keep both their hookers. I was a bit worried about that, considering the number of injuries we already have and all the players we've lost from last year's squad.</p>
