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KiwiMurph

Hoani Matenga played lock for Blues this year.

Stargazer

@Whites72 Blade Thompson is out for the season and Franklin is also injured at the moment (not sure for how long; according to media he has a "slight fracture in his lower leg").

Bovidae

Hika as captain? Ngatai was the captain last year.

Triggs, Thomson and Skeen were the locks last year. Finding a compeitive tight five will be the biggest problem.

Crazy Horse

@Milk said in Nz maori:

Thursday?

Never gets old. It'll be dad joke status soon. I can't remember who cracked the shits but it is has given us heaps of material. Thanks whoever that was!

Frye

@Crazy-Horse said in Nz maori:

@Milk said in Nz maori:

Thursday?

Never gets old. It'll be dad joke status soon. I can't remember who cracked the shits but it is has given us heaps of material. Thanks whoever that was!

Short odds on Stargazer

ACT Crusader

2015 squad

Forwards

Quentin MacDonald
Ash Dixon
Brendon Edmonds
Chris Eves
Ben May
Joe Royal
Blade Thomson
Hayden Triggs
Josh Hohneck
Jacob Skeen
Mitch Crosswell
Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
Shane Christie
Elliot Dixon
Akira Ioane

Backs

Jamison Gibson-Park
Brad Weber
Otere Black
Marty McKenzie
Codey Rei
Charlie Ngatai
Jason Emery
Matt Proctor
Sean Wainui
Kurt Baker
Rieko Ioane
Damian McKenzie

ACT Crusader

2014 squad

Forwards

Ash Dixon
Codie Taylor
Brendon Edmonds
Chris Eves
Joe Royal
Michael Kainga
Nick Barrett
Blade Thomson
Hayden Triggs
Mitch Crosswell
Joe Wheeler
Tom Franklin
Nick Crosswell
Liam Squire
Shane Christie
Dan Pryor
Elliot Dixon
Sean Polwart

Backs

Chris Smylie
Jamison Gibson-Park
Ihaia West
Marty McKenzie
Charlie Ngatai
Jason Emery
Matt Proctor
Kurt Baker
Joe Webber
Nehe Milner-Skudder
James Lowe
Robbie Robinson

Stargazer

@Frye Nope

jegga

@Crazy-Horse I think it was Gollum. Well done that man

booboo

@Crazy-Horse said in Nz maori:

@Milk said in Nz maori:

Thursday?

Never gets old. It'll be dad joke status soon. I can't remember who cracked the shits but it is has given us heaps of material. Thanks whoever that was!

Gollum iirc

booboo

@jegga said in Nz maori:

@Crazy-Horse I think it was Gollum. Well done that man

Beat me to it Jegs

booboo

So possible players by position.

Please correct me where I am wrong and someone is not available coz they've moved overseas and I've missed it.

I'll put who I understand is likely to be with the ABs or who is injured in brackets first.

Haven't watched a lot of M10 Cup but have thrown in a few blokes whose name has popped up in the odd game I have noticed. Again tell me if I'm wrong and these guys are no chance ... or are not Maori eligible. Ta

Hames, Edmonds, D Lienert-Brown, Hohneck
(Coles, Taylor) A Dixon, H Elliot, Q McDonald(?)
Eves, May
Skeen, H Matenga
see 4
(Squire, Dixon) Kirikiri
Christie, K Prior, D Prior, M Crosswell
(Squire, A Ioane(?)) Douglas, Bedwell-Curtis
(Smith, Perenara, TKB) Hall, Smylie, Gibson-Park, Weber
( Cruden, D McKenzie) M McKenzie, West, Black, Sam Christie
See 14
See 13
(ALB, R Ioane(?)) (Ngatai - unavailable) Emery,
(Dagg, NMS (injured)) Proctor, Lowe (see also 15)
(Dagg, NMS (injured)) Proctor, Lowe, Curtis

Other injured players

Blade Thomson - injured
Tom Franklin - injured

Also, from ACTC's previous years lists I either dont know the current playing status of these guys or don't know the position they play.

Joe Royal (position? Hooker?)

Michael Kainga

Nick Barrett

Hayden Triggs (goorne?)

~~Mitch Crosswell~~ (see he plays 7 for Naki ... edited above list)

Joe Wheeler

Nick Crosswell (goorne?)

~~Josh Hohneck~~ (prop. Updated above

~~Heiden Bedwell-Curtis~~ (8. Updated above)

Codey Rei

Sean Wainui

Sean Polwart (7?)

Kurt Baker

Joe Webber

booboo

Stepping through the week 9 playing squads thread a few other names pop up.

Not all teams named thereupon yet...

Please let me know if these guys are any chance and we'll update the possibility list.

11/14 Caleb Makene
11/14 Beaudein Waaka
11/14 Declan O'Donnell
9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (plenty halfbacks ... )
4 Jackson Hemopo
8 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
11/14 & 12/13 Matt Faddes (is he Maori?)
12/13 Teihorangi Walden
6 Jordan Manihera

Gunner

Possibilities from the Northland team (sorry they're the only games I've watched);
Waa
K Pryor
D Pryor if fit
Nock
Tua

Stargazer

@booboo
1 Edmonds is injured; Josh Hohneck going to Gloucester
1/3 Mason Kean (NZU20 player, about the same level of experience as Makene)
2 Quentin MacDonald will not be available because he'll be heading to France where he's signed with Oyonnax; a contender might be Tangaere (justifiable if you also include Makene on that list)
8 Mikaele-Tu'u (NZU20 player, about the same level of experience as Makene, although younger)
9 Gibson-Parks is playing in Europe; if Smith doesn't go on the EOYT, Weber might not be available
10/12 Tiaan Falcon (contender for next year's NZU20)
11/13/14 Not sure which Lowe you have on your list (I assume you mean James Lowe), I'd definitely add Jonah Lowe who has been outstanding

From Act's lists: not sure Nick Barrett has played any Mitre 10 Cup this year; Triggs, Wheeler, Nick Crosswell, Codey Rei, Kurt Baker all gone overseas

Nepia

@booboo I think ALB is Samoan not Maori.

@Stargazer Same with Mikaele-Tu'u?

Is Walker-Leaware injured?

Stargazer

@Nepia You may be right about Mikaele-Tu'u, although I vaguely remember reading somewhere he was part Maori, but that may be wrong.

Whites72

@Nepia Lienert brown is actually maori according to google as is Sam mcnicol which I was surprised at

Nepia

@Stargazer said in Nz maori:

@Nepia You may be right about Mikaele-Tu'u, although I vaguely remember reading somewhere he was part Maori, but that may be wrong.

Yeah, not discounting that he is hence the question mark.

@Whites72 According to this article his Dad is Samoan, it doesn't say if his Mum is Maori which could be a possibility I guess.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/83569180/chiefs-raid-to-christchurch-leads-to-all-blacks-rookie-anton-lienertbrowns-success

Whites72

@Nepia locks seem to be the biggest concern as not to many maori ones around

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