AB EOYT 2018
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Well I am absolutely living for the Akira Ioane posts right now. I cannot get my head around it. Have at it lads, don't let anyone put you off.
@no-quarter said in AB EOYT 2018:
Well I am absolutely living for the Akira Ioane posts right now. I cannot get my head around it. Have at it lads, don't let anyone put you off.
I think Steven Harris' story is on the money. It's cross-referenced with magpie in aus story of having been out drinking with Akira and Lumape the night before the test. Plus - Steven "knows people". He gets interviewed on the radio occasionally!
What we also know is that for the French series, Akira was training with the ABs, while a bunch of other loose forwards who are now in the squad ahead of him - Evans, Hunt and Papali'i - weren't.
So, he's slipped down the pecking order on the back of a couple of late season games for the Blues and then the NPC - or he's doing penance.
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@taniwharugby There was some earlier discussion where someone reckoned Todd had sought advice from Hansen about signing in Japan and Hansen hadn't bothered to get back to him - so he signed.
That they've bothered to go and get him suggests to me that they won't be playing any games around ethics. They'll pick the players best suited for various roles and I think it will be Todd starting, with Ardie and Scott Barrett on the bench - though I won't be incredulous if you are right!
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@chris-b does the players association not do the negotiating side of things with his manager?
Sure they need to involve Hansen, and assume NZR has someone that does the contracting and negotiations at the behest of Hansen, there would appear a huge breakdown somewhere along the line if they failed to respond to him.
On another issue of supposed poor communication, Radio Sport were discussing this morning the fact that the newbies only found out of thier selection from friends or media rather than anyone in NZR calling to say hey pal, you have hit the big time. Whereas Gareth Evans supposedly heard from other Magpies palyers in a Whats App group chat and then a text and email, and actually thought his mates were pranking him.
I think there'd be something cool about hearing your name read out for the first time on the radio, but you'd expect in todays day and age there'd be a bit more going on, I mean when do they get to pick up the new Ranger for starters!
@taniwharugby I think Todd was more ringing Hansen informally to seek advice and not pull a Steven Luatua. But, who knows - the story could be bullshit for all I know.
Does seem a bit odd the newbies only finding out when everyone else does. Usually, they know a day or so ahead of time and "only told mum and dad!".
Mind you - if I thought I had any chance of being picked I'd be glued to the live stream.
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Looks like England won't get much to forward as one half of their 'go forward brothers' is out of the tests injured again.
@machpants said in AB EOYT 2018:
Looks like England won't get much to forward as one half of their 'go forward brothers' is out of the tests injured again.
Oh his bro mako also injured but bring monitored. England might have no go forward at all!
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@machpants said in AB EOYT 2018:
Looks like England won't get much to forward as one half of their 'go forward brothers' is out of the tests injured again.
Oh his bro mako also injured but bring monitored. England might have no go forward at all!
@machpants said in AB EOYT 2018:
@machpants said in AB EOYT 2018:
Looks like England won't get much to forward as one half of their 'go forward brothers' is out of the tests injured again.
Oh his bro mako also injured but bring monitored. England might have no go forward at all!
but that's cool, because John Mitchell doesn't believe in it anyway
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@machpants said in AB EOYT 2018:
@machpants said in AB EOYT 2018:
Looks like England won't get much to forward as one half of their 'go forward brothers' is out of the tests injured again.
Oh his bro mako also injured but bring monitored. England might have no go forward at all!
but that's cool, because John Mitchell doesn't believe in it anyway
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@stargazer the level of discussion is fine. It certainly hasn’t hit anything close to the “whinging and moaning” when Mertz was selected over Spencer
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@stargazer the level of discussion is fine. It certainly hasn’t hit anything close to the “whinging and moaning” when Mertz was selected over Spencer
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Just a hint, we have a Star Wars thread, stop clogging this one up with that repetitive shit. Think about poor Stargazer.
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Jesus, every hour Akira gets more and more legendary as the most amazing player in the world ever. Poor old Gibson, so easily forgotten.
@bones said in AB EOYT 2018:
Jesus, every hour Akira gets more and more legendary as the most amazing player in the world ever. Poor old Gibson, so easily forgotten.
Perfectly valid to want to see what he could with an AB forward pack in front of him. The same chance that Whitelock, Frizzel, Fifita, Squire, Savea and now bloody Evans have had.
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Jesus, every hour Akira gets more and more legendary as the most amazing player in the world ever. Poor old Gibson, so easily forgotten.
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@kirwan I will gladly ban anyone who posts about the Star Wars children's movies in the Sports Forum.
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@act-crusader ...the dropping of Cully. The whole Mitch era really.
Henry over Deans in 2008.
@chris-b said in AB EOYT 2018:
@act-crusader ...the dropping of Cully. The whole Mitch era really.
Henry over Deans in 2008.
The Hammettuer thread - you did great service at keeping that one going and going.
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@kiwimurph said in AB EOYT 2018:
@tim straight past Highlanders/AB loose forward Hunt......
And Akira is supposed to have work ons in defence....
