A full strength NPC?
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Taking a stab at Canterbury’s 23:
- Joe Moody
- Codie Taylor
- Oli Jager
- Mitchell Dunshea
- Luke Romano
- Cullen Grace
- Tom Christie
- Whetu Douglas
- Mitchell Drummond
- Richie Mo’unga
- George Bridge
- Dallas McLeod
- Braydon Ennor
- Ngane Punivai
- Josh McKay
- Seb Siataga
- Daniel Leinert-Brown
- Fletcher Newell
- Sam Darry
- Reed Prinsep
- Ere Enari
- Brett Cameron
- Inga Finau
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Nepia Eh, you don't know the names of our players?
We only have 2 ABs, so not much changing from last year.
I do, but you're usually on top of this stuff ... you know, Bucky might have returned from Japan, Hika returned from 3rd division Romanian rugby etc.
@Chris-B You're going to have to rely on homegrown players to replace those players - Covid is like an NPC salary cap on you guys. :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
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@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Chris-B You're going to have to rely on homegrown players to replace those players - Covid is like an NPC salary cap on you guys. :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
How good will it be if, when the figures come out later this year, Ta$man were the champions AND spent less than Hawkes Bay doing it!
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Possible Magpies line-up for 2020.
Assumptions: Retallick and Weber available; Dixon staying for another season; May and O'Connor (based on him having an out-clause and being injured for most of the early SR season) retiring; the rumour about Taumalolo signing being correct.
1 Sona Taumalolo
2 Ash Dixon
3 Pourie Rakete-Stones
4 Brodie Retallick
5 Michael Allardice*
6 Devan Flanders
7 Gareth Evans
8 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
9 Brad Weber
10 Lincoln McClutchie
11 Sam McNicol
12 Danny Toala
13 Jonah Lowe
14 Caleb Makene
15 Tiaan Falcon16 Kianu Kereru-Symes
17 Jason Long
18 Joel Hintz
19 Isaia Walker-Leawere
20 Josh Kaifa
21 Folau Fakatava
22 Neria Fomai
23 Mason Emerson*I rate IWL higher than Allardice, but I'd start Allardice because he and Retallick are an experienced combo.
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@Chris-B said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Chris-B You're going to have to rely on homegrown players to replace those players - Covid is like an NPC salary cap on you guys. :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
How good will it be if, when the figures come out later this year, Ta$man were the champions AND spent less than Hawkes Bay doing it!
I'm sure you could spend less than us when the players are on minimum NPC contracts but fat Crusaders ones.
@Bovidae You're a bad bad bad bad man, luckily we have two awesome 9s at the moment, hell, I'd even take Ruru off the Blues/Akl, to keep their fans happy, over Eaton.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
Possible Magpies line-up for 2020.
Assumptions: Retallick and Weber available; Dixon staying for another season; May and O'Connor (based on him having an out-clause and being injured for most of the early SR season) retiring; the rumour about Taumalolo signing being correct.
1 Sona Taumalolo
2 Ash Dixon
3 Pourie Rakete-Stones
4 Brodie Retallick
5 Michael Allardice*
6 Devan Flanders
7 Gareth Evans
8 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
9 Brad Weber
10 Lincoln McClutchie
11 Sam McNicol
12 Danny Toala
13 Jonah Lowe
14 Caleb Makene
15 Tiaan Falcon16 Kianu Kereru-Symes
17 Jason Long
18 Joel Hintz
19 Isaia Walker-Leawere
20 Josh Kaifa
21 Folau Fakatava
22 Neria Fomai
23 Mason Emerson*I rate IWL higher than Allardice, but I'd start Allardice because he and Retallick are an experienced combo.
Can't we find someone to replace Hintz? Buckman wont be back from overseas?
Good loosie trio, even if there are three number 8s!
I think Allardice is a better lock than IWL currently so think you've made the correct decision and IWL's impact for the bench will be awesome.
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@Nepia Hmmm, a prop better than Hintz? Josiah Tavita-Metcalfe and Patrick Teddy are obviously in our academy, but I'm not sure they're ready. I was hoping for them to have a good club rugby season this year, so they could compete with Hintz for a spot, but now that the club season will be shorter, I'm not so sure. I seriously hope that they didn't sign Namatahi Waa for 2020, because he just isn't good enough.
I'm not sure Bucky will make himself available and is still good enough to justify blocking the pathway of one of the younger players. Maybe instead of Fomai on the bench?
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@Stargazer said in A full strength NPC?:
@Nepia Hmmm, a prop better than Hintz? Josiah Tavita-Metcalfe and Patrick Teddy are obviously in our academy, but I'm not sure they're ready. I was hoping for them to have a good club rugby season this year, so they could compete with Hintz for a spot, but now that the club season will be shorter, I'm not so sure. I seriously hope that they didn't sign Namatahi Waa for 2020, because he just isn't good enough.
I'm not sure Bucky will make himself available and is still good enough to justify blocking the pathway of one of the younger players. Maybe instead of Fomai on the bench?
I was working on the presumption that we're assembling the best team that would land back due to Corona, so if Bucky's back he's in the team and starts, pushing Jonah to the wing.
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Canterbury team would look like this
- Joe Moody
2 Codie Taylor
3 Michael Alaalatoa
4 Michael Dunshea
5 Sam Whitelock
6 Cullen Grace
7 Tom Christie
8 Whetu Douglas
9 Mitchell Drummond
10 Richie Mo'unga
11 George Bridge
12 Dallas McLeod
13 Braydon Ennor
14 Ngane Punivai
15 Josh McKay
16 Daniel Leinart- Brown
17 Brodie McAlister
18 Ollie Jager
19. Luke Romano
20 Tom Sanders
21 Ere Enari
22 Brett Cameron
23 Inga Finauplus in the squad
Siate Tokolahi
Isi Tunngafasi
Harry Allen
Billy Harmon
Reed Prinseep
Fergus Burke
Sam Gilbert - Joe Moody
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@Canes4life
You missed a few Michael Alaalatoa,Isi Tunngafasi,Siate Tokolahi,Harry Allen,Brodie McAlister,Billy Harmon,Tom Sanders,Sam Whitelock Due back in June,Dallas Mcleod, -
@Nepia said in A full strength NPC?:
@Chris-B said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Chris-B You're going to have to rely on homegrown players to replace those players - Covid is like an NPC salary cap on you guys. :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
How good will it be if, when the figures come out later this year, Ta$man were the champions AND spent less than Hawkes Bay doing it!
I'm sure you could spend less than us when the players are on minimum NPC contracts but fat Crusaders ones.
And, no doubt, the Crusaders have loads of money to throw at their squaddies, because all their ABs are on minimum Super contracts, but big fat All Black ones!
Steve Tew is a genius!
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@Chris All hypothetical.
OK, a blast from the past - North Island vs South Island.
The qualifier is which school you went to (some went to more than one school), not where you were born or the province you now play for. All players fit and available for selection
NORTH ISLAND
1 Tu'ungafasi
2 Taylor
3 Laulala
4 S Barrett
5 Whitelock
6 Jacobson
7 Cane
8 Savea
9 Smith
10 B Barrett
11 Ioane
12 Laumape
13 Goodhue
14 Reece
15 J Barrett16 Coles
17 Tu'inukuafe
18 Ta'avao
19 Tuipulotu
20 Papalii
21 Perenara
22 Black
23 BridgeSOUTH ISLAND
1 Moody
2 Dixon
3 Moli
4 Dunshea
5 Retallick
6 Grace
7 Christie
8 Blackadder
9 Drummond
10 Mo'unga
11 Alaimalo
12 Havili
13 A Lienert-Brown
14 Jordan
15 McKenzie16 McAlister
17 D Lienert-Brown
18 Tokolahi
19 Romano
20 Harmon
21 Grooby? @Chris-B
22 Nankivell
23 L Fainga'anukuThere may be SI eligible players I have overlooked without checking all info.
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For the NI team I would have G Evans instead of Papalii & Cruden instead of Black on the bench. Based on form I would have Tyrel Lomax in there aswell.
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@Canes4life I thought about Lomax and it looks like he may have spent time at school in Welly. He could replace Ta'avao if eligible.
