North vs South

Tim

@Canes4life Read the thread.

Stargazer

Hookers:

North: Coles, Aumua, Parsons, Dixon
South: Taylor, Coltman, ... Makalio (although his first province was - according to Wikipedia - Wairarapa-Bush, does Heartland count?)

If it had been based on school, it would have been:

North: Taylor, Coles, Coltman, Aumua, Parsons ... Makalio
South: Dixon ... Ricky Jackson/Brodie McAlister?

Bovidae

Laulala and Lomax are eligible for the SI now.

Canes4life

This criteria kind of diminishes the point of a North vs South game. The whole tribal factor is what these sorts of games are built around. I feel they've missed the mark and I think the care factor will be alot lower than it could have been.

IMO they should let the players decide who they play for, but once they pull on a jersey they can't switch down the track.

KiwiMurph

@Canes4life said in North vs South:

This criteria kind of diminishes the point of a North vs South game. The whole tribal factor is what these sorts of games are built around. I feel they've missed the mark and I think the care factor will be alot lower than it could have been.

IMO they should let the players decide who they play for, but once they pull on a jersey they can't switch down the track.

They should have just done Probables vs Possibles.

Kiwiwomble

@KiwiMurph said in North vs South:

@Canes4life said in North vs South:

This criteria kind of diminishes the point of a North vs South game. The whole tribal factor is what these sorts of games are built around. I feel they've missed the mark and I think the care factor will be alot lower than it could have been.

IMO they should let the players decide who they play for, but once they pull on a jersey they can't switch down the track.

They should have just done Probables vs Possibles.

i saw an idea going around, two coaches named and they just get to pick their own squads, taking turns, stream it and make it a bit of an event of it

Canes4life

POSSIBLE NORTH TEAM:

Karl Tu'unukuafe
Dane Coles
Ofa Tu'ungafasi
Patrick Tuipolotu
Brodie Rettalick (if he's available)
Ardie Savea
Sam Cane
Hoskins Sotutu
Aaron Smith
Beauden Barrett
Reiko Ioane
Ngani Laumape
Anton Leinert Brown
Sevu Reece
Damian McKenzie
Asafo Aumua
Aiden Ross / Xavier Numia (anyone better)?
Angus Ta'avao
Isaia Walker-Leawere
Gareth Evans/Akira Ioane
TJ Perenara
Aaron Cruden
Vince Aso

Kiwiwomble

@Canes4life said in North vs South:

POSSIBLE NORTH TEAM:

Karl Tu'unukuafe

Dane Coles

Ofa Tu'ungafasi

Patrick Tuipolotu

Brodie Rettalick (if he's available)

Ardie Savea

Sam Cane

Hoskins Sotutu

Aaron Smith

Beauden Barrett

Reiko Ioane

Ngani Laumape

Anton Leinert Brown

Sevu Reece

Damian McKenzie

Asafo Aumua

Aiden Ross / Xavier Numia (anyone better)?

Angus Ta'avao

Isaia Walker-Leawere

Gareth Evans/Akira Ioane

TJ Perenara

Aaron Cruden

Vince Aso

bugger thats a good team...Evans debuted for otago though, another Dunedin RFC boy

everyone know the story of him playing two games for the Highlanders in one day? big fan

Canes4life

POSSIBLE SOUTH TEAM:

Joe Moody
Codie Taylor
Tyrel Lomax
Scott Barrett
Sam Whitelock
Cullen Grace
James Lentjies
Gareth Evans
Brad Webber
Richie Mo'unga
George Bridge
Jordie Barrett
Jack Goodhue
Will Jordan
David Havili
Liam Coltman
Oli Jager
Nepo Laulaula
Luke Romano
Billy Harmon
Mitchell Drummond
Mitchell Hunt
Braydon Ennor

Canes4life

@Canes4life said in North vs South:

POSSIBLE NORTH TEAM:

Karl Tu'unukuafe

Dane Coles

Ofa Tu'ungafasi

Patrick Tuipolotu

Brodie Rettalick (if he's available)

Ardie Savea

Sam Cane

Hoskins Sotutu

Aaron Smith

Beauden Barrett

Reiko Ioane

Ngani Laumape

Anton Leinert Brown

Sevu Reece

Damian McKenzie

Asafo Aumua

Aiden Ross / Xavier Numia (anyone better)?

Angus Ta'avao

Isaia Walker-Leawere

~~Gareth Evans~~/Akira Ioane

TJ Perenara

Aaron Cruden

Vince Aso

Kiwiwomble

@Canes4life said in North vs South:

POSSIBLE SOUTH TEAM:

Joe Moody

Codie Taylor

Tyrel Lomax

Scott Barrett

Sam Whitelock

Cullen Grace

James Lentjies

Gareth Evans

Brad Webber

Richie Mo'unga

George Bridge

Jordie Barrett

Jack Goodhue

Will Jordan

David Havili

Liam Coltman

Oli Jager

Nepo Laulaula

Luke Romano

Billy Harmon

Mitchell Drummond

Mitchell Hunt

Braydon Ennor

James Lentjies has a season ending broken ankle...horrific, i'd say Dillon Hunt instead

Duluth

@Canes4life said in North vs South:

Mitchell Hunt

First province was Auckland

Machpants

@Stargazer said in North vs South:

South: Taylor, Coltman, ... Makalio (although his first province was - according to Wikipedia - Wairarapa-Bush, does Heartland count?)

Sorry, do you know where the 'rapa is? It ain't in the South Island!

Canes4life

@Duluth Brett Cameron?

Kiwiwomble

@Machpants said in North vs South:

@Stargazer said in North vs South:

South: Taylor, Coltman, ... Makalio (although his first province was - according to Wikipedia - Wairarapa-Bush, does Heartland count?)

Sorry, do you know where the 'rapa is? It ain't in the South Island!

that was his point...first top div team was in the south but if Heartland is included then the 'rapa is his first team

Duluth

@Canes4life said in North vs South:

Brett Cameron?

Josh Ioane

Tim

For North:

Hodgman on the bench at loosehead.

Rettalick isn't available. Goodhue to start. GCT is a bench option. Any other lock options? Not much depth.

ALB/Ioane is probably better than Laumape/ALB.

Robinson to start at six, Savea on the bench.

Black on the bench.

Must be a better option than Aso.

For South: Oli Jaeger is a tighthead not a loosehead.

Canes4life

@Tim Savea on the bench? Is this another joke of yours?

Didn't Hodgman play for Canterbury first aswell?

Tim

@Canes4life said in North vs South:

Didn't Hodgman play for Canterbury first aswell?

Yeah, Hodgman did. He replaces Jaeger.

Bones

No love for the forgotten man, MMT.

The Silver Fern

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