North vs South

[Tim]

@ACT-Crusader Yeah, I guess he and McAlister are the options.

[Stargazer]

@Tim said in North vs South:

How's the North tight five shaping up?

1 Karl T
2 Aumua
3 Ofa T
4 Pat T
5 Scrafton

16 Coles
17 ?
18 Laulala
19 Goodhue/GCT

Nepo Laulala qualifies for South, not North

[Stargazer]

@Tim Gareth Evans at 8

[Tim]

@Stargazer Good spotting.

[Tim]

@Stargazer So South's pack will be something like this?

1 Moody
2 Taylor
3 Lomax
4 Whitelock
5 Dunshea
6 Frizzell
7 Hunt
8 Evans

16 Coltman
17 Hodgman
18 Laulala
19 Parkinson/Strange (may be suspended)
20 Christie/Sanders

[Stargazer]

@Tim Yeah, I think that will be close to who they'll pick. I don't rate Sanders at all, and would probably pick Christie, but it's a real shame Cullen Grace probably won't be back in time. I'm convinced he' been in the squad.

[Chris]

@Tim said in North vs South:

@Stargazer So South's pack will be something like this?

1 Moody
2 Taylor
3 Laulala
4 Whitelock
5 Dunshea
6 Frizzell
7 Hunt
8 Evans

16 Coltman
17 Hodgman
18 Tokolahi (eligible?)
19 Parkinson/Strange (may be suspended)
20 Christie/Sanders

Probably Lomax for Tokolahi

[Tim]

@Chris Forgot he first moved to Ta$man.

[Tim]

Revised North:

1 Karl T
2 Aumua
3 Ofa T
4 Pat T
5 Scrafton

16 Coles
17 Ross/Johnstone
18 Ta’avoa ( back from injury?)
19 Goodhue/GCT

[Tim]

North really have a lot of options in the loose forwards.

Cane
Savea
Papalii
Kirifi
Boshier
Robinson
Ioane
Sotutu
Mikaele-Tu'u

When is Jacobson back from injury?

[Canes4life]

@Tim add Kirifi to that list aswell, he's been immense.

[Canes4life]

@Tim can't disagree with that starting tight five on form. My loose forward trio on form would be 6. Boshier 7. Savea 8. Sotutu. Sorry Cane but I would have Papalii on the bench.

[Tim]

@Canes4life I'm hoping that both Sotutu and Robinson will be available for the game.

[Tim]

@Canes4life Would like to see more of Fidow too. Thought he provided good impact last night.

[Canes4life]

@Tim forgot about Robinson, when is he due back? He could be the reserve lock/loosie if fit.

[Tim]

@Canes4life There's a lot of good loosies running around. Trained with the Blues this week, but not sure when he will be match fit.

[Canes4life]

@Tim yeah he's still improving IMO, still has his work ons at scrum time but he's a devastating guy to bring off the bench.

[Tim]

South backs.

9 Drummond
10 Mo'unga
11 Bridge
12 Thompson
13 Goodhue
14 Jordan
15 Barrett

21 Weber
22 Ioane
23 Ennor

[Tim]

North backs:

9 Smith
10 Black
11 Clarke
12 ALB
13 Ioane
14 Telea
15 Barrett

21 TJP
22 Laumape
23 Stevenson

[Canes4life]

@Tim

I would go:

9. Smith
10. Barrett
11. Ioane
12. Laumape (if he's still in PUJ comes in)
13. Leinert-Brown
14. Reece
15. McKenzie

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21. Perenara
22. Umaga-Jensen
23. Telea/Clarke