Openside flankers

[Toddy]

Vanisi

[ACT Crusader]

@toddy said in Openside flankers:

Waldrom

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[ACT Crusader]

@bovidae said in Openside flankers:

Schuler?

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[ACT Crusader]

@duluth said in Openside flankers:

Blowers

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[NTA]

We had some pretty good on-ball talent running around the last couple of decades. Unfortunately some of them were at the same time...

David Wilson (79 caps)
David Croft (5 Test caps)
Phil Waugh (79 caps)
George Smith (111 caps)
David Pocock (78 caps)
Liam Gill (15 caps)
And at the same time as Gill we have Hooper (112*), now McReight (1) and Liam Wright (5) at the Reds, Hardwick (2?) at the Rebels, Koteka at the Force.

As @mariner4life says above: it is a bit of a glamour position but the speed of our game in the antipodes demands you get someone capable of disrupting ruck ball.

[ACT Crusader]

@toddy said in Openside flankers:

Vanisi

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Good get there bro

[Bovidae]

How many left now?

[delicatessen]

@act-crusader said in Openside flankers:

@toddy said in Openside flankers:

Vanisi

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Good get there bro

That's all 30 then?

[ACT Crusader]

Update

1 - Dalton Papali’i
2 - Ardie Savea
3 - Ethan Blackadder
4 - Sam Cane
5 - Matt Todd
6 - Tanerau Latimer
7 - Scott Waldrom
8 - Adam Thomson
9 - Chris Masoe
10 - Rodney So’oialo
11 - Daniel Braid
12 - Sam Harding
13 - Richie McCaw
14 - Marty Holah
15 - Scott Robertson
16 - Mark Carter
17 - Andrew Blowers
18 - Taine Randell
19 - Josh Kronfeld
20 - Liam Barry
21 - Kupu Vanisi
22 - Zinzan Brooke
23 - Paul Henderson
24 -
25 - Kevin Schuler
26 - Michael Jones
27 -
28 - Mark Brooke-Crowden
29 -
30 - Mike Brewer

[Nepia]

Hobbs

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@nepia said in Openside flankers:

Hobbs

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[Bovidae]

@act-crusader Is there a 27? IIRC 1986 was Brooke-Cowden and Hobbs before Jones made his debut in 1987.

[Mick Gold Coast QLD]

This has been a good read, I enjoyed it.

I have long believed the unluckiest players alive are the fellas who emerged between Michael Jones¹ and Sir Richie! I watched both Marty Holah and Josh Kronfeld around about that time and they were seriously good. There was also Zinzan, who was exceptional - an exciting runner, and Taine Randell. I liked his play (best as a No 8 ) but he was way too young when Hart made him captain and I say that mucked up a potentially fine career.

The stars aligned to ensure these contenders would enjoy short careers!

¹ Jones - the finest rugby player I have seen I reckon, and an outstanding man with it.

[gt12]

@act-crusader said in Openside flankers:

Update

1 - Dalton Papali’i
2 - Ardie Savea
3 - Ethan Blackadder
4 - Sam Cane
5 - Matt Todd
6 - Tanerau Latimer
7 - Scott Waldrom
8 - Adam Thomson
9 - Chris Masoe
10 - Rodney So’oialo
11 - Daniel Braid
12 - Sam Harding
13 - Richie McCaw
14 - Marty Holah
15 - Scott Robertson
16 - Mark Carter
17 - Andrew Blowers
18 - Taine Randell
19 - Josh Kronfeld
20 - Liam Barry
21 - Kupu Vanisi
22 - Zinzan Brooke
23 - Paul Henderson
24 -
25 - Kevin Schuler
26 - Michael Jones
27 -
28 - Mark Brooke-Crowden
29 -
30 - Mike Brewer

Fuck, that list has some really fucking good players who we might hardly even remember to mention as ABs.

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@bovidae said in Openside flankers:

@act-crusader Is there a 27? IIRC 1986 was Brooke-Cowden and Hobbs before Jones made his debut in 1987.

27 only started one test at 7 but I believe also played a couple of non-tests at 7

[bayimports]

Its not someone in one of those gaps like that NZ sevens player Dallas Seymour is it?

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@bayimports said in Openside flankers:

Its not someone in one of those gaps like that NZ sevens player Dallas Seymour is it?

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[bayimports]

ha ha I wonder if the last one was a loose forward not normally a number 7, im stumped now..used my last obscure reference above

[Frye]

Andy Earl

[ACT Crusader]

@bayimports said in Openside flankers:

ha ha I wonder if the last one was a loose forward not normally a number 7, im stumped now..used my last obscure reference above

To add to the earlier clue, he played 20 tests.