NPC 2022

[Stargazer]

[bobily2]

Teague McElroy has retired due to issues with concussion

[Tim]

@bobily2 said in NPC 2022:

Teague McElroy has retired due to issues with concussion

Damn, he'd been making a lot of progress, and was in the Blues WTG at times. Apparently he didn't really take rugby seriously until graduating university.

[KiwiMurph]

[Kiwiwomble]

@KiwiMurph it looks good, question though, does it have a track around it? if not then why the big curved ends?

[Stargazer]

Preseason game

[mikey07]

@Stargazer said in NPC 2022:

Interesting picking up Wellington wing Tomasi Alosio.

[mikey07]

@Canes4life said in NPC 2022:

@bobily2 yeah he transitioned at the beginning of the club year to a tight-head prop. There's no doubt he's going to be mobile, whether he can scrum is another question altogether.

I'm a little perplexed at some of these signings, do we not have better options coming through than Filipo and the always injured Milner-Skudder? The tight five is very average aswell.

There’s plenty of talent in the top try scorers list year in year old they just never get a chance because we have to use recycled players.

[Bovidae]

Stan van den Hoven is playing for Taranaki (Lord's replacement).

https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/129278924/settled-taranaki-squad-named-for-npc

Full squad:

Outside backs: Jayson Potroz, Josh Setu, Jordie Barrett, Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Kini Naholo, Vereniki Tikoisolomone, Matt McKenzie.

Midfield: Teihorangi Walden, Daneil Rona, Meihana Grindlay.

Inside backs: Beauden Barrett, Stephen Perofeta, Daniel Waite, Josh Jacomb.

Halfbacks: Liam Blyde, Logan Crowley.

Loose forwards: Pita Gus Sowakula, Tom Florence, Mitch Brown, Scott Jury, Michael Loft, Nathaniel Peters, Hemopo Cunningham, Kaylum Boshier.

Locks: Scott Barrett, Tupou Vaa’i, Josh Lord, Jesse Parete, Mickey Woolliams, Stan van den Hoven.

Hookers: Bradley Slater, Ricky Riccitelli, Millennium Sanerivi.

Props: Jared Proffit, Mitch O’Neill, Crusader Faletagoa’i, Donald Brighouse, Kyle Stewart.

[ARHS]

Does anyone have lineups for the match in tokoroa this afternoon? Might head across and pretend the shield is on the line. Hoping Dmac will play.

[Stargazer]

@ARHS No, both provinces seem to be reluctant to keep their supporters informed.

[Bovidae]

@ARHS I'm going to head down to Tokoroa myself as the weather looks OK.

I am assuming that both teams will be missing all players involved in their club finals, as well as those with Samoa and Tonga.

[Duluth]

@Bovidae said in NPC 2022:

Stan van den Hoven is playing for Taranaki (Lord's replacement).

https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/129278924/settled-taranaki-squad-named-for-npc

Full squad:

Outside backs: Jayson Potroz, Josh Setu, Jordie Barrett, Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Kini Naholo, Vereniki Tikoisolomone, Matt McKenzie.

Midfield: Teihorangi Walden, Daneil Rona, Meihana Grindlay.

Inside backs: Beauden Barrett, Stephen Perofeta, Daniel Waite, Josh Jacomb.

Halfbacks: Liam Blyde, Logan Crowley.

Loose forwards: Pita Gus Sowakula, Tom Florence, Mitch Brown, Scott Jury, Michael Loft, Nathaniel Peters, Hemopo Cunningham, Kaylum Boshier.

Locks: Scott Barrett, Tupou Vaa’i, Josh Lord, Jesse Parete, Mickey Woolliams, Stan van den Hoven.

Hookers: Bradley Slater, Ricky Riccitelli, Millennium Sanerivi.

Props: Jared Proffit, Mitch O’Neill, Crusader Faletagoa’i, Donald Brighouse, Kyle Stewart.

A full strength side would be decent. Something like this?

1 Jared Proffit
2 Bradley Slater
3 Kyle Stewart
4 Josh Lord
5 Scott Barrett
6 Tupou Vaa’i
7 Tom Florence
8 Pita Sowakula
9 Logan Crowley
10 Beauden Barrett
11 Kini Naholo
12 Jordie Barrett
13 Teihorangi Walden
14 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
15 Stephen Perofeta

A 10 team, home & away, full strength NPC, replacing SR and the current shit NPC would be fun...

[ARHS]

@Bovidae Will head over there too.

[akan004]

I thought Lord was out for the year? ACL wasn't it?

[Stargazer]

@akan004 Players with season-ending injuries - who are under contract - are usually named in NPC squads, even if they won't play. In that case, there's normally an extra player as an injury replacement. In this case, van den Hoven.

[ARHS]

Strong waikato forward pack dominating so far. Interesting looking flanker in 20 jersey

[Stargazer]

The Waikato instagram page calls today's preseason game "opposed scenarios" (with spelling mistake: screnarios).

[ARHS]

@Stargazer first half ended pretty even. 12 all. Magpie backs capitalised on defensive turnovers. Tiatia looking to spark anything he can. Tucker very influential for Waikato.
Ratima's kicking a bit rusty but good elsewhere.
Both teams playing lots of super players. Saw Mcwhannell in young looking bench group. Magpies attacking flow may be too good in second half.

Who is the Mooloo 10? And who is Zak in magpie backs?

[Stargazer]

@ARHS

@ARHS said in NPC 2022:

Who is the Mooloo 10? And who is Zak in magpie backs?

I assume that's Zach Simpson. He's a midfielder who was in our development team, last year. I don't know much about him, other than that he attended Te Aute College and plays his club rugby for Central Hawke's Bay.