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Best of all time?

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  • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

    @Steve said in Best of all time?:

    Christian Cullen is the GOAT fullback.

    Conrad 13, Read 8, Whitelock, Smith 9 won back to back world cups....

    smith didn't debut for the AB's till 2012.....

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    @Kiwiwomble said in Best of all time?:

    @Steve said in Best of all time?:

    Christian Cullen is the GOAT fullback.

    Conrad 13, Read 8, Whitelock, Smith 9 won back to back world cups....

    smith didn't debut for the AB's till 2012.....

    that is a good point well made sir.

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      #172

      Right, Captains: In no particular order and excluding anyone before the late '70;s

      Graham Mourie, Fitzy, Ritchie, David Kirk.

      Ritchie & Mourie for me. Both took teams which were in a bad place and brought to the very top,

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      • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

        Right, Captains: In no particular order and excluding anyone before the late '70;s

        Graham Mourie, Fitzy, Ritchie, David Kirk.

        Ritchie & Mourie for me. Both took teams which were in a bad place and brought to the very top,

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        @Victor-Meldrew DC.

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        • BonesB Bones

          @Victor-Meldrew DC.

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          @Bones said in Best of all time?:

          @Victor-Meldrew DC.

          ?

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          • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

            @Bones said in Best of all time?:

            @Victor-Meldrew DC.

            ?

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            @Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?:

            @Bones said in Best of all time?:

            @Victor-Meldrew DC.

            ?

            Pretty sure he was a very successful captain

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              Paul Henderson

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              • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

                Right, Captains: In no particular order and excluding anyone before the late '70;s

                Graham Mourie, Fitzy, Ritchie, David Kirk.

                Ritchie & Mourie for me. Both took teams which were in a bad place and brought to the very top,

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                @Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?:

                Right, Captains: In no particular order and excluding anyone before the late '70;s

                Graham Mourie, Fitzy, Ritchie, David Kirk.

                Ritchie & Mourie for me. Both took teams which were in a bad place and brought to the very top,

                Buck?

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                • boobooB booboo

                  @Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?:

                  Right, Captains: In no particular order and excluding anyone before the late '70;s

                  Graham Mourie, Fitzy, Ritchie, David Kirk.

                  Ritchie & Mourie for me. Both took teams which were in a bad place and brought to the very top,

                  Buck?

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                  @booboo said in Best of all time?:

                  Buck?

                  Took over a winning team and did well. Just think Mourie & Ritche proved they could lead thru adversity as well as thru the good times.

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                  • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                    for full transparency

                    Cullen
                    Wilson
                    Bunce
                    Horan
                    Lomu
                    Carter
                    VdVH
                    Zinny
                    Richie
                    J Smith
                    Matfield
                    Johnson
                    Brown
                    Fitzy
                    Os dR

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                    @mariner4life Horan-Bunce that's a bit unfair against anyone

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                    • BerniesCornerB BerniesCorner

                      GOAT NZ
                      Peak player not longevity

                      Paekak Ex
                      JK
                      Lomu
                      Bunce
                      Smokin J
                      Carter
                      Smith
                      ZZB
                      Kaino
                      McCaw
                      Retallick
                      Whitelock
                      O Brown
                      Coles
                      McDowell

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                      @BerniesCorner said in Best of all time?:

                      GOAT NZ
                      Peak player not longevity

                      Paekak Ex
                      JK
                      Lomu
                      Bunce
                      Smokin J
                      Carter
                      Smith
                      ZZB
                      Kaino
                      McCaw
                      Retallick
                      Whitelock
                      O Brown
                      Coles
                      McDowell

                      Joe Stanley never started once at 12 in his 27 tests, but sure...

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                        #181

                        Yep still makes my GOAT team

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                          Looks like I'm putting Hayman in as my GOAT #8 then.

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                            If you want to

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                              Ardie at 12

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                                Any update from @JK on when he’ll post his all-time ginger XV?

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                                • voodooV voodoo

                                  Any update from @JK on when he’ll post his all-time ginger XV?

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                                  @voodoo

                                  International or local??

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                                    If Paul Tito isn't captain that'll do me

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                                    • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                      If Paul Tito isn't captain that'll do me

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                                      @mariner4life said in Best of all time?:

                                      If Paul Tito isn't captain that'll do me

                                      First man picked - either international or NZ only.

                                      Just gotta build the fire force around him

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                                        Some more ginga nominees;

                                        Tom Robinson
                                        Finlay Christie
                                        James Ryan
                                        Ihaia West
                                        John Gallagher

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                                        • No QuarterN No Quarter

                                          @KiwiMurph said in Best of all time?:

                                          A best ever bench players would be interesting.

                                          Not just the next best players but players who delivered off of the bench.

                                          Obviously this would be limited to the last 25 years or so.

                                          From NZ the likes of Beauden, Faumuina, Weepu come to mind.

                                          Kees Meeuws was one of the original bench impact players!

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                                          @No-Quarter said in Best of all time?:

                                          @KiwiMurph said in Best of all time?:

                                          A best ever bench players would be interesting.

                                          Not just the next best players but players who delivered off of the bench.

                                          Obviously this would be limited to the last 25 years or so.

                                          From NZ the likes of Beauden, Faumuina, Weepu come to mind.

                                          Kees Meeuws was one of the original bench impact players!

                                          Kees definitely especially in the 1 prop replacement era. I’d put Coles in the bench impact team too.

                                          From a non-NZ perspective, Matt Rogers for the Aussies. That blonde midget from the Boks that could play 10, wing, fullback.

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