Best of all time?

[BerniesCorner]

Yep still makes my GOAT team

[Smudge]

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

[BerniesCorner]

If you want to

[booboo]

Ardie at 12

[voodoo]

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

[JK]

@voodoo

International or local??

[mariner4life]

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

[JK]

@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

[Gunner]

Some more ginga nominees;

Tom Robinson
Finlay Christie
James Ryan
Ihaia West
John Gallagher

[ACT Crusader]

@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.

[Duluth]

@ACT-Crusader Brent Russell

[JK]

@Gunner I had all these other than John Gallagher. Peter Nelson is my fullback. Im missing a 12 and 13.

Ihaia is one of my favs...as a ginger maori he brings a whole lot of unpredictability to the team.

[JK]

1 Steven Kitshoff (SA)
2 Adriaan Strauss (SA)
3 Dan Cole (England)
4 Paul Tito (NZ) - Captain
5 Paul O'Connell (Ireland)
6 Adam Thomson (NZ)
7 Tom Robinson (NZ)
8 Duane Vermeulen (SA)
9 Finlay Christie (NZ)
10 Ihaia West (NZ)
11 Declan O'Donnell
12 ??
13 ??
14 Peter Nelson (Ireland)
15 John Gallagher (NZ)

Have moved Nelson to Wing. Not a heap of ginger pace out there. Jeff Wilson could get a wing spot, but not sure he'd appreciate that at all

Edit - forgot to mention that this time prefers to play night games but could do day games in the northern hemisphere

[MN5]

15 Mike Brown
14 Mark Telea
13 Stirling Mortlock
12 Mike Tindell
11 Chester Williams
10 Marc Ellis
9 George Gregan
8 Lawrence Dallaglio
7 Josh Kronfeld
6 Dj Forbes
5 Keith Robinson
4 Olivier Merle
3 Dan Cole
2 Phil Greening
1 Bull Allen

[Nepia]

@MN5 said in Best of all time?:

15 Mike Brown
14 Mark Telea
13 Stirling Mortlock
12 Mike Tindell
11 Chester Williams
10 Marc Ellis
9 George Gregan
8 Lawrence Dallaglio
7 Josh Kronfeld
6 Dj Forbes
5 Keith Robinson
4 Olivier Merle
3 Dan Cole
2 Phil Greening
1 Bull Allen

I'm trying to find the unique thing they all have in common so I know what Best of All Time this represents, but I'm coming up with nada.

[MN5]

@Nepia said in Best of all time?:

@MN5 said in Best of all time?:

15 Mike Brown
14 Mark Telea
13 Stirling Mortlock
12 Mike Tindell
11 Chester Williams
10 Marc Ellis
9 George Gregan
8 Lawrence Dallaglio
7 Josh Kronfeld
6 Dj Forbes
5 Keith Robinson
4 Olivier Merle
3 Dan Cole
2 Phil Greening
1 Bull Allen

I'm trying to find the unique thing they all have in common so I know what Best of All Time this represents, but I'm coming up with nada.

They qualify from their playing days not how they are now so Jeff Wilson misses out

[Nepia]

@MN5 said in Best of all time?:

@Nepia said in Best of all time?:

@MN5 said in Best of all time?:

15 Mike Brown
14 Mark Telea
13 Stirling Mortlock
12 Mike Tindell
11 Chester Williams
10 Marc Ellis
9 George Gregan
8 Lawrence Dallaglio
7 Josh Kronfeld
6 Dj Forbes
5 Keith Robinson
4 Olivier Merle
3 Dan Cole
2 Phil Greening
1 Bull Allen

I'm trying to find the unique thing they all have in common so I know what Best of All Time this represents, but I'm coming up with nada.

They qualify from their playing days not how they are now so Jeff Wilson misses out

Ok, I get it now, but most of Ellis' playing days he wouldn't qualify would he?

[MN5]

@Nepia said in Best of all time?:

@MN5 said in Best of all time?:

@Nepia said in Best of all time?:

@MN5 said in Best of all time?:

15 Mike Brown
14 Mark Telea
13 Stirling Mortlock
12 Mike Tindell
11 Chester Williams
10 Marc Ellis
9 George Gregan
8 Lawrence Dallaglio
7 Josh Kronfeld
6 Dj Forbes
5 Keith Robinson
4 Olivier Merle
3 Dan Cole
2 Phil Greening
1 Bull Allen

I'm trying to find the unique thing they all have in common so I know what Best of All Time this represents, but I'm coming up with nada.

They qualify from their playing days not how they are now so Jeff Wilson misses out

Ok, I get it now, but most of Ellis' playing days he wouldn't qualify would he?

Not in 1993 when he played first five.

I’m happy for you to come up with better options, I can’t think of any.

[Nepia]

I’m happy for you to come up with better options, I can’t think of any.

What about Freddie Michalak?

[MN5]

What about Freddie Michalak?

Great call, or Gregor Townsend !