Wellington Lions 2023
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From that squad, and Coles/Ardie/injuries aside our best 23 is probably the following:
- Xavier Numia
- Asafo Aumua
- PJ Sheck
- Caleb Delany
- Dominic Bird
- Brad Shields
- Du Plessis Kirifi (c)
- Peter Lakai
- TJ Perenara
- Aiden Morgan
- Pepesani Patafilo
- Peter Umaga-Jensen
- Billy Proctor
- Julian Savea
- Ruben Love
- James O'Reilly
- Cameron Orr
- Siale Lauaki
- Hugo Plummer
- Keelan Whitman
- Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
- Riley Higgins
- Connor Garden-Bachop
Our second XV would probably look like this:
- Ha’amea Ahio
- Joyner Gaulalofa
- Bradley Chrichton
- Akira Ieremia
- Anthony Pettett
- Dominic Ropeti
- Sione Halalilo
- Keelan Whitman
- Kyle Preston
- Sam Clarke
- Joe Faleafaga
- Losi Filipo
- Ethan Webster-Nonu
- Isi Saumaki
- Tjay Clarke
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Isn't TJ out for the NPC not back until SR ?.
I know he has been included in the squad list but he would be contracted so named .
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no Logan Henry what the heck! otherwise a good team. agree with Canes4life Pettett has been great for Jville! and is a mountain of a man
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Similar take by clubrugby.co.nz, why wasn’t Pettett and Logan Henry selected? Henry is far better than Howling.
Shock and Orr as Lions 40-man NPC squad named
For the first time since 1982, the Wellington Lions will head into the new season as defending National Provincial Championship winners and Ranfurly Shield winners. Today a 40-strong squad has been…
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@cgrant something makes me think he picked up a serious injury as he hasn’t been selected in the Wellington B squad either.
Either that, or he’s chosen to play for another province.
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@Canes4life said in Wellington Lions 2023:
@cgrant something makes me think he picked up a serious injury as he hasn’t been selected in the Wellington B squad either.
Either that, or he’s chosen to play for another province.
Or they wanted to officially name TJ for some reason. TJ is injured and pulls out soon, Henry comes in?
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Interesting that Pettett is standing in the background watching the Lions train in one of their social posts. Maybe he is injured but surely he should have been named like all the other injured players.
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Interesting seeing Alex Fidow named in the Wellington Samoan squad. Would suggest he didn't make an NPC squad? Interesting I always thought he was a pretty good player, even at Super level.
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@Duluth he was playing off the bench for Ories this year and was actually spending some time in the backs.
He’s lost a tone of weight but I’m sure if he finds the right position he could make a professional come back at some point. Don’t think it will be in the front row though.
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I was hoping the info provided to fans might have improved under Ellison and Paku. Sadly it's worse. No details on player stats on the lions website. And team announcements are last minute. But maybe I expect too much. This would involve some extra work and we can't have that. Instead just do the bare minimum to get by.
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@Winger said in Wellington Lions 2023:
I was hoping the info provided to fans might have improved under Ellison and Paku. Sadly it's worse. No details on player stats in the lions website. And team announcements are last minute. But maybe I expect too much. This would involve some extra work and we can't have that. Instead just do the bare minimum to get by.
I suspect they don't have a comms person at the moment t. The role is split 50/50 between Wellington and the Canes. Pays like shit. Don't tend to keep staff for more than a season. The ad was posted in mid June. Even if they found someone. I doubt they would be in place now https://www.wrfu.co.nz/news/position-vacancy-communications-and-content-manager
