Fastest AB Backline. Ever.
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<p>Is sheer out and out pace as important as speed off the mark?</p>
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<p>E.g. Grant Batty wasn't all that quick at top speed but his acceleration was phenomenal</p> -
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I was going to suggest Duggan as the halfback, and Wynne agrees with me.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Wayne Gray at the NZ Herald did an all-time fast All Blacks a few months ago. I'd have Doug Howlett at 15 (clocked 10.68 for 100 m one), David Kirk at Half Back and Bert Cooke at second five ahead of Wayne's picks.<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11662543">http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11662543</a></p>
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<p>Would definitely have Flavell and Cribb in there, say what you want about their brain explosions, both of those two had pace.</p>
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<p>Mauger at 12 ? Nonu, McCalister, Spencer and Umaga to name a few would be quicker than him.</p>
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<p>Can't help but feel that ol' Wynne did this before his morning coffee.</p> -
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<p>Dougie H, Rok, Lomu all had serious speed as did Sivi. Cully covered ground like he had teleported there.<br><strong>Sid G would have been great in today's game. </strong>Certainly would have held up against AS and Weber.</p>
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<p>? Sid was a very good half-back but had severe limitations that would have been found out.</p>
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<p>Specifically his passing - or lack thereof - and his first instinct was always to snipe round the fringes, put in a box kick or turn it back to his pack. </p>
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<p>Playing 2nd 5 to Sid meant getting your hands on the ball maybe half a dozen times/match.</p>
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<p>Think a smaller, slower Marshall who wouldn't play on Sundays.</p> -
<br><br><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="610346" data-time="1472426851"><p>Would definitely have Flavell and Cribb in there, say what you want about their brain explosions, both of those two had pace.</p></blockquote>
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Geez mate careful, are you sure those players are from the 90s?<br><br>
Sooialo was swift as. -
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Geez mate careful, are you sure those players are from the 90s?<br><br>
Sooialo was swift as.</p>
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<p>Look, just cos you saw him in the garden and mistook him for a mate of yours doesn't make him the flash ok ?</p> -
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Oh. Would it be better if I saw him in Mr Bun? -
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<p>Oh. Would it be better if I saw him in Mr Bun?</p>
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<p>Yes, but even then it would never be as cool as one of Canes4Life's stories about Ardie "stretch" Savea. </p> -
<p>Rodders was probably the quickest loosie in NZ in the early 2000s. Vito also quick before he bulked up.</p>
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<p>9. Duggan</p>
<p>10. Barrett</p>
<p>11. Rok</p>
<p>12. Ralph :whistle:</p>
<p>13. Cullen</p>
<p>14. Vidiri</p>
<p>15. Howlett</p> -
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<p>Specifically his passing - or lack thereof -</p>
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<p>When Going was dropped for the 3rd Test against the Lions in '77, one Pom journalist suggested the AB no. !0 was in a state of shock during the game - from actually receiving a fast pass from the half-back. Lethal around the pack though and made life for his opposite number a total nightmare.</p>
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<p>Sid was quick - anyone who out-sprinted Andy Irvine had serious wheels</p> -
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<p>When Going was dropped for the 3rd Test against the Lions in '77, one Pom journalist suggested the AB no. !0 was in a state of shock during the game - from actually receiving a fast pass from the half-back. Lethal around the pack though and made life for his opposite number a total nightmare.</p>
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<p>Sid was quick - anyone who out-sprinted Andy Irvine had serious wheels</p>
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<p>Yes, he had very deceptive speed.</p>
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<p>I remember watching him playing for his Mid-Northern club rugby after he had retired from representative rugby. He was actually playing on the wing that day.</p>
<p>He proceeded to give a display that any fast, up and coming winger would be proud of. Scored one or two tries and created general havoc from memory.</p>
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<p>And a direct quote from our local legend, Pinetree, "Sid was bloody strong!" </p> -
<p>Sensational pair of homo handles too, even by 70s standards.</p>
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<p>Sid was a tough bugger , in that era , if you got into a dispute with the opposition , you had to know how to throw a few , </p>
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<p>Sid would take on the oppositions forwards without a problem </p> -
<p>I can't recall Sid getting into many confrontations. On the rare occasions he did, he was seriously aggressive and quite scientific in his use of fists as even 17st forwards soon found out. </p>
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<p>As you say, a tough bugger in an era of tough buggers.</p>
