Tasman 2020

[Tim]

@Daffy-Jaffy Injured?

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Tim He is not named on the injured list on the graphic above.

[Chris B.]

Some pretty serious injury losses - with Parkinson, Blackadder and Moli all gone for the season.

Interesting to see that James Marshall was apparently planning to return to his roots.

Big Leicester apparently to be used as a midfielder.

This team doesn't look quite as good as last year's - and if there is test rugby it will look even weaker with my expectation we will probably lose Reece, Jordan, Frizell and Lomax to the ABs.

[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

[Machpants]

@Stargazer Was confused for a micro-second about the club called (Jim)...

[Chris B.]

@Stargazer said in Ta$man 2020:

Princep - tighthead prop (Lomax)
Robinson - fullback (Jordan)
Tavatavanawai - wing (Reece)
Parata - first five (Frizell or Strange? Christie? Not sure what the plan is here).

[Stargazer]

@Chris-B Maybe they know something we don't know yet? Havili getting a well-deserved call-up?

[Chris B.]

@Stargazer I'll be surprised if Dave isn't one of the 11 extras - apart from that they've already got a heap of people that can play fullback.

Parata is pretty highly rated, so I'd guess they're taking the opportunity to bring him into the squad and if we need another halfback in due course they'll bring one in. For now we have Polataivao and Chapman.

Not sure when, or if, Christie will be back. For those who missed it, he had appendicitis.

[shark]

I'm looking forward to seeing Parata in action. Seems like yonks ago we were discussing the merits of the Crusaders supposedly bringing him back from NSW.