Otago 2021
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@shark The best we have at the moment is this list of players contracted for this year. http://www.orfu.co.nz/HIGH-PERFORMANCE/NPC/2021-Player-Profiles
I'd expect you can certainly add names like
Fabian Holland
Nathan Hastie
Sean Withy
Hisa Sasagi
Freedom Vahaakolo
Josh Timu
Giovanni Leituala
Levi EmeryLiam Squire is also potentially on his way back from injury and will need to play some building supplier rugby as well. So he could be a chance too. Adding him and Naholo will certainly add some star power.
@southernmann Liam Squire, maybe more chance he re-signs with Ta$man?
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Aoina? , Fa’agase, Bower (ABs)
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Coltman. Jackson, Bell
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Ainsley, Ma’u, Hohneck (1 or 3), Sisagi
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Dickson, Hill
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Tucker, Holland?
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Elton, Misiloi, Withy
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Lentjes, McDowell
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Nel, Fischli, Lio-Willie
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Hammington, Arscott, Hastie?
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Ioane, Emery, Boyle ?
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Nareki, Scott ?
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TUJ, Tomkinson, Ray Nu’u
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Timu, Leituala
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Vaahakolo, Gilbert
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Koroi, Faddes
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Aoina? , Fa’agase, Bower (ABs)
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Coltman. Jackson, Bell
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Ainsley, Ma’u, Hohneck (1 or 3), Sisagi
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Dickson, Hill
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Tucker, Holland?
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Elton, Misiloi, Withy
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Lentjes, McDowell
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Nel, Fischli, Lio-Willie
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Hammington, Arscott, Hastie?
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Ioane, Emery, Boyle ?
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Nareki, Scott ?
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TUJ, Tomkinson, Ray Nu’u
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Timu, Leituala
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Vaahakolo, Gilbert
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Koroi, Faddes
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@stargazer Probably depends on whether he wants to leave Dunedin for the season. Staying down there allows him to be closer to his docs he's been working with as well.
I'd see Lentjes starting on the blindside. Like to give Withy an opportunity at seven.
Believe we will start Gilbert at fullback, he's played there for the Highlanders.
Faddes to be a bench player or centre. Although, I'd be keen to see Nu'u and TUJ pair up in the midfield.
Think Tomkinson might stay on the wing, like he did for the Highlanders.
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@stargazer said in Otago 2021:
@macmanus You can fix that by removing the dots after the numbers.
@macmanus quickly before @shark sees you have Gilbert at 13!
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@stargazer said in Otago 2021:
@macmanus You can fix that by removing the dots after the numbers.
@macmanus quickly before @shark sees you have Gilbert at 13!
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@stargazer said in Otago 2021:
@macmanus You can fix that by removing the dots after the numbers.
@macmanus quickly before @shark sees you have Gilbert at 13!
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@kiwiwomble Not even ironically, it makes much, much more sense if you were to try that, to do it at NPC level.
@shark said in Otago 2021:
@kiwiwomble Not even ironically, it makes much, much more sense if you were to try that, to do it at NPC level.
...now im worried that you missed that although the last conversation was in the Highlanders thread...it was about otago...:flushed_face:
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@shark said in Otago 2021:
@kiwiwomble Not even ironically, it makes much, much more sense if you were to try that, to do it at NPC level.
...now im worried that you missed that although the last conversation was in the Highlanders thread...it was about otago...:flushed_face:
@kiwiwomble said in Otago 2021:
@shark said in Otago 2021:
@kiwiwomble Not even ironically, it makes much, much more sense if you were to try that, to do it at NPC level.
...now im worried that you missed that although the last conversation was in the Highlanders thread...it was about otago...:flushed_face:
Oh I can't remember. It does make sense if it was ever going to be looked at, to do so at NPC level. But all I was asking on that thread was why he should be.
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@kiwiwomble said in Otago 2021:
@shark said in Otago 2021:
@kiwiwomble Not even ironically, it makes much, much more sense if you were to try that, to do it at NPC level.
...now im worried that you missed that although the last conversation was in the Highlanders thread...it was about otago...:flushed_face:
Oh I can't remember. It does make sense if it was ever going to be looked at, to do so at NPC level. But all I was asking on that thread was why he should be.
@shark ...i started explaining...but it just rehashes it...it was only about otago...but that was before signing Ru'u
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Given that Vili Koroi has missed the Olympic squad, he will be available now for pretty much all of the building supplier championship.
Looks like he will compete with GIlbert for the fullback jersey and Ioane for the 10 spot. Probably the perfect player to wear the no 22 jersey. Chuck Faddes in the 23 and we have the backline covered. But, don't worry @Shark, Gilbert shouldn't have to play anywhere except for 14/15.
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Given that Vili Koroi has missed the Olympic squad, he will be available now for pretty much all of the building supplier championship.
Looks like he will compete with GIlbert for the fullback jersey and Ioane for the 10 spot. Probably the perfect player to wear the no 22 jersey. Chuck Faddes in the 23 and we have the backline covered. But, don't worry @Shark, Gilbert shouldn't have to play anywhere except for 14/15.
@southernmann good for us, feel for him thought, he gave up super rugby to make a play for it
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Given that Vili Koroi has missed the Olympic squad, he will be available now for pretty much all of the building supplier championship.
Looks like he will compete with GIlbert for the fullback jersey and Ioane for the 10 spot. Probably the perfect player to wear the no 22 jersey. Chuck Faddes in the 23 and we have the backline covered. But, don't worry @Shark, Gilbert shouldn't have to play anywhere except for 14/15.
@southernmann He won't be available to Otago soon. This is from the media release with the Olympic team naming:
Laidlaw also stressed the importance of the entire squad continuing to prepare for the games.
“We don’t usually name a team a month out from a tournament, and we’ve got some players that got dinged up a little bit in the weekend. All the players in our contracted group need to continue to prepare as if they are going to play and in all the conversations we’ve had, they certainly understand that,” said Laidlaw. -
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Given that Vili Koroi has missed the Olympic squad, he will be available now for pretty much all of the building supplier championship.
Looks like he will compete with GIlbert for the fullback jersey and Ioane for the 10 spot. Probably the perfect player to wear the no 22 jersey. Chuck Faddes in the 23 and we have the backline covered. But, don't worry @Shark, Gilbert shouldn't have to play anywhere except for 14/15.
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@southernmann don't play Gilbert on the wing either, please
@shark he looked ok on the wing for the highlanders but I think he has to be competing with ioane/koroi for 10/15/22
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@shark, he will play where he can offer the best fit for the team. It could be anywhere 14,15,22,23,13,11,12,10. All those possibilities.
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2021 OTAGO NPC SQUAD
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Special mention to Jimmy Lentjes who will lead our troops as the new Skipper in 2021
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Am i reading too much into naming halfbacks and first fives as “inside backs”?
Just two of each seem lite
No josh timu which is disappointing, thought he started to look good last year
