Haka Leader 2016
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<p>You need to stop hanging out with just Ngati Porou and Paul Tito.</p>
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<p>Select Hika just for the Haka, otherwise Coles or Taylor, or Smith or TKB/TJP. Basically a hooker or a halfback because they're always Maori.</p>
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<p>Shit the Scots in the early 2000s must have stared incredulously at the NZ Maori team of that period that had a bloke who looked more Scottish than any of them in Paul Tito and two MacDonalds in the starting line up......Leon being the obvious one and Angus ( which is as Scots as a dour bloke munching a haggis, washing it down with Whisky ( not whiskey ) and refusing to pay for it )</p> -
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<p>The All Blacks did about 13 different but equally hilarious Hakas between 15 players in the 1970s. Someone more tech savvy can feel free to put a youtube link up. I have a feeling their record was rather good back then....</p>
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<p>Taine Randell led a really good Haka enroute to them losing 5 in a row in 1998.</p>
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<p>Am I alone in thinking who fucken cares who leads it ?</p> -
<p>Elliot Dixon would be intense but he does need to make the team first </p>
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<p>Picking the squad is probably a bigger issue for the coach right now. But here goes....</p>
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<p>It has got to be a senior player, who is comfortable leading the challenge and respected by the other players:</p>
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<p>Read, Coles, Kaino, Aaron Smith, Cruden or Julian Savea would be the short list for me. I'd go for Kaino, but I suspect it will be the Skipper.</p> -
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<p>Who cares, pick the best squad.<br><br>
Then decide who is best candidate to lead the haka</p>
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<p>you think? I'm not convinced. I think Hansen is massively big on whose going to lead the haka too, and thus will select people accordingly ...</p> -
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<p>Picking the squad is probably a bigger issue for the coach right now. But here goes....</p>
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<p>It has got to be a senior player, who is comfortable leading the challenge and respected by the other players:</p>
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<p>Read, Coles, Kaino, Aaron Smith, Cruden or Julian Savea would be the short list for me. I'd go for Kaino, <strong>but I suspect it will be the Skipper.</strong></p>
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<p>Read just needs to do those crazy eyes he does in aftermatch interviews and he'll be sweet.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MajorRage" data-cid="576351" data-time="1462168479">
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<p>you think? I'm not convinced. I think Hansen is massively big on whose going to lead the haka too, and thus will select people accordingly ...</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="576118" data-time="1462076931"><p>Not earth shatteringly important really.<br><br>But kind of interesting to ponder.<br><br>I'm pucking Read as skipper.<br><br>But it don't really matter.</p></blockquote><br>I consider that to be the overwhelming criteria - we've already deduced that not being Maori is no longer a disqualifier (as it shouldn't be) and the position should go to the person with a requisite amount of mana within the playing group.
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<p>you think? I'm not convinced. I think Hansen is massively big on whose going to lead the haka too, and thus will select people accordingly ...</p>
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<p>I think Richie said in one of those docos that the senior players decide who's leading the haka, not Hansen.</p> -
<p>It never looked quite right with McCaw leading the Haka and I'd feel the same way with Read. Remember that those senior players are usually at the front anyway but with Kapo o Pango the leader is in the middle of the group.</p>
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<p>So that's a roundabout way of saying my choice is Coles.</p> -
<p>pretty sure it's going to be Beaver.</p>
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<p>I have good intel the chiefs have been keeping him on ice for the AB's. Will be captain too obviously.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="sparky" data-cid="576342" data-time="1462167018"><p>Picking the squad is probably a bigger issue for the coach right now. But here goes....<br><br>
It has got to be a senior player, who is comfortable leading the challenge and respected by the other players:<br><br>
Read, Coles, Kaino, Aaron Smith, Cruden or Julian Savea would be the short list for me. I'd go for Kaino, but I suspect it will be the Skipper.</p></blockquote>
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Savea? Don't think so. <br><br>
I think Aaron Smith will lead it.
