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David Codey (61)
Whats the other one, if his good enough his big/old enough. Id throw him in for Brissy, Leo so out of form and To'omua's injured and Beales wearing the wrong jersey.
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Whats the other one, if his good enough his big/old enough. Id throw him in for Brissy, Leo so out of form and To'omua's injured and Beales wearing the wrong jersey.
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Colin Windon (37)
Pulu replaces Kerr-Barlow
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/10602547/Counties-halfback-Pulu-called-into-All-Blacks
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/10602547/Counties-halfback-Pulu-called-into-All-Blacks
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Fucking well done that bloke. Been doing good work at Counties the last couple of years, got some time with the Chiefs including a title, and generally does great stuff.
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Tony Shaw (54)
The Brisbane Bledisloe generally sells out but looks like still a fair few available still. The thing in our favour up here is the number of AB fans we have - they usually turn out en masse.
It will be a big crowd - the big question is, what will be the ratio of gold to black?
It will be a big crowd - the big question is, what will be the ratio of gold to black?
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Alan Cameron (40)
squad:
BTW, why do we need a squad for 1 game?
Ben Alexander
Tetera Faulkner
Sekope Kepu
Benn Robinson
James Slipper
Saia Fainga’a
James Hanson
Josh Mann-Rea
Sam Carter
James Horwill
Rob Simmons
Will Skelton
Scott Fardy
Scott Higginbotham
Matt Hodgson
Michael Hooper (c)
Luke Jones
Jake Schatz
Will Genia
Nick Phipps
Nic White
Quade Cooper
Bernard Foley
Kyle Godwin
Tevita Kuridrani
Christian Leali'ifano
Adam Ashley-Cooper
Tom English
Israel Folau
Rob Horne
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Henry Speight
Joe Tomane
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John Thornett (49)
I actually think it's the first time since 2010 I've had to Google a player's name after seeing them on the selection sheet!
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Larry Dwyer (12)
Faulkner is a bit odd, you would think if they were looking for a performing tight head they might choose from the scrum toweling all the others in the NRC.
Good to see Godwin, English and Jones back in though. Speight save us too please.
Good to see Godwin, English and Jones back in though. Speight save us too please.
It's not. It will be a similar size squad for the EOYT and they'll be taking To'omua, Palu, TPN, and Sio at the very least you'd think.
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You mean the one full of full time pros towelling up the scrums with 4 pro players if there lucky? Yeah that's a good indication of how a player would go on a level playing field isn't it.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Why such a big squad? don't quite understand this. I wonder if this has anything to do with the whole Beale saga - bring in a bunch of fresh faces to lighten the mood.
anyway, nice to see the likes of Godwin and Speight in there.
No McCalman or Palu worries me a bit. Still not sold on Higgers as a starting player. Plus someone needs to tell him to keep his head in the scrum.
Frustrating to see still no Sio!
Likely team IMO:
1. Slipper
2. Fainga'a
3. Kepu
4. Simo
5. Horwill
6. Fardy
7. Hooper
8. Higgers
9. Phipps
10. Foley
11. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
12. Lilo
13. Kuridrani
14. Speight
15. Folau
16. Hansen
17. Robinson
18. Alexander
19. Skelton
20. Hodgson
21. Genia
22. Cooper
23. Horne
anyway, nice to see the likes of Godwin and Speight in there.
No McCalman or Palu worries me a bit. Still not sold on Higgers as a starting player. Plus someone needs to tell him to keep his head in the scrum.
Frustrating to see still no Sio!
Likely team IMO:
1. Slipper
2. Fainga'a
3. Kepu
4. Simo
5. Horwill
6. Fardy
7. Hooper
8. Higgers
9. Phipps
10. Foley
11. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
12. Lilo
13. Kuridrani
14. Speight
15. Folau
16. Hansen
17. Robinson
18. Alexander
19. Skelton
20. Hodgson
21. Genia
22. Cooper
23. Horne
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Tim Horan (67)
I got bored:
Tetera Faulkner born in NZ, moved to Melbourne when he was 12. Played for the Moorabin Rams in his formative years before finishing school in Canberra. Then from 2006 - 2008 he represented Australia in schoolboys, U19's and u20's respectively. Spent some time in the Brumbies and Waratahs academies before playing 29 times for the Force from 2011 onwards.
Tetera Faulkner born in NZ, moved to Melbourne when he was 12. Played for the Moorabin Rams in his formative years before finishing school in Canberra. Then from 2006 - 2008 he represented Australia in schoolboys, U19's and u20's respectively. Spent some time in the Brumbies and Waratahs academies before playing 29 times for the Force from 2011 onwards.
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Ken Catchpole (46)
Back to the orignal point - Kyle Godwin has not been an 87kg player for a long time.
That is, unless his thighs are filled with air.
He has had no issue defending at 12 in Super Rugby yet. If anything, his defensive work was his best attribute this past year.
Kurtley Beale is listed at 90kgs. Weight means absolutely shit when the measurements are outdated and some players are literal leagues ahead of others when it comes to taking contact.
Horan and To'omua have almost identical measurements so your whole "other era" argument is complete garbage too.
Actually, where did you even pluck that 87kg number from? His U-20s profile? The Force AND Wikipedia have him at 93kg. Just stop.
Ok, he weights 92 kg. He remains lightweight for international level:
Kyle Godwin 1,87 m & 92 kg
Inside centres at international level:
Billy Twelvetrees 1,93 m & 106 kg
Malakai Fekitoa 1,87 m & 99 kg
Ma'a Nonu 1,82 m & 106 kg
Sonny Bill Williams 1,94 m & 108 kg
Wesley Fofana 1,78 m & 90 kg
Gordon D'arcy 1,80 m & 91 kg
Jean de villiers 1,90 m & 103 kg
Jan Serfontein 1,88 m & 97 kg
Jamie Roberts 1,93 m & 110 kg Mathieu Bastareaud 1,83 m & 120 kg
So what
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