Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV

A few contenders in a depth XV.....

1. Nick Mayhew/Teague McElroy/Pouri Rakete-Stones
2. Ash Dixon/James Parsons
3. Angus Ta'avao/Sione Mafileo
4. Luke Romano/Josh Goodhue/Josh Dickson/Hamish Dalzell
5. Jacob Pierce/Josh Lord/Quinten Strange
6. Tom Robinson/Luke Jacobson
7. Lachlan Boshier/Dillon Hunt/Sione Havili
8. Marino Mikaele-Tu'u/Devon Flanders
9. Sam Nock/Folau Fakatava/Finlay Christie
10. Mitch Hunt/Bryn Gatland/Brett Cameron
11. Salesi Rayasi/Wes Goosen
12. Alex Nankivell/TJ Faiane/Idontrate Tomkinson
13. Tumua Manu/Sam McNicol/Quinn Tupaea/Antonio Mikaele Tu'u/Josh Timu/Michael Collins
14. Mark Talea/AJ Lam/Leicester Faingaanuku/Jonah Lowe
15. David Havili/Kaleb Trask/Zarn Sullivan

Ta'avao
Pierce
Jacobson

Are the AB lock stocks so low that we're looking back at Luke Romano with Rose tinted specs ? seriously ???

5: Josh Goodhue
9: Sam Nock

Edit. Stoopid thing, I swear I'm typing 9 as in nine not 6 for Nock!

@Gunner said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

5. Josh Goodhue

6. Sam Nock

Edit. Stoopid thing, I swear I'm typing 9 as in nine not 6 for Nock!

Remove the "."

@Gunner said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

5: Josh Goodhue
9: Sam Nock

Edit. Stoopid thing, I swear I'm typing 9 as in nine not 6 for Nock!

Changed to : seems to work

@Gunner

Try leaving out the fullstops.

5 Goodhue
9 Nock

@Hooroo @Kirwan @Tim Ta

7 Lachlan Boshier / Dillon Hunt
8 Mikaele-Tu'u

@MN5 said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

Are the AB lock stocks so low that we're looking back at Luke Romano with Rose tinted specs ? seriously ???

He's the inspiration for this thread!

Basing his selection pretty much entirely on watching him for Canterbury vs Tasman where he handed Quinten Strange (who was selected for the ABs) his arse in a hat!

@Chris-B said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

@MN5 said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

Are the AB lock stocks so low that we're looking back at Luke Romano with Rose tinted specs ? seriously ???

He's the inspiration for this thread!

Basing his selection pretty much entirely on watching him for Canterbury vs Tasman where he handed Quinten Strange (who was selected for the ABs) his arse in a hat!

Ah I see.

Well apparently this is the greatest Championship in years and the All Blacks being selected for the national team has ruined it all so I'll take your word for it.

@MN5 He can be voted out by others - I've just listed a few that have caught my eye.

9 Folau Fakatava

@Stargazer said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

7 Lachlan Boshier / Dillon Hunt
8 Mikaele-Tu'u

I'd include Flanders with MMT.

proof our "depth" is utter dogshit

9 Actually Finlay Christie has been increasingly good for the defending champions.

As has 14 Mark Talea - who was terrible under the high ball in several early games, but dominant at the weekend. Not sure he's been the best 14.

11 Big Leicester has been decent though a bit quiet at times, but Rayasi has 11 locked up IMO.

5 Quinten Strange was excellent last weekend, but refer Romano above.

Add Sione Mafileo as a tighthead option.

showing my bias and limited attention to other teams

5 Josh Dickson (been a noticeable step up for us when he's played)
8 Nasi Manu (still has it, already capped for Tonga though so not really)

@Kiwiwomble I reckon Josh Dickson would have made the team on Super rugby form if he didn't get injured.

Agree on Nasi Manu - he's been one of Otago's major threats with ball in hand, but I guess he's ineligible.

@mariner4life said in Mitre10 Cup - "Could be with the ABs" XV:

proof our "depth" is utter dogshit

funny, I was thinking the opposite! Given the post-RWC departures, we've got talent on the way