Hika as captain? Ngatai was the captain last year.
Triggs, Thomson and Skeen were the locks last year. Finding a compeitive tight five will be the biggest problem.
2015 squad
Forwards
- Quentin MacDonald
- Ash Dixon
- Brendon Edmonds
- Chris Eves
- Ben May
- Joe Royal
- Blade Thomson
- Hayden Triggs
- Josh Hohneck
- Jacob Skeen
- Mitch Crosswell
- Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
- Shane Christie
- Elliot Dixon
- Akira Ioane
Backs
- Jamison Gibson-Park
- Brad Weber
- Otere Black
- Marty McKenzie
- Codey Rei
- Charlie Ngatai
- Jason Emery
- Matt Proctor
- Sean Wainui
- Kurt Baker
- Rieko Ioane
- Damian McKenzie
2014 squad
Forwards
- Ash Dixon
- Codie Taylor
- Brendon Edmonds
- Chris Eves
- Joe Royal
- Michael Kainga
- Nick Barrett
- Blade Thomson
- Hayden Triggs
- Mitch Crosswell
- Joe Wheeler
- Tom Franklin
- Nick Crosswell
- Liam Squire
- Shane Christie
- Dan Pryor
- Elliot Dixon
- Sean Polwart
Backs
- Chris Smylie
- Jamison Gibson-Park
- Ihaia West
- Marty McKenzie
- Charlie Ngatai
- Jason Emery
- Matt Proctor
- Kurt Baker
- Joe Webber
- Nehe Milner-Skudder
- James Lowe
- Robbie Robinson
@Crazy-Horse I think it was Gollum. Well done that man
@Crazy-Horse said in Nz maori:
Thursday?
Never gets old. It'll be dad joke status soon. I can't remember who cracked the shits but it is has given us heaps of material. Thanks whoever that was!
Gollum iirc
So possible players by position.
Please correct me where I am wrong and someone is not available coz they've moved overseas and I've missed it.
I'll put who I understand is likely to be with the ABs or who is injured in brackets first.
Haven't watched a lot of M10 Cup but have thrown in a few blokes whose name has popped up in the odd game I have noticed. Again tell me if I'm wrong and these guys are no chance ... or are not Maori eligible. Ta
- Hames, Edmonds, D Lienert-Brown, Hohneck
- (Coles, Taylor) A Dixon, H Elliot, Q McDonald(?)
- Eves, May
- Skeen, H Matenga
- see 4
- (Squire, Dixon) Kirikiri
- Christie, K Prior, D Prior, M Crosswell
- (Squire, A Ioane(?)) Douglas, Bedwell-Curtis
- (Smith, Perenara, TKB) Hall, Smylie, Gibson-Park, Weber
- ( Cruden, D McKenzie) M McKenzie, West, Black, Sam Christie
- See 14
- See 13
- (ALB, R Ioane(?)) (Ngatai - unavailable) Emery,
- (Dagg, NMS (injured)) Proctor, Lowe (see also 15)
- (Dagg, NMS (injured)) Proctor, Lowe, Curtis
Other injured players
- Blade Thomson - injured
- Tom Franklin - injured
Also, from ACTC's previous years lists I either dont know the current playing status of these guys or don't know the position they play.
- Joe Royal (position? Hooker?)
- Michael Kainga
- Nick Barrett
- Hayden Triggs (goorne?)
Mitch Crosswell(see he plays 7 for Naki ... edited above list)- Joe Wheeler
- Nick Crosswell (goorne?)
Josh Hohneck(prop. Updated aboveHeiden Bedwell-Curtis(8. Updated above)- Codey Rei
- Sean Wainui
- Sean Polwart (7?)
- Kurt Baker
- Joe Webber
Stepping through the week 9 playing squads thread a few other names pop up.
Not all teams named thereupon yet...
Please let me know if these guys are any chance and we'll update the possibility list.
11/14 Caleb Makene
11/14 Beaudein Waaka
11/14 Declan O'Donnell
9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (plenty halfbacks ... )
4 Jackson Hemopo
8 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
11/14 & 12/13 Matt Faddes (is he Maori?)
12/13 Teihorangi Walden
6 Jordan Manihera
Possibilities from the Northland team (sorry they're the only games I've watched);
Waa
K Pryor
D Pryor if fit
Nock
Tua
@booboo
1 Edmonds is injured; Josh Hohneck going to Gloucester
1/3 Mason Kean (NZU20 player, about the same level of experience as Makene)
2 Quentin MacDonald will not be available because he'll be heading to France where he's signed with Oyonnax; a contender might be Tangaere (justifiable if you also include Makene on that list)
8 Mikaele-Tu'u (NZU20 player, about the same level of experience as Makene, although younger)
9 Gibson-Parks is playing in Europe; if Smith doesn't go on the EOYT, Weber might not be available
10/12 Tiaan Falcon (contender for next year's NZU20)
11/13/14 Not sure which Lowe you have on your list (I assume you mean James Lowe), I'd definitely add Jonah Lowe who has been outstanding
From Act's lists: not sure Nick Barrett has played any Mitre 10 Cup this year; Triggs, Wheeler, Nick Crosswell, Codey Rei, Kurt Baker all gone overseas
@booboo I think ALB is Samoan not Maori.
@Stargazer Same with Mikaele-Tu'u?
Is Walker-Leaware injured?
@Stargazer said in Nz maori:
@Nepia You may be right about Mikaele-Tu'u, although I vaguely remember reading somewhere he was part Maori, but that may be wrong.
Yeah, not discounting that he is hence the question mark.
@Whites72 According to this article his Dad is Samoan, it doesn't say if his Mum is Maori which could be a possibility I guess.
