Uncapped XV

[booboo]

So need a 9 please.

Am fence sitting eith a long list there. (And added Hall, Christie and Drummond in no particular order.)

What is the collective wisdom of TSF?

[Billy Tell]

15 Billy Tell
14 booboo
13 ACT Crusader
12 mimic
11 Unco
10 Crucial
09 Stargazer
08 KiwiMurph (c)
07 Duluth
06 Chris B.
05 Chester Draws
04 cgrant
03 rotated
02 Bones
01 Pot Hale (project player)

Based on what's posted here by people in the know, this team should master tactics down to a tee. Not sure about the stats on the training paddock though - a carefully guarded secret.

[booboo]

@Billy-Tell said in Uncapped XV:

14 booboo

Jersey number greater than 8 (and not 16-20.) You can get banned for that sort of insult.

[Gunner]

A few names to throw in the mix:

Tom Franklin
Jordan Taufua
Brad Shields
Matt Duffie
Sam Nock

Melani Nanai

[Cantab79]

Based solely on test capped status, so injured players may be included;

15-David Havili
14-George Bridge
13-Jack Goodhue
12-Matt Proctor
11-Vince Aso
10-Richie Mo'unga
9-Byrn Hall

8-Jordan Taufua
7-Blake Gibson
6-Brad Shields
5-Cowley-Tuioti
4-Tom Franklin
3-Atu Moli
2-Ben Funnell
1-Ben May

[Bones]

@booboo by the same token, jersey number less than a 9 for me? I don't mix with those overblown piston wristed gibbons. I leave the ruck inspecting up to those that need it.

Edit: oh and as for 9s...the baabaas 9 was the most impressive uncapped 9 for me so far this year.

[cgrant]

Lousi was the standout lock by the end of SR. So my second pair would be Lousi - Franklin. If he hadn't been injured, Fatialofa would be in the mix too.

[cgrant]

My XV :
Havili
Duffie
Goodhue
Buckman
Nanai
Mo'unga
Hall / Drummond / Christie
Ioane
Gibson
Shields
Lousi / Fatialofa
Franklin
Moli
Riccitelli
Lienert Brown

[Crash]

Yep I think you may have something with Lousi.
I'd add Boshier at 7 and Tiaan Falcon and Mitch Hunt at 10

[booboo]

@Crash said in Uncapped XV:

Yep I think you may have something with Lousi.
I'd add Boshier at 7 and Tiaan Falcon and Mitch Hunt at 10

Perofeta an option at 10?

[Cantab79]

Surely Mo'unga is the most credentialed of our uncapped 10s right now? If I was picking an uncapped team, he'd be my first five. He has served almost the perfect apprenticeship to move on to play for the ABs, winning a SR title and multiple provincial titles.

[Tim]

Banks at 10. Scrafton at lock. Lowe, Nanai, Duffie wings. Gibson at 7.

[Tim]

1. Lienert Brown
2. Ben Funnell
3. Atu Moli
4. Fatialofa
5. Scrafton
6. Shields
7. Gibson
8. Ioane
9. Hall
10. Banks
11. Duffie
12. Buckman
13. Goodhue
14. Lowe
15. Havili
16. Greg Pleasants-Tate
17. Pauliasi Manu/Mitchell Graham
18. Siate Tokolahi
19. Tom Franklin
20. Kara Pryor
21. Weber
22. Mo'unga
23. Nanai

[KiwiMurph]

@Billy-Tell Captaincy.. I am honoured sir.

I see a lot of Nanai in here and a distinct lack of Michael Collins - wish one of you were in the Blues coaching set up...

[Tim]

@Billy-Tell said in Uncapped XV:

15 Billy Tell
14 booboo
13 ACT Crusader
12 mimic
11 Unco
10 Crucial
09 Stargazer
08 KiwiMurph (c)
07 Duluth
06 Chris B.
05 Chester Draws
04 cgrant
03 rotated
02 Bones
01 Pot Hale (project player)

Based on what's posted here by people in the know, this team should master tactics down to a tee. Not sure about the stats on the training paddock though - a carefully guarded secret.

I'm the coach.

[akan004]

I hope Blake Gibson transitions over to blindside. He could be a Jaco Kriel type player. He's dynamic, physical and has all the attributes to be a very good blindside. It will give him a better chance of cracking the ABs as well as blindside is arguably our weakest position in terms of depth. It's a shame if a guy who is this good doesn't get a chance at higher honours, but I don't see him doing it at 7 where we already have three world class players in that position.

[Tim]

@akan004 I don't think he's far off - he needs to improve his link game. If he was playing in a team with better patterns his support play would look better.

[antipodean]

@Cantab79 said in Uncapped XV:

Based solely on test capped status, so injured players may be included;

15-David Havili
14-George Bridge
13-Jack Goodhue
12-Matt Proctor
11-Vince Aso
10-Richie Mo'unga
9-Byrn Hall

8-Jordan Taufua
7-Blake Gibson
6-Brad Shields
5-Cowley-Tuioti
4-Tom Franklin
3-Atu Moli
2-Ben Funnell
1-Ben May

No way does that loosehead ever get a cap.

[KiwiMurph]

@Tim I think Gibson is an excellent 7 - only thing keeping him out of test calculations is depth.

[Tim]

This thread shows why we should have an NZ B team.