Ultimate NPC: - Wellington

[taniwharugby]

@Canes4life Dooley comes back to Northland anyway!

[Smudge]

A few names to throw in the mix:
Colin Sullivan
Denis Tocker
Neil Sorenson
Emosi Koloto
Timo Tagaloa

[Winger]

@Canes4life said in Ultimate NPC: - Wellington:

@Winger said in Ultimate NPC: - Wellington:

@Canes4life said in Ultimate NPC: - Wellington:

If we can’t have Lomu then mine would be. Surprised no one has mentioned Lima Sopoaga... I guess his departure to Southland counts him out though.

1. Goodes Schuster Goodes
2. Coles
3. Tialata
4. Thrush
5. Pierce
6. Collins
7. Savea
8. So’oialo
9. Weepu Perenara Weepu
10. Howell Preston Sopoaga
11. Umaga
12. Nonu
13. Smith
14. Jane
15. Cullen

Goodes was always injured.

[Canes4life]

@Winger yeah but he was bloody solid when he did. If concussion didn’t ruin his career then he would probably have been the Canes best ever aswell. No doubt he would have reached the ABs with how he was playing back in 2015.

[sparky]

1 Brian McGrattan
2 Dane Coles
3 Neemia Tialata
4 Murray Pierce
5 Jeremy Thrush
6 Jerry Collins
7 Ardie Savea
8 Murray Mexted
9 Piri Weepu
10 Jon Preston
11 Bernie Fraser or Julian Savea
12 Maa Nonu
13 Conrad Smith
14 Stu Wilson or Ron Jarden
15 Christian Cullen or Jon Gallagher

[Winger]

@sparky said in Ultimate NPC: - Wellington:

1 Brian McGrattan
2 Dane Coles
3 Neemia Tialata
4 Murray Pierce
5 Jeremy Thrush
6 Jerry Collins
7 Ardie Savea
8 Murray Mexted
9 Piri Weepu
10 Jon Preston
11 Bernie Fraser
12 Maa Nonu
13 Conrad Smith
14 Stu Wilson or Ron Jarden
15 Christian Cullen or Jon Gallagher

Good side. Except Weepu who was too slow at getting the ball away. Needed with this backline. I'd still have Umaga at his best though on the wing

[raznomore]

@Duluth ok I’ll go Savea in for Jonah and Preston in at 10

[Bones]

Mad I say.

[booboo]

@Winger said in Ultimate NPC: - Wellington:

@sparky said in Ultimate NPC: - Wellington:

1 Brian McGrattan
2 Dane Coles
3 Neemia Tialata
4 Murray Pierce
5 Jeremy Thrush
6 Jerry Collins
7 Ardie Savea
8 Murray Mexted
9 Piri Weepu
10 Jon Preston
11 Bernie Fraser
12 Maa Nonu
13 Conrad Smith
14 Stu Wilson or Ron Jarden
15 Christian Cullen or Jon Gallagher

Good side. Except Weepu who was too slow at getting the ball away. Needed with this backline. I'd still have Umaga at his best though on the wing

I've given you an upvote just for the nostalgic anti Weepu post.

And @sparky I suspect Ron Jarden was pre-NPC, otherwise I like that side

[nzzp]

@Winger said in Ultimate NPC: - Wellington:

Good side. Except Weepu who was too slow at getting the ball away. Needed with this backline. I'd still have Umaga at his best though on the wing

His ability to hit targets in traffic was superb though. Good halfback, not as pure a pass as Smith, but then who has that?

[foobaNZ]

So’oialo over Vito is nuts

[raznomore]

@foobaNZ explain

[taniwharugby]

@foobaNZ Vito in same conversation as Rodders is nuts, Vito was a very good footballer but didntbreach the heights Rodders did.

Rodders was an essential cog in the AB machine for a long period.

[nzzp]

@taniwharugby said in Ultimate NPC: - Wellington:

@foobaNZ Vito in same conversation as Rodders is nuts, Vito was a very good footballer but didntbreach the heights Rodders did.

Rodders was an essential cog in the AB machine for a long period.

And part of a superbly balanced back row. That Collins McCaw So'oialo was amazing.

Also, and it's terrible for such a good player, but the first thing I think of with Rodney is Rustenberg

[taniwharugby]

@nzzp and then the cliff he fell off after being driven into the ground by Cooper

[nzzp]

@taniwharugby said in Ultimate NPC: - Wellington:

@nzzp and then the cliff he fell off after being driven into the ground by Cooper

I don't think I've ever seen a forward decline so fast without major injuries. Amazing