Next line of reserves

[Kiwiwomble]

@tim said in Next line of reserves:

@shark Got injured playing for them I think.

Don’t think so…missed a game a few weeks ago due to birth of kid..

[shark]

Dunshea plays above himself and could do a job if fit. But I see more upside in those guys under the right tutelage.

[ARHS]

Surely Aidan Ross. Tuivasa sheck Drummond Grace and Coltman rate higher than some of those if not injured. Dunshea too.

[shark]

And certainly more than Scrafton

[Tim]

@arhs said in Next line of reserves:

Coltman

He is shite.

[Stargazer]

Dominic Bird for Scrafton. Definitely no Dickson or S-B. Don't think IWL is ready, either.

Definitely no Choat. Probably only Harmon at this stage, but if Kirifi can drop the dumbness, it will be him.

6/8: in addition to Flanders: MMT. He's been awesome since his return from injury.

10: definitely not Plummer. Probably only Hunt.

Centre and wing: Leicester Fainga'anuku.

[Tim]

@arhs said in Next line of reserves:

Aidan Ross

Offers zero over Hodgman, who was completely dominant in the SR-TT final, and got drilled in the scrum at NPC.

[shark]

Anyway, it's a scary level to be at! Maybe not quite so bad if everyone back in NZ was available.

[Tim]

@stargazer said in Next line of reserves:

MMT. He's been awesome since his return from injury.

He needs to learn how to tackle. Very overrated player. Highlanders improved when they dropped him.

[Tim]

Dominick Bird? No shit house never beens who are also has beens, who can't keep up against Waikato thank you. Awful player.

[Stargazer]

@tim Still better than Scrafton. And MMT was very good in his first games back from injury.

[Tim]

@stargazer Against who, the very poor 2nd division team, Otago?

[shark]

Ok I think any of us will struggle to keep up with the rate at which Tim is vociferously pumping Auckland and Blues players tonight and attempting to put down any challengers, so I won't even try. But I look forward to checking in tomorrow to see further suggestions like Jack Whetton and Reiko and Akira's Mum.

[Tim]

@shark said in Next line of reserves:

Anyway, it's a scary level to be at! Maybe not quite so bad if everyone back in NZ was available.

Yeah, there's a real gap. Not just in terms of raw ability, but also in experience.

[Tim]

@shark I put Strange first for locks, and Flanders for 8s! Choat was a troll.

If I was really going for it, then Vikena would have been at hooker, and Tuivasa-Sheck for 12.

[Stargazer]

@shark Yeah, I'm surprised Eroni Clarke and Pat Tuipulotu's little brother weren't in the list either.

[Tim]

@stargazer At least I didn't list a guy who is in danger of being dropped from the Highlanders squad!

[Stargazer]

@tim He's not at risk of being dropped at all.

[Kiwiwomble]

@tim said in Next line of reserves:

@stargazer At least I didn't list a guy who is in danger of being dropped from the Highlanders squad!

You mean MMT? Big difference between a weeks punishment for getting on the piss and being dropped for form, still first choice with all the landers fans I know

[Tim]

@kiwiwomble He was shite all year, and was a bad boy. He often gets 3 tackles in a game. He isn't a Tony Brown player.

Flanders is the real talent from Hawkes Bay.