Fastest AB Backline. Ever.
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Wayne Gray at the NZ Herald did an all-time fast All Blacks a few months ago. I'd have Doug Howlett at 15 (clocked 10.68 for 100 m one), David Kirk at Half Back and Bert Cooke at second five ahead of Wayne's picks. <br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11662543">http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11662543</a>
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<p>Is sheer out and out pace as important as speed off the mark?</p>
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<p>E.g. Grant Batty wasn't all that quick at top speed but his acceleration was phenomenal</p> -
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I was going to suggest Duggan as the halfback, and Wynne agrees with me.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Wayne Gray at the NZ Herald did an all-time fast All Blacks a few months ago. I'd have Doug Howlett at 15 (clocked 10.68 for 100 m one), David Kirk at Half Back and Bert Cooke at second five ahead of Wayne's picks.<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11662543">http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11662543</a></p>
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<p>Would definitely have Flavell and Cribb in there, say what you want about their brain explosions, both of those two had pace.</p>
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<p>Mauger at 12 ? Nonu, McCalister, Spencer and Umaga to name a few would be quicker than him.</p>
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<p>Can't help but feel that ol' Wynne did this before his morning coffee.</p> -
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<p>Dougie H, Rok, Lomu all had serious speed as did Sivi. Cully covered ground like he had teleported there.<br><strong>Sid G would have been great in today's game. </strong>Certainly would have held up against AS and Weber.</p>
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<p>? Sid was a very good half-back but had severe limitations that would have been found out.</p>
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<p>Specifically his passing - or lack thereof - and his first instinct was always to snipe round the fringes, put in a box kick or turn it back to his pack. </p>
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<p>Playing 2nd 5 to Sid meant getting your hands on the ball maybe half a dozen times/match.</p>
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<p>Think a smaller, slower Marshall who wouldn't play on Sundays.</p> -
<br><br><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="610346" data-time="1472426851"><p>Would definitely have Flavell and Cribb in there, say what you want about their brain explosions, both of those two had pace.</p></blockquote>
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Geez mate careful, are you sure those players are from the 90s?<br><br>
Sooialo was swift as. -
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Geez mate careful, are you sure those players are from the 90s?<br><br>
Sooialo was swift as.</p>
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<p>Look, just cos you saw him in the garden and mistook him for a mate of yours doesn't make him the flash ok ?</p> -
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<p>Oh. Would it be better if I saw him in Mr Bun?</p>
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<p>Yes, but even then it would never be as cool as one of Canes4Life's stories about Ardie "stretch" Savea. </p> -
<p>Rodders was probably the quickest loosie in NZ in the early 2000s. Vito also quick before he bulked up.</p>
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<p>9. Duggan</p>
<p>10. Barrett</p>
<p>11. Rok</p>
<p>12. Ralph :whistle:</p>
<p>13. Cullen</p>
<p>14. Vidiri</p>
<p>15. Howlett</p> -
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<p>Specifically his passing - or lack thereof -</p>
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<p>When Going was dropped for the 3rd Test against the Lions in '77, one Pom journalist suggested the AB no. !0 was in a state of shock during the game - from actually receiving a fast pass from the half-back. Lethal around the pack though and made life for his opposite number a total nightmare.</p>
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<p>Sid was quick - anyone who out-sprinted Andy Irvine had serious wheels</p> -
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<p>When Going was dropped for the 3rd Test against the Lions in '77, one Pom journalist suggested the AB no. !0 was in a state of shock during the game - from actually receiving a fast pass from the half-back. Lethal around the pack though and made life for his opposite number a total nightmare.</p>
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<p>Sid was quick - anyone who out-sprinted Andy Irvine had serious wheels</p>
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<p>Yes, he had very deceptive speed.</p>
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<p>I remember watching him playing for his Mid-Northern club rugby after he had retired from representative rugby. He was actually playing on the wing that day.</p>
<p>He proceeded to give a display that any fast, up and coming winger would be proud of. Scored one or two tries and created general havoc from memory.</p>
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<p>And a direct quote from our local legend, Pinetree, "Sid was bloody strong!" </p> -
<p>Sensational pair of homo handles too, even by 70s standards.</p>
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<p>Sid was a tough bugger , in that era , if you got into a dispute with the opposition , you had to know how to throw a few , </p>
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<p>Sid would take on the oppositions forwards without a problem </p>
