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    "3rd" halfback poll

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    • Tim
      Tim last edited by

      So, who do you favour? Especially as we may need a fourth halfback too.

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      • Tim
        Tim last edited by

        Forgot to add Pulu.

        Feel free to name another candidate in the thread.

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        • pukunui
          pukunui last edited by

          Dmac

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          • A
            African Monkey last edited by

            Sam Nock?

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            • taniwharugby
              taniwharugby @African Monkey last edited by

              @african-monkey lucky to be 3rd at the Blues at present.

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              • booboo
                booboo last edited by

                Surprising result to date ... hang o ... no it's not.

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                • booboo
                  booboo @booboo last edited by

                  @booboo said in "3rd" halfback poll:

                  Surprising result to date ... hang o ... no it's not.

                  Actually Drummond getting 3% over Christie 0% does surprise me.

                  T-cube the obvious frontrunner

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                  • Crucial
                    Crucial last edited by

                    In a squad selection it used to work well with TKB.
                    You then had AS as primary starter and TJP/TKB as reserve dependent on gameplan.
                    TJP is a good finisher in an open game and TKB in a tighter game.

                    I don't see much need for a Weber style halfback in that preferred squad mix, however that type does need to be kept in the loop should injuries happen and the plan change.

                    It isn't as simple as the 'next best' IMO.

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                    • Bones
                      Bones @booboo last edited by

                      @booboo well Booth is getting the start over Christie, or is he injured?

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                      • Stargazer
                        Stargazer @Bones last edited by

                        @bones said in "3rd" halfback poll:

                        @booboo well Booth is getting the start over Christie, or is he injured?

                        Yep, Christie suffered a knee injury during the Brisbane Tens

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                        • booboo
                          booboo @Bones last edited by

                          @bones said in "3rd" halfback poll:

                          @booboo well Booth is getting the start over Christie, or is he injured?

                          I didn't compare Booth to Christie ... I compared Cristie to Drummond...

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                          • Bones
                            Bones @booboo last edited by

                            @booboo hard to compare when you're not seeing much of him...

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                            • Chris B.
                              Chris B. @booboo last edited by

                              @booboo said in "3rd" halfback poll:

                              @booboo said in "3rd" halfback poll:

                              Surprising result to date ... hang o ... no it's not.

                              Actually Drummond getting 3% over Christie 0% does surprise me.

                              That must be because you haven't seen enough of Christie. It's only Tim's bias that's got Finlay in the poll and Billy Guyton not! 🙂

                              (They're both Tasman halfbacks).

                              Drummond is way better than both and up until Saturday night I reckon he was in the box seat to be third halfback. But, he's had two games now where his box kicking has been poor - once is a bad night at the office, two is a weakness.

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                                Steven Harris last edited by

                                Shame Stratton has been injured,looked really good playing against the Britsh & Irish Lions in the opening game last year when he played for the Babarians

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                                • booboo
                                  booboo @Steven Harris last edited by

                                  @steven-harris said in "3rd" halfback poll:

                                  Shame Stratton has been injured,looked really good playing against the Britsh & Irish Lions in the opening game last year when he played for the Babarians

                                  Looked reasonable off the bench last week

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                                  • Bovidae
                                    Bovidae last edited by

                                    If TJP is out of the French series too the AB selectors have a big decision to make. With Smith starting they have always chosen a second halfback who offered something different as the finisher, whether that be TKB or TJP. TTT is really a carbon copy of Smith so would you want to replace like for like? Smith would go the full 80 mins anyway.

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                                      akan004 @booboo last edited by akan004

                                      @booboo said in "3rd" halfback poll:

                                      @booboo said in "3rd" halfback poll:

                                      Surprising result to date ... hang o ... no it's not.

                                      Actually Drummond getting 3% over Christie 0% does surprise me.

                                      T-cube the obvious frontrunner

                                      If TTT wasn't on that list, I would have have voted for Christie. I rate this kid highly and obviously the main thing going against him is the fact that he hasn't played this year. But if we are going on pure potential, I think he has the most to offer apart from TTT. Plus he could be poached by Scotland so we should try to cap him asap.

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                                      • Tim
                                        Tim last edited by

                                        New poll! Two votes this time for the two replacements that may be needed:

                                        http://www.thesilverfern.com/topic/2289/3rd-and-4th-halfback-poll

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