Tasman v Canterbury

[Stargazer]

Ta$man

1 Wyatt Crockett
2 Andrew Makalio
3 Tyrel Lomax
4 Quinten Strange’
5 Pari Pari Parkinson
6 Ethan Blackadder
7 Jed Brown
8 Vernon Fredericks
9 Jack Grooby
10 Mitch Hunt
11 Solomon Alaimalo
12 David Havili ©
13 Levi Aumua
14 Jamie Spowart
15 Will Jordan

Reserves
16 Ray Niuia
17 Ryan Coxon
18 Blair Princep
19 Michael Curry
20 Sione Havili
21 Ben Finau
22 Tim O’Malley
23 Alex Nankivell

[Chris B.]

Ta$man team named. Video is somewhat worth watching - there's a couple of amusing bits..

Notable features are Grooby (who?) at halfback ahead of Christie and Guyton (both presumably injured).

Jamie Spowart and Alaimalo on the wings - and Will Jordan at fullback!!!!

No sign of Alex Ainley - Pari Pari Parkinson at lock.

Starting XV looks quite good. Bench looks frail.

Warm-up game for us. Canterbury by 20+ without even seeing their team.

[chchfanatic]

Canterbury team to play Ta$man:

1. Alex Hodgman

2. Nathan Vella

3. Chris King

4. Luke Romano

5. Mitchell Dunshea

6. Tom Sanders

7. Tom Christie

8. Whetu Douglas* (Co-Captain)

9. Mitchell Drummond (Co-Captain)

10. Brett Cameron

11. Braydon Ennor

12. Phil Burleigh*

13. Sam Beard*

14. Caleb Makene

15. Josh McKay

RESERVES

16. Greg Pleasants-Tate*

17. Daniel Lienert-Brown

18. Sef Fa'agase*

19. Hamish Dalzell

20. Reed Prinsep

21. Connor Collins*

22. Filimona Waqainabete*

23. Ngane Punivai*

[Chris B.]

@chchfanatic Forwards look strong - backs look a bit frail!

[Nepia]

This looks like it will be a cracking match, best of the round easy - I don't know who to boo the loudest for.

[Machpants]

@nepia Yeah looks like a close one, and an early pre final probably

[Nepia]

@machpants said in Ta$man v Canterbury:

@nepia Yeah looks like a close one, and an early pre final probably

The Naki look strong too.

[Bovidae]

I might have to watch this game to see Aumua play for the first time.

[cgrant]

Great to see Will Jordan back on the field.

[shark]

@nepia said in Ta$man v Canterbury:

@machpants said in Ta$man v Canterbury:

@nepia Yeah looks like a close one, and an early pre final probably

The Naki look strong too.

Wrong thread.

[shark]

No Enari yet for Canterbury and I'm surprised not to see Punivai on the wing and Ennor at centre.

[ACT Crusader]

@shark said in Ta$man v Canterbury:

No Enari yet for Canterbury and I'm surprised not to see Punivai on the wing and Ennor at centre.

A couple of Cantab debutantes in the starting midfield, it’s only Ta$man.

[shark]

I'm looking forward to rip-snorter of a game. I hope we get that. And I hope we come out on the right side of it. Should monster them up front but their outside backs will be highly dangerous.

[Chris B.]

@shark If fucking Hansen would have selected Akira Ioane, we would at least have had one of our four international loose forwards available (Frizell). If he'd picked Toomaga-Allen rather than Perry, we'd have Tim as well.

As it is, I think our starting eight matches up pretty well to yours - but, your bench forwards look quite a bit stronger.

[KiwiMurph]

@chris-b just as well Auckland loaned you Sione Havili then.

[Donsteppa]

Burleigh at 12, I reckon @Baron-Silas-Greenback will tune in for this one

[Baron Silas Greenback]

@donsteppa said in Ta$man v Canterbury:

Burleigh at 12, I reckon @Baron-Silas-Greenback will tune in for this one

He is DEAD to me.

[Chris B.]

@kiwimurph said in Ta$man v Canterbury:

@chris-b just as well Auckland loaned you Sione Havili then.

Agent Leon has his work well underway!

[KiwiMurph]

Sanders gives away some dumb penalties. 2 already.

The jersey clash is a bit shit.

[Machpants]

Champs are lookin like chumps, that pass from 9 to 10 - who was chatting away and paying no attention to the game...