Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury
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How many related players can you fit in one team?
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I'm going to take this literally as an NPC selection as opposed to an all-time Canterbury team. Bloody hard to comment truly knowledgeably on earlier Canterbury players, even though some might be obvious selections. So, post 1976:
15 MacDonald
14 Gibson
11 Green
13 Matson
12 Carter
10 Mehrtens
9 Bachop
8 Read
7 McCaw
6 Thorne
5 Whitelock
4 C Jack
3 Somerville
2 Taylor
1 CrockettO Franks
R Loe
Flynn
Blackadder
Brewer
Marshall
Hamilton
R Deans -
Come on people, there is so much room for debate here and so many guys I've probably not even thought of.
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@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
Come on people, there is so much room for debate here and so many guys I've probably not even thought of.
Can I say, even though I was a huge Craig Green fan, the backline kinda underwhelms. Even despite Mehrts, DC and Grim.
The greatest 10 in history out of position.
And not a lot if flair.
Weird.
Would probably clean up. But doesn't excite me.
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@booboo said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
Come on people, there is so much room for debate here and so many guys I've probably not even thought of.
Can I say, even though I was a huge Craig Green fan, the backline kinda underwhelms. Even despite Mehrts, DC and Grim.
The greatest 10 in history out of position.
And not a lot if flair.
Weird.
Would probably clean up. But doesn't excite me.
Look at all those SWBs!
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@Crucial said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@booboo said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
Come on people, there is so much room for debate here and so many guys I've probably not even thought of.
Can I say, even though I was a huge Craig Green fan, the backline kinda underwhelms. Even despite Mehrts, DC and Grim.
The greatest 10 in history out of position.
And not a lot if flair.
Weird.
Would probably clean up. But doesn't excite me.
Look at all those SWBs!
MacDonald, Gibson, Matson
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@booboo said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@Crucial said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@booboo said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
Come on people, there is so much room for debate here and so many guys I've probably not even thought of.
Can I say, even though I was a huge Craig Green fan, the backline kinda underwhelms. Even despite Mehrts, DC and Grim.
The greatest 10 in history out of position.
And not a lot if flair.
Weird.
Would probably clean up. But doesn't excite me.
Look at all those SWBs!
MacDonald, Gibson, Matson
Bachop, plus, we all know DC has a touch of the tar brush even though his old man wont admit it.
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Not hard to add some flair to the backline given we can claim the likes of SBW, Maitland, Blair, Mo'unga, Goodhue, J Barrett, Bale, Vunibaka (I think?), Bridge and Ennor. It's just who earns the right.
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And don't forget Steve Cleave, Wiremu Maunsell, Andrew McCormack and Shayne Philpott.
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@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@booboo said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@Crucial said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@booboo said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
Come on people, there is so much room for debate here and so many guys I've probably not even thought of.
Can I say, even though I was a huge Craig Green fan, the backline kinda underwhelms. Even despite Mehrts, DC and Grim.
The greatest 10 in history out of position.
And not a lot if flair.
Weird.
Would probably clean up. But doesn't excite me.
Look at all those SWBs!
MacDonald, Gibson, Matson
Bachop, plus, we all know DC has a touch of the tar brush even though his old man wont admit it.
Jeez. Haven't that saying for years (At least since my dad died).
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@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
And don't forget Steve Cleave, Wiremu Maunsell, Andrew McCormack and Shayne Philpott.
Joe Leota
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@booboo said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@booboo said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@Crucial said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@booboo said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
Come on people, there is so much room for debate here and so many guys I've probably not even thought of.
Can I say, even though I was a huge Craig Green fan, the backline kinda underwhelms. Even despite Mehrts, DC and Grim.
The greatest 10 in history out of position.
And not a lot if flair.
Weird.
Would probably clean up. But doesn't excite me.
Look at all those SWBs!
MacDonald, Gibson, Matson
Bachop, plus, we all know DC has a touch of the tar brush even though his old man wont admit it.
Jeez. Haven't that saying for years (At least since my dad died).
It was in high rotation amongst my grandmother's when I was a kid, both the Maori and the Pakeha ones.
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Alister Hopkinson,Bill Bush,Andy Earl,Ian Kirkpatrick,Graeme Higginson,Chris Laidlaw,Fergie McCormick,Justin Marshall ,Sony Bill Williams,Marika Vunibaka,Wilson Wineray you still have to throw in the mix if you are talking about greatest ever side you could put on the park.
If you go back to 1976 and say if they were professional they would be up to the standard then everyone should be considered how great would some of those names I mentioned have been if they trained to the extent the players do now.
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@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
And don't forget Steve Cleave, Wiremu Maunsell, Andrew McCormack and Shayne Philpott.
I'm pretty gutted Greg Coffey didn't get a look in at 10.
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I'm slightly more gutted that Andy Miller only played for the Crusaders.
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How did Deans become the final choice at fullback?
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@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
How did Deans become the final choice at fullback?
Home provinces get selection preference over your poaches, Rangi is playing for Tasman.
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Jeez I was ok with Robbie as a sub, but I might have gone in a different direction as a starter. Probably George Bridge.
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@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
How did Deans become the final choice at fullback?
You need someone to blame if you lose.
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@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
@shark said in Ultimate NPC: - Canterbury:
How did Deans become the final choice at fullback?
Home provinces get selection preference over your poaches, Rangi is playing for Tasman.
Isn’t it ironic?
