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    • Crucial
      Crucial last edited by Duluth

      How many related players can you fit in one team?

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      • shark
        shark last edited by shark

        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 Crockett

        O Franks
        R Loe
        Flynn
        Blackadder
        Brewer
        Marshall
        Hamilton
        R Deans

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        • shark
          shark last edited by

          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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          • booboo
            booboo @shark last edited by

            @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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            • Crucial
              Crucial @booboo last edited by

              @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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              • booboo
                booboo @Crucial last edited by

                @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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                • Nepia
                  Nepia @booboo last edited by

                  @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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                  • shark
                    shark last edited by shark

                    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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                    • shark
                      shark last edited by

                      And don't forget Steve Cleave, Wiremu Maunsell, Andrew McCormack and Shayne Philpott.

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                      • booboo
                        booboo @Nepia last edited by

                        @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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                        • booboo
                          booboo @shark last edited by

                          @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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                          • Nepia
                            Nepia @booboo last edited by

                            @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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                            • Chris
                              Chris last edited by

                              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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                              • Smudge
                                Smudge @shark last edited by

                                @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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                                • shark
                                  shark last edited by

                                  I'm slightly more gutted that Andy Miller only played for the Crusaders.

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                                  • shark
                                    shark last edited by

                                    How did Deans become the final choice at fullback?

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                                    • Nepia
                                      Nepia @shark last edited by

                                      @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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                                      • shark
                                        shark last edited by shark

                                        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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                                        • Crucial
                                          Crucial @shark last edited by

                                          @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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                                          • Crucial
                                            Crucial @Nepia last edited by

                                            @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?

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