Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki
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Last game of the round.
Hawkes Bay, the team from near Hawke Bay take on visitors from the other side of the island who have negotiated safe passage through Palmerston North to get here on time.
It's a bit windy at McLean Park making the kicking tricky. -
@Crucial said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
It's a bit windy at McLean Park making the kicking tricky.
Cooper v Barrett in the goal kicking ... we've got this, especially with Winterbottom whose only job all day will be to head straight for Broden.
Mullet Jesus v Maori Jesus is a tasty match up.
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This would be competitive but sorry HB too many journeymen and almost every time I look at your team sheet and think he's a bit tidy I look at the match up and....
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@dogmeat said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
This would be competitive but sorry HB too many journeymen and almost every time I look at your team sheet and think he's a bit tidy I look at the match up and....
We have BBBR, he balances out all the journeymen @Higgins and @Stargazer included in our squad.
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@Nepia Has he ever actually played for Hawkes Bay?
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@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia Has he ever actually played for Hawkes Bay?
Yeah, I checked. I wasn’t certain either.
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I would be a little worried about Jason Hewett at hooker. Norm Hewitt obviously on the piss on match day.
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@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia Has he ever actually played for Hawkes Bay?
12 games, 2010-2011.
Went to Bay of Plenty 2012-2015 and never appeared for them.
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@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia Has he ever actually played for Hawkes Bay?
Just a few examples
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@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia Has he ever actually played for Hawkes Bay?
Yes as @Number-10 notes he never played for BoP. Playing for the Magpies set him on his path to superstardom.
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@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia Has he ever actually played for Hawkes Bay?
Yes as @Number-10 notes he never played for BoP. Playing for the Magpies set him on his path to superstardom.
yeah, strange one, being with BoP for 3 years and didn't play a game, but certainly Nepia is right on this
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@bayimports said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Tim said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia Has he ever actually played for Hawkes Bay?
Yes as @Number-10 notes he never played for BoP. Playing for the Magpies set him on his path to superstardom.
yeah, strange one, being with BoP for 3 years and didn't play a game, but certainly Nepia is right on this
It was a franchise deal, like Ben May for the Canes and Magpies ... but I assume BBBRs missus would have dropped him immediately if he'd actually dared pull on that jumper.
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This thread is very useful for helping to compile my Fern enemies list ... it's getting quite extensive.
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@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
This thread is very useful for helping to compile my Fern enemies list ... it's getting quite extensive.
Lol, wouldn’t it be easier to just list those not on the list? 😀
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@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@dogmeat said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
This would be competitive but sorry HB too many journeymen and almost every time I look at your team sheet and think he's a bit tidy I look at the match up and....
We have BBBR, he balances out all the journeymen @Higgins and @Stargazer included in our squad.
n.b. I didn't include any of Brad Thorn, Ali Williams or Chris Jack in the Tasman team! And the first two ended up being available for selection.
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@Chris-B said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@dogmeat said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
This would be competitive but sorry HB too many journeymen and almost every time I look at your team sheet and think he's a bit tidy I look at the match up and....
We have BBBR, he balances out all the journeymen @Higgins and @Stargazer included in our squad.
n.b. I didn't include any of Brad Thorn, Ali Williams or Chris Jack in the Tasman team! And the first two ended up being available for selection.
That was silly of you, you might have beaten Otago if you had those two.
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@Nepia Not a chance.
We could have had Meads, McCaw, Jones and Carter (and Jesus - maori and otherwise) in the Tasman team - and still the votes would have poured in against us!
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@Chris-B said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia Not a chance.
We could have had Meads, McCaw, Jones and Carter (and Jesus - maori and otherwise) in the Tasman team - and still the votes would have poured in against us!
Unsurprising, as you've only been an Invitational XV for a few years, you don't have the long term depth. You do have 20 Super players in your current squad though, amazing that a non franchise base can pull that kind of squad together, so kudos for that.
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@Nepia Crikey - you're actually giving us some credit!
That Deloittes report must be imminent!
Anyone who watched the Blues turnaround this year could see the real basis for Tasman's success!
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@Chris-B said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:
@Nepia Crikey - you're actually giving us some credit!
That Deloittes report must be imminent!
Anyone who watched the Blues turnaround this year could see the real basis for Tasman's success!
Yes, I've always given you the credit for your financial ability to pull together you invitational XV , you know that.
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Getting close to full time here and my guys are not looking good here on the scoreboard. Even more worrying is what appears to be a major injury to one of the props (couldn't see the number of the screen) but thankfully John Ashworth has been spotted running the roads and will be fit to slot into the starting side for the next game if the HB selection panel all agree.
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@Higgins ha ha yeah, next game...
