Discussion of AB 9s. Best ever All Blacks Half Back?

[ACT Crusader]

@chris-b said in Discussion of AB 9s. Best ever All Blacks Half Back?:

@act-crusader Bruce Deans, Steve Scott, Justin Marshall, Andy Ellis, Jon Preston, Lyn Davis, Mitch Drummond.

Only have to find 8 more and it’s a quality XV of halfbacks 😉

3 - Mitch Drummond
11 - Andy Ellis
21 - Justin Marshall
24 - Jon Preston
26 - Bruce Deans
31 - Steve Scott
35 - Lyn Davis

[Bovidae]

@act-crusader said in Discussion of AB 9s. Best ever All Blacks Half Back?:

1 - Finlay Christie
2 - Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
3 - Mitchell Drummond
4 - Brad Weber

Pulu

I'll leave the rest.

[ACT Crusader]

@bovidae said in Discussion of AB 9s. Best ever All Blacks Half Back?:

@act-crusader said in Discussion of AB 9s. Best ever All Blacks Half Back?:

1 - Finlay Christie
2 - Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
3 - Mitchell Drummond
4 - Brad Weber

Pulu

I'll leave the rest.

5 - Augustine Pulu

[Smudge]

@act-crusader said in Discussion of AB 9s. Best ever All Blacks Half Back?:

1 - Finlay Christie
2 - Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
3 - Mitchell Drummond
4 - Brad Weber
5 - Augustine Pulu
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11 - Andy Ellis
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18 - Byron Kelleher
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21 - Justin Marshall
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24 - Jon Preston
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26 - Bruce Deans
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29 - David Kirk
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31 - Steve Scott
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35 - Lyn Davis
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Throwing a few more names at you between Marshall & Kirk
S Forster
A Strachan
J Hewett
P McGahan (tour games only in France 1990, I think?)
G Bachop (debuted on the 1987 Japan tour?)
Dean Kenny

[Smudge]

Between Kelleher and Marshall:

• O (J) Tonu'u
  R Duggan (maybe 17?)

[Toddy]

18? Steve Devine
7 or 8? TJ Perenara
10 Brenden Leonard

[canefan]

Jimmy Cowan and Piri of course, and TKB

[Toddy]

Alby Mathewson got caps too didn't he. Must be 2 - 3 after Ellis

[ACT Crusader]

Updated: thanks @Smudge, I left off Hewett. So it’s 39

1 - Finlay Christie
2 - Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
3 - Mitchell Drummond
4 - Brad Weber
5 - Augustine Pulu
6 - TJ Perenara
7 - Tawera Kerr-Barlow
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9 - Alby Mathewson
10 - Brendan Leonard
11 - Andy Ellis
12 -
13 - Piri Weepu
14 - Jimmy Cowan
15 -
16 - Steve Devine
17 - Rhys Duggan
18 - Byron Kelleher
19 -
20 - Junior Tonu’u
21 - Justin Marshall
22 -
23 - Ant Strachan
24 - Jon Preston
25 - Jason Hewett
26 - Paul McGahan
27 - Bruce Deans
28 - Graeme Bachop
29 - Dean Kenny
30 - David Kirk
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32 - Steve Scott
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36 - Lyn Davis
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[canefan]

31 must have been the 9 that went on the cavaliers tour. I can't recall his name

[canefan]

Laurie Mains must be in there somewhere

[African Monkey]

Danny Lee?

[Smudge]

@canefan said in Discussion of AB 9s. Best ever All Blacks Half Back?:

Laurie Mains must be in there somewhere

He was a fullback.

[Bovidae]

@canefan said in Discussion of AB 9s. Best ever All Blacks Half Back?:

31 must have been the 9 that went on the cavaliers tour. I can't recall

I mentioned Andrew Donald earlier in the thread.

Danny Lee at 15?

[Toddy]

Kevin Senio before Ellis.

[Toddy]

A Smith at 8

Must be a Ardie joke somewhere in there

[ACT Crusader]

@African-Monkey @Toddy @Bovidae

8 - Aaron Smith
12 - Kevin Senio
15 - Danny Lee
31 - Andrew Donald

[ACT Crusader]

1 - Finlay Christie
2 - Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
3 - Mitchell Drummond
4 - Brad Weber
5 - Augustine Pulu
6 - TJ Perenara
7 - Tawera Kerr-Barlow
8 - Aaron Smith
9 - Alby Mathewson
10 - Brendan Leonard
11 - Andy Ellis
12 - Kevin Senio
13 - Piri Weepu
14 - Jimmy Cowan
15 - Danny Lee
16 - Steve Devine
17 - Rhys Duggan
18 - Byron Kelleher
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20 - Junior Tonu’u
21 - Justin Marshall
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23 - Ant Strachan
24 - Jon Preston
25 - Jason Hewett
26 - Paul McGahan
27 - Bruce Deans
28 - Graeme Bachop
29 - Dean Kenny
30 - David Kirk
31 - Andrew Donald
32 - Steve Scott
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34 -
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36 - Lyn Davis
37 -
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39 -

[ACT Crusader]

22 and 33 have been named in this thread

[Bovidae]

A couple of others from the 1970s will be Lin Colling and Kevin Greene.