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@sparky respect your opinion, but Proctor , just don't see it ,let's see how he goes in next couple months.,

It’s not only my opinion mate. The drums have been beating pretty loudly for Proctor to start for a while now and at some point he’ll be too hard to ignore.

I take it you didn’t watch his performance against the Brumbies on Saturday? Either that or you didn’t have your contacts in because he was all class on both sides of the ball and that’s what the ABs have been missing consistently in a centre for far too long.

Personally I wouldn’t mind if the ABs rolled out this team against the French.

Williams

Taylor

Lomax

Barrett

Va’ai

Sititi

Lakai

Savea

Roigard

McKenzie

Ioane (I’d back him over Clarke)

Barrett

Proctor

Jordan

Love

Taukei’aho

De Groot

Tosi

Holland

Kirifi

Ratima

Barrett

Lam

I may be a moron, but I don't think the best All Blacks team includes six Hurricanes starting, with a further two on the bench.

With the form he is in, Jordan should and will get first crack at fullback, and I don't think you should see Savea, Lakai and Kirifi all in the same 23. Need another big body (probably Finau).

Yeah I agree I can’t see that team happening
Or deserve those selections
.

Says the Blackadder fan.

Says the in love with Love
man who has done fuck all.
And 2 midget Cane LFs is not the way to go one yeah but two nah.

I’d have Jordan at fullback but he lacks a proper kicking game which you need at international level. IMO, he’s also a better wing for the ABs.

That leaves either Beaudy or Love at fullback and I would sway towards Love because he’s only going to get better, while Barrett is only going to decline with age.

Jordan has been very good the last few weeks with his kicking game certainly he is getting better at it.
And Jordan will be the FB his form means he deserves the spot.
Love for me just has not done enough to earn a starting spot as yet.
He has talent for sure but for me needs to show more to walk in to a starting spot .

Fair call, I’m more worried that we shoe horn Barrett into the mix at 15 if we start DMac at 10. I guess what I’m trying to say with my selections is that we need to start blooding young talent. The Proctor’s, Lam’s and Love’s of the world need to at least start seeing more time so we know what they are made of at the next level.

Nah to BB at fb I don’t want to see that again.
Proctor I would like to see get a crack at 13 something different if might add a fair bit.

So what’s your backline then? If you have Jordan at 15, who are your wingers?

Tangitau adds pace so I would try him probably stick with Clarke
Or Ioane on the wing I don’t mind that.

Good call on Tangitau, really liking what I’m seeing there and you can’t coach pace. Clarke though I’m not sold, I’d prefer to move Ioane back to the left wing.

I don’t mind that either the high ball will be a factor on who they pick I think.

The Silver Fern

Chris