Your New Zealand team?

[Nz]

Well boys... the prospects for New Zealand aren't good, but what would your NZ team look like for the WC?

Mine would be:

1. Krisnan Inu
2. Manu Vatuvai / Jason Nightingale
3. Steve Matai
4. Iosia Soliola
5. Sam Perret
6. Brent Webb (Fk Benji.)
7. Thomas Leuluai
8. Jason Cayless
9. Isaac Luke
10. Nathan Cayless
11. Jeremy Smith
12. Jeff Lima
13. Simon Mannering

14. Adam Blair
15. Setaimata Sa
16. Sika Manu
17. David Fa'alago?

Thats taking into account injuries ... (that I'm aware of)

 

[Tommax25]

Brent Webb
Vatuvei
Matai
Inu
Nightingale
Benji
Thomas Luilui (do the kiwis have any other half-decent half attacking options?)

Nathan Cayless
Luke
Jason Cayless
Lima
Jeremy Smith
Mannering

Sika Manu
Ropati/Hohia
Blair
Sa

 

[jim_57]

1. Brent Webb
2. Jason Nightingale
3. Krisnan Inu
4. Steve Matati
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Jerome Ropati
7. Benji Marshall
8. Jason Cayless
9. Isaac Luke
10. Jeff Lima
11. Jeremy Smith
12. David Fa'alogo
13. Simon Mannering
14. Nathan Cayless
15. Sam Rapira
16. Sonny Fai
17. Lance Hohaia
18. Ben Matulino

 

[Mixmasterreece]

1. Brent Webb
2. SKD
3. Krisnan Inu
4. Sia Solioloa
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Setimata Sa
7. Benji Marshall
8. Nathan Cayless (c)
9. Isaac Luke
10. Jeff Lima
11. Simon Mannering
12. David Fa'alogo
13. Jeremy Smith

14. Masada Iosefa
15. Sam Rapira
16. Sika Manu
17. Ben Matulino

 

[Brookie]

matai will def be one of the centres

ruben retired?

 

[Mixmasterreece]

matai will def be one of the centres

ruben retired?

Manly have said matai can not play as he is 'injured'.

Same with pritchard and maybe Sa now.

Yes Ruben reitred a while ago

 

[Brookie]

Manly have said matai can not play as he is 'injured'.

Same with pritchard and maybe Sa now.

Yes Ruben reitred a while ago

serious?
got a link?
i'm a diehard manly supporter and heard nothing of this, infact heard from the horses mouth that he can't wait for the RLWC this year....

if NZ aren't gonna put the best team on the paddock, they may as well not show

 

[Nz]

serious?
got a link?
i'm a diehard manly supporter and heard nothing of this, infact heard from the horses mouth that he can't wait for the RLWC this year....

if NZ aren't gonna put the best team on the paddock, they may as well not show

It happens every year I'm afraid.
Every year, key players are injured & are ruled out of internationals.
Although i heard this year, World cup organisers are going to appoint independent bodies to review those 'injured' players to determine if they actually play come WC time.

 

[Brookie]

It happens every year I'm afraid.
Every year, key players are injured & are ruled out of internationals.
Although i heard this year, World cup organisers are going to appoint independent bodies to review those 'injured' players to determine if they actually play come WC time.

yeah happened last year, but he was injured...

pretty sure there was even a post over at the manly website congratulating him on selection.

and again, i've heard from matai's mouth that he was looking forward to playing in the RLWC. and can't find anywhere that manly has said he can't play cause of injury?

are they seeing the future maybe?

it does not make sence?

and why has eeryone else named matai in their squad if he is unavailable?

 

[Special K]

Fraser Anderson will be a walk up start given his ability to play on the wing, centres and backrow plus his good form. He has a amazing work rate and offers something different to the typical kiwi back rower in the squad.

No way Rapira and company get in over him

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Fraser Anderson will be a walk up start given his ability to play on the wing, centres and backrow plus his good form. He has a amazing work rate and offers something different to the typical kiwi back rower in the squad.

No way Rapira and company get in over him

Rapira's a prop, so he's not going to get in at Fraser's expense.

 

[Phillips]

If Prichard, Asotasi, Matai and Sa are all out..

1.Brent Webb
2. Jason Nightingale
3. Krisnan Inu
4. Iosia Soliola
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Benji Marshall
7. Nathan Fien
8. Jason Cayless
9. Issac Luke
10. Fuifui Moimoi
11. David Kidwell
12. Ben Matulino
13. Simon Mannering (c)

14. Lance Hohaia
15. Taniela Tuiaki
16. Jeff Lima
17. Sam Rapira

 

[JB]

If their not urgent, i'd rather Sa, Matai have their ops after the WC. If they start late next season for there clubs so be it. However, with them out i'd go

1. Webb
2. Nightingale
3. Inu
4. Soliola
5. Vatuvei
6. Marshall
7. Fien
8. Lima
9. Luke
10.N.Cayless (c)
11.Matulino
12.Fa'alago
13.Mannering

14.Moimoi
15.Smith
16.Eastwood
17.Halatau

 

[ozbash]

1. Brent Webb
2. SKD
3. Krisnan Inu
4. Sia Solioloa
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Setimata Sa
7. Benji Marshall
8. Nathan Cayless (c)
9. Isaac Luke
10. Jeff Lima
11. Simon Mannering
12. David Fa'alogo
13. Jeremy Smith

14. Masada Iosefa
15. Sam Rapira
16. Sika Manu
17. Ben Matulino

World Cup winning team.

 

[roughyedspud]

:lol:

 

[Soberstate]

1. Krisnan inu
2. Luke Covell
3. Iosia Soliola
4. Steve Matai
5. Manu vatuvei
6. Benji Marshall
7. Nathan Fein
8. Jeff Lima
9. Isaac Luke
10.Adam Blair
11.Simon Mannering
12.Fraser Anderson
13.Jeremy Smith

14.Nathan Cayless
15.Sam Rapira
16.Lance Hohaia
17.Ben Matulino

18.FuiFui Moimoi

 

[Coastbloke]

World Cup winning team.

I concur...

Very good team there...

I think with some team gelling and match fitness, NZ will go alright....

They won't face Australia in the final - that was always going to be England - but still a very good team..

 

[thehattrickrabbit]

01. Brent Webb
02. Jason Nightingale
03. Krisnan Inu
04. Steve Matai
05. Manu Vatuvei
06. Jerome Ropati
07. Benji Marshall
08. Jeff Lima
09. Issac Luke
10. Nathan Cayless
11. David Fa'alogo
12. David Kidwell
13. Simon Mannering

14. Lance Hohaia
15. Sam Rapira
16. Jeremy Smith
17. Greg Eastwood

 

[winnyason]

the side has to be
1. webb 2. nightingale 3. inu 4. matai 5. vatuvai
6. marshall 7.leulalai
13. f anderson 12.mannering 11. faalogo
10.nathan cayless 9. issac luke 8. jeff lima
bench: blair, j smith, j cayless, s sa.

 

[aqua_duck]

Really, Nathan Cayless should be nowhere near that team, has been soft all year, and I reckon most parra fans would agree