ANZAC Test Team

[Panther_Daz]

Getting in a bit early here...

Thoughts?

1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3 Dean Whare
4 Konrad Hurrell
5 Manu Vatuvei
6 Kieran Foran
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Jesse Bromwich
9 Issac Luke
10 Sam Moa
11 Simon Mannering
12 Kevin Proctor
13 Jason Taumalolo

Interchange
14 Lewis Brown
15 Ben Matulino
16 Jared Warea Hargreaves
17 Tohu Harris

Peter Hiku, Thomas Leuluai, Jason Nightingale, Sam McKendry, Martin Taupau, Greg Eastwood, Adam Blair, Elijah Taylor. & Shaun Kenny-Dowall all solid back up. No doubt I have missed someone too!

 

[lafai]

RTS
Nightingale
Whare
Hurrell
Vatuvei
Foran
Johnson
Bromwich
Luke
Matulino
Mannering
Proctor
Taumalolo
JWH
Eastwood
Taupau
Harris

 

[lafai]

Hoffman, Brown, Soliola and Kasiano are also solid back-up.

 

[JJ]

Not sure why Hurrell gets in?

Coach will be loyal, so Kenny Dowall is a cert imo... don't see JWH being close for similar reasons

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

Getting in a bit early here...

Thoughts?

1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3 Dean Whare
4 Konrad Hurrell
5 Manu Vatuvei
6 Kieran Foran
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Jesse Bromwich
9 Issac Luke
10 Sam Moa
11 Simon Mannering
12 Kevin Proctor
13 Jason Taumalolo

Interchange
14 Lewis Brown
15 Ben Matulino
16 Jared Warea Hargreaves
17 Tohu Harris

Peter Hiku, Thomas Leuluai, Jason Nightingale, Sam McKendry, Martin Taupau, Greg Eastwood, Adam Blair, Elijah Taylor. & Shaun Kenny-Dowall all solid back up. No doubt I have missed someone too!

Taupau would have to be in there somewhere.
Nightingale and Eastwood very unlucky
Alex Glenn back up as well

 

[lafai]

SKD or Hurrell. If the coach is going to be loyal he will pick SKD. If he goes on you know, talent, he'll choose Hurrell.

 

[SilentOne]

JWH wont be picked, regardless of form.

I would stick with the same guys that won the four nations.

 

[jaseg]

I see no reason to not pretty much just pick the four nations winning 17, with perhaps 2 exceptions.

Ben Matulino gets in somewhere (okay let's be honest- for Blair) if he continues his fantastic form.

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck replaces Peta Hiku at fullback. I'm in two minds over this one though - Hiku was a bit of a handbrake in our attack in the 4N (good running game though), but I'd like to be loyal to the guy who made himself available rather than had a rest.

So thats:

Hiku/Tuivasa-Sheck
Nightingale
Whare
Kenny-Dowall
Vatuvei
Foran
Johnson
Bromwich
Luke
Matulino
Mannering
Proctor
Taumalolo

Brown (wouldn't object to TL here either if he performs like last week)
Taupau
Eastwood
Harris

Pretty much nailed on.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Minimal changes from 4N for mine. Matulino for Blair is a no-brainer, but that's about it. Would use TL if his form continues.

 

[The European Polynesian]

I didn't know Hurrell was a Kiwi.

 

[The European Polynesian]

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck replaces Peta Hiku at fullback. I'm in two minds over this one though - Hiku was a bit of a handbrake in our attack in the 4N (good running game though), but I'd like to be loyal to the guy who made himself available rather than had a rest.

I'm fine if with RTS "having a rest" in the 4N, considering the way he was set up for failure in the World Cup final. If he wants back in the team management should gratefully accept him as their first choice FB.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

:lol: Like it matters if he's a Kiwi these days. Sadly if he's eligible according to the Micky Mouse rules we'll pick him at some point.

1. RTS
2. Hiku
3. Hurrell
4. Whare
5. Vatuvei
6. Foran
7. Johnson
8. Bromwich
9. Luke
10. Moa*
11. Mannering
12. Proctor*
13. Taumalolo

14. Taupau
15. Harris
16. Matulino
17. Mau/Brown depending if they want another power forward or brief hooker cover.

Put an * by the two who I went with more based on previous efforts rather than early season form as I haven't been impressed by either so far TBH.

 

[Glen from the Mount]

Here's the team that I would pick.

Tuivasa-Sheck
Watene-Zelezniak
Whare
Hiku
Vatuvei
Foran
Johnson
Bromwich
Luke
Matulino
Mannering
Glenn
Taumalolo

Leuluai
Taupau
Warea Hargreaves
Harris

 

[MKEB...]

Hurrel should be no where near a kiwi kumper at the moment IMO. Three weeks injured, and showed sod all when he was out there week one. Whare is a given, and I would more likely choose SKD on current form.

Minimal changes from 4N for mine. Matulino for Blair is a no-brainer, but that's about it. Would use TL if his form continues.

Agreed

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I didn't know Hurrell was a Kiwi.

He's technically eligible and has stated he'd like to play for NZ. I wouldn't pick him unless he showed some form on the paddock though.

 

[ozbash]

Not sure why Hurrell gets in?

true, he would be a huge risk. SKD for me..

 

[southwalesrabbitoh]

Fullback - Peta Hiku
Wings - R Tuivasa-Sheck, M Vatuvei
Centres - D Whare, Bryson Goodwin
Halfbacks - S Johnson, K Foran
Front-rowers - Jesse Bromwich, S Moa
Acting-halfback - Isaac Luke
Back-rowers - S Mannering, K Proctor, J Taumalolo

Interchange - L Brown, M Taupau, B Matulino, G Eastwood

Really don't want to leave Tohu Harris out but G Eastwood seems to be so effective, always seems to break the line at important times.

 

[The European Polynesian]

:lol: Like it matters if he's a Kiwi these days. Sadly if he's eligible according to the Micky Mouse rules we'll pick him at some point.

That was tongue-in-cheek. We can't whinge about Aussie stealing our players when we steal Tonga's.

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

Hows this for a 25 man squad?

1. RTS
2. DWZ
3. Whare
4. Hiku
5. Vatuvei
6 Foran
7 Johnson
8 J Bromwich
9 Luke
10 Taupau
11 Mannering
12 Proctor
13 Taumololo

14 Matulino
15 Harris
16 Eastwood
17 Leuluai

18 Brown
19 Moa
20 Nightingale
21 Goodwin
22 Kasiano
23 Glenn
24 SKD
25 Lolohea (bolter, if eligible) / Taylor

I really hope they don't select Benji.
Also, Hurrell hasn't waranted a selection for this test

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

I realise I've left out fat Frank, I don't know how well he's been going this year