NZ State of Origin (Sort of..)

[Big Marn]

To mix the Kiwis and the SOO discussions together abit, I thought I would do an Auckland vs the Rest of NZ team line up.
It took me a while to scratch up the Rest of NZ line up so hopefully a few of you have the energy to fill in the Auckland team.

Rest of New Zealand

1 Jordan Rapana - Wellington
2 Jamayne Isaako - Christchurch
3 Joseph Manu - Hamilton
4 Rocco Berry - Masterton
5 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak -Hamilton
6 Jahrome Hughes - Wellington
7 Te Maire Martin - Raglan
8 James Fisher Harris - Kohukohu (Hokianga)
9 Jeremy Marshal-King - Whakatane
10 Joseph Tapine - Wellington
11 Briton Nikora - Tauranga
12 Jordan Riki - Raglan
13 Tohu Harris - Hastings

Bench
14 Fa'amanu Brown - Christchurch
15 Chanel Harris-Tavita- Tokoroa
16 Griffin Neame - Greymouth
17 NAS -Wellington
18 Jared Waerea-Hargraves - Rotorua
19 Danny Levi - Wellington
20 William Warbrick - Kawerau

Auckland Only

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[Blair]

7. Shaun Johnson.

Are Auckland-born Aussie props like Josh Papali'i, Junior Paulo and the Tongan turncoat Jason Taumalolo available?

 

[Big Marn]

I based my team on this website for eligibiity.

International Player Eligibility

A list of NRL players and who they are eligible to play for at the international level, including State of Origin.

www.zerotackle.com

I had Jazz in the team but had to remove as he had played for Samoa.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Saw this done on the Niche Cache a couple of weeks ago

 

[Blair]

The game would have to be played outside Auckland and the more south the better.

I don't think Aucklanders would get into it. If both the North and South Islands had more of an equal population then that would be our 'Origin'.

But then you also need one side to have a chip in their shoulder and if the South Island wasn't so small, population-wise, then that wouldn't be so.