Your Kiwi side and squad

[thehattrickrabbit]

double

 

[thehattrickrabbit]

NZ Full Stength Team imo

B Webb
J Webster
C Toopi (steps up, when it comes to international footy)
N Vagana
T Tupou
B Marshall
S Jones
R Asotasi
L Anderson
R Wiki
A Lauititi
D Kidwell
F Pritchard

SB Williams
D Faalogo
D Halatau
D Solomona

 

[douglasallen91]

haha

 

[doogiehowser_md]

1. B.Webb
2. J.Webster
3. I.Soiala
4. S.Matai
5. T.Tupou
6. N.Vagana
7. S.Jones
8. Asotasi
9. Fien
10. Wiki
11. Kidwell
12. D.Solamona
13. SB Williams

14. F.Pritchard
15. L.Andersen
16. J.Cayless
17. P.Rauhihi

 

[Panther_Daz]

Tony Puletua has to be in the number 12 jumper.

 

[Blaze]

Tony Puletua has to be in the number 12 jumper.

Yeah I would say he will be there.

Ben Roberts may get a run now that Jeremy Smith is out for a while...

 

[The Observer]

Considering the Kiwis drop like flies during test footy, I bet the Kiwis will name a 25-26 man squad for the 3N. First choice test team:

Webb; Tupou, Soliola, Hape, Vatuvei; Ropati, Jones; Wiki (c), Hohaia, J Cayless; Pritchard, Kidwell, Williams.

Perrett; Mannering, V Anderson, Matai, Utai; Roberts, Tony; Asotasi, Halatau, N Cayless;T Puletua, Solomona, Swann.

The 1st choice bench in bold.

 

[kiwi_man]

say a squad of 25, this would be mine:
1.B. Webb
2.T. Tupou
3.S. Matai
4.S. Hape
5.M. Vatuvei
6.B. Roberts
7.S. Jones
8.R. Wiki
9.N. Fien
10.R. Asotasi
11.D. Kidwell
12.T. Puletua
13.S.B.Williams

14.M. Tony
15.N. Cayless
16.D. Solomona
17.F. Pritchard

18.D. Fa'alogo
19.J. Cayless
20.I. Paleasena
21.D. Halatau
22.N. Vagana
23.M. Utai
24.S. Mannering
25.J. Ropati

 

[Join The Bandwagon]

why did they not select fuifui?? why?

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Mannering should start alongside Vatuvei on the left side imo. Mannering is a much bigger talent than Matai (I rate Matai, but Mannering and Soliola are the future imo).

 

[geordiesaint]

say a squad of 25, this would be mine:
1.B. Webb
2.T. Tupou
3.S. Matai
4.S. Hape
5.M. Vatuvei
6.B. Roberts
7.S. Jones
8.R. Wiki
9.N. Fien
10.R. Asotasi
11.D. Kidwell
12.T. Puletua
13.S.B.Williams

14.M. Tony
15.N. Cayless
16.D. Solomona
17.F. Pritchard

18.D. Fa'alogo
19.J. Cayless
20.I. Paleasena
21.D. Halatau
22.N. Vagana
23.M. Utai
24.S. Mannering
25.J. Ropati

That team looks awesome on paper but like somebody said earlier, the Kiwis drop like flies before the start of the tournament :x I just hope they don't player Nigel Vagana at stand off!! :?

 

[douglasallen91]

why did they not select fuifui?? why?

he has a one match ban and needs match fitness, i can smell some trickery here with the kiwis allowing moi moi to play for tonga to get this and then late call up maybe to kiwis

 

[Scubby]

1. Webb
2. Webster
3. Mannering
4. Hape
5. Vatuvai
6. Vagana
7. Jones
8. Wiki
9. Fien
10. J Cayless
11. Puletua
12. Kidwell
13. Williams

14. Tony
15. N Cayless
16. Solomona
17. Asotasi

On paper that is a better 17 than won the Tri Nations for the Kiwis in 2005. However, it will be a big ask to win back to back titles.

 

[aenima1]

1. webb
2. webster
3. toopi/hape
4. vagana
5. utai/vainakolo
6. roberts/smith
7. jones
8. wiki
9. fein (if its true that hes now a kiwi)
10. asotasi
11. kidwell
12. puletua
13. williams

14. roberts/smith (whichever isnt at no. 6)
15. solamona
16. lauititi
17. j cayless/rauhihi

i know vagana has had no form but he's always been one of their best and one of their leaders at international level. he still deserves to be there. also puletua will always be a starter, there's no two ways about that!

 

[Iafeta]

I got no idea who's in and out (through club suck jobs) but here goes (ok, I know Vainakolo is back in for """knee surgery""", Webster, Ah Van, Anderson and Faiumu are out)

1 Brent Webb
2 Manu Vatuvei
3 Simon Mannering
4 Iosia Soliola
5 Tame Tupou
6 Ben Roberts
7 Stacey Jones
8 Ruben Wiki (captain)
9 Nathan Fien
10 Nathan Cayless
11 David Kidwell
12 Tony Puletua
13 Sonny Bill Williams

Bench

Fuifui Moimoi
Roy Asotasi
Ali Lauitiiti
Motu Tony

Other 8 players

Antonio Kaufusi
Awen Guttenbeil
Jason Cayless
David Solomona
Jeremy Smith
Shontayne Hape
Steve Matai
Dene Halatau

 

[Iafeta]

The A team I'll have a go at too (not sure on the age restrictions though)

1 Kris Inu
2 George Carmont
3 Jerome Ropati
4 Greg Eastwood
5 Gold teeth Tuaki
6 Lance Hohaia
7 Thomas Leuluai
8 Adam Blair
9 Rangi Chase
10 Evarn Tuimavave
11 Epalahame Lauaki
12 David Fa'aologo
13 Frank Pritchard

Bench

James Stosic
Billy Ngawini
Sam Rapira
Bronson Harrison

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

I would much rather have Ropati at 6 than Roberts. And I'm not a member of the fan club- closer to being in the hater's society, really. But I don't rate Roberts much as yet and he has hardly played any first grade.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

2 Manu Vatuvei
3 Simon Mannering
4 Iosia Soliola
5 Tame Tupou

This is what I'd have too (in the unfortunate absence of Webster and Whatuira).

Seriously, this must be the biggest pair of wing/centre combos ever seen in rugby league. There's over 220kg on the wings and 200kg in the centres.

 

[Disco]

Matai over Soliola for sure

 

[ledzep]

on a side note, who's on the kiwi blacklist?
faumuina, utai?, anyone else?