Your KIWI team for the Anzac test

[Changa]

Hoffman
Nightingale
Beale
SKD
Vatuvai
Marshall
Foran
FPN
Luke
Blair
Prichard
Mannering
Smith

Matalino
Manu
Glenn
Fien

Much like the Sticky blueprint for NSW last year, I think NZ are better off going with a number of big agile backrowers up front. FPN, Blair, Matalino and Manu could all spend time at prop.

 

[Izz]

Dude, Matulino is a prop.

 

[aqua_duck]

Blair is absolute rubbish

 

[Fast Eddie]

Hows it factually incorrect? They're his words not mine.

Interesting that he's a 100% QLD but playing for the Kiwis, muppet sig that. Interestingly enough my sig is correct though.

 

[TheDMC]

Interesting that he's a 100% QLD but playing for the Kiwis, muppet sig that. Interestingly enough my sig is correct though.

Hmm, I suspect your actually a ginger in denial...

 

[The European Polynesian]

Sika injured?

1. Hoffman
2. Perrett
3. SKD
4. Matai
5. Nightingale
6. Foran
7. Benji
8. McKendry
9. Luke
10. Matulino
11. Glenn
12. Mannering
13. Smith

JWH
Tamou
Taumololo/Papalii
Brown

 

[Changa]

Blair's club form may be poor atm, but you're kidding if you think he will be left out of the test side entirely.

Also EP, Tamou has pledged to NSW/Aus.

 

[The European Polynesian]

Blair's club form may be poor atm, but you're kidding if you think he will be left out of the test side entirely.

Also EP, Tamou has pledged to NSW/Aus.

Never really rated Blair personally.

And yeah, so had Taumololo last week.

 

[Changa]

Fact is I can't see Blair missing out. Kearny should be selecting his team with next years world cup in mind. So I wouldn't be surprised if papalii/taumololo get a bench spot.

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl...nt-nsw-in-origin/story-fnbgtxvf-1226320055379

Article re tamou.

 

[aqua_duck]

Blair should not even be playing first grade ATM let alone playing test footy. Provides nothing but stupid penalties, errors and is nowhere to be seen when the team is coming out of their own half

 

[The European Polynesian]

Fact is I can't see Blair missing out. Kearny should be selecting his team with next years world cup in mind. So I wouldn't be surprised if papalii/taumololo get a bench spot.

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl...nt-nsw-in-origin/story-fnbgtxvf-1226320055379

Article re tamou.

Here's an article from the same website re Taumololo

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/n...over-new-zealand/story-e6frfgdf-1226310746709

#-o

 

[Fast Eddie]

Yeah apperantly Tamou is still undecided. He'd make my side if isn't a wanker and chooses NSW. Blair will make the team without a doubt because he is part of that new leadership group they set up that met up during the season. I think its him, Benji, Mannering, Smith, Foran and Nightingale.

I'm looking forward to seeing Hoffman finally getting the chance to debut. Gonna be good that over the next 5-10 years we are going to have two great fullbacks to choose from rather than having to chuck pretty much anyone back there, such as a 20 year old Jerome Ropati.

 

[mean_maori_mean]

Here is a suggested squad.
They should selected a wider squad to give exposure to some youngsters to the culture etc... get them excited and to push themselves.

Sort this ish out with Tamou - directly not with his manager or club
Otherwise I have no hesitation to promote Papalii or Bromwhich.

Alex Glenn has to start in the centre imo. Solid defence, hard running and we have some much depth in the backrow.

Skd and matai can fight out for the other spot.

1. Hoffman/Locke
2. Manu Vatuvei
3. Matai
4. Alex Glenn
5. Nightingale
6. Marshall
7. Foran
8. McKendry
9. Luke
10. Tamou
11. Blair
12. Mannering
13. Smith

14. Elijah Taylor
15. JWH
16. Harrison
17. Matulino
18. Papalii
19 Taumalolo
20. Johnson
21. Jesse Bromwhich

 

[Iafeta]

1 Kevin Locke - if not fit, Josh Hoffman
2 Jason Nightingale
3 Shaun Kenny-Dowell
4 Steve Matai
5 Manu Vauvei
6 Kieran Foran
7 Benji Marshall
8 Jarod Warea-Hargreaves
9 Issac Luke
10 Ben Matulino
11 Simon Mannering
12 Alex Glenn
13 Jeremy Smith

Adam Blair
Sam McKendry
Jason Taumololo
Lewis Brown

 

[Fast Eddie]

Hoffman should be there regardless if Locke is fit or not.

 

[Iafeta]

Locke's the incumbent, he was close to if not the best Kiwi in the four nations last year. If he's fit, he's selected IMO.

 

[Fast Eddie]

You seen Hoffman this season? He's earnt it. And imo he would have been starting for the Kiwis in the four nations if he hadn't got injured, but it's not a bad dilemia to have at alll thats for sure.

 

[hitman82]

I'd definitely be selecting Hoffman for this test.

 

[hitman82]

Hmm, I suspect your actually a ginger in denial...

:lol: cheers for slightly lightening my hangover misery

 

[shiznit]

Id like to do a bit of a clean out... let this be the start of our build up to defending our title.

id bring an extended squad over for the week... let the whole squad feel what its like at Eden Park when its pumping... f**k lang park... i was at the rugby world cup semi against australia last season... that was more intimidating than anything ive ever seen...

01. J. Hoffman
02. J. Nightingale
03. A. Glenn
04. S. Matai
05. M. Vatuvei
06. B. Marshall (c)
07. S. Johnson
08. J. Waerea-Hargrieves
09. I. Luke
10. B. Matulino
11. S. Mannering
12. J. Smith
13. K. Foran (vc)

and i would like to see this bench named...

14. J. Papalii
15. J. Taumalolo
16. J. Tamou
17. S. Kasiano

that way they all have to come out into the public and let everyone know whats happening.

i wouldn't be too worried about the actual result... i would put a bounty on Paul Gallen's head... give instructions to Matulino and JWH to come out and go straight after Gallen. start a fight if you can... get the crowd right into it....

IMO... get rid of Gallen... and you can walk over the rest of the pack.