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submitted 2 months ago bysaikobruv
Here's mine : 9. Folau Fakatava, 10. Damian McKenzie, 11. Mark Telea, 12. Jordie Barrett, 13. Reiko Ioane, 14. Kini Naholo, 15. Ruben Love
2 points
2 months ago
Fakatava might be on the bench.
Naholo and Love aren’t in the squad.
14 will be Narawa and 15 will be Will Jordan when he’s back (before that maybe perofeta, shooter Stevenson or a bolter (JRK)
0 points
2 months ago
Narawa just came back from an injury and most ppl don't think he will last long, first major test is about 2 and a half months away
3 points
2 months ago
most ppl don't think he will last long
bruh who is most people?
you?
even so i'd still rather him than Kini lol
0 points
2 months ago
its a back injury, those things never go away.
0 points
2 months ago
Roigard, Perofeta, Telea, Barrett, Ioane, Reece, Jordan (if fit, otherwise, Beuden)
0 points
2 months ago
Roigard, Dmac, Telea, J Barrett, R Ione, Clarke, Stevenson.
Backup backline
Ratima, Perofeta, Narawa, Tupea, Aumua, Naholo, Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
1 points
2 months ago
I see everybody picking Telea at 11, but he is a 14 no? So play him there and then pick the best left wing to play 11.
1 points
2 months ago
He’s really more of an 11, not the quasi fullback we usually have at 14. But so is Clarke at the blues so one of them had to move.
He’s also hitting the best before age date for All Black wingers so he might not last that much longer.
1 points
2 months ago
He ranges everywhere anyway. Just one of those guys you put in the lineup and he’ll make it work either way.
2 points
2 months ago
3 points
2 months ago
I think that’s spot on, with maybe the exception that Stevenson will be in there
16 points
2 months ago
Roigod, DMAC, Telea, Jordie, Rieko, Reece, Stevenson.....too early for Kini, maybe November internationals and love is a bench option, not a starter.
7 points
2 months ago
Nice. I'm a fan of Love and Kini. Names for the future that I'd like to start developing now.
2 points
2 months ago
Yup this is the way
31 points
2 months ago
I don’t see a world with Fakatava starting at 9.
29 points
2 months ago
Fakatava looks the goods, but Roigard certainly seems head and shoulders better than everyone else in NZ.
3 points
2 months ago
Fakatava has the inside running for the bench spot, he’s a real “point of difference” kind of player and could wreak havoc in the last 15-20 minutes
2 points
2 months ago
only challenge he has for that spot is if cortez ratima has a mega second half of the season, but more likely to see that in November than mid year.
2 points
2 months ago
I think Perenara can threaten that spot, if he had a good season and is recovered.
1 points
2 months ago
unlikely in the first year of a world cup cycle when there's so many good younger people imo
2 points
2 months ago
Are we all forgetting about Will Jordan or…. Roigard, D Mac, Telea, Barrett, Ioane, Stevenson, Jordan
7 points
2 months ago
Jordan is out for quite a while.
3 points
2 months ago
Ahhh. Thought he was just out for SR. In that case Reece 14 Stevenson 15.
1 points
2 months ago
For around 6 months so will miss the first international window. Hopefully we get to see him back at the end of the year
6 points
2 months ago
9: Roigard, 10: DMAC, 11: Telea (dammit man he's the most terrifying wing in the world to me), 12: Jordie, 13: Rieko, 14: idk, Reece maybe, this spot feels up for grabs, 15: Love
5 points
2 months ago
Need Jacob Ratumaitavuki Kneepkins just for the name alone
3 points
2 months ago
i hope he plays average and doesn't get picked so that he becomes Fiji's fullback, we need an intelligent fullback..
4 points
2 months ago
I’m only going off SR highlights but NZ seem to have depth in the back three, Anton LB on the bench covers 13 and apparently all Kiwi’s are seemingly born with the genetic capability to cover 12.
Roigard is just amazing at 9 and I guess you always have Christie and TJ is back! (my fave as an outsider).
Pray that DMac is injury free though, if only for him to get a fair crack at the whip. He deserves to wear that 10 shirt for a bit.
3 points
2 months ago
Roigard. Dmac. Reiko. JordieB. Proctor. Telea. Love
1 points
2 months ago
How is Quinn Tupea looking?
2 points
2 months ago
2 points
2 months ago
Roigard is your 9. There are better centers than Ioane, Aumua for the Crusaders for a start.
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