World Cup 2017

[snowman]

Dugan shouldn't be there.

i know you hate him, but he finished the year in great form

he and chambers will be an incredible partnership

 

[snowman]

Of all the five Sharks to make it, Fifita and Holmes were most deserving. The rest are lucky.

pre origin fifita yes, post origin, no chance

paul vauaghan should have had his spot

 

[HaroldBishop]

i know you hate him, but he finished the year in great form

he and chambers will be an incredible partnership

Don't really hate him but I think he is a little overrated.

 

[deano the p]

whats your squad deano?

Depends on the basis for picking the squad.

I would have had the following as the full strength side. After that I would use it largely to develop younger talent even if they never got a game.

1) Slater
2) Boyd
3) Dugan/T. Trobojevic
4) Chambers
5) Holmes
6) Munster
7) Cronk
8) Vaughan
9) Smith
10) Fifita
11) Cordner
12) Gillett
13) McGuire

14) Morgan
15) Frizzell
16) Graham
17) Woods/J. Trobojevic

Nathan Brown, James Tedesco, Jack DeBelin, Angus Critchon, Nick Cotric, Nathan Cleary

When against the weak sides I'd prefer to see us go young something like:

1) Tedesco
2) Cotric
3) Trobojevic
4) Chambers
5) Holmes
6) Munster
7) Cleary
8) Vaughan
9) Smith
10) Trobojevic
11) Cordner
12) Gillett
13) DeBelin

14) Critchon
15) N. Brown
16) Morgan
17) Graham

Cleary I'd be tempted to take along as a project but wouldn't mind him missing out altogether.

 

[slide rule]

Cleary deserves a spot over Maloney, project or not.

 

[snowman]

Don't really hate him but I think he is a little overrated.

never let anyone down at centre on the field though, especially australia

happy for him to get the nod and come back to us with a WC medal

 

[Gumby]

Jason tuamalolo has chosen to play for tonga apparently. Man the kiwis are ****ed at the moment.

 

[sharkyboy]

Jason tuamalolo has chosen to play for tonga apparently. Man the kiwis are ****ed at the moment.

Wtf.. is that a permenant change for him?

 

[slide rule]

Taumalolo turns his back on Kiwis
Phil Rothfield, The Daily Telegraph
37 minutes ago

NEW Zealand’s World Cup campaign is in tatters after the world’s best forward, North Queensland superstar Jason Taumalolo, withdrew from their team on Wednesday.

The heavyweight lock forward has chosen to play for Tonga instead — the country he represented at the 2013 World Cup — in a wonderful boost to their hopes of making the final.

The Daily Telegraph understands Taumalolo’s decision was based around his disappointment that Kiwis coach David Kidwell had sacked champion Melbourne prop Jesse Bromwich and Gold Coast forward Kevin Proctor from the team for disciplinary issues stemming from this year’s Anzac Test in Canberra

Taumalolo’s withdrawal has rocked the Kiwis’ preparation following news last week that Kieran Foran had also withdrawn from the tournament to work on his injury recovery.

New Zealand play Tonga on November 11 at Hamilton’s Waikato Stadium, which will pit Taumalolo against his former Kiwi teammates.

The 2016 Dally M Medallist has been unstoppable for the Cowboys this year, running more than 5000m this season.

Oooooooo.

 

[creg]

Holy LOL at Thaiday going off on twitter about not being selected.. what a little bitch.

 

[deano the p]

Holy LOL at Thaiday going off on twitter about not being selected.. what a little bitch.

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It's got nothing to do with the fact he wasn't selected, it's about the fact no one bothered to let him know which is fair enough. It's easy to show respect to players who have served you.

 

[HaroldBishop]

It's good to know that Mal is a good guy.

 

[Gumby]

Apparently the kiwis aren't a fan of kidwell.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Apparently the kiwis aren't a fan of kidwell.

They should bring back supercoach Kearney.

 

[slide rule]

Did Mal call Gal to tell him that he was cut last year?

Genuine question.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Did Mal call Gal to tell him that he was cut last year?

Genuine question.

I'm guessing yes. Gal is prone to a sook as well, sure we would have heard about it.

 

[Gumby]

Foran out of the World Cup as well. And Isaac Luke set the be dropped all together in favour of dani Levi.

 

[slide rule]

Apparently the kiwis aren't a fan of kidwell.

They should bring back supercoach Kearney.

I think those two must be the only people in the country with coaching certificates.

 

[Gumby]

Seggy named in png squad

 

[Gumby]