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<blockquote data-quote="Caitlyn Jenner" data-source="post: 868767" data-attributes="member: 74470"><p>Not sure if anyone still uses this sub-forum but I'm interested so thought I might as well start up a thread and give some thoughts...</p><p></p><p>I'm personally looking forward to the NPC more than I have in a while. Haven't even really followed it the past few years, but I'm keen to get back into it.</p><p></p><p>So the Premiership teams are: Canterbury, Counties, Taranaki, Auckland, Waikato, North Harbour and Tasman</p><p></p><p>And the Championship teams are: Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Otago, Manawatu, Southland, Northland and Bay of Plenty</p><p></p><p>Logic says that Canterbury will win it again and, especially off the back of the success of the Crusaders, I think that they're the clear favourites. Looking at their squad, their potential 1st XV looks very solid:</p><p>1. Daniel Lienert-Brown</p><p>2. Ben Funnell</p><p>3. Siate Tokolahi</p><p>4. Dominic Bird</p><p>5. Mitchell Dunshea</p><p>6. Reed Prinsep</p><p>7. Matt Todd</p><p>8. Luke Whitelock</p><p>9. Mitchel Drummond</p><p>10. Richie Mo'unga</p><p>11. George Bridge</p><p>12. Rob Thompson</p><p>13. Tim Bateman</p><p>14. Poasa Waqanibau</p><p>15. Josh Mckay</p><p></p><p>That being said, there are definitely some squads to challenge them this year. IMO Taranaki are a team to watch... they've got an exciting bunch, especially in the backline, and have a great mix of youth and experience. A promising line-up they could put out:</p><p>1. Mitchell Graham</p><p>2. Ricky Ricitelli</p><p>3. Angus Ta'avao</p><p>4. Leighton Price</p><p>5. Leon Power</p><p>6. Finn Hoeata</p><p>7. Lachlan Boshier</p><p>8. Toa Halafihi</p><p>9. TTT</p><p>10. Marty McKenzie</p><p>11. Manasa Mataele</p><p>12. Charlie Ngatai</p><p>13. Seta Tamanivalu</p><p>14. Declan O'Donnell</p><p>15. Stephen Perofeta</p><p></p><p>(If they had their ABs, their backline would be dynamite!.... 9. TTT 10. B. Barrett 11. Mataele 12. Ngatai 13. Tamanivalu 14. Naholo 15. J. Barrett)</p><p></p><p>As for the championship, who knows....</p><p>Surely Wellington should have the talent at their disposal to take it out, but they've well under-performed recently. Otago were strong last year and will be again, while both the Bays should be right in the mix.</p><p></p><p>Don't think Southland or Northland have the talent to do too much damage and Manawatu, who were probably expecting to have NMS and Laumape, probs won't have the firepower to challenge much either.</p><p></p><p>My prediction: Canterbury and Otago to win.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caitlyn Jenner, post: 868767, member: 74470"] Not sure if anyone still uses this sub-forum but I'm interested so thought I might as well start up a thread and give some thoughts... I'm personally looking forward to the NPC more than I have in a while. Haven't even really followed it the past few years, but I'm keen to get back into it. So the Premiership teams are: Canterbury, Counties, Taranaki, Auckland, Waikato, North Harbour and Tasman And the Championship teams are: Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Otago, Manawatu, Southland, Northland and Bay of Plenty Logic says that Canterbury will win it again and, especially off the back of the success of the Crusaders, I think that they're the clear favourites. Looking at their squad, their potential 1st XV looks very solid: 1. Daniel Lienert-Brown 2. Ben Funnell 3. Siate Tokolahi 4. Dominic Bird 5. Mitchell Dunshea 6. Reed Prinsep 7. Matt Todd 8. Luke Whitelock 9. Mitchel Drummond 10. Richie Mo'unga 11. George Bridge 12. Rob Thompson 13. Tim Bateman 14. Poasa Waqanibau 15. Josh Mckay That being said, there are definitely some squads to challenge them this year. IMO Taranaki are a team to watch... they've got an exciting bunch, especially in the backline, and have a great mix of youth and experience. A promising line-up they could put out: 1. Mitchell Graham 2. Ricky Ricitelli 3. Angus Ta’avao 4. Leighton Price 5. Leon Power 6. Finn Hoeata 7. Lachlan Boshier 8. Toa Halafihi 9. TTT 10. Marty McKenzie 11. Manasa Mataele 12. Charlie Ngatai 13. Seta Tamanivalu 14. Declan O’Donnell 15. Stephen Perofeta (If they had their ABs, their backline would be dynamite!.... 9. TTT 10. B. Barrett 11. Mataele 12. Ngatai 13. Tamanivalu 14. Naholo 15. J. Barrett) As for the championship, who knows.... Surely Wellington should have the talent at their disposal to take it out, but they've well under-performed recently. Otago were strong last year and will be again, while both the Bays should be right in the mix. Don't think Southland or Northland have the talent to do too much damage and Manawatu, who were probably expecting to have NMS and Laumape, probs won't have the firepower to challenge much either. My prediction: Canterbury and Otago to win. [/QUOTE]
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