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<blockquote data-quote="Aotearoa_" data-source="post: 805753" data-attributes="member: 74113"><p>The one major selection will be the idea of dropping Julian unless his form seriously gets better for the Canes, I'm sure NMS will come back from injury strong and he's such a creative versatile player he's made it impossible not to select him. The other down side for Julian is, Naholo is comfortable at 11 and Bender at 14 with Dagg slotting in back at 15, the future is definitely looking bleak for Julian, which is sad, he's had some storming games for the AB's, just seems to lack that bit of fitness discipline that is so highly regarded in the AB's, the slackers get found out eventually.</p><p></p><p>RC will be a major priority for us this year, I can only really see fringe guys and younger guys getting a game vs Italy on the end of year tour and probably a couple getting a game vs Argentina in Hamilton, if Damien makes the squad this might be a fitting occasion for him. I have no doubts a lot of our starters will be rested in that Italian game prior to the tough test match in Dublin the following week and having played in America vs Ireland the week before.</p><p></p><p>Naholo is a must pick, I have every faith he will become a great All Black winger, early on he made some schoolboy errors, but we'll put that down to nerves, he came back strong and proved what a strong finisher he is and how powerful he is on the ball, he can't be passed up, 99.9% sure he will make the squad barring injury.</p><p></p><p>In the forwards I really think Squire had a strong debut, Dixon was solid but didn't get much of a look, I think Taufua deserves a shot if he continues his form with the Saders, being a genuine natural blindside as well it'd be nice to see him get a few caps in the AB's, think ahead to Kaino's retirement. </p><p></p><p>Sonny Bill Williams will be available for the All Blacks in the RC, so I'm expecting SBW, Fekitoa, Ngatai and Crotty, I think Moala has earned a look in, but more likely will get more game time in the end of year tour.</p><p></p><p>James Lowe could be in with a sniff if there are injuries, him and Taufua surely are very close to getting a call up and an outside chance of Weber and Edmonds getting call ups.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aotearoa_, post: 805753, member: 74113"] The one major selection will be the idea of dropping Julian unless his form seriously gets better for the Canes, I'm sure NMS will come back from injury strong and he's such a creative versatile player he's made it impossible not to select him. The other down side for Julian is, Naholo is comfortable at 11 and Bender at 14 with Dagg slotting in back at 15, the future is definitely looking bleak for Julian, which is sad, he's had some storming games for the AB's, just seems to lack that bit of fitness discipline that is so highly regarded in the AB's, the slackers get found out eventually. RC will be a major priority for us this year, I can only really see fringe guys and younger guys getting a game vs Italy on the end of year tour and probably a couple getting a game vs Argentina in Hamilton, if Damien makes the squad this might be a fitting occasion for him. I have no doubts a lot of our starters will be rested in that Italian game prior to the tough test match in Dublin the following week and having played in America vs Ireland the week before. Naholo is a must pick, I have every faith he will become a great All Black winger, early on he made some schoolboy errors, but we'll put that down to nerves, he came back strong and proved what a strong finisher he is and how powerful he is on the ball, he can't be passed up, 99.9% sure he will make the squad barring injury. In the forwards I really think Squire had a strong debut, Dixon was solid but didn't get much of a look, I think Taufua deserves a shot if he continues his form with the Saders, being a genuine natural blindside as well it'd be nice to see him get a few caps in the AB's, think ahead to Kaino's retirement. Sonny Bill Williams will be available for the All Blacks in the RC, so I'm expecting SBW, Fekitoa, Ngatai and Crotty, I think Moala has earned a look in, but more likely will get more game time in the end of year tour. James Lowe could be in with a sniff if there are injuries, him and Taufua surely are very close to getting a call up and an outside chance of Weber and Edmonds getting call ups. [/QUOTE]
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