All Blacks squad for the Lions named on the 8th... predictions?

[Ground We Won]

If Squires fit, he is 100% nailed.

 

[Reiser99]

See this is why I hate newspapers. It clearly says opinion on the AB's site and while the Daily Mail does say 'possible squad' at the end, the article is written with stuff like, AB's set to. Yay, way to set the standard crappy English paper.

 

[Ground We Won]

See this is why I hate newspapers. It clearly says opinion on the AB's site and while the Daily Mail does say 'possible squad' at the end, the article is written with stuff like, AB's set to. Yay, way to set the standard crappy English paper.

How's Stephen Jones these days?

 

[Penne Rara]

If I understand correctly, there's less than an hour to go until the squad is named, is that right?

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

If I understand correctly, there's less than an hour to go until the squad is named, is that right?

Correct, named in 53 minutes.

 

[Penne Rara]

Ugh, too bad I've got to go to bed or it'll be too late and I'll be in a **** mood tomorrow morning. See ya guys, hope everything will be going well. Hopefully Shag has not gone mad overnight and named an absurd squad. I laugh everytime I imagine him choosing Jordie Barrett at lock and Scott at fullback. Well, that's not absurd, is it?

 

[Larksea]

no, Jordie is as tall or taller than some locks going around lol

 

[Caitlyn Jenner]

Ngani and Jordie in woohoo happy days for the Canes!

 

[Larksea]

coles
all the barretts and laumape are in
already a very interesting squad lol

not see the whole squad yet, if mckenzie isn't there I may rage out!

only confirmed no show is Matt Todd which is a very tough call. Keep your phone handy Matty.

 

[Ground We Won]

Sorry for some of the spelling, I was writing as he read it.

J. Barrett, B.Barrett S.Barrett.
Sam Cane, Dan Coles, Crockett, Crotty, Cruden,
Dagg,
Faumuina,
Franks,
Harris,
Ioane,
Kaino,
TKB,
Laumape,
ALB,
Moody,
Naholo,
Perenara,
Read,
Retallick,
Romano,
A.Savea,
J.Savea,
B.Smith,
B.Simth,
Sopoaga,
Squire,
Taylor,
TuUngafasi,
S.Whitelock,
SBW.

5 Injury cover Coltman, Goodhue, A.Ioane, M.Todd - Didn't catch one of them, started with 'Te'


Noticeable dropped players;

Fekitoa, Moala, Dixon, Luatua, McKenzie

 

[Caitlyn Jenner]

McKenzie and Fek are very unlucky. McKenzie's gotta be the unluckiest man alive right now!
And Goodhue a bit of a surprise as injury cover....

 

[Ground We Won]

Interesting to see Laumape and Goodhue there. I've been batting for Fekitoa and feel really bad for him, I know how hard he works. Goodhue is an excellent prospect though, I do think this is too early for him however.

No McKenzie is crap selecting sorry.

 

[Larksea]

No Todd
No Dixon
No McKenzie
No Fekitoa
No Tuipulotu

Forwards:

Hookers
Dane Coles (Wellington, 49)
Codie Taylor (Canterbury, 15)
Nathan Harris (Bay of Plenty, 4)

Props
Wyatt Crockett (Canterbury, 58)
Charlie Faumuina (Auckland, 46)
Owen Franks (Canterbury, 90)
Joe Moody (Canterbury, 24)
Ofa Tu'ungafasi (Auckland, 4)

Locks
Scott Barrett (Taranaki, 4)
Brodie Retallick (Hawke's Bay, 60)
Luke Romano (Canterbury, 26)
Samuel Whitelock (Canterbury, 84)

Loose Forwards
Sam Cane (Bay of Plenty, 40)
Jerome Kaino (Auckland, 74)
Kieran Read, captain (Counties Manukau, 97)
Ardie Savea (Wellington, 12)
Liam Squire (Tasman, 8)

Backs:

Halfbacks
Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Waikato, 25)
TJ Perenara (Wellington, 29)
Aaron Smith (Manawatu, 58)

First five-eighths
Beauden Barrett (Taranaki, 49)
Aaron Cruden (Manawatu, 47)
Lima Sopoaga (Southland, 6)

Midfielders
Ryan Crotty (Canterbury, 26)
Ngani Laumape (Manawatu, uncapped)
Anton Lienert-Brown (Waikato, 9)
Sonny Bill Williams (Counties Manukau, 33)

Outside backs
Jordie Barrett (Taranaki, uncapped)
Israel Dagg (Hawke's Bay, 61)
Rieko Ioane (Auckland, 2)
Waisake Naholo (Taranaki, 12)
Julian Savea (Wellington, 52)
Ben Smith (Otago, 60)

 

[Ground We Won]

I can't believe Sopoaga over McKenzie.. I'm sorry but they have really screwed up.

 

[Caitlyn Jenner]

Dagg, Sopoaga and Ofa are the luckiest IMO. I think it's clear too that ALB is gonna be the center now.

17/16 split is interesting too... Only 5 loosies are named, and only 2 of them aren't injured.

 

[Caitlyn Jenner]

I can't believe Sopoaga over McKenzie.. I'm sorry but they have really screwed up.

Yea actually now that you put it like that... that is a really unbelievable decision.

 

[Caitlyn Jenner]

Aight, time for the Maoris...

 

[Ground We Won]

Yea actually now that you put it like that... that is a really unbelievable decision.

First time under Hansen I have been bitterly disappointed with a selection blunder. McKenzie isn't even in the injury cover.. what gives?

 

[Caitlyn Jenner]

Maoris:
C. Eves
K. Hames
M. Kainga
B. May
M. Renata
A. Dixon (C)
H. Elliot
T. Franklin
L. Price
J. Wheeler
E. Dixon
A. Ioane
L. Messam
R. Prinsep
K. Pryor
B. Hall
TTT
O. Black
I. West
T. Bateman
C. Ngatai
M. Proctor
R. Thompson
J. Lowe
D. McKenzie
NMS
D. O'Donnell
TKB
R. Ioane

 

[Ground We Won]

If Hansen wanted a specialist first 5 Mo'Unga was the far better choice than Sopoaga. Since he's already handing out debuts.

Sopoaga is the worst and most undeserving All Black call up I've seen in some time.

I could have tolerated Mo'Unga over McKenzie, but not Sopoaga.