the squad i think will be picked.
woodcock crockett franks franks laulala
coles mealamu elliot
retallick whitelock romano
mcaw read kaino messam vito cane
smith perenara TKB
carter barrett slade
nonu smith SBW fekitoa
savea smith milne-skudder piutau
there's a chance
sopoaga makes it instead of slade - slade providing a better backup reserve option if barrett gets injured (though with piutau, perenara, and sopoaga on the reserves we'd still be able to cover all bases), but sopoaga possibly being a more convincing starting choice;
faumuina instead of laulala - faumuina being a better impacct player option, laulala a better scrummager (would you agree?);
taylor instead of elliot - vitality of youth vs wisdom of experience
anyone instead of messam - we only really need 30 players in our squad (we can make do with 3 locks and 5 loosies), so there is a place available in teh team for whoever else they might wat to take. Vito is a better lineout forward and impact player form the bench than messam so messam would probably miss out if we only had 5 loosies. This could mean we take naholo, for instance. If we did then we wouldn't need as much utility value, and since he would be ahead of piutau and milne-skudder (who played poorly under pressure for the canes) once he got fit, piutau could miss out to dagg. or maybe we'd want to bring in o0ur high ball expert corey jane. or maybe sopoaga and slade both make it.
