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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 507675" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Some interesting sides - hopefully we get a good expansive game of rugby. If I was to pick my preferred lineups out of those squads I'd go with the following:</p><p></p><p>[TABLE="width: 500"]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]MacIntosh[/TD]</p><p>[TD]1.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Smith[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]MacDonald[/TD]</p><p>[TD]2.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Coles[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Fia[/TD]</p><p>[TD]3.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Toomaga-Allen[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Hoeata[/TD]</p><p>[TD]4.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Paulo[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Donnelly[/TD]</p><p>[TD]5.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Broadhurst[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Boys[/TD]</p><p>[TD]6.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Levave[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Todd[/TD]</p><p>[TD]7.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Braid[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]L Whitelock[/TD]</p><p>[TD]8.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Shields[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Cowan[/TD]</p><p>[TD]9.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Leonard[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]T Marshall[/TD]</p><p>[TD]10.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Horrell[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Popoali'i[/TD]</p><p>[TD]11.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Raikuna[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]A Whitelock[/TD]</p><p>[TD]12.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Buckman[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Lynn[/TD]</p><p>[TD]13.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Parkes[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Poki[/TD]</p><p>[TD]14.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Masaga[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Baker[/TD]</p><p>[TD]15.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Robinson[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD][/TD]</p><p>[TD][/TD]</p><p>[TD][/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Rutledge[/TD]</p><p>[TD]16.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]McCartney[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]King[/TD]</p><p>[TD]17.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Hohneck[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Retallick[/TD]</p><p>[TD]18.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Fitzgerald[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Fuglistaller[/TD]</p><p>[TD]19.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Waldrom[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Heinz[/TD]</p><p>[TD]20.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Mathewson[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Dickson[/TD]</p><p>[TD]21.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Munro[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]Osbourne[/TD]</p><p>[TD]22.[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Piutau[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE]</p><p></p><p>Overall I think the North team looks probably the stronger side. The big weakness in the South side is at 10 - their two options at 10 are Dickson (who is a journeyman ITM Cup player, who is better suited to 12), and Tom Marshall who has very limited experience at first-five, but has some real talent. Despite Marshalls lack of experience at 10 I would start him, and use the likes of Popoalii to pop up at first receiver on occasions when required (as he does for Otago). The Norths team biggest weakness looks to be in the midfield, and we may see Horrell start at 12, with Munro starting at 10. There could potentially be some great matchups: Shields vs Whitelock, Braid vs Todd, Smith vs Fia, Leonard vs Cowan.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 507675, member: 24910"] Some interesting sides - hopefully we get a good expansive game of rugby. If I was to pick my preferred lineups out of those squads I'd go with the following: [TABLE="width: 500"] [TR] [TD]MacIntosh[/TD] [TD]1.[/TD] [TD]Smith[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]MacDonald[/TD] [TD]2.[/TD] [TD]Coles[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Fia[/TD] [TD]3.[/TD] [TD]Toomaga-Allen[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Hoeata[/TD] [TD]4.[/TD] [TD]Paulo[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Donnelly[/TD] [TD]5.[/TD] [TD]Broadhurst[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Boys[/TD] [TD]6.[/TD] [TD]Levave[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Todd[/TD] [TD]7.[/TD] [TD]Braid[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]L Whitelock[/TD] [TD]8.[/TD] [TD]Shields[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Cowan[/TD] [TD]9.[/TD] [TD]Leonard[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]T Marshall[/TD] [TD]10.[/TD] [TD]Horrell[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Popoali'i[/TD] [TD]11.[/TD] [TD]Raikuna[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]A Whitelock[/TD] [TD]12.[/TD] [TD]Buckman[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Lynn[/TD] [TD]13.[/TD] [TD]Parkes[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Poki[/TD] [TD]14.[/TD] [TD]Masaga[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Baker[/TD] [TD]15.[/TD] [TD]Robinson[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Rutledge[/TD] [TD]16.[/TD] [TD]McCartney[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]King[/TD] [TD]17.[/TD] [TD]Hohneck[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Retallick[/TD] [TD]18.[/TD] [TD]Fitzgerald[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Fuglistaller[/TD] [TD]19.[/TD] [TD]Waldrom[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Heinz[/TD] [TD]20.[/TD] [TD]Mathewson[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Dickson[/TD] [TD]21.[/TD] [TD]Munro[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Osbourne[/TD] [TD]22.[/TD] [TD]Piutau[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Overall I think the North team looks probably the stronger side. The big weakness in the South side is at 10 - their two options at 10 are Dickson (who is a journeyman ITM Cup player, who is better suited to 12), and Tom Marshall who has very limited experience at first-five, but has some real talent. Despite Marshalls lack of experience at 10 I would start him, and use the likes of Popoalii to pop up at first receiver on occasions when required (as he does for Otago). The Norths team biggest weakness looks to be in the midfield, and we may see Horrell start at 12, with Munro starting at 10. There could potentially be some great matchups: Shields vs Whitelock, Braid vs Todd, Smith vs Fia, Leonard vs Cowan..... [/QUOTE]
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