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<blockquote data-quote="TRF Mr Fish" data-source="post: 739345" data-attributes="member: 20892"><p>It will be interesting to see how many new players Hansen bloods. There will almost certainly be a bunch of guys who make the team out of one season of Super Rugby (e.g. Retallick and Cane, now NMS) which makes it hard to pick...</p><p></p><p>Lolagi Visinia looked good last year for the Blues but faltered a bit this season, I still think he has a lot of potential. Moala will come close and Tu'ungafasi has been part of the training sessions. It might be a year early for a guy like Akira Ioane, but it's hard to say just yet.</p><p></p><p>I think Ngatai and Tamanivalu might both be there from the Chiefs, Graham strikes me as someone likely to improve fairly quickly too. Otherwise Harris is technically capped but is still a newbie, and I think James Lowe will be very close (given Hansen highlighted him as a player that would probably have made the extended extended squad if it weren't for injury). Bird may get a new lease of life moving away from the Crusaders too.</p><p></p><p>The Hurricanes will be a bit of an unknown next year. The obvious player to get a call up is Ardie Savea, but Goodes may be worth a shot.</p><p></p><p>The Crusaders will inevitably unearth a talent or two. I expect Moody to get more of a shot next year. </p><p></p><p>No one in the Highlanders really comes to mind when I think of potential All Blacks. Osborne is a possibility, but I'd be a bit surprised to see him there.</p><p></p><p>That being said, what do I think we'll see in the first game of the season?</p><p></p><p>1 Crockett</p><p>2 Coles</p><p>3 Franks</p><p>4 Tuipulotu</p><p>5 Whitelock</p><p>6 Kaino</p><p>7 Cane</p><p>8 Read</p><p>9 Smith</p><p>10 Cruden</p><p>11 Savea</p><p>12 Ngatai</p><p>13 Fekitoa</p><p>14 Milner-Skudder</p><p>15 Smith</p><p></p><p>16 Taylor</p><p>17 Moody</p><p>18 Laulala</p><p>19 Retallick</p><p>20 Savea</p><p>21 Perenara</p><p>22 Barrett</p><p>23 Naholo</p><p></p><p>I'm expecting the Chiefs to win the competition <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> which is why Retallick might get a rest</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF Mr Fish, post: 739345, member: 20892"] It will be interesting to see how many new players Hansen bloods. There will almost certainly be a bunch of guys who make the team out of one season of Super Rugby (e.g. Retallick and Cane, now NMS) which makes it hard to pick... Lolagi Visinia looked good last year for the Blues but faltered a bit this season, I still think he has a lot of potential. Moala will come close and Tu'ungafasi has been part of the training sessions. It might be a year early for a guy like Akira Ioane, but it's hard to say just yet. I think Ngatai and Tamanivalu might both be there from the Chiefs, Graham strikes me as someone likely to improve fairly quickly too. Otherwise Harris is technically capped but is still a newbie, and I think James Lowe will be very close (given Hansen highlighted him as a player that would probably have made the extended extended squad if it weren't for injury). Bird may get a new lease of life moving away from the Crusaders too. The Hurricanes will be a bit of an unknown next year. The obvious player to get a call up is Ardie Savea, but Goodes may be worth a shot. The Crusaders will inevitably unearth a talent or two. I expect Moody to get more of a shot next year. No one in the Highlanders really comes to mind when I think of potential All Blacks. Osborne is a possibility, but I'd be a bit surprised to see him there. That being said, what do I think we'll see in the first game of the season? 1 Crockett 2 Coles 3 Franks 4 Tuipulotu 5 Whitelock 6 Kaino 7 Cane 8 Read 9 Smith 10 Cruden 11 Savea 12 Ngatai 13 Fekitoa 14 Milner-Skudder 15 Smith 16 Taylor 17 Moody 18 Laulala 19 Retallick 20 Savea 21 Perenara 22 Barrett 23 Naholo I'm expecting the Chiefs to win the competition ;) which is why Retallick might get a rest [/QUOTE]
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