New Zealand Kiwis Four Nations squad:

[bert]

This might be the wake-up call Eastwood needs as well.
He needs to get fit and injury free to regain anything like his old form

 

[Paint.]

Fien's been poor this year, on form, he shouldnt be picked ahead of Leuluai.

Perrett, Rapira, Hoffman, Hohaia, Duffie, SKD, Nu'asala, Eastwood and Harrison not considered due to injury

 

[Book]

Completely forgot SKD wasn't in there. Would be immense with him in the side. Also thought Rapira must have been injured to not be named. Still a strong squad, we'll give Australia a good go, but they'll win the thing on the back of the whole 'Lockyer's last game' crap.

 

[Hansta]

Completely forgot SKD wasn't in there. Would be immense with him in the side. Also thought Rapira must have been injured to not be named. Still a strong squad, we'll give Australia a good go, but they'll win the thing on the back of the whole 'Lockyer's last game' crap.

come on Book

 

[Book]

come on Book

That's just what I think will happen lol

 

[wigum]

I think NZ are better odds than the $4 they're at, probably more along the lines of $3

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Thats a really good youthful team! Will be tough competition thats for sure.

It never ceases to amaze me how Thomas Leuluai is always picked in the team. He is a major dud.

Rangi Chase is probably wandering the same thing, which is why he changed allegiance to England.

 

[Book]

Kalifa Fai Fai Loa has been called into the squad as Manu Vatuvei has pulled out with injury.

 

[Barba]

Not a bad replacement tbh

 

[Book]

Yeah, I like Kalifa. He's a good finisher and has a really high work-rate, huge amount of touches per game for a winger. Good player.

 

[OITENTA-E-NOVE]

Steve Matai & Shaun Johnson OUT
Krisnan Inu & Elijah Taylor IN

 

[Paint.]

Steve Matai & Shaun Johnson OUT
Krisnan Inu & Elijah Taylor IN

Vatuvei also out, Fai-Fai Loa in

 

[Book]

Vatuvei also out, Fai-Fai Loa in

Posted it about two posts back. lol

 

[Paint.]

Posted it about two posts back. lol

it's on the other page ffs.

 

[OITENTA-E-NOVE]

Krisnan Inu out - personal reasons.

 

[Moe]

international league is a joke. 12 players have pulled out of the kiwi squad already. As well as a number of players from oz.

I bet they could have played if this games meant something.

 

[Hansta]

quite a few of those have gone into off season surgery which would have been booked in by the clubs awhile back. Not much you can do. If it gets delayed, then it will eat into the off season or even worse they might even miss a few rounds of next year.

 

[OITENTA-E-NOVE]

id have liked to see jesse bromwich, jeff lima and iosia soliola in the team.

 

[B-Train]

Their bench is great but I fear that the damage could be done before then.

Fein's form was so bad he didn;t deserve to get picked. Hohaia has won NZ several big tests against Australia and is always dynamite off the bench as a backup hooker. McKendry and Packer are good club players but will need to step up massively up front in Test football.

Also, as good a form as Locke and Beale have been in, this is a massive step up and Beale could get found out out wide by a potent Australian backline.

I always root for NZ in these games (and England but that's an exercise in futility) and hope that these youngsters come through.

 

[Wearnze]

Watching their game on Sunday, they were pretty awful to watch sadly. I think changes are needed for their first four nations game. I would spice things up for game 1, as I would say yesterday, basically defence and handling were two things that need to be fixed.

1. Kevin Locke
2. Kalifa Fai-Fai Loa
3. Alex Glenn
4. Keiran Foran
5. Matt Duffie
6. Benji Marshall (Captain)
7. Shaun Johnson
8. Russell Packer
9. Isaac Luke
10. Fuifui Moimoi
11. Adam Blair (If available)/Lewis Brown
12. Simon Mannering
13. Jeremy Smith

14. Lewis Brown/Thomas Leuluai
15. Ben Matulino
16. Sika Manu
17. Jared Warea-Hargreaves