Matt
Years ago
Hay if anyone knows about NZ Ball, trying having a go at best NZ side 1990-2016. Pick a 12-man squad. And yes you can include Steve Adams in the side even if he hasn't played for Tall Blacks.
Mystro
Years ago
Mark Dickell/Tai Webster
Kirk Penney/Corey Webster
Tom Abercrombie/Phill Jones/Dillon Boucher
Pero Cameron/Shaun Marks/Isaac Fotu
Steve Adams/Alex Pledger
Mika Vukona just missed out as did Aaron Olsen.
paul
Years ago
I'm not going to pick Steve Adams until he plays for the TBs.
Cameron/Marks/Pledger
Vukona/Fotu
Abercrombie/Boucher
Penney/Jones/C Webster
Dickel/T Webster
Hoopie
Years ago
NZ beat Australia in the 80s. Some of those guys deserve a place, such as Stan and John Hill, Dutchie Rademakers - can't remember anyone else.
Isaac
Years ago
Mystro, no Vukona in a 12-man squad?! Sure you couldn't put Marks at centre instead of Pledger to fit him in? Or over Fotu?
paul
Years ago
Hoopie, that team went to the WCs and snuck past Malaysia by 2pts, and lost their other four by an average of 29pts.
The modern Tall Blacks are one of only four countries to make the knockout rounds of the past four WCs (along with the USA, Spain and Turkey), so I don't think there's really any comparison between the eras.
Stan Hill could be an honourable mention for mine, but the group from 2002 to now is on another level.
Some of these didn't, or haven't played for NZ but are kiwis.
Starters
G Mark Dickel
G Kirk Penney
F Kenny Stone (naturalised)
F Sean Marks
C Steven Adams
Bench
G Corey Webster
G Phill Jones
G Thomas Abercrombie
F Dillon Boucher
F Pero Cameron
F Mika Vukona
C Craig Bradshaw
PG Dickel, C Webster
SG Penney, Jones
SF Abercrombie, Boucher
PF Mark, Cameron
C Adams, Pledger, Rampton, Book
I think Rampton and Book were underrated and were pillars of the late 90s, early 00's teams along with Dickel, Penney, Cameron and Boucher
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