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MACDUB

Years ago

Junior Tall Blacks Trialists Named..

I don't see how its different to any other international team naming their side..

Aussie cricketers only just named their team

Every Rugby Union national team names their side on the Wed before a game...or the All Blacks (about 56-2 over the last three years and perhaps the greatest sporting team EVER) name their team on Thursdays.

NBA teams will cut the last few players just hours before the first season game.

Football teams like the Socceroos or All Whites will cut players just before they leave for a tournament.

Whats even more telling is that i am sure the Tall Blacks AND the Boomers have done this in the past.
IIRC, the Boomers will always cut last few guys and name their team just before they go away i.e. to China or to Ocenia Qualifiers. E.g. James Harvey missed out like this one year from memory...

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Anonymous

Years ago

Macdub....Australia finalised their teams months ago. They all start out with a bunch of players and eventually whittle them down but 6 days before a comp starts is way too late to be choosing a team. If they didn't know before now considering how much training and playing together they have done with all the tours etc then the coaches haven't been paying enough attention

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MACDUB

Years ago

Not really Australia do the same.

They train together from a group of 20 from months out and they simply make cuts every few camps.

So its not really selecting the team from scratch.

These guys bar 1 or 2 would have been together for a while.

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Mystro

Years ago

"Not too much to worry about for the Aussies you would think."

Tai Wynyard at 16 is a beast and holds his own against grown men.

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MACDUB

Years ago

Witteveen was a Breakers Development Player a season ago.

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