Greatest All Blacks XV (pro era) - full back

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Who is the greatest pro All Black fullback?

Mils Muliaina
1
6%
Christian Cullen
15
83%
Israel Dagg
1
6%
Leon MacDonald
0
No votes
Ben Smith
0
No votes
Other (please specify)
1
6%
 
Total votes: 18

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Another interesting one. I can't believe MacDonald got 27 starts at fullback. I've bent the rules a little and included the top 5 in the short list. Having ruled Ben From Accounts out of the wingers' poll it would be a bit rough to not put him in the fullbacks' one!
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This is quite a tough one. Consistency weighs in heavily for the accountant. Shredding opposition is Cullen. Dagg has his charms, but sometimes the choke gets stuck on.
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Similar to the Lomu one, really. Ben Smith probably a far better fullback, more ruthlessly efficient and well rounded - a representation of the AB sides of the last 5 years.

Cullen; far more flawed and a much narrower skill set. But he was just magical, there is no other word for it.
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Some combination between the account kid and cullen.
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/thread.

EDIT: Turning Gregan inside out in #18 alone is just about enough for my vote.
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A couple of sweetly timed passes from Zinny out wide should look very familiar to Kieran Reid fans.
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zer0 wrote:

/thread.

EDIT: Turning Gregan inside out in #18 alone is just about enough for my vote.
Cullen, mehrts, Wilson, zinny, tana. Chripst there are some players in those clips
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Love the accountant, but voting for Cullen. Which means I've gone for the front-row and back 3 of 96/97 era, and the rest all 2011-15, I think.
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I like the Saffa contribution to number 17.
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Has to be Cullen. Although the accounts lad is something special too.
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