With the almost instantly forgettable Tri-nations now behind us, thoughts turn to the end of season tour.

Over the next few weeks we'll be taking a look at those players who have impressed in the Air New Zealand Cup this season and who the triumvirate of Graham Henry, Wayne Smith and Steve Hansen should be considering for a possible call-up.

But we all know New Zealand is a nation of 4,000,000 All Blacks selectors, so I want you to pick your future All Blacks and tell my why they should be on board the plane for Tokyo and Europe.

I'll take on board all your arguments and suggestions and put together the starting XV based on them. And you know what? The team would still be good enough to beat Scotland.

In the meantime here are some of the players who have impressed me most this season so far:

Aaron Cruden

No surprises here and I suspect you'd find few people disagreeing with Cruden getting a spot on the tour. With Dan Carter's best back-up - Nick Evans - playing overseas and unavailable, others have had a shot and failed to convince.

As much as I like Stephen Donald he just hasn't been able to bridge that gap to the international level and although I suspect he'll be on the tour, it would be wise in the long-term to give Cruden some experience.

His form has been pretty good for the Manawatu Turbos this year after excelling in the U20 Junior World Championship and his ability to spot the gaps, pass and kick make him a much better shot than someone like Mike Delany, who is a fair bit older but been as equally impressive this season.

If all goes to plan, Cruden will be the long-term replacement for Daniel Carter when - almost inevitably, I imagine - the incumbent heads off to Europe for massive moolah after the next World Cup.

Robbie Robinson

Cruden picked up the World Junior Player of the Year, but I've probably been more impressed with fullback Robbie Robinson. I thought he had a better U20 tournament than his first five-eighth but hasn't quite gained the plaudits of Cruden.

He's been a little unfortunate this year at the Southland Stags - he's had a lot of pressure put on him and that's shown with some rookie mistakes. He's also had to play out of position for most of the season, and he's been Southland's main kicker.

Give him an All Blacks spot, put him back into his favoured fullback role and take away the kicking and you've got a supremely talented youngster who can wear a black jersey for the long-term.

Calling him up now would also give him the chance to learn from one of the best in the business - Mils Muliaina.

And fullback is shaping up as one of those real strengths in the coming years. With Cory Jane already an All Black - albeit playing on the wing - and Israel Dagg continuing to impress for the Magpies there's no dearth of talent in the 15 jersey.

Karl Lowe

The long-term replacement for Richie McCaw has long been an area of concern for the All Blacks' coaches.

Adam Thomson was feted for that role earlier this season but he's since switched back to blind-side flanker and Tanerau Latimer has been on the fringes without being picked since the early tests of the season.

I rate Latimer a lot. He's a likeable young fella and he's got the talent to succeed.

But he's been sitting in the stands watching the All Blacks and not getting a lot of game time with the Bay of Plenty Steamers so the opportunity for someone to step up has been there and no-one has done it better than Lowe.

The openside has been what all numbers sevens should be - a bloody nuisance. He's led from the front for the Magpies and his work at the breakdown this season has been virtually without peer.

He's got plenty of years ahead of him - he's only just turned 25 - he can pass the ball, he's visible all over the park and his size (1.82m) puts him firmly in the Heinrich Brussow-mould for the new look open-side flanker.

And when you add in he can run with the ball in hand and also tackle then you've got a guy who - if he can keep his form up for the rest of the tournament - more than warrants a spot on the plane for Tokyo.

Colin Bourke

I don't think there's much doubt that Kieran Read, if he stays injury free, is the man earmarked to take over from Rodney So'oialo for the foreseeable future. But if Ted is true to his words and picks people on form then Colin Bourke may be a shot for the end of season tour.

Okay, it's a hell of a long shot, but he's been as impressive for the Bay as Lowe has been for the Magpies.

With Mike Delany shepherding his troops around the park with the utmost of ease, Bourke has captained the team from number eight and led them - deservedly- to a top-four spot at this point in the season.

And given the furore before the start of the season when Greg Smith left his coaching role just days before the first game that's a mighty impressive result.

He's dangerous with the ball in hand, he tackles like a mad-man and, like he showed last week, he doesn't mind standing up for himself and his team with a bit of fisticuffs.

Like Buck Shelford wrote about last week, I’d be tempted to leave some of the senior players behind for this tour - and So’oialo would be one of them.

Bourke would make a more than capable stand-in for him.

Keep an eye on these players over the next few weeks to see if they can build on their early-season Air NZ Cup form and really push for a tour spot.

So get to it. Who do you want to adorn a black jersey in the end of year tour? And why?

I look forward to your comments.