Michael Boxall
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Oct 8, 2026
Matt PollardHOST
I don't think he's been all that impressive.
Matt PollardHOST
Michael Boxall is still playing at center back and is a big, meaty New Zealander forehead who heads balls away.
Matt PollardHOST
And they have Kyle Duncan as well, Mark, former New York Red Bulls fullback who I think has taken a step back compared to when he was playing in New York.
Matt PollardHOST
Uh, Mark, this needs to be a Rapids win, I think regardless of...
Mark GoodmanHOST
I mean, you know, uh, the, the, the thing that you said there was about, um, Minnesota struggling.
Mark GoodmanHOST
They, they do seem to be between iterations of themselves.
Mark GoodmanHOST
They've got the Michael Boxall, uh, they've got Callender, uh, at goalkeeper, and they've got a f- really talented and big scorer, uh, in Kelvin Yeboah.
Mark GoodmanHOST
But they're missing some of those cogs in the middle, um, the Robin Lod's that they used to have.
Riccardo BallHOST
And who was taking the penalties as well? That's the other thing.
Riccardo BallHOST
Tyler Binden and Michael Boxall both took penalties.
Riccardo BallHOST
I think Bill Tuiloma took one as well.
Riccardo BallHOST
It was like, and the one that Boxy took, which was the last one, I was like, oh, a bit nervous.
Richy PalmerGUEST
Well, Finn Cernan was out, and he was out in the last game too, which meant that they put more back in defence, and so we ended up with a 5-5 back in this game.
Richy PalmerGUEST
And I think that's probably because he's got Michael Boxall in his defender, and who else did we have back there? Old
Johnny NicolHOST
Stenger?
Richy PalmerGUEST
Yep, yep, older Stangers.
Riccardo BallHOST
Um, and then you can have him and Behn Old both on the same side.
Riccardo BallHOST
Um, and maybe that's the way it works best for the All Whites going forward once Libby is back fit, because Michael Boxall is 37.
Riccardo BallHOST
He's not gonna be around for much longer right at international level.
Riccardo BallHOST
So then you could have potentially a back three of Tyler Bindon on the right, Finn Surman in the middle, and then L- Libby Kakaracha playing on the left-
Riccardo BallHOST
Um, and then you can have him and Behnold both on the same side.
Riccardo BallHOST
Um, and maybe that's the way it works best for the All Whites going forward once Libby is back fit, because Michael Boxall is 37.
Riccardo BallHOST
He's not gonna be around for much longer right, at international level.
Riccardo BallHOST
So then you could have potentially a back three of Tyler Bindon on the right, Finn Surman in the middle, and then Libby Kakaracha playing on the left-
John MarthalerHOST
I'm so-- I'm very happy for him.
John MarthalerHOST
[chuckles] As far as other international stuff, Michael Boxall got sort of a surprise call-up for New Zealand.
John MarthalerHOST
Finn Surman from the Timbers got hurt, and honestly, you could f- There can't be much of a larger age difference in terms of one guy getting injured and another getting, getting called up than Finn Surman, who I think is 22, and Michael Boxall, who's 38.
John MarthalerHOST
Just that 16-year age difference.
John MarthalerHOST
He-- A whole Kevin Sullivan separates Surman and Boxall.
John MarthalerHOST
He just had to go to Japan.
John MarthalerHOST
It's not like usual when he has to fly to Easter Island and then take a boat and two speed boats or whatever to, to get home to New Zealand to play in these friendlies and these Oceania friendlies that they have sometimes.
John MarthalerHOST
Just had to go to Japan for this one to, of all things, play Panama and Carlos Harvey in Yokohama, a game that took place at 1:00 in the morning Minnesota time, which ended on penalties with Michael Boxall scoring the winning penalty after Carlos Harvey had converted his own for Panama in the shootout.
Nathan RarereCORRESPONDENT
Also, the New Zealand penalty takers, when you consider that those big goal scorers weren't there out on the field, but we got five from five.
Nathan RarereCORRESPONDENT
Michael Boxall putting the last one right and high to clinch the path through to the final for the All Whites.
Nathan RarereCORRESPONDENT
So fantastic for them.
Nathan RarereCORRESPONDENT
So New Zealand played Japan, who beat Ecuador on penalties as well, and this was a nil-all game.
KevinHOST
On we go to the defence and we begin with central defenders and we'll populate the list here.
KevinHOST
We have three definite candidates, the first one Tyler Bindon and then Finn Sermon and Michael Boxall, all three of those definite candidates and all three of them selected.
KevinHOST
No candidates at the likely level, but two at the possible level, and both of these are selected too.
KevinHOST
The first one is Nando Pinneker.
KevinHOST
uh i grew up there i was actually born across the border in england but uh uh we lived in me and my family lived in cardiff for 10 years so we uh for 10 of my years anyway i have an affinity for them as finn sermon was part of the ofc nations cup in 2024 He started 11 of their 18 games over the recent period, subbed in for one, on the bench for two, and not selected for four matches.
KevinHOST
We have Finn Furman as a definite candidate, and he was selected.
KevinHOST
Next, we have Michael Boxall.
KevinHOST
He's been with the team much longer, since 2011, and is a veteran with 60 caps and one goal, and he is 37 years old, so... getting to the end of his career here he also plays with the in the USA so all three of these players with connections in the USA he's with Minnesota United for a long time since 2017 but has played for many other clubs as Super Sport United in South Africa before that and he did play in for Wellington Phoenix in the Austrian league and also Vancouver Whitecaps in Canada so quite a few teams for Michael Boxall, but recently has been with Minnesota United for a long time.
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Saved by Alex Bolson.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
a good save at that it was not a bad penalty but alex polson got across michael boxall for the all whites and he just put the all whites into the final five perfect penalties from the all whites
Riccardo BallHOST
It's two past nine on Sport Nation Mornings, your Friday morning with Rick and Chappie.
Riccardo BallHOST
And, well, I was going to say Sport Nation Mornings with Rick and Chappie.
Riccardo BallHOST
You talk about some of the players, you talk about Dane Ingham coming back and you're like, wow, there's a name that you'd sort of forgotten about a little bit.
Riccardo BallHOST
There's a team with no Crocombe, no Joe Bell, no Ryan Thomas, no Tim Payne, no Michael Boxall, no Sarpreet Singh, no Matt Garbutt, no Chris Wood, no Costa, no Tommy Smith and no Finn Sermon.
Riccardo BallHOST
I mean, there's about two thirds of a squad there that you would probably expect to be there or thereabouts.
Riccardo BallHOST
And, I mean, all due respect to those guys, it didn't feel like you missed too many of them in this game.
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