The test of a well-selected team is whether there was anyone who was clearly lucky.
Or is there anyone who was clearly unlucky?
One could argue about the merits of Owen Franks being dumped and the choice to go with two first five-eighths. And the mystery around the non-selection of Liam Squire remains.
But as it sits, this All Black squad to go to Japan has few weaknesses. No-one has been left behind who is obviously better than someone who is boarding the plane.
The side has plenty of experience and the decision to cast Franks aside shows loyalty only goes so far with Steve Hansen.
Franks had an Achilles operation a couple of years ago and though it was said he came through it well, the legs are never the same.
It also applies to stem cell work on his shoulder this year. It may be revolutionary but shoulders for a prop are gold and having a banged-up wing is not great for a man who has the scrum as the key part of his game.
As the game slides to more of an emphasis on athleticism and the ability to carry the ball, the likes of Franks will slip down the pecking order.
That is a shame for the game because to stay attractive it has to have a role for the player who is not an out and out athlete.
Not everyone can be a ball carrier. Someone has to do the grunt work.
Squire is a head scratcher. Best leave that subject alone and hope it works out for him.
Taking a southern slant, one must feel sorry for Highlanders lock Jackson Hemopo. He has made massive improvements over the past couple of years and his aggression would be a real bonus for the All Black team. But he never really got a chance in the test arena and once Patrick Tuipulota made some big tackles in Auckland then Hemopo was an unlikely selection.
There are only three Highlanders selected in the side as opposed to four last time out but how many other Highlanders would have made the team? Once Luke Whitelock and Waisake Naholo did not make the initial squad back in July they had little chance - actually make that no chance - of getting into the World Cup squad.
But really, not one player looking from the outer, could say they deserve a spot ahead of the 31 selected.
Now after four years and a lot of experimentation, the onus is on these 31 men to get out and do the business.
It is not going to be easy, that is for sure.
Teams are peaking at the right time and getting organised on a scale never seen before. Squads are having camps in places such as New Caledonia, Turkey and Portugal to get used to the heat of Japan in September-October.
The All Blacks? They are playing a game in tropical Hamilton.
But when all is said and done, it comes back to the 15 players on the paddock. These guys will decide who gets the cake and who gets the crumbs.