Blues 2025

Bovidae

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2025:

@Bovidae So is Perofeta but apparently off to the Canes.

Of course, contracts can be broken but I'd be disappointed if the Chiefs gave the Blues another contracted player with no movement in the other direction.

Landers92

@Steven-Harris said in Blues 2025:

@george33 highly unlikely have just spoken to his dad after seeing your coms ,don’t know where you got that info from he’s with the Blues again 2025 then again even dads keep secrets
What I can tell you is Stephen Perofeta is off to to the Canes for 2025
James Mullan hooker from Canterbury coming to the Blues in 2025
Driven very much by Jason Ryan
Got couple of other bits but rather have that information cross referenced first

Huge mate good stuff. I’ll also add to this.

A team in Japan wanted Perofeta last year but he didn’t want to go. He has now said he wants to go but the club have already picked up Mitch Hunt so don’t want Perofeta anymore.

From what I’ve been told around the 10 situation at the Canes and take the above paragraph into consideration too, the Canes move would make sense.

Tim

Next year I'll be happy with giving Plummer a good run at 10. Sullivan, Barrett, and maybe Perofeta as 2nd play makers from 15 will give good support and kicking options. He works well with Christie and Funaki, and Lam provides a solid platform at 12. Evans made good progress last year, and getting some quality minutes from Heem will be a bonus.

Tim

Prop depth and replacement 6 are the big issues for next year.

Canes4life

@Tim said in Blues 2025:

Next year I'll be happy with giving Plummer a good run at 10. Sullivan, Barrett, and maybe Perofeta as 2nd play makers from 15 will give good support and kicking options. He works well with Christie and Funaki, and Lam provides a solid platform at 12. Evans made good progress last year, and getting some quality minutes from Heem will be a bonus.

Good chance Perofeta will be at the Canes.

Daffy Jaffy

@Steven-Harris said in Blues 2025:

There’s some other possible movement from Waikato but can’t say at this time

Been thinking about the above comment from Steven Harris and decided to have a speculate by cross-checking potential super quality Waikato players with likely positions available in the Blues squad. I came up with 3 names -
(Putting aside the Tupaea brothers rumor) these are my possible guesses -
Xavier Saifoloi - to replace Rush at blindside. An Auckland boy, only 21 and a big unit who is Cotters type of ball carrying forward.
Or Andrew Smith - hugely impressive young blindside from the NZ U20's.
Tepaea Cook-Savage - utility value - 15, wing, 10. Noticeably missing from the NZ sevens squad that played a warmup tournament this weekend.
I would be happy to have any of them in the squad. All have good potential. If any of these come off just call us Chiefs North from now on!

Steven Harris

@Daffy-Jaffy would love to share but because there are some current negotiations I have been told to hold off until they are confirmed
There’s definitely a couple of current Waikato players who are off contract whom are looking for other avenues much will depend on what Reiko Ioane does in terms of a sabbatical ..

ARHS

Geez I hope Quinn Tupaea does not head north.

Bovidae

Tepaea Cook-Savage said his body was just holding together after the Taranaki QF game so I wouldn't make the assumption that just because he wasn't involved at the sevens in Te Puke means he isn't in the NZ sevens squad. I'm sure he'd like to play SR, and is a Northlander.

I'd be more pissed if locals leave Waikato than the Chiefs.

george33

Ivan Cleary with Vern Cotter at Blues HQ today.

mikedogz

He was at the League test. Probably helping his son who will play age grade for the warriors settle in and getting some professional development in as well.

Nepia

@george33 said in Blues 2025:

Ivan Cleary with Vern Cotter at Blues HQ today.

Comp winning coaches catching up and sharing ideas - is there any official media about it?

Crazy Horse

@Nepia said in Blues 2025:

@george33 said in Blues 2025:

Ivan Cleary with Vern Cotter at Blues HQ today.

Comp winning coaches catching up and sharing ideas - is there any official media about it?

Tax write off for Cleary?

mikey07

@george33 Was listening to the bye round podcast a few weeks ago and the CEO of the Panthers was on there he said that they quite often go around different sports in the off season to get ideas on what they could improve on.