Blues 2025
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@Dice said in Blues 2025:
@gt12 said in Blues 2025:
I'm surprised they were able to keep all four 10s/15s.
Can anyone add more to the rumor about Perofeta leaving for Japan?The benefits of being a winning team.
I remember the days when no 10 wanted to come here. Even bench 10s who would've started here avoided us.
Ahhh the real days where we had Chris Noakes, Baden Kerr, Bryn Gatland, Dan Kirkpatrick, Simon Hickey amongst others that I'm sure I have missed.
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
@Dice said in Blues 2025:
@gt12 said in Blues 2025:
I'm surprised they were able to keep all four 10s/15s.
Can anyone add more to the rumor about Perofeta leaving for Japan?The benefits of being a winning team.
I remember the days when no 10 wanted to come here. Even bench 10s who would've started here avoided us.
Ahhh the real days where we had Chris Noakes, Baden Kerr, Bryn Gatland, Dan Kirkpatrick, Simon Hickey amongst others that I'm sure I have missed.
A combined highlight reel of this lot would be less than a minute long.
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The list of 10s that we wrecked was really long. So hard to play that position with a dysfunctional organisation, poor coaching and a team that's out of sorts.
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@nzzp said in Blues 2025:
The list of 10s that we wrecked was really long.
I'm not sure some of these names are good enough to be wrecked.....
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2025:
@nzzp said in Blues 2025:
The list of 10s that we wrecked was really long.
I'm not sure some of these names are good enough to be wrecked.....
Agree. But some were for sure.
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@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
@Dice said in Blues 2025:
@gt12 said in Blues 2025:
I'm surprised they were able to keep all four 10s/15s.
Can anyone add more to the rumor about Perofeta leaving for Japan?The benefits of being a winning team.
I remember the days when no 10 wanted to come here. Even bench 10s who would've started here avoided us.
Ahhh the real days where we had Chris Noakes, Baden Kerr, Bryn Gatland, Dan Kirkpatrick, Simon Hickey amongst others that I'm sure I have missed.
A combined highlight reel of this lot would be less than a minute long.
@Dice said in Blues 2025:
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
@Dice said in Blues 2025:
@gt12 said in Blues 2025:
I'm surprised they were able to keep all four 10s/15s.
Can anyone add more to the rumor about Perofeta leaving for Japan?The benefits of being a winning team.
I remember the days when no 10 wanted to come here. Even bench 10s who would've started here avoided us.
Ahhh the real days where we had Chris Noakes, Baden Kerr, Bryn Gatland, Dan Kirkpatrick, Simon Hickey amongst others that I'm sure I have missed.
A combined highlight reel of this lot would be less than a minute long.
Filled with them knocking penalties over from straight infront of the posts.
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I’m not entirely convinced Plummer is actually much better than Bryn Gatland. If you stick Gatland at 10 in this Blues team he’d look a million bucks…
An average 10 in an average side looks rather average. But an average 10 who does the basics well will look very good with better players around him.
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I’m not entirely convinced Plummer is actually much better than Bryn Gatland. If you stick Gatland at 10 in this Blues team he’d look a million bucks…
An average 10 in an average side looks rather average. But an average 10 who does the basics well will look very good with better players around him.
@frugby said in Blues 2025:
I’m not entirely convinced Plummer is actually much better than Bryn Gatland. If you stick Gatland at 10 in this Blues team he’d look a million bucks…
An average 10 in an average side looks rather average. But an average 10 who does the basics well will look very good with better players around him.
In fairness, you don't really rate many current Blues players at all.
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@frugby said in Blues 2025:
I’m not entirely convinced Plummer is actually much better than Bryn Gatland. If you stick Gatland at 10 in this Blues team he’d look a million bucks…
An average 10 in an average side looks rather average. But an average 10 who does the basics well will look very good with better players around him.
In fairness, you don't really rate many current Blues players at all.
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
@frugby said in Blues 2025:
I’m not entirely convinced Plummer is actually much better than Bryn Gatland. If you stick Gatland at 10 in this Blues team he’d look a million bucks…
An average 10 in an average side looks rather average. But an average 10 who does the basics well will look very good with better players around him.
In fairness, you don't really rate many current Blues players at all.
This wasn’t really meant to be a critique of Plummer. Probably worded poorly, my point was more if you stuck Gatland in this Blues side he’d do a similarly (good) job.
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7 Props and only 6 loosies is a small concern. Especially with Suafoa's health concerns. I imagine Christie may get a run covering 6 occasionally and Trystan Cook is sure to be in the academy/wtg. No Tito-Harris is the other surprise. Must be returning to Sevens. Reon Paul is the biggest surprise but i have liked the small highlights I've seen of him at NPC level.. I know little about Mullen. About fifth ranked Canterbury hooker called up to Super rugby off of 2 starts and 5 bench games over 2 seasons. Someone in the know must rate him. He is only 21 so has time to develop but could be on the bench in some big games..
@Daffy-Jaffy I’m surprised Mullan has made the Blues squad. Would’ve thought they’d be better players in blues area.
I've watched him a few times for his club side Sydenham. He doesn’t stand out in club footy. He’s got a great physique on him for a hooker.
I’m not sold on the Crusaders academy.
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@Daffy-Jaffy I’m surprised Mullan has made the Blues squad. Would’ve thought they’d be better players in blues area.
I've watched him a few times for his club side Sydenham. He doesn’t stand out in club footy. He’s got a great physique on him for a hooker.
I’m not sold on the Crusaders academy.
So maybe leaving ChCh is exactly what is needed.@chchfanatic said in Blues 2025:
@Daffy-Jaffy I’m surprised Mullan has made the Blues squad. Would’ve thought they’d be better players in blues area.
I've watched him a few times for his club side Sydenham. He doesn’t stand out in club footy. He’s got a great physique on him for a hooker.
I’m not sold on the Crusaders academy.
So maybe leaving ChCh is exactly what is needed.@Steven-Harris said that Jason Ryan pushed for the move?
Maybe Jason Ryan's just trying to help out his Sydenham mates? Like he did with squeezing Brodie McAlister into the ABs?
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@Daffy-Jaffy I’m surprised Mullan has made the Blues squad. Would’ve thought they’d be better players in blues area.
I've watched him a few times for his club side Sydenham. He doesn’t stand out in club footy. He’s got a great physique on him for a hooker.
I’m not sold on the Crusaders academy.
So maybe leaving ChCh is exactly what is needed.@chchfanatic said in Blues 2025:
thought they’d be better players in blues area
The only local player that comes to mind that could have been a possibility is young Bryn Gordon from Harbour. The player I was hoping for was Taine Kolose. I thought he might have been a chance due to Cotter's and Ekland's BOP connections. It will be interesting to see how Mullen goes, at only 21 he has time to develop and learn but he is only an injury away from playing already. Cotter will bulk him up and be happy if he hits rucks, tackles, throws and scrums well. The choice of wtg hooker will be important if Mullen is not quite ready straight away.
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@chchfanatic said in Blues 2025:
@Daffy-Jaffy I’m surprised Mullan has made the Blues squad. Would’ve thought they’d be better players in blues area.
I've watched him a few times for his club side Sydenham. He doesn’t stand out in club footy. He’s got a great physique on him for a hooker.
I’m not sold on the Crusaders academy.
So maybe leaving ChCh is exactly what is needed.@Steven-Harris said that Jason Ryan pushed for the move?
Maybe Jason Ryan's just trying to help out his Sydenham mates? Like he did with squeezing Brodie McAlister into the ABs?
@African-Monkey Apparently he’s very highly rated by Ryan injury curtailed his progress ,
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Answering someone's question about where is Mason Tupaea? Blues Instagram said "he’ll be around!" so I guess he is in the wtg.
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@chchfanatic said in Blues 2025:
thought they’d be better players in blues area
The only local player that comes to mind that could have been a possibility is young Bryn Gordon from Harbour. The player I was hoping for was Taine Kolose. I thought he might have been a chance due to Cotter's and Ekland's BOP connections. It will be interesting to see how Mullen goes, at only 21 he has time to develop and learn but he is only an injury away from playing already. Cotter will bulk him up and be happy if he hits rucks, tackles, throws and scrums well. The choice of wtg hooker will be important if Mullen is not quite ready straight away.
@Daffy-Jaffy Bryn Gordon is with Moana Pacifica wider squad like he was last year. He didn't get many minutes behind Shilo Klein this season who is now capped by the USA too. Perhaps Klein will be in the Blues WTG but I have a feeling he has re-signed with the San Diego Legion in the MLR
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That would help to get the best players into the 23
9 Funaki/Christie
10 Plummer
11 Clarke
12 AJ/Sullivan
13 Ioane
14 Telea
15 BB/Perofeta21 Funaki/Christie
22 AJ/Sullivan
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@george33 said in Blues 2025:
@Duluth possibly playing 13, with AJ at 12, ,
Indicating Rieko to take a sabbatical after all?
