Blues 2025

[Landers92]

A great servant to NZ rugby. A shame he never got a crack at higher honours. Well respected hooker who deserves more credit. Will be a loss to NZ rugby but time for some new blood to come through.

[Canes4life]

@Landers92 said in Blues 2025:

A great servant to NZ rugby. A shame he never got a crack at higher honours. Well respected hooker who deserves more credit. Will be a loss to NZ rugby but time for some new blood to come through.

Great club player for both the Canes and Blues. He scored a championship with both sides so that's something to be proud of. All the best Lettuce, you'll definitely be missed in my Fantasy side next year.

[African Monkey]

I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

[george33]

@African-Monkey Most are already on Contract, except a couple, and the Riccitelli and Reiko, who we no are leaving.

[brodean]

@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

Hopefully I'll still be alive for the next title in 2045.

[African Monkey]

@brodean said in Blues 2025:

@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

Hopefully I'll still be alive for the next title in 2045.

And it'll be worth the wait If we are.

[Tim]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ8yPL1Sorj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[george33]

@Tim he's my bolter for ABs, done his time, up to Ryan now.

[African Monkey]

@Tim said in Blues 2025:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ8yPL1Sorj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Well deserved. He's stepped up from being a bench player into now a very reliable starting player. Works hard (on both sides of the ball.....)

No idea if he's close to AB honours or not yet, but I feel that he can really push for it in the next year or 2.

[nzzp]

@Tim geuine question- has his scrumming improved? It was shaky before

[Canes4life]

@george33 said in Blues 2025:

@Tim he's my bolter for ABs, done his time, up to Ryan now.

He’s not AB level yet IMO.

[brodean]

I think he's had a good year but not close to ABs.

He's had a high workrate but has been the difference between the games we won and the games we lost?

[Daffy Jaffy]

[george33]

Adrian Choats last season, heading offshore.

[SouthernMann]

As stated on Bluss socials

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKLEo6NSYhR/?igsh=ZDZxam04a2ZoZGNr

[African Monkey]

All the best to him. Been a great servant over the last few years.

[Chris]

@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

All the best to him. Been a great servant over the last few years.

I always liked Choat thought he was a 100 per center.
A coaches player would give you everything every time he ran out on to the park.

[brodean]

Yeah he was a hard a worker as any for sure.

[African Monkey]

Anyone know where he's going?

[gt12]

@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

Anyone know where he's going?

Can't find any references to him on Japanese pages, but it would seem like he would be great for a team here.

Didn't he go to the Bears a few years ago as cover? Returning there?