Blues 2025

brodean

We need to replace Choat and Suafoa. These guys had quite a few years of experience, contributed over the season, but they've never been guaranteed starters. We need like for like. We can't just have a whole bunch of noobs with little game time in the loose forwards.

Grace is experienced, has won multiple titles, and at 25 is coming to his peak years.

Anyway there's other guys around like Inisi, maybe Ekuasi, but I think it's important we get players with solid experience.

frugby

Slater, Mullan, Eklund.

Mr Fish

Moananu rumours incorrect?

Landers92

@Mr-Fish said in Blues 2025:

Moananu rumours incorrect?

It was me who posted he was likely headed back to Auckland but it wasn’t decided on which Auckland club he was joining(or I just wasn’t being told). Both were keen. The Slater signing threw a spanner in the mix. All signs point to Moana you would now assume if what Frugby is posting is correct

george33

Blues announcing 2 new signings at 2pm

KiwiMurph

Would like to see a young winger signed with Telea gone

African Monkey

@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2025:

Would like to see a young winger signed with Telea gone

Is the George Bridge rumour true......

UpTheHarbs

@george33 Is Kade Banks coming back?

george33

@UpTheHarbs don't no hopefully not been there done that with the Blues hopefully Vern into his 3rd season might bring in his team with few of contract now

Canes4life

@UpTheHarbs said in Blues 2025:

@george33 Is Kade Banks coming back?

Highly likely. Either him or potentially Daniel Sinkinson.

george33

@Canes4life can't see Kade Banks got moved on after 1 season

Canes4life

@george33 said in Blues 2025:

@Canes4life can't see Kade Banks got moved on after 1 season

Was disappointed he didn't get more opportunity after a really strong NPC.

george33

Blues did say first 2 signings of the off-season so be more to come.

Daffy Jaffy

With Reon Paul off contract there is effectively 2 wing spots open. Paul, Vai, Banks and Tito Harris maybe in contention . Even Harlyn Saunoa if they want a real punt on youth (more likely in academy group). Tito-Harris and Banks would be my choice.
The fact they are naming two together suggests maybe its the Vai brothers. (or maybe the Bason brothers, just to upset those Canes fans!)
Otherwise my guess for today would Slater or players who trained with them this year likke Tupaea, Cook, Simpson.