Blues 2019
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@kiwimurph can players really afford to wait that long though? Pretty sure if a player hasn't got a spot before the end of the NPC they'll be looking overseas.
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@bones said in Blues 2019:
@kiwimurph can players really afford to wait that long though? Pretty sure if a player hasn't got a spot before the end of the NPC they'll be looking overseas.
I'm not saying Blues should wait until the end of the NPC - by mid-NPC you get a clear picture of who is and who isn't up to Super standard.
The problem is the Blues are signing up players well before the Mitre 10 Cup begins. They don't give themselves a chance.
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Scott Gregory has been offered a spot with the wider training squad at the Blues,be interesting to see if Rayasi hangs around if he misses a contract with the Blues.
Hope he hangs around,simply because as we saw last year injuries do happen,in my opinion Caleb Clark was signed far too early last year as well,should have been offered a wider training spot,I see the same issue with Hoskins Sotutu,has’nt exactly rocked the world at Mitre 10 Cup level in my opinion..it would a real bugger to see Evan Olmstead miss because once again they signed a guy far too early. -
@steven-harris Sotutu is a better signing than Jimmy Tupou. That's who Olmstead should be there instead of.
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@tim I guess it will depend on who really does the coaching, decides on the game plan and selections. If Tana is still taking all decisions and doesn't listen to his assistants, I fear for the Blues, but if there is significant input from the assistant coaches, they should improve a lot.
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@stargazer said in Blues 2019:
@tim I guess it will depend on who really does the coaching, decides on the game plan and selections. If Tana is still taking all decisions and doesn't listen to his assistants, I fear for the Blues, but if there is significant input from the assistant coaches, they should improve a lot.
Tana is still picking shit players. Doesn’t matter how good your assistants are if you serve dross like Collins for them to work with.
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@tim said in Blues 2019:
@kirwan Might've been a sly dig from Henry on the Short Ball podcast, when he stated that Nanai was a pretty good "communicator".
I missed that, Ted is very dry.
It’s unbelievable that they have signed Nonu when TJ is playing so well. If he got an extended run at 12 we could see his recent form at SR level.
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@kirwan Only worry I have about Faiane is that he might be a bit small at higher levels.
Might see him at 12 and Nonu at 13 next year.
I'm not enthusiastic about Nonu. Would've preferred we signed Manu, Little, and Matt Vaega. Two good centres, two good 12s, plus SBW.
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haha, little aint coming back to nz mate. hell be close to a million dollar player if he chooses japan for internationals.
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@muddyriver Fark, they should've signed him when had the chance.
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Or Fiji (much more likely IMO), in which case the NH beckons after Super rugby.
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