Blues 2019
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@chris Jed Brown would be a good backup 7. Much better than Taramai.
Not a fan of Aumua, gutted if we miss Manu. Mind you, we do need two centres ...
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Jed Brown? The guy is almost as injury prone as Blake Gibson. Fuck we might see Murphy Taramai get a lot of minutes for us next season again unfortunately.
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@chris Jed Brown would be a good backup 7. Much better than Taramai.
Not a fan of Aumua, gutted if we miss Manu. Mind you, we do need two centres ...
@tim Harris also mentioned somewhere that Scott Gregory was offered a wtg contract. That would see the mid field/outside backs options being Nonu, SBW, Faiane, Amua, Tele'a, Gregory, Ioane, Nanai, Clarke, Duffie, Trainor, Collins. This seams to be one more than normal so I fear for Trainor missing out or being picked up somewhere else. (yes I wrote Collins last deliberately).
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@tim Harris also mentioned somewhere that Scott Gregory was offered a wtg contract. That would see the mid field/outside backs options being Nonu, SBW, Faiane, Amua, Tele'a, Gregory, Ioane, Nanai, Clarke, Duffie, Trainor, Collins. This seams to be one more than normal so I fear for Trainor missing out or being picked up somewhere else. (yes I wrote Collins last deliberately).
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@daffy-jaffy IIRC, Gregory is on a dev contract. Am hoping Talea is the same.
@tim This below off the Blues site says he is on a full contract. Its a shame injury ruined his rep season so we couldn't assess him.
The Blues continues to invest in youth for 2019 and beyond after announcing that three members of the New Zealand Under-20s rugby team will play for the club in Super Rugby next year.
Harry Plummer, Tanielu Tele’a and Hoskins Sotutu, among the seven players from the Blues region in the New Zealand Under-20 side, have been signed for two-year contracts with the Blues.
They were among five young players from the Blues region who spent 10 weeks with the club as part of the Interim Player Contract (ITC) scheme and impressed sufficiently to earn full contracts from 2019. -
@tim This below off the Blues site says he is on a full contract. Its a shame injury ruined his rep season so we couldn't assess him.
The Blues continues to invest in youth for 2019 and beyond after announcing that three members of the New Zealand Under-20s rugby team will play for the club in Super Rugby next year.
Harry Plummer, Tanielu Tele’a and Hoskins Sotutu, among the seven players from the Blues region in the New Zealand Under-20 side, have been signed for two-year contracts with the Blues.
They were among five young players from the Blues region who spent 10 weeks with the club as part of the Interim Player Contract (ITC) scheme and impressed sufficiently to earn full contracts from 2019.@daffy-jaffy Someone posted on here that there is a kind of dev contract that is exclusive and pays more. I'm holding on to hope.
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If sixteen of the Auckland squad are in the Blues:
Thirteen definites:
tuungufasi
scrafton
Tuipulotu
gibson
papalii
sotutu
ioane
plummer
faiane
nanai
clarke
ioane
taleaThree from this lot:
abel
renata
olmsted
whetton
ruru
fukofuka
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A look at the possible 16 aucklanders in the Blues.
Certainties:
Tu'ungafasi
Scrafton
Tuipulotu
Papalii
Gibson
A Ioane
Sotutu
Plummer
Faiane
Nanai
Clarke
R Ioane
Tele'a.That leaves spots for 3 of:
Trainor
Olmstead
Abel
Ruru
Renata
Lindenmuth
I Think Ruru is likely so really only 2 spots. Anyone I missed?
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@tim Harris also mentioned somewhere that Scott Gregory was offered a wtg contract. That would see the mid field/outside backs options being Nonu, SBW, Faiane, Amua, Tele'a, Gregory, Ioane, Nanai, Clarke, Duffie, Trainor, Collins. This seams to be one more than normal so I fear for Trainor missing out or being picked up somewhere else. (yes I wrote Collins last deliberately).
@daffy-jaffy gee I thought both Matt Johnson and Tamati Tua both had a year to go in their contracts as well? Tele'a (and Sotutu) are on draft contracts (what used to be WTG) I believe for 2019 and going on to full for 2020. Plummer full contract for 2019 and 2020. Scott Gregory an ITC (Interim training contract).
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@daffy-jaffy gee I thought both Matt Johnson and Tamati Tua both had a year to go in their contracts as well? Tele'a (and Sotutu) are on draft contracts (what used to be WTG) I believe for 2019 and going on to full for 2020. Plummer full contract for 2019 and 2020. Scott Gregory an ITC (Interim training contract).
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@duluth Steven Harris said on here recently that Pryor may be heading overseas.
@daffy-jaffy I doubt wether Pryor would be around next season,to be honest he’s been piss poor for Northland in the last 2 x seasons and I suspect his player review will not be that flattering..
Gibson and Papalii would be my first choice 7s for the Blues even if Dalton is in the 6 jersey..
With Dylan Hunt having moved back to Harbour,is he an option as a 3rd 7.. -
@daffy-jaffy I doubt wether Pryor would be around next season,to be honest he’s been piss poor for Northland in the last 2 x seasons and I suspect his player review will not be that flattering..
Gibson and Papalii would be my first choice 7s for the Blues even if Dalton is in the 6 jersey..
With Dylan Hunt having moved back to Harbour,is he an option as a 3rd 7..@steven-harris Hunt is signed with the Highlanders for next year.
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@nogusta said in Blues 2019:
Matt Johnson and Tamati Tua
Thought they were both on one year contracts, but not sure.
@tim would not have either of them..The guy who has impressed me in a poor team this year is Raymond Nu’u the midfield back from Southland..has got brilliant footwork and is a genuine line breaker, gave Laumape all sorts of problems when the Stags played the Turbos in the last game of the season..
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From the Newsroom article about his surgery etc:
When that confidence returns, Johnson looks a good bet to push for a return to the Blues.
