Blues 2019
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Good to see the team having fun with the announcement.
@daffy-jaffy from some of the stuff I've seen on social media from the NOrthland lads Tom Robinson seems like the class clown...typical ginger! haha
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@daffy-jaffy from some of the stuff I've seen on social media from the NOrthland lads Tom Robinson seems like the class clown...typical ginger! haha
@taniwharugby Every team needs a six/lock, a team clown, a crazy/angry ginga, if he can play guitar and drop goals he is the perfect utility player!
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Promised a kiwi derby in Invers but gets the Waratahs instead
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@yeetyaah at least you get a game...
It’d be 10 years since Whangarei hosted a proper game (not pre-season shit)!
@gunner pretty sure the last time the Blues played a RR game in Whangarei, they won the comp...
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I'm pretty sure the last time Blues played a regular season game in Northland the crowd was about 8k... and then they wonder why they dont play regular season games there anymore...
@kiwimurph can you blame fans who for so long have never felt part of the franchise?
NOt sure if the same model is used with other franchises, but a good chunk of the costs are paid for by the host, including a 'fee'
TBH I think trying to get an inclusive franchise is one of the only things Tana seems ot have done a decent job with
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I'm pretty sure the last time Blues played a regular season game in Northland the crowd was about 8k... and then they wonder why they dont play regular season games there anymore...
@kiwimurph said in Highlanders 2019 Discussion:
I'm pretty sure the last time Blues played a regular season game in Northland the crowd was about 8k... and then they wonder why they dont play regular season games there anymore...
8k at Northland Events Centre would have a better atmosphere than 8k at Eden Park.
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@kiwimurph said in Highlanders 2019 Discussion:
I'm pretty sure the last time Blues played a regular season game in Northland the crowd was about 8k... and then they wonder why they dont play regular season games there anymore...
8k at Northland Events Centre would have a better atmosphere than 8k at Eden Park.
@gunner said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
8k at Northland Events Centre would have a better atmosphere than 8k at Eden Park.
I split this conversation from the Highlanders thread..
Anything around 10k at Eden Park is when the team is playing terrible (common over the last few years) and the weather is really bad.
I think you are targeting the wrong thing. The Blues aren't going to move more games from Eden Park . The members and sponsors pay a lot of the bills and they are at Eden Park
Complain about the Albany games. They get a game every year and it tends to be around 9K. Albany and Okara should host games on alternate years. It would probably boost the Albany crowds too
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@gunner said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
8k at Northland Events Centre would have a better atmosphere than 8k at Eden Park.
I split this conversation from the Highlanders thread..
Anything around 10k at Eden Park is when the team is playing terrible (common over the last few years) and the weather is really bad.
I think you are targeting the wrong thing. The Blues aren't going to move more games from Eden Park . The members and sponsors pay a lot of the bills and they are at Eden Park
Complain about the Albany games. They get a game every year and it tends to be around 9K. Albany and Okara should host games on alternate years. It would probably boost the Albany crowds too
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@yeetyaah at least you get a game...
It’d be 10 years since Whangarei hosted a proper game (not pre-season shit)!
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@tim Gibson has confirmed he is on track to play pre-season footy. Excellent.
Speaking of good news
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@tim Gibson has confirmed he is on track to play pre-season footy. Excellent.
Speaking of good news
@kiwimurph said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@tim Gibson has confirmed he is on track to play pre-season footy. Excellent.
Speaking of good news
Good for the Blues and maybe good for the ABs
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Harbour U19 halfback Brad McNaughten is training with the Blues. Seems he went to Hamilton Boys, and is in the NZ U20 training squad. Was in Blues U20 this year.
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With the Blues training 4 extra half backs preseason (Kitto, Gjaltema, McNaughten and Jack Heighton, partly as cover for the late returning NZ Maori tourists) the incumbents should be well motivated to step up this season or they will see the future coming. I am certain Pulu will leave at the end of this season and Nock and Ruru are both off contract then I think.
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With the Blues training 4 extra half backs preseason (Kitto, Gjaltema, McNaughten and Jack Heighton, partly as cover for the late returning NZ Maori tourists) the incumbents should be well motivated to step up this season or they will see the future coming. I am certain Pulu will leave at the end of this season and Nock and Ruru are both off contract then I think.
@daffy-jaffy pretty sure Nock just re-signed this year, although unsure if it was for more than 1 season
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@tim Gibson has confirmed he is on track to play pre-season footy. Excellent.
Speaking of good news
@kiwimurph said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@tim Gibson has confirmed he is on track to play pre-season footy. Excellent.
Speaking of good news
And here I was thinking that he is only there because he is Tana's mate......
