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Blues 2019

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  • DuluthD Duluth

    @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
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    #1043

    @duluth not targeting those games as such, just making a point.

    And I agree with you one every other year alternating with Albany would work. And shit who knows, the Blues might even start to win a bit of support from up this way... maybe.

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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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      Yeetyaah
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      @gunner Not my team or city, peep my profile pic. I just think it shitty that the Highlanders promised Invers an NZ derby and don't get it.

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        Good to see Gibson running freely, after another season ending injury:

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        • TimT Tim

          Good to see Gibson running freely, after another season ending injury:

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          @tim Gibson has confirmed he is on track to play pre-season footy. Excellent.

          Speaking of good news

          https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/109434934/new-blues-coach-leon-macdonald-selfless-maa-nonu-looking-to-grow-his-game

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          • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

            @tim Gibson has confirmed he is on track to play pre-season footy. Excellent.

            Speaking of good news

            https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/109434934/new-blues-coach-leon-macdonald-selfless-maa-nonu-looking-to-grow-his-game

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            @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

            https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/109434934/new-blues-coach-leon-macdonald-selfless-maa-nonu-looking-to-grow-his-game

            Good for the Blues and maybe good for the ABs

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              #1048

              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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              • TimT Tim

                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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                @tim I was wondering if that was the same player when I saw the NH U19 team list for the Jock Hobbs. Quite big for a halfback from memory.

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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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                  • Daffy JaffyD Daffy Jaffy

                    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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                    @daffy-jaffy pretty sure Nock just re-signed this year, although unsure if it was for more than 1 season

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                    • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                      @tim Gibson has confirmed he is on track to play pre-season footy. Excellent.

                      Speaking of good news

                      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/109434934/new-blues-coach-leon-macdonald-selfless-maa-nonu-looking-to-grow-his-game

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                      @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

                      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/109434934/new-blues-coach-leon-macdonald-selfless-maa-nonu-looking-to-grow-his-game

                      And here I was thinking that he is only there because he is Tana's mate......

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                        Well he does look slim and in good shape.

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                          Well he does look slim and in good shape.

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                          I saw him in Ponsonby yesterday, and was surprised how fit he looked - if I was that muscly I would probably wear tight t-shirts like him too

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                          • Stockcar86S Stockcar86

                            I saw him in Ponsonby yesterday, and was surprised how fit he looked - if I was that muscly I would probably wear tight t-shirts like him too

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                            @stockcar86 said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):

                            I saw him in Ponsonby yesterday, and was surprised how fit he looked - if I was that muscly I would probably wear tight t-shirts like him too

                            I've only met him once on the street. He's farking square, no wonder he's so hard to put down

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                            • Stockcar86S Stockcar86

                              I saw him in Ponsonby yesterday, and was surprised how fit he looked - if I was that muscly I would probably wear tight t-shirts like him too

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                              @stockcar86 said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):

                              I saw him in Ponsonby yesterday,

                              Yes but did you have breakfast? Or at least a coffee?

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                                Machpants
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                                I shared a song with him at the 7s whilst he was dressed as the biggest blue avatar thing I have ever seen.

                                I was a bearded frau with wine dispensing breasts - ah the good old days of the 7s before the fun police fucked it

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                                  Dare I ask what the song was? (Really hoping it wasn't "be my girl").

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                                    https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/109523144/new-blues-coach-leon-macdonald-declares-this-isnt-my-team-but-it-feels-like-it

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                                      Dare I ask what the song was? (Really hoping it wasn't "be my girl").

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                                      Machpants
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                                      @snowy nah a 7s classic - 'Rain' by dragon

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                                        @snowy nah a 7s classic - 'Rain' by dragon

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                                        @machpants Well, there is a relief. Given that you were dressed as a chick and those blue things shagged with their tails or something...

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                                          @machpants Well, there is a relief. Given that you were dressed as a chick and those blue things shagged with their tails or something...

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                                          @snowy I dunno, I was pretty drunk and woke up sore the next day...

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