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Blues 2020

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    Daffy Jaffy
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    #551

    Does anyone recognise any of the wtg/acadamy/injury cover players in the video above? I wondered if the player with dreads second from the right in the 'wedding photo' at 2m35s was the young Auckland halfback Taufa Funaki ?

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      The mahi begins -
      https://www.facebook.com/theblues/videos/3057138417639289/

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      @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

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      • nzzpN nzzp

        @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

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        @nzzp yeah they all seem to put it in pre-season, so comes down to other issues that see the results fall the way they do.

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          @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

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          Kirwan
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          #554

          @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

          @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

          I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

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            @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

            @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

            I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

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            #555

            @Kirwan said in Blues 2020:

            @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

            @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

            I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

            That was quality brutality, eh. Glamorous life of a pro athlete.

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            • nzzpN nzzp

              @Kirwan said in Blues 2020:

              @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

              @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

              I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

              That was quality brutality, eh. Glamorous life of a pro athlete.

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              #556

              @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

              @Kirwan said in Blues 2020:

              @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

              @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

              I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

              That was quality brutality, eh. Glamorous life of a pro athlete.

              2012! I feel old

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                KiwiMurph
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                #557

                Going by the Blues latest video the main leadership group is

                Patrick Tuipulotu (captain)
                James Parsons
                Rieko Ioane
                Tom Robinson

                Also - Doug Howlett looks to be involved - great to see!

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                • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                  Going by the Blues latest video the main leadership group is

                  Patrick Tuipulotu (captain)
                  James Parsons
                  Rieko Ioane
                  Tom Robinson

                  Also - Doug Howlett looks to be involved - great to see!

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                  Dice
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                  #558

                  @KiwiMurph That confirms Parsons as an automatic starter again this season.:man_facepalming:

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                  • DiceD Dice

                    @KiwiMurph That confirms Parsons as an automatic starter again this season.:man_facepalming:

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                    KiwiMurph
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                    #559

                    @Dice yep.

                    I hope at least Nuia/Eklund get proper minutes off the bench. If Parsons starts he shouldn't be playing more than 50 minutes max.

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                    • DiceD Dice

                      @KiwiMurph That confirms Parsons as an automatic starter again this season.:man_facepalming:

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                      @Dice said in Blues 2020:

                      @KiwiMurph That confirms Parsons as an automatic starter again this season.:man_facepalming:

                      Not necessarily. Captain, yes, part of leadership group, no. Kevin M was part of the leadership group of ABs for a long time, even when not a starter

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                        @Dice said in Blues 2020:

                        @KiwiMurph That confirms Parsons as an automatic starter again this season.:man_facepalming:

                        Not necessarily. Captain, yes, part of leadership group, no. Kevin M was part of the leadership group of ABs for a long time, even when not a starter

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                        KiwiMurph
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                        #561

                        @Machpants big difference between how ABs and Blues operate.

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                        • nzzpN nzzp

                          @Kirwan said in Blues 2020:

                          @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

                          @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

                          I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

                          That was quality brutality, eh. Glamorous life of a pro athlete.

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                          @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

                          @Kirwan said in Blues 2020:

                          @nzzp said in Blues 2020:

                          @Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years) 😄

                          I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

                          That was quality brutality, eh. Glamorous life of a pro athlete.

                          Brutal? Ha, weak. We* in the military had to do all this with heavy loads, and weapons.

                          • By 'we' in the military, I mean those who didn't try hard enough at school and ended up as a grunt, or similar. As aircrew, I obviously went from air-conditioned accommodation/ hotel to chauffered air conditioned vehicle to air-conditioned jet. An officer should never run, as it alarms the men.
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                            • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                              Going by the Blues latest video the main leadership group is

                              Patrick Tuipulotu (captain)
                              James Parsons
                              Rieko Ioane
                              Tom Robinson

                              Also - Doug Howlett looks to be involved - great to see!

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                              Daffy Jaffy
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                              #564

                              @KiwiMurph I agree it is good to see Howlett involved with the team. They even supplied a couple of old burnt out cars on the beach for him to jump on! Can anyone I.D. the player who is the front right stretcher bearer next to San Nock at 4m.52s in the vid? It's been annoying me that I can't work out who he is.
                              Edit: I think the same player in the white T shirt in this pic - could it be Tamati Tua?
                              ef1b0409-6fde-4e47-82e5-212af654f7e0-image.png

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                              • Daffy JaffyD Daffy Jaffy

                                @KiwiMurph I agree it is good to see Howlett involved with the team. They even supplied a couple of old burnt out cars on the beach for him to jump on! Can anyone I.D. the player who is the front right stretcher bearer next to San Nock at 4m.52s in the vid? It's been annoying me that I can't work out who he is.
                                Edit: I think the same player in the white T shirt in this pic - could it be Tamati Tua?
                                ef1b0409-6fde-4e47-82e5-212af654f7e0-image.png

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                                taniwharugby
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                                #565

                                @Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2020:

                                the white T shirt in this pic - could it be Tamati Tua?

                                nah that isnt Tua

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                                • Daffy JaffyD Daffy Jaffy

                                  @KiwiMurph I agree it is good to see Howlett involved with the team. They even supplied a couple of old burnt out cars on the beach for him to jump on! Can anyone I.D. the player who is the front right stretcher bearer next to San Nock at 4m.52s in the vid? It's been annoying me that I can't work out who he is.
                                  Edit: I think the same player in the white T shirt in this pic - could it be Tamati Tua?
                                  ef1b0409-6fde-4e47-82e5-212af654f7e0-image.png

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                                  Duluth
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                                  @Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2020:

                                  Edit: I think the same player in the white T shirt in this pic - could it be Tamati Tua?
                                  ef1b0409-6fde-4e47-82e5-212af654f7e0-image.png

                                  Looks like Zarn Sullivan

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                                  • Daffy JaffyD Daffy Jaffy

                                    @KiwiMurph I agree it is good to see Howlett involved with the team. They even supplied a couple of old burnt out cars on the beach for him to jump on! Can anyone I.D. the player who is the front right stretcher bearer next to San Nock at 4m.52s in the vid? It's been annoying me that I can't work out who he is.
                                    Edit: I think the same player in the white T shirt in this pic - could it be Tamati Tua?
                                    ef1b0409-6fde-4e47-82e5-212af654f7e0-image.png

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                                    Stargazer
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                                    #567

                                    @Daffy-Jaffy It is Zarn Sullivan.

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                                      KiwiMurph
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                                      #568

                                      Good to see Sullivan in the environment.

                                      Does anyone know what happened to Lemeki Namoa the 2019 Blues Development Player of the Year?

                                      He got injured last year I believe.

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                                      • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                                        Good to see Sullivan in the environment.

                                        Does anyone know what happened to Lemeki Namoa the 2019 Blues Development Player of the Year?

                                        He got injured last year I believe.

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                                        Bovidae
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                                        @KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:

                                        Good to see Sullivan in the environment.

                                        He already was. I watched the Chiefs Dev and Blues Dev teams play each other earlier this year. Zarn was playing for the Blues and Bailyn for the Chiefs.

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                                        • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                                          Good to see Sullivan in the environment.

                                          Does anyone know what happened to Lemeki Namoa the 2019 Blues Development Player of the Year?

                                          He got injured last year I believe.

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                                          #570

                                          @KiwiMurph I saw Namoa on Sky's coverage of the recent Red Bull ignite sevens so he is fit and playing. Maybe he will turn out for Auckland at the national sevens on Dec. 14/15.

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