Blues 2020
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@Canes4life he's fast and agile, I agree he could be a real gem.
@Yeetyaah yeah he's not a big man but seems to always get away / break through tackles.
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@KiwiMurph I really think it’s a great opportunity for Akira this season especially with the All Black number 8 jersey up for grabs..
@Steven-Harris said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph I really think it’s a great opportunity for Akira this season especially with the All Black number 8 jersey up for grabs..
I hope he trains the house down and owns that 8 spot. He would be the most obvious candidate for it right now. I think everyone knows how good he can be.
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@Steven-Harris said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph I really think it’s a great opportunity for Akira this season especially with the All Black number 8 jersey up for grabs..
I hope he trains the house down and owns that 8 spot. He would be the most obvious candidate for it right now. I think everyone knows how good he can be.
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@Tim Looking at the video in this article it appears that Lewis Gjaltema is training with the Blues.
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@Tim without wanting to make light of mental health issues, if not getting picked for the ABs last year has caused him mental issues, I expect that is part of his problem in the first place and he was possibly mentally weak already...is Enoka still with the new coaching team, someone needs to get him in the right space, so much potential.
Just my reading of that anyway.
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@Tim without wanting to make light of mental health issues, if not getting picked for the ABs last year has caused him mental issues, I expect that is part of his problem in the first place and he was possibly mentally weak already...is Enoka still with the new coaching team, someone needs to get him in the right space, so much potential.
Just my reading of that anyway.
@taniwharugby really not sure how you get mentally weak from reading that.
He’s being brutally honest about a hugely disappointing chapter in his career. Is taking responsibility for it and has identified how to improve handling setbacks in the future.
Talking about this instead of bottling it up, like he says in the article, is exactly what we want young men doing. Pretty mature reflection IMO.
Looking forward to seeing if that shows up on the field. Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.
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Starting XV:
1 Alex Hodgman
2 Kurt Eklund
3 Marcel Renata
4 Jacob Pierce
5 James Tucker
6 Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa
7 Blake Gibson
8 Akira Ioane
9 Jonathan Ruru
10 Otere Black
11 A J Lam
12 TJ Faiane
13 Tamati Tua
14 Mark Telea
15 Matt Duffie
Reserves:
16 Ezekiel Lindenmuth
17 Tevita Mafileo
18 Ray Niuia
19 Luteru Tolai/ Soane Vikena
20 Sam Caird
21 Aaron Carroll
22 Josh Goodhue
23 Dalton Papalii
24 Tom Robinson
25 Tony Lamborn
26 Hoskins Sotutu
27 Sam Nock
28 Lewis Gjaltema
29 Stephen Perofeta
30 Jordan Hyland
31 Harry Plummer
32 Tanielu Tele’a
33 Joe Marchant
34 Emoni Narawa
35 Zarn Sullivan
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@taniwharugby really not sure how you get mentally weak from reading that.
He’s being brutally honest about a hugely disappointing chapter in his career. Is taking responsibility for it and has identified how to improve handling setbacks in the future.
Talking about this instead of bottling it up, like he says in the article, is exactly what we want young men doing. Pretty mature reflection IMO.
Looking forward to seeing if that shows up on the field. Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.
@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
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It’s probably the first time Akira has faced adversity in rugby and he hasn’t handled it too well, you could see last year in the ITM cup he was overweight and didn’t look interested. Hopefully a new year and new motivation will get him back to his best because he definitely possesses skills no other number 8 has
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@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
Do you have a link?
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
Do you have a link?
@Nepia said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
Do you have a link?
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@Nepia said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
Do you have a link?
@Machpants said in Blues 2020:
@Nepia said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
Do you have a link?
Hurrumph.
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
Do you have a link?
@Nepia said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
Do you have a link?
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@Nepia said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:
@taniwharugby
Not many players get this much bullshit written about them, even fewer get character assassinated by the AB coach. All very weird.Looks like Rieko has had a few things to say on this very topic today.
Do you have a link?
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@KiwiMurph I'm such an old man I don't know what those emojis/pics/whatever they're called mean.
@Nepia said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph I'm such an old man I don't know what those emojis/pics/whatever they're called mean.
I imagine it means "A bit of food for thought"
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@Nepia said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph I'm such an old man I don't know what those emojis/pics/whatever they're called mean.
I imagine it means "A bit of food for thought"
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
@Nepia said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph I'm such an old man I don't know what those emojis/pics/whatever they're called mean.
I imagine it means "A bit of food for thought"
thanks, I read it as a bit of bread and eggs for something. Now I feel old.
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my comments above re 'mentally weak' relate to the fact we were lead to believe Akira knew where he stood, knew what he needed to do, but wasnt able to do what was required and then was distraught when he didnt make the RWC squad?
without wanting to make light of mental health issues, if not getting picked for the ABs last year has caused him mental issues, I expect that is part of his problem in the first place and he was possibly mentally weak already...is Enoka still with the new coaching team, someone needs to get him in the right space, so much potential.
TBF, I wrote my post above 3 or 4 times, never happy with the way it came across, but couildnt find a better way to write it.
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my comments above re 'mentally weak' relate to the fact we were lead to believe Akira knew where he stood, knew what he needed to do, but wasnt able to do what was required and then was distraught when he didnt make the RWC squad?
without wanting to make light of mental health issues, if not getting picked for the ABs last year has caused him mental issues, I expect that is part of his problem in the first place and he was possibly mentally weak already...is Enoka still with the new coaching team, someone needs to get him in the right space, so much potential.
TBF, I wrote my post above 3 or 4 times, never happy with the way it came across, but couildnt find a better way to write it.
@taniwharugby said in Blues 2020:
my comments above re 'mentally weak' relate to the fact we were lead to believe Akira knew where he stood, knew what he needed to do, but wasnt able to do what was required and then was distraught when he didnt make the RWC squad?
Sometimes people need a real wakeup call. Aaron Smith, Waisake Naholo - neither shone in the Blues wider training group/team. It took getting dropped to really turn them into stars. You never know, the same may happen to Akira.
I disagree with @Tim; I don't think Steve H went for character assassination (and comparing someone to Jerome makes it pretty clear how highly they regard him). I think he was just frustrated at not getting through, and wanted to try and get the kick up the arse that Akira needed. The worrying thing for me is that Akira has gone backwards in the last few years. He's got all the gifts to be a global superstar, IF he can get his head right. Kind of like Peter Saili, Sione Lauaki ....
