Blues 2021

[nzzp]

@Bovidae said in Blues 2021:

So in what position do we see RTS playing in 2022? Right wing seems to be the position with no clear first-choice.

11 - Clarke
15 - BB or maybe Sullivan

15 unlikely to be BB - I think he's wanting to go back to 10 and compete with RM ... if he ever comes back from Japan of course

[Tim]

@Bovidae 12?

[nzzp]

@Tim said in Blues 2021:

@Bovidae 12?

he'd be competing with Rieko.

/shudders. goddamn I hope to god that is a tongue in cheek throwaway that won't come back to haunt me.

[Duluth]

@Tim said in Blues 2021:

@Bovidae 12?

Long term that’s what I want. Might be asking too much in the first year though. His stepping and ability to burst through contact is freakish.

[Bovidae]

@Tim said in Blues 2021:

@Bovidae 12?

Would he be up to it defensively?

I did read that the AB coaches believe midfield is where RTS should play.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae 12 or 13. Isn't there a constant meme about how All Blacks wingers expire at 26? Doesn't have the skillset for 15 in union. I'd say 12 or 13, more likely 13.

[taniwharugby]

@Yeetyaah although mid field is pretty tough defensively.

[Nepia]

@Yeetyaah said in Blues 2021:

@Bovidae 12 or 13**. Isn't there a constant meme about how All Blacks wingers expire at 26**? Doesn't have the skillset for 15 in union. I'd say 12 or 13, more likely 13.

Left wing only, right wings can carry on for ages.

[bobily2]

It can sometimes be years before a player learns to play effectively in the midfield. He seems like an excellent fit for wing. I really think it's a no brainer. Though I fully expect him to be shoved into midfield.

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah Jason Robinson switched from RL to RU at a similar age, and continued to play wing or fullback. He and RTS are similar type players.

[nzzp]

@Bovidae good call, but that was also a generation ago. The game has evolved massively since then

[Dice]

Good move to play M10 before jumping into Super Rugby.

I personally want to see him at fullback, because I think that's where you can get the most out of his attacking game, but then I like Sullivan at fullback too.:man_shrugging:

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300224726/super-rugby-aotearoa-blues-eye-crusaders-benchmark--were-still-not-good-enough

[Tim]

Disappointing that neither of the Roots brothers made any of the wider training squads.

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[Bovidae]

No Blues teams yet for the game of 3 halves?

[Tim]

Forwards I think I recognized from the game of three halves photos:

Eklund
Apisai
Tolai
Lay
Renata
McElroy
Dyer
Fepulea'i/Paea
Goodhue
Pierce
Cowley-Tuioti
Dalzell
Plumtree
Choat
Rush
Jones?

[Tim]

Backs:

Ruru
Nock
Christie
Perofeta
Black
Plummer
Grindley
Fomai
Telea
Tele'a
Lam
Kneepkins
Sullivan