Blues 2021
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@dice said in Blues 2021:
These are probably my favorite Blues jerseys.
We need a retro jersey round.
Was it a couple of years ago when the Chiefs wore their retro kit?
Love love love the super jerseys from that era.
@gunner the players all weighed a few kegs more once those got wet
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@kiwimurph Would look so much better if he had a blue beard and mo, too! Going full smurf mode.
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@kiwimurph blue hair makes me feel old.
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@kiwimurph said in Blues 2021:
@nzzp hey the pink worked a treat for him last year. Whatever works.
Will help Nisbett with his commentary if nothing else
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@dice said in Blues 2021:
These are probably my favorite Blues jerseys.
We need a retro jersey round.
It's funny that the lock/loose forward in that pic looks the smallest.
@nepia said in Blues 2021:
@dice said in Blues 2021:
These are probably my favorite Blues jerseys.
We need a retro jersey round.
It's funny that the lock/loose forward in that pic looks the smallest.
Was just thinking that, Jonah and Joeli must have been terrrifying for all the pipsqueaks they had to mark in those days
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@kiwimurph blue hair makes me feel old.
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The "blue rinse brigade" used to be a name for old women who didn't like grey and had conservative views then along came the pink rinse lot.
Some of our players don't seem to know where they stand (on defence as well). We have all seen them play like old women too sadly.
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The "blue rinse brigade" used to be a name for old women who didn't like grey and had conservative views then along came the pink rinse lot.
Some of our players don't seem to know where they stand (on defence as well). We have all seen them play like old women too sadly.
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@snowy that's a reach, even for you.
The thing I didn't like about the blonde phase was it was so distinctive it got hard to tell players apart on the field! And I'm getting old and my eyesight is going
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Probably bad timing but here is a great article on the 2003 Blues side:
https://www.the42.ie/blues-super-rugby-2003-5409872-Apr2021/
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well, damn.
The last 2 minutes against the Chiefs (and the terrible maul call by the refs), and that brain dead, insipid performance on Friday night defines our season. It's a hard road to the final from here - need to get a point more than the chiefs where we have Crusaders away, Chiefs at home, and htey have Canes at home, and us away. Need to win both our games to have a shot, or rely on a massive Hurricanes upset.
Feels a very mixed bag for the season. Two steps forward, one step back. Our first few games we played well; the game against the Highlanders at home it felt like we could crack 50 points cantering away. We asked some damn good questions of the Crusaders, but they were good enough to respond, and take the game. Since then, thouhg, both teams have fallen apart in the quality of rugby put out there.
Overall, I'm still not disappointed. from where we were a couple of years ago, where we couldn't beat NZ sides at home or away, to being legitimate contendors is a big shift. People talk up the team, and we have some good players, but when you looked at the Highlanders lineup there wasn't huge quality. We're still weak at 2/9/10 (but better than we were); props, loosies, Rieko and Caleb the only real standout areas of strength to me.
I still think we're building to a consistent challenge; decent administration, decent coaching and finally some good talent scouting. I am amused (slightly bitterly) that two of the other 4 starting 9s in SRA were in the Blues mix, and we couldn't get the best out of them.
This year isn't a writeoff, but it'll take osmething special to get to the final. Roll on Trans Ta$man - but the 2 losses in the last 3 weeks will probably scupper our chances of going depe into that comp as well
Edit: the good news is our destiny is still in our hands - both on the field, and in the long term performance of the team. All the attributes are in place we just have to start delivering
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well, damn.
The last 2 minutes against the Chiefs (and the terrible maul call by the refs), and that brain dead, insipid performance on Friday night defines our season. It's a hard road to the final from here - need to get a point more than the chiefs where we have Crusaders away, Chiefs at home, and htey have Canes at home, and us away. Need to win both our games to have a shot, or rely on a massive Hurricanes upset.
Feels a very mixed bag for the season. Two steps forward, one step back. Our first few games we played well; the game against the Highlanders at home it felt like we could crack 50 points cantering away. We asked some damn good questions of the Crusaders, but they were good enough to respond, and take the game. Since then, thouhg, both teams have fallen apart in the quality of rugby put out there.
Overall, I'm still not disappointed. from where we were a couple of years ago, where we couldn't beat NZ sides at home or away, to being legitimate contendors is a big shift. People talk up the team, and we have some good players, but when you looked at the Highlanders lineup there wasn't huge quality. We're still weak at 2/9/10 (but better than we were); props, loosies, Rieko and Caleb the only real standout areas of strength to me.
I still think we're building to a consistent challenge; decent administration, decent coaching and finally some good talent scouting. I am amused (slightly bitterly) that two of the other 4 starting 9s in SRA were in the Blues mix, and we couldn't get the best out of them.
This year isn't a writeoff, but it'll take osmething special to get to the final. Roll on Trans Ta$man - but the 2 losses in the last 3 weeks will probably scupper our chances of going depe into that comp as well
Edit: the good news is our destiny is still in our hands - both on the field, and in the long term performance of the team. All the attributes are in place we just have to start delivering
