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Blues 2022

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    Tamati Tua has really looked good when he has played at 12. Hopefully that's where Blues are looking to play him.

    Of course the main issue will be staying fit and healthy.

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      Tua looks ver promising. Good move from the Blues

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        Tamati Tua has been signed by the Blues , bit of a surprise for mine ,has had a lot of injury issues in the last 2 -3 seasons meaning he has only played 38 x games for the Taniwha ,since his debut as an 18 year old in 2016 .
        Tua was on the Blues Radar this time last year ,but had major shoulder surgery last December which kept him out of the first 9 months of 2021
        Will be 24 in November, so for me this could be make or break, pardon the pun.
        Might actually put the Wrampling rumour to bed , although I would say the Blues still do look a little thin at 2nd five unless they see RTS or Plummer as options .

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        @steven-harris said in Blues 2022:

        Tamati Tua has been signed by the Blues , bit of a surprise for mine ,has had a lot of injury issues in the last 2 -3 seasons meaning he has only played 38 x games for the Taniwha ,since his debut as an 18 year old in 2016 .
        Tua was on the Blues Radar this time last year ,but had major shoulder surgery last December which kept him out of the first 9 months of 2021
        Will be 24 in November, so for me this could be make or break, pardon the pun.
        Might actually put the Wrampling rumour to bed , although I would say the Blues still do look a little thin at 2nd five unless they see RTS or Plummer as options .

        It might also mean Kata is at MP and not the Blues. As it seems that is maybe 17 backs in the 2022 squad. I wouldn't expect any team to pick 18 backs in their squad.

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          @steven-harris said in Blues 2022:

          Tamati Tua has been signed by the Blues , bit of a surprise for mine ,has had a lot of injury issues in the last 2 -3 seasons meaning he has only played 38 x games for the Taniwha ,since his debut as an 18 year old in 2016 .
          Tua was on the Blues Radar this time last year ,but had major shoulder surgery last December which kept him out of the first 9 months of 2021
          Will be 24 in November, so for me this could be make or break, pardon the pun.
          Might actually put the Wrampling rumour to bed , although I would say the Blues still do look a little thin at 2nd five unless they see RTS or Plummer as options .

          It might also mean Kata is at MP and not the Blues. As it seems that is maybe 17 backs in the 2022 squad. I wouldn't expect any team to pick 18 backs in their squad.

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          @chris didn't c that coming very surprised if it's finalized not sure bout that

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            @chris didn't c that coming very surprised if it's finalized not sure bout that

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            @george33 said in Blues 2022:

            @chris didn't c that coming very surprised if it's finalized not sure bout that

            Unless Corey Evans didnโ€™t get signed that would leave a spot for Kata.

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              Does tanielu telea still have a contract

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              @cliff said in Blues 2022:

              Does tanielu telea still have a contract

              The Blues just posted a vid of him smiling on Instagram (yes, I know ...), so I'd assume so.

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                @george33 said in Blues 2022:

                @chris didn't c that coming very surprised if it's finalized not sure bout that

                Unless Corey Evans didnโ€™t get signed that would leave a spot for Kata.

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                @chris Tua's inclusion could mean any one of these changes from my earlier guess at the midfield group to join Ioane -
                Kata to MP?
                Evans to wtg?
                Heem not returning?
                Tele'a not returning?
                or Tua is actually signed to the wtg?

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                  @cliff said in Blues 2022:

                  Does tanielu telea still have a contract

                  The Blues just posted a vid of him smiling on Instagram (yes, I know ...), so I'd assume so.

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                  @tim I think Nogusta mentioned that he still has one year on his contract, unless there is a mutual decision for him to move on anyway.

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                    On the Wrampling rumor - i was reading the comments about the Anton Segner signing on the Blues Facebook page and noticed someone commented then tagged Gideon and another Wrampling person to their post. (May just be because they were team mates at NZ schools level i think) but adds a little to the intrigue.

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                      On the Wrampling rumor - i was reading the comments about the Anton Segner signing on the Blues Facebook page and noticed someone commented then tagged Gideon and another Wrampling person to their post. (May just be because they were team mates at NZ schools level i think) but adds a little to the intrigue.

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                      @daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:

                      On the Wrampling rumor - i was reading the comments about the Anton Segner signing on the Blues Facebook page and noticed someone commented then tagged Gideon and another Wrampling person to their post. (May just be because they were team mates at NZ schools level i think) but adds a little to the intrigue.

                      I love how we go into detective mode when there's a lack of squad news. ๐Ÿ™‚

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                        @daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:

                        On the Wrampling rumor - i was reading the comments about the Anton Segner signing on the Blues Facebook page and noticed someone commented then tagged Gideon and another Wrampling person to their post. (May just be because they were team mates at NZ schools level i think) but adds a little to the intrigue.

                        I love how we go into detective mode when there's a lack of squad news. ๐Ÿ™‚

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                        @tim love this time of the year , it actually disappoints me that a real big opportunity is always missed by the franchises to drip feed some signed players each day to build momentum.
                        Moana Pacifika has done it brilliantly unloading signings each day , and checking on their social netwok each day and watching the interest build has been superb.
                        It also leads to plenty of speculation and chat.

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                          @tim love this time of the year , it actually disappoints me that a real big opportunity is always missed by the franchises to drip feed some signed players each day to build momentum.
                          Moana Pacifika has done it brilliantly unloading signings each day , and checking on their social netwok each day and watching the interest build has been superb.
                          It also leads to plenty of speculation and chat.

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                          @steven-harris said in Blues 2022:

                          @tim love this time of the year , it actually disappoints me that a real big opportunity is always missed by the franchises to drip feed some signed players each day to build momentum.
                          Moana Pacifika has done it brilliantly unloading signings each day , and checking on their social netwok each day and watching the interest build has been superb.
                          It also leads to plenty of speculation and chat.

                          Best time of the year,Hunting searching for signing news,
                          Totally agree MP have done and Awesome job,It has added bigger interest to me about their squad.And seeing it build over the weeks.

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                            @daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:

                            On the Wrampling rumor - i was reading the comments about the Anton Segner signing on the Blues Facebook page and noticed someone commented then tagged Gideon and another Wrampling person to their post. (May just be because they were team mates at NZ schools level i think) but adds a little to the intrigue.

                            I love how we go into detective mode when there's a lack of squad news. ๐Ÿ™‚

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                            @tim I also stalked the page of the person who made the post. They have pictures of a baby in Blues jersey captioned "Blues all Day" so they are also a Blues supporter - even intrigueier!
                            :detective_medium_skin_tone:

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                              @tim I also stalked the page of the person who made the post. They have pictures of a baby in Blues jersey captioned "Blues all Day" so they are also a Blues supporter - even intrigueier!
                              :detective_medium_skin_tone:

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                              @daffy-jaffy some of the i have done to extract information would be illegal in some countries ๐Ÿ˜‚

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                                Has anyone trouble accessing the Blues' website, or is it just my antivirus programme?

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                                  Has anyone trouble accessing the Blues' website, or is it just my antivirus programme?

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                                  @stargazer said in Blues 2022:

                                  Has anyone trouble accessing the Blues' website, or is it just my antivirus programme?

                                  same here

                                  DDOS from angry Waikato/Cantab folk annoyed at exporting Covid perhaps? I love a good conspiracy theory ๐Ÿ™‚

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                                    Has anyone trouble accessing the Blues' website, or is it just my antivirus programme?

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                                    @stargazer Same - get 'your connection is not private" alert instead.

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                                    • StargazerS Stargazer

                                      Has anyone trouble accessing the Blues' website, or is it just my antivirus programme?

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                                      @stargazer Looks like their encryption certificate expired.

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                                        Nogusta
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                                        News out of Blues HQ is that a halfback has been released. No prizes for guessing who that might be.
                                        Taufa Funaki probably come in on a draft contract.

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                                          Thanks guys; glad it's not my computer.

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