Blues 2022
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I am super keen to see RTS at 12 next year. Outside Barrett partnering Reiko Ioane.
I know the reports are positive and MacDonald is really talking him up. Proof will be in the pudding. I remember when Benji tried to transition..
Important thing for me is he has the physical tools to play direct and use his step. His league background should help him with post contact meters.
@themojoman said in Blues 2022:
I know the reports are positive and MacDonald is really talking him up. Proof will be in the pudding. I remember when Benji tried to transition..
Benji tried to move to 10, which is much harder, without a history there.
RTS to 12 is probably easier, with mroe traffic there and easier decision making. More suited to 12, kinda like SBW.
Fingers crossed though eh!
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I'm not too worried about RTS on attack, but he might struggle at first on defense because he's barely played any frontline defense in league. Super Rugby can be quite brutal to midfielders who don't have their reads sorted.
I am excited to see him and Rieko together though, because if they click, it could be something special. The ceiling for that midfield is quite high.
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I am super keen to see RTS at 12 next year. Outside Barrett partnering Reiko Ioane.
I know the reports are positive and MacDonald is really talking him up. Proof will be in the pudding. I remember when Benji tried to transition..
Important thing for me is he has the physical tools to play direct and use his step. His league background should help him with post contact meters.
@themojoman We signed Benji when he was really struggling in the NRL, which wasn't a good sign for us. We were desperate though.
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@taniwharugby said in Blues 2022:
@gt12 said in Blues 2022:
so I don't see him busting into the starting team.
Tom? Given he was captain in Patty's absence this year, you'd think high chance he is captain next year, meaning he will start more games than not, and with the Blues roster, I expect he will get time at lock.
I'm a big Pat T fan for the Blues, but Tom R spoke more tothe ref in the first half captaining than Pat did in a season. It was an area he just never developed unfortunately.
Maybe we'll channel our inner Chief and appoint co-captains? Tom and Beaudy?
@nzzp I agree. PT was too much of a teddy bear and never reached our expectations as a player or captain. I was surprise he was appointed captain except to maybe focus him and with the expectation that he would rise to the occasion. He is done and dusted as an AB in my opinion. Enjoy the sushi.
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@nzzp I agree. PT was too much of a teddy bear and never reached our expectations as a player or captain. I was surprise he was appointed captain except to maybe focus him and with the expectation that he would rise to the occasion. He is done and dusted as an AB in my opinion. Enjoy the sushi.
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@broughie a bit harsh.
He played well at times, but didn't string performances together. Good leader internally, but didn't dominate enough in games
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Teague Mcelroy training with the team.
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@tim said in Blues 2022:
the Harbour training shirt?
Harbour players standout at the moment. I just realised there's only two. I assume that's a record low?
Not helped by the cancelled NPC season, GCT & Pierce going overseas, Hunt retiring, Tolai going to MP..
Provinces of Blues Players
Province Players Auckland 15 Northland 5 Counties 4 Taranaki 4 Ta$man 3 Canterbury 2 North Harbour 2 BOP 1 Waikato 1 Wellington 1 -
I was looking at the provincial representation the other day. NH has more players in the Chiefs than in the Blues.
@bovidae said in Blues 2022:
I was looking at the provincial representation the other day. NH has more players in the Chiefs than in the Blues.
Here's all the Harbour SR players
4 Moana Pasifika
3 Chiefs
2 Blues
1 Crusader
1 Highlanderhttps://twitter.com/HarbourRugby/status/1462863357430489090?s=20
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I was looking at the provincial representation the other day. NH has more players in the Chiefs than in the Blues.
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@bovidae said in Blues 2022:
I was looking at the provincial representation the other day. NH has more players in the Chiefs than in the Blues.
1996 called? They want their provinces back?
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@nzzp I've been to a Chiefs home game at NHS. It was a bloody Friday night match so driving up was a mission.
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@bovidae said in Blues 2022:
I was looking at the provincial representation the other day. NH has more players in the Chiefs than in the Blues.
Here's all the Harbour SR players
4 Moana Pasifika
3 Chiefs
2 Blues
1 Crusader
1 Highlanderhttps://twitter.com/HarbourRugby/status/1462863357430489090?s=20
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@duluth Realistically the only 2 of those players could have been in contention for a Blues call up for next season, Tolai and Marshall.
@daffy-jaffy Would have been interesting to watch Harbour's scrum this season. Lay and Renata aren't the strongest scrummagers.
