Moana Pasifika v Blues

[Tim]

Who are looking at for the 2nd XV against MP? I'm guessing that there will be some clues in the preseason squads.

1 Fusitua/Lay/McElroy
2 Riccitelli
3 Lay/Ahio
4 Darry
5 Suafoa
6 Plumtree
7 Choat/Segner
8 Ekuasi

9 Nock
10 Perofeta
11 Lam
12 Evans
13 Tua
14 Tele'a
15 Kneepkens

16 Vikena
17 McElroy/Fusitua
18 Renata/Ahio
19 ?
20 Segner/Choat
21 Milo-Harris/Funaki
22 Sullivan/Jock McKenzie (with cricket?)
23 Telea

[Tim]

@tim Forgot about Milo-Harris at halfback.

[Duluth]

@tim

Christie & Romano currently listed as injured. Probably no need to rush them?

[Tim]

@duluth Good point. Perhaps Darry to start with Suafoa, and Plumtree to cover lock with Segner and Choat on the bench.

Any other locks training with the squad?

[Tim]

Actually, I think Allan Craig was with the squad?

Hamish Dalzell was with them in the past two seasons? Has been training with the Chiefs this year.

[Tim]

Didn't realise that we were playing MP again on Sunday. Definitely a full b-team then.

[Duluth]

@tim

Michael Curry was the other lock that played in the preseason. Don't know much about him

[Tim]

@duluth That's right. Lock/loose forward formerly from Ta$man?

[Tim]

Karl Tu'inukuafe is supposed to return in April, so may be a bench option soon.

[taniwharugby]

@tim said in Blues 2022:

Actually, I think Allan Craig was with the squad?

think he had been bought in for development purposes and had been training with the squad.

[Crucial]

Perofeta may well be your number one 10 for the rest of the season. May need to plan accordingly.

[Nepia]

@tim said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

Didn't realise that we were playing MP again on Sunday. Definitely a full b-team then.

I assume this post was pre the Wellington v Moana Pacific match?

[Tim]

@nepia yes

[Machpants]

@nepia said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

@tim said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

Didn't realise that we were playing MP again on Sunday. Definitely a full b-team then.

I assume this post was pre the Wellington v Auckland Moana Pacific match?

Fixed it for you

[Nepia]

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

@nepia said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

@tim said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

Didn't realise that we were playing MP again on Sunday. Definitely a full b-team then.

I assume this post was pre the Wellington v Auckland Moana Pacific match?

Fixed it for you

I don't think Moana Pacific is dominated by the Auckland province to the detriment of its playing roster.

[Dice]

Looks like these are some of the guys that will be playing against us.

Motuga and Lam look good to go.

Kata and Leuila in there as well.

I didn't know Xavier Cowley-Tuioti was with MP.

[booboo]

@tim said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

Who are looking at for the 2nd XV against MP? I'm guessing that there will be some clues in the preseason squads.

1 Fusitua/Lay/McElroy
2 Riccitelli
3 Lay/Ahio
4 Darry
5 Suafoa
6 Plumtree
7 Choat/Segner
8 Ekuasi

9 Nock
10 Perofeta
11 Lam
12 Evans
13 Tua
14 Tele'a
15 Kneepkens

16 Vikena
17 McElroy/Fusitua
18 Renata/Ahio
19 ?
20 Segner/Choat
21 Milo-Harris/Funaki
22 Sullivan/Jock McKenzie (with cricket?)
23 Telea

Do you want to go that 2nd string?

[ARHS]

@dice It will be great to see how Leuila and Kata go

[Higgins]

@tim said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

Who are looking at for the 2nd XV against MP? I'm guessing that there will be some clues in the preseason squads.

1 Fusitua/Lay/McElroy?

Jeez, competition for medal play in the Blues squad looks like it has just got a lot more one sided. Even a burgler 36 handicapper would still struggle in the stableford format as well.

[Duluth]

@booboo said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

Do you want to go that 2nd string?

Blues don't really have a choice. It'll probably be something like that

3 days between games. It's only marginally better for Pasifika so they won't have many backing up either

Chiefs did fine with a 2nd xv, Hurricanes should've had a big lead by half time in their game. So the 2nd xv shouldn't be a big deal in a midweek fixture where MP will also be compromised. The important thing is not to play as dumb as the Canes did