Blues 2022
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MacDonald will have the vast majority of his squad back to build on this disappointment. He loses veteran lock Luke Romano and France-bound prop Karl Tu’inukuafe, but will gain test lock Patrick Tuipulotu back from his Japan sojourn.
@Tim said in Blues 2022:
MacDonald will have the vast majority of his squad back to build on this disappointment. He loses veteran lock Luke Romano and France-bound prop Karl Tu’inukuafe, but will gain test lock Patrick Tuipulotu back from his Japan sojourn.
So Tu’inukuafe and Romano definitely leaving. Who else might be going?
Nock is almost certainly going now he's off contract
Suafoa and Plumtree are two off contract players that will be hard to keep
Plummer is off contract and is better than some tens contracted elsewhere. He also covers 12. He'll probably have other offers
Goodhue was another one with rumours about leaving (overseas)
Hopefully Riccitelli is gone
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@Tim said in Blues 2022:
MacDonald will have the vast majority of his squad back to build on this disappointment. He loses veteran lock Luke Romano and France-bound prop Karl Tu’inukuafe, but will gain test lock Patrick Tuipulotu back from his Japan sojourn.
So Tu’inukuafe and Romano definitely leaving. Who else might be going?
Nock is almost certainly going now he's off contract
Suafoa and Plumtree are two off contract players that will be hard to keep
Plummer is off contract and is better than some tens contracted elsewhere. He also covers 12. He'll probably have other offers
Goodhue was another one with rumours about leaving (overseas)
Hopefully Riccitelli is gone
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@Duluth said in Blues 2022:
Plummer is off contract and is better than some tens contracted elsewhere. He also covers 12. He'll probably have other offers
Is this a not so subtle hint at Simon Hickey?
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From Instagram:
Blues POTY - Kurt Eklund
nib Blues POTY - Liana Mikaele-Tu’u
Backs of the year - Stephen Perofeta & Ruahei Demant
Forwards of the year - Dalton Papalii & Maiakawanakaulani Roos
Players Player of the year - Stephen Perofeta
ROTY - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Team Toa POTY - Taufa Funaki
Clubman of the year - James Lay
Community player of the year - Kurt Eklund
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From Instagram:
Blues POTY - Kurt Eklund
nib Blues POTY - Liana Mikaele-Tu’u
Backs of the year - Stephen Perofeta & Ruahei Demant
Forwards of the year - Dalton Papalii & Maiakawanakaulani Roos
Players Player of the year - Stephen Perofeta
ROTY - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Team Toa POTY - Taufa Funaki
Clubman of the year - James Lay
Community player of the year - Kurt Eklund
@Tim said in Blues 2022:
From Instagram:
Blues POTY - Kurt Eklund
nib Blues POTY - Liana Mikaele-Tu’u
Backs of the year - Stephen Perofeta & Ruahei Demant
Forwards of the year - Dalton Papalii & Maiakawanakaulani Roos
Players Player of the year - Stephen Perofeta
ROTY - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Team Toa POTY - Taufa Funaki
Clubman of the year - James Lay
Community player of the year - Kurt Eklund
Eklund (and Goodhue) were great all year until it mattered; winning that award like that was probably pretty bittersweet.
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I’ve got a feeling Alex Fidow might be a blues player next year given he’s signed for North Harbour.
Or Moana Pasifika if not.
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@mikey07 You are forgetting one thing, Alex Fidow is barely a Premier Club level player when it comes to propping ability.
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I’ve got a feeling Alex Fidow might be a blues player next year given he’s signed for North Harbour.
Or Moana Pasifika if not.
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@mikey07 gee I hope not ,Fidow for all his ability with ball in hand cant scrum to save himself ..
@Steven-Harris said in Blues 2022:
@mikey07 gee I hope not ,Fidow for all his ability with ball in hand cant scrum to save himself ..
I wonder if he would be capable of switching to hooker?
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@Steven-Harris said in Blues 2022:
@mikey07 gee I hope not ,Fidow for all his ability with ball in hand cant scrum to save himself ..
I wonder if he would be capable of switching to hooker?
@Crazy-Horse I was thinking the same. Fidow is coming up 25, so maybe too late in his career to reinvent himself as a hooker. But if he could nail his lineout throwing the rest of his game is there, as his scrummaging wouldn't be such a problem in the middle of the front row.
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D Duluth forked this topic on
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@tim that explains a few things
@antipodean said in Blues 2022:
@tim that explains a few things
Always wondered why he only squatted with light weights. Think his knees also an issue.
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@Crazy-Horse I was thinking the same. Fidow is coming up 25, so maybe too late in his career to reinvent himself as a hooker. But if he could nail his lineout throwing the rest of his game is there, as his scrummaging wouldn't be such a problem in the middle of the front row.
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I’ve got a feeling Alex Fidow might be a blues player next year given he’s signed for North Harbour.
Or Moana Pasifika if not.
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@Bovidae
Fidow played as a hooker for the NZ U20s in 2017. He did well, no problem with his throwing.
I don't think he weighs 130 kgs as we can see in his profile, he's more around 120 kgs nowadays so his size could fit with this spot.@cgrant said in Blues 2022:
Fidow played as a hooker for the NZ U20s in 2017. He did well, no problem with his throwing.
It wouldn't have been in any of the big games. Aumua was the starting hooker in that team with JP Sauni on the bench. Fidow was the reserve TH prop.
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@cgrant said in Blues 2022:
Fidow played as a hooker for the NZ U20s in 2017. He did well, no problem with his throwing.
It wouldn't have been in any of the big games. Aumua was the starting hooker in that team with JP Sauni on the bench. Fidow was the reserve TH prop.
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Okay, I looked it up:
Fidow was the reserve TH prop in 4 NZU20 games (one Oceania U20 game and three WR U20 Championship games, incl the SF and F). He started at TH in one WR U20 game (v Ireland) and was the reserve hooker in the WR U20 game against Italy (JP Sauni was the starting hooker).
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