Auckland Rugby 2022
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Would be great if we could get Tuipulotu this week. Assume Sullivan is still out. Maybe put out a team like:
1 Hodgman
2 Vikena
3 Ta'avao
4 Dalzell
5 Tuipulotu
6 Gibson
7 Choat
8 Ekuasi
9 Funaki
10 Plummer
11 Rayasi
12 Evans
13 Heem
14 Lam
15 Trainor16 Apisai
17 Lay
18 Ahio
19 Beehre
20 Peita
21 Wye
22 McKenzie
23 Maka -
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As the NPC team heads into the semi-final against Wellington on Friday night. We have an injury update on several players:
• Angus Ta’avao left the field on Friday night with a spinal injury. Gus is doing well but will not be considered for selection this week.
• Salesi Rayasi suffered a high ankle sprain against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Adrian Choat received PCL ligament damage in the knee against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Zarn Sullivan is still recovering from a left scapula fracture and will not be available for the remainder of the season.Team announcement for the semi final on Wednesday
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@Tim shit a spinal injury...doesn't sound great.
That was indirectly from that player putting a foot out to stop the try wasn't it?
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@taniwharugby said in Auckland Rugby 2022:
@Tim shit a spinal injury...doesn't sound great.
That was indirectly from that player putting a foot out to stop the try wasn't it?
Slid in with the feet and collided with Angus bending him backwards.
So glad to see that carded. Player proved (by looking really baffled about the card) just how some don't even understand that you can't slide in with the feet to stop a try yet it goes unpunished most of the time.
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@Tim said in Auckland Rugby 2022:
As the NPC team heads into the semi-final against Wellington on Friday night. We have an injury update on several players:
• Angus Ta’avao left the field on Friday night with a spinal injury. Gus is doing well but will not be considered for selection this week.
• Salesi Rayasi suffered a high ankle sprain against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Adrian Choat received PCL ligament damage in the knee against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Zarn Sullivan is still recovering from a left scapula fracture and will not be available for the remainder of the season.Team announcement for the semi final on Wednesday
So maybe Sullivan was in contention for the AB XV?
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@Crucial said in Auckland Rugby 2022:
@Tim said in Auckland Rugby 2022:
As the NPC team heads into the semi-final against Wellington on Friday night. We have an injury update on several players:
• Angus Ta’avao left the field on Friday night with a spinal injury. Gus is doing well but will not be considered for selection this week.
• Salesi Rayasi suffered a high ankle sprain against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Adrian Choat received PCL ligament damage in the knee against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Zarn Sullivan is still recovering from a left scapula fracture and will not be available for the remainder of the season.Team announcement for the semi final on Wednesday
So maybe Sullivan was in contention for the AB XV?
You'd have to think he'll be on their radar after his performance in Maori - Ireland Game 1.
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@KiwiMurph zarn gone for season as is choat and rayasi
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@george33 said in Auckland Rugby 2022:
@KiwiMurph zarn gone for season as is choat and rayasi
Yep - i'm saying if not for injury Zarn would be in the mix.
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Liam Napier: Another All Blacks exodus? The growing queue of players leaving NZ
OPINION: A significant, disruptive rebuild could await the All Blacks.
Auckland's 54-19 semifinal defeat to Wellington could be the final act of Alama Ieremia's coaching tenure with the province.
As is customary every year Auckland are set to review their campaign in the coming weeks but with Ieremia's five-year contract concluding, New Zealand's largest province are expected to move in a different direction.
In his first season at the helm Ieremia guided Auckland to their first provincial title in 11 years.
In the campaigns that followed Auckland lost the 2019 semifinal; the 2020 final and failed to reach the post-season last year when player-led feedback forced assistant coach Filo Tiatia to resign and leading players, including Blues No 8 Hoskins Sotutu and prop Ofa Tuungafasi, to leave. Auckland finished this season with a 6-5 record. Ieremia wasn't helped by losing assistant coach Daniel Bowden to Japanese club Toshiba in August, with the inexperienced Jono Hickey thrust in to lead the injury-disrupted backline.
Former All Blacks midfielder Ieremia has held previous coaching roles with Wellington, the Hurricanes, Samoa and Suntory.
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Alama's win percentage by year
2018 - 91.7%
2019 - 45.5%
2020 - 66.7%
2021 - 50% (only 2 matches)
2022 - 58.3%Since winning in 2018 it's been 56.8%
2020 was a good year in terms of results and they hosted the final. However Ieremia should've ended his time with Auckland after that season. The conflict with the players became public early in 2021 but it started in 2020
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There should be questions asked about how Vest & Pugh made the squad ahead of talent from the Auckland club competition
Vest was a genuine dud
Pugh had a few good moments and was excellent in the lineout. However was abysmal off the back of the scrum. Why was an Aussie, currently contracted to an Aussie SR side, getting game time ahead of players like Peita, Ekuasi & Sititi (who got loaned to Harbour)?
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Just remembered about the MOTM polls. Here's the final results
10 AJ Lam
9 Funaki
7 Hodgman
7 Plummer
6 P Tuipulotu
5 RTS
5 Beehre
5 Peita
4 Choat
4 Rayasi
4 Gibson
3 Sullivan
3 H Tuipulotu
3 Trainor
3 Ta'avao
2 A Ioane
2 Ekuasi
2 Dalzell
1 Evans
1 Vikena
1 Pugh
- The most consistent 4 players at the top
- Patrick only played a couple of matches but was in very good form. 1st in the QF and 1st= in the SF
- 2020 was the only other full season the polls have been run for Auckland. That year 15 players got votes, this year it was 21
- 2020 the winner (Rayasi) got 20 points
So the votes shared around a lot with no runaway winner when compared to other vote tallies (ABs, Blues, Auckland, Northland)
