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Blues 2024

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  • Canes4lifeC Canes4life

    @African-Monkey a good centre is just important as a 10 these days IMO. Umaga-Jensen showed yesterday how much of a drop from Proctor he is now, just a complete loose canon on attack and defence. Who would be the Blues centre if Reiko goes down? Heem?

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    @Canes4life Lam played 13 vs Crusaders when Rieko had a week off with HIA. He had a Serviceable game.

    Would like to see young Grindlay get some minutes for Blues in midfield.

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    • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

      @Canes4life Lam played 13 vs Crusaders when Rieko had a week off with HIA. He had a Serviceable game.

      Would like to see young Grindlay get some minutes for Blues in midfield.

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      @KiwiMurph oh really, wouldn't have picked that. I thought Lam was purely a winger. Yeah Grindlay looks like a player with plenty of potential, maybe more opportunity next year? I wonder if Reiko will take a sabbatical at all?

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      • Canes4lifeC Canes4life

        @KiwiMurph oh really, wouldn't have picked that. I thought Lam was purely a winger. Yeah Grindlay looks like a player with plenty of potential, maybe more opportunity next year? I wonder if Reiko will take a sabbatical at all?

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        @Canes4life Apparently he is next year according to our source @Nogusta who hasn't been sighted in a little while.

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        • Crazy HorseC Crazy Horse

          I would be interested in what people think about Rieko's form this year. I am not sure what to make of him. I will admit to not watching him closely this season so I had half an eye on him last night. I was hoping for a bit more from him now that he has had a few seasons at centre but he still looks like he is playing out of position to me.

          If I am reading Blues MOTM polls correctly he has yet to earn a point. Hell, even Christie has a point.

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          @Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2024:

          If I am reading Blues MOTM polls correctly he has yet to earn a point.

          I wouldn’t use the poll results to make a negative point about a player. They only catch the top 3

          A couple of years ago GCT had a great season, easily one of the Blues best. However he barely made the top 3 in any game but got 4th, 5th & 6th loads of times

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          • DuluthD Duluth

            @Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2024:

            If I am reading Blues MOTM polls correctly he has yet to earn a point.

            I wouldn’t use the poll results to make a negative point about a player. They only catch the top 3

            A couple of years ago GCT had a great season, easily one of the Blues best. However he barely made the top 3 in any game but got 4th, 5th & 6th loads of times

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            @Duluth said in Blues 2024:

            @Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2024:

            If I am reading Blues MOTM polls correctly he has yet to earn a point.

            I wouldn’t use the poll results to make a negative point about a player. They only catch the top 3

            A couple of years ago GCT had a great season, easily one of the Blues best. However he barely made the top 3 in any game and came in 4th, 5th & 6th loads of times

            Not meaning it to be negative. I really like the bloke as a player and hadn't really noticed him this season - mainly because I haven't watched too closely. That's why I asked the question and also why I looked at the polls to see if I missed anything.

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              Every question asked about a player is assumed to be parochial, rhetorical and negative. It's more engaging that way.

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              • Crazy HorseC Crazy Horse

                @Duluth said in Blues 2024:

                @Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2024:

                If I am reading Blues MOTM polls correctly he has yet to earn a point.

                I wouldn’t use the poll results to make a negative point about a player. They only catch the top 3

                A couple of years ago GCT had a great season, easily one of the Blues best. However he barely made the top 3 in any game and came in 4th, 5th & 6th loads of times

                Not meaning it to be negative. I really like the bloke as a player and hadn't really noticed him this season - mainly because I haven't watched too closely. That's why I asked the question and also why I looked at the polls to see if I missed anything.

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                @Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2024:

                Not meaning it to be negative.

                I was talking specially about the polls: ’Hell, even Christie has a point’

                You were assuming people not getting points are playing bad. There’s been very few dud games from any players so far. Top 3 is often try scorers, players involved in big moments etc. You can play consistently well and miss out on that

                The polls measure something but they can't tell you anything negative

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                • DuluthD Duluth

                  @Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2024:

                  Not meaning it to be negative.

                  I was talking specially about the polls: ’Hell, even Christie has a point’

                  You were assuming people not getting points are playing bad. There’s been very few dud games from any players so far. Top 3 is often try scorers, players involved in big moments etc. You can play consistently well and miss out on that

                  The polls measure something but they can't tell you anything negative

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                  @Duluth said in Blues 2024:

                  @Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2024:

                  Not meaning it to be negative.

                  I was talking specially about the polls: ’Hell, even Christie has a point’

                  You were assuming people not getting points are playing bad. There’s been very few dud games from any players so far. Top 3 is often try scorers, players involved in big moments etc. You can play consistently well and miss out on that

                  The polls measure something but they can't tell you anything negative

                  You don't know what I was assuming. And the Christie comment was an attempt to be light hearted.

                  People seem to be happy with Rieko's form. Awesome. I don't have a strong opinion either way.

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                        https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/super-rugby-pacific-blues-blown-away-by-teammate-cameron-suafoas-comeback-after-cancer-treatment/4WPDZFUZWZBU3MIOW25O4A7CKE/

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                          https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/super-rugby-pacific-blues-blown-away-by-teammate-cameron-suafoas-comeback-after-cancer-treatment/4WPDZFUZWZBU3MIOW25O4A7CKE/

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                          @Duluth that's really cool

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                              Blues CEO commenting on the SR competition, crowds etc

                              https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350261700/how-blues-plan-win-back-auckland

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                                Mason Tupaea - Waikato Prop, (Quinns younger brother) was on the sideline with the Blues last night.
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                                  @Daffy-Jaffy Funnily enough that's all we seemed to hear about in the 2nd was about how much the Blues enjoyed Noosa beach....

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                                    Blues CEO commenting on the SR competition, crowds etc

                                    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350261700/how-blues-plan-win-back-auckland

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                                    @Duluth said in Blues 2024:

                                    Blues CEO commenting on the SR competition, crowds etc

                                    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350261700/how-blues-plan-win-back-auckland

                                    I think the $15 ticket deal they discussed last night in the commentary is a good thing. A couple of my mates who jumped on the Warriors train last year did so with $10-$20 tickets for most of the games they attended.

                                    Also found this interesting from the comments section, Warriors season tickets nearly half price (in value) compared with Blues, unsure if true or not:

                                    Warriors season membership cost me $299/10 games, seated on halfway covered ($30/game). Blues membership for a like for like seat was $350/6 games ($58/game).

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                                    • NepiaN Nepia

                                      @Duluth said in Blues 2024:

                                      Blues CEO commenting on the SR competition, crowds etc

                                      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350261700/how-blues-plan-win-back-auckland

                                      I think the $15 ticket deal they discussed last night in the commentary is a good thing. A couple of my mates who jumped on the Warriors train last year did so with $10-$20 tickets for most of the games they attended.

                                      Also found this interesting from the comments section, Warriors season tickets nearly half price (in value) compared with Blues, unsure if true or not:

                                      Warriors season membership cost me $299/10 games, seated on halfway covered ($30/game). Blues membership for a like for like seat was $350/6 games ($58/game).

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                                      @Nepia

                                      lots of different levels. There’s one for $175 for 8 tickets

                                      https://www.blues.rugby/memberships

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                                        I’d also disagree with the like for like ticket comment. The facilities are very different

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                                          @Nepia

                                          lots of different levels. There’s one for $175 for 8 tickets

                                          https://www.blues.rugby/memberships

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                                          @Duluth said in Blues 2024:

                                          @Nepia

                                          lots of different levels. There’s one for $175 for 8 tickets

                                          https://www.blues.rugby/memberships

                                          The commenter was only comparing covered halfway seating. I tried to look for a similar GA as this one but have been locked into a ticketmaster loop and keep getting redirected back to the Aussie site.

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