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Blues 2025

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  • African MonkeyA African Monkey

    Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.

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    @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

    Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.

    Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan

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    • Landers92L Landers92

      @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

      Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.

      Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan

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      @Landers92

      That's a good point, but is NPC that important? I dunno, it might make it easier to leave?

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      • Landers92L Landers92

        @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

        Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.

        Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan

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        @Landers92 said in Blues 2025:

        @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

        Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.

        Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan

        That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?

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        • African MonkeyA African Monkey

          @Landers92 said in Blues 2025:

          @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

          Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.

          Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan

          That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?

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          @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

          @Landers92 said in Blues 2025:

          @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

          Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.

          Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan

          That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?

          Perhaps he’s had a tap on the shoulder. Think his NZR contract ends in 2026. Ruben Love is now ahead of him as that 10/15 guy imo. Someone has to be the odd man out

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          • Landers92L Landers92

            @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

            @Landers92 said in Blues 2025:

            @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

            Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.

            Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan

            That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?

            Perhaps he’s had a tap on the shoulder. Think his NZR contract ends in 2026. Ruben Love is now ahead of him as that 10/15 guy imo. Someone has to be the odd man out

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            @Landers92 said in Blues 2025:

            @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

            @Landers92 said in Blues 2025:

            @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

            Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.

            Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan

            That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?

            Perhaps he’s had a tap on the shoulder. Think his NZR contract ends in 2026. Ruben Love is now ahead of him as that 10/15 guy imo. Someone has to be the odd man out

            That was exactly my thoughts with my initial post.

            I don't think one person has picked him for the squad.

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              While I’m here. Can confirm that it is Japan that Adrian Choat is headed to. Working to find out which club, if I can find that out before it’s announced then I will post in here

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                Daffy Jaffy
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                https://www.instagram.com/bluesrugbyteam/reel/DKQzhySyl_q/

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                  Lalakai Foketi has an offer from a NZ side. With Ioane and Grindlay leaving, Heem retiring, would seemingly leave the Blues the likely destination?

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                  • frugbyF frugby

                    Lalakai Foketi has an offer from a NZ side. With Ioane and Grindlay leaving, Heem retiring, would seemingly leave the Blues the likely destination?

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                    @frugby said in Blues 2025:

                    Lalakai Foketi has an offer from a NZ side. With Ioane and Grindlay leaving, Heem retiring, would seemingly leave the Blues the likely destination?

                    Where is Grindlay going?

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                      brodean
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                      Grindlay is the biggest waste of talent since Rob Rush and Taine Plumtree. Just straight up squandered by the Blues coaching staff.

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                        https://www.instagram.com/bluesrugbyteam/p/DKQa6y9TMDL/

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                        • B brodean

                          Grindlay is the biggest waste of talent since Rob Rush and Taine Plumtree. Just straight up squandered by the Blues coaching staff.

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                          @brodean said in Blues 2025:

                          Grindlay is the biggest waste of talent since Rob Rush and Taine Plumtree. Just straight up squandered by the Blues coaching staff.

                          Blues coaches would argue it was Grindlay and Rush who squandered their opportunities.

                          Plumtree was just unlucky playing in the strength of the team at the time at loose forward.

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                            Do we take from the picture above that Christie is going to stay? Think he’s off contract. Clarke too…

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                              Do we take from the picture above that Christie is going to stay? Think he’s off contract. Clarke too…

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                              @zedsdeadbaby said in Blues 2025:

                              Do we take from the picture above that Christie is going to stay? Think he’s off contract. Clarke too…

                              Ta'avao too?

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                                True. I’d heard he was pulling pin but maybe he’s been convinced to stay.

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                                  How many games did Grindlay play? I don't remember him having that many opportunities.

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                                    Steven Harris
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                                    The NPC becomes doubly important for the Blues with possibly upwards of 7 players on the move maybe 8 if you counted Angus Ta’avao , Ofa Tuangafasi depending on wether he recovers from his neck injury ,Cameron Suafua unlikely to return and one other that’s heading offshore

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                                    • S Steven Harris

                                      Hearing another Blues player is looking to be released from his contract and is heading to Japan more details to come

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                                      @Steven-Harris said in Blues 2025:

                                      Hearing another Blues player is looking to be released from his contract and is heading to Japan more details to come

                                      Any update here fella?

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                                      • Landers92L Landers92

                                        @Steven-Harris said in Blues 2025:

                                        Hearing another Blues player is looking to be released from his contract and is heading to Japan more details to come

                                        Any update here fella?

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                                        Steven Harris
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                                        @Landers92 i can confirm its Sam Nock he put through his release papers last week ,so just waiting on the Blues to sign it off hes picked up a contract with a Japanese club
                                        Bit of bugger for Northland on the back of losing Lisati Milo Harris to France , Nock sitting on 86 games for the Taniwha

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                                          @Landers92 i can confirm its Sam Nock he put through his release papers last week ,so just waiting on the Blues to sign it off hes picked up a contract with a Japanese club
                                          Bit of bugger for Northland on the back of losing Lisati Milo Harris to France , Nock sitting on 86 games for the Taniwha

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                                          @Steven-Harris said in Blues 2025:

                                          @Landers92 i can confirm its Sam Nock he put through his release papers last week ,so just waiting on the Blues to sign it off hes picked up a contract with a Japanese club
                                          Bit of bugger for Northland on the back of losing Lisati Milo Harris to France , Nock sitting on 86 games for the Taniwha

                                          All the best to him. Yes, he probably didn't reach the heights we all thought he was going to post school days, but he has been a loyal servant to the Blues and Northland, and deserves a good payday at this point in his career.

                                          As I keep saying, the Blues sides of the late 2010s to this present point is slowly being split apart and the side is heading into a rebuild.

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