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  • TimT Away
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    #215

    Clarke and Nanai are out, and we still have Ioane, Duffie, and Tele'a. Should see some game time then, especially if Ioane plays at 13 some times. Duffie to be more of a 15 option next year?

    Manu would be a good option to play 13 and wing.

    Any other prospects? Telea from Harbour, and Fainga'anuku from Ta$man?

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    @African-Monkey plus if Reiko follows through with his reported request to move into centre next season. They will need further wing signings also. Maybe Tele'a can be used there again but Duffie is only any use as Fullback cover now, he seems to have lost too much pace to play wing at super level.

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    @Tim snap

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    @Daffy-Jaffy Yeah don't know what we're gonna do at fullback next year. Duffie's past his best now so I guess Perofeta plays there but he's always injured so yeah, we're gonna struggle there next year.

    I think Tele'a is best suited to wing at this stage of his career so I expect to see him play out there a lot next year.

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    replied to Tim on last edited by Daffy Jaffy
    #219

    @Tim i've always quite liked what i've seen of Jamie Spowart from Ta$man . He covers wing and fullback. He doesn't get much game time. He probably needs to move away from Ta$man to further his game/career.

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    The team is shaping up now, but there's a lot of inexperience at the back.

    1. Karl T
    2. ? Abel or Niuia?
    3. Ofa T
    4. Tuipulotu
    5. ? Maybe one of the Harbour boys or Whetton?
    6. Robinson
    7. Papalii
    8. Ioane
    9. Christie
    10. Barrett
    11. Narawa
    12. Faiane
    13. Ioane
    14. Tele'a
    15. Perofeta
    16. Parsons
    17. Hodgman
    18. Renata
    19. GCT
    20. Gibson/Sotutu
    21. Nock
    22. Manu/Plummer
    23. Duffie/Manu

    Olmsted would be handy.

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    #221

    @Tim said in Blues 2020:

    The team is shaping up now, but there's a lot of inexperience at the back.

    1. Karl T
    2. ? Abel or Niuia?
    3. Ofa T
    4. Tuipulotu
    5. ? Maybe one of the Harbour boys or Whetton?

    I'd give Pierce the first chance along side Tuipulotu

    If the rumours are correct we'll need a new TH

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    @Duluth said in Blues 2020:

    I'd give Pierce the first chance along side Tuipulotu

    Yeah, he's looked handy at times. Goodhue might be in danger of missing out, especially if they look to bring in some like Paripari Parkinson from outside.

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    @Tim pretty strong forward pack if the Blues can grab a decent-ish lock. Maybe taking a punt on someone like Cridge from the Bay, even though he has had injury troubles in the past.

    My ?? are in the backs. I think the Blues would look far stronger if they leave Ioane on the left wing and attempt to sign more of a distributing 13. Also wouldn't Clarke be your starting 11 if Ioane was your 13?

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    @Canes4life Clarke is playing 7s next year.

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    @African-Monkey oh yup.

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    Really happy with the Narawa signing. Just grab Tima from Ta$man and that's the wings sorted.

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    Good signing in Narawa, was hoping the Chiefs would grab him as he's a BOP player.

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/116174395/highlanders-recruit-michael-collins-leaves-door-open-for-uk-switch

    Regardless of how the future plays out, Collins looks back at his time with the Blues with some fondness and dismisses criticism of the Auckland franchise's culture.

    "Auckland's interesting because you've got such a wide area from where people would have to travel in from for training, whereas in Dunedin everything is obviously five minutes away," he said.

    "So, there's obviously restrictions but at my time at the Blues the management found ways around it.

    "In the past the Blues used that as excuse. There's a lot of comments about the culture not being good enough but I never found that at all. I loved the culture up there, turning up at training. I'm part of the Highlanders now but I still want the Blues to do well at some stage."

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    Player who has never experienced another Super Rugby culture defends culture of Super Rugby team in which he was treated very favourably.

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    @KiwiMurph Yes, but he communicated it well.

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    @Stargazer said in Blues 2020:

    WTF - he doesn't have a good reputation ...

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    @Nepia he's gonna fit right in.

    Experience with underperforming franchise in biggest market.

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    @Stargazer said in Blues 2020:

    That does not seem like a good appointment Waratahs would be glad to get rid of him

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