Northland 2021
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Northland are dropping the ball with their online stuff again. We had improved for a while now it seems we’re sliding back down again. Prior to the Harbour preseason game there were no team lists published at all, I was still wondering who was who after the game had finished.
Northland manager needs to up his game maybe?
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@stargazer Northern advocate is pretty poor, wasn't even a write up about the game on Saturday (in the Monday edition)
No updates on Tom, I have heard the team for this weekend and unsurprisingly he isn't in it.
In other news
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Northland Players players that won’t be available for the Wellington game.
Brady Rush (injured)
Johnny Macilai (injured)
Ross Wright (injured)
Cory Taylor (injured)
Fano Funaki (injured)
Tom Robinson (injured HIA)Unavailable for selection
Sam Caird (MIQ)
Kara Pryor ( Under Suspension for 3 weeks) received in MRL for striking -
@stargazer said in Northland 2021:
@taniwharugby I'm not looking for the squad list itself, but an article or media release about it. (Yes, squad, not team for the first game.)
Some provincial unions (not referring to Northland in particular) are terrible at updating their own website. If you can post a squad list on Facebook, why not a simple news item on your site?
The official NPC site has all the squads now
Championship Squads: Bunnings NPC 2021
We’re just a couple of days away from the start of the Bunnings NPC, where our best domestic rugby talent will again be on display. It all kicks off on Friday 6 August.
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@kiwimurph correct, was informed about this yesterday..will start this weekend if Nock is not 100%
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@kiwimurph I was surprised he wasn't picked for Auckland and thought he must be injured. I guess Auckland selectors must have rated Sam Wye higher? Paea trained with the Blues as an apprentice this season so they will be pleased to see him get experience at NPC level.
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@daffy-jaffy sounds like an example of Blues and Blues provinces working well together.
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@steven-harris is Grant still carrying an injury, given 3 weeks ago he was looking at possibly missing half the season.
Wouldn't be ideal if Paea called in and straight into the 9 jersey...even of he is better, doesn't send a great message IMO.
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At least a few of our lads keeping up the mahi in anticipation of a return to action.
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Played in Northland club comp - check
Fit - check
NPC Experience - check
Signed with Northland - XI had heard that Northland overlooked him, but article says Dale came knocking (Maybe we were too slow or too poor...)
Def a late bloomer, as I know there was one game v 'naki IIRC, our scrum was doing ok, he was subbed on about 45 mins, 3 or 4 scrums later, about 60 mins, he was subbed off, destroyed.
But when you look at the shape of Luatangi Li and Kaliopasi Uluilakepa (who is an immense talent, just unfit) in comparison to Apoua, you gotta wonder what the Northland coaches were thinking not nabbing him earlier this season, more so when he was a part of a good Mid Northern side that made the final.
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@taniwharugby sounds like he just chose to go back down there. I reckon that he stayed loyal to McLeod - good on him. My take is that he has played about 4 or 5 seasons at NPC level without ever really even looking comfortable so wouldn't blame the NRU if they did overlook him.
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@machpants took a slight head knock ,a still a few symptoms hanging around , so more precautionary.
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@steven-harris said in Northland 2021:
@machpants took a slight head knock ,a still a few symptoms hanging around , so more precautionary.
My point was this is the last game, no point resting anyone!
Headknock obviously correct decision, but this should be our best team - lose and it's all over rover
