Auckland v Northland
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I'd like to see a few changes for the side against Northland. Not a B side, just a few tweaks
It's worth having a good look at Vikena. He had a good cameo last week
Scrafton looks like he needs a break. Hopefully Whetton is back and he can partner Dalzell. I'd be tempted to give Choat a break and start Niko Jones too.
Tele'a at 13 needs to be tried
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@Duluth said in Auckland v Northland:
Tele'a at 13 needs to be tried
They may be forced to with Faiane injuring his foot on Saturday.
That's if Tele'a is fit! He must have been a late scratching on Saturday as he was named on the bench earlier in the week but Joel Cobb was the outside back reserve again.
As someone on here has mentioned though, Ieremia is very 'conservative' to say the least with his selections and will most probably opt for Plummer at 12.
Theres talk in the Akl camp of a lot of unhappy players/management. Issues are being papered over at the moment because of the results so far but watch this space. -
@Nogusta said in Auckland v Northland:
Theres talk in the Akl camp of a lot of unhappy players/management. Issues are being papered over at the moment because of the results so far but watch this space.
About conservative selections?
Funaki is another player who we should've seen more of
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@taniwharugby hope they have scrum sorted. Wouldn’t mind hearing from someone who knows about what was happening. Initially NH had the wood on us then subsequent scrums they seemed to just shear off left as though they were boring in. Got to be fixed - scrum and on field management. Our defence this year has been awesome. Problems has been mistakes, kicking game and attack. If they hand the ball over like they have been we are in for a long night. However if they are accurate and play with some heart, we can compete. Here’s hoping.
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Gregory has been cleared with his Red Card being overturned, he needs to be in the mid-field, ideally he and Ranger would provide the needed physicality there, but thought Tua went ok to earn another start.
SCOTT GREGORY'S RED CARD OVERTURNED IN MITRE 10 CUP JUDICIAL HEARING
Northland back Scott Gregory has been cleared of wrongdoing after a judicial hearing overturned the red card he received on Saturday 31 October.
Gregory was red carded in the second half of Northland’s match against North Harbour for allegedly making contact with a player in the air which resulted in the player landing dangerously.
At this morning’s judicial hearing the match officials accepted the incident did not meet the red card threshold, as a result the card has been removed from Gregory’s playing record.
Gregory will be available to play the remainder of Northland’s matches in the Mitre 10 Cup.Source: NZ Rugby Media Release
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@Duluth sounds similar to Harbour ,Kieran Kane is on the outer with the whole Harbour squad , I have heard from a good source the Harbour players would not go back into the changing sheds after the victory against Ta$man until Kane left the changing rooms , there was an altercation between Kane and one of the players the week before .
It’s a great credit to Daniel Halangahu and Sam Ward who are running the team at the minute ..
Kane is not liked by anyone at the minute , if body language is anything to go by, I saw it first hand in Whangarei last weekend , nobody from Harbour went near him .
I have’nt heard anything in and around the Auckland team , but i will be at the game on Saturday, so will keep my ear to the ground ..
I have heard there is a bit of frustration in and around selections , Sione Tuipulotu is a loan player from Manawatu , and I know of a few coaches who are asking why are they not selecting your 4th ranked number 8 , which would be John Latu who was the Auckland Under number 8 last year and from I believe has been signed for 2021/2022..Northland boy from Moerewa, nephew of netballer Catherine Tuivaiti nee Latu. -
@Steven-Harris Is any of this related to pay cuts and lost opportunities in 2020 related to COVID?
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@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Northland:
i will be at the game on Saturday
Members lounge or cheap seats?
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@Tim hard to know Auckland are probably better financially placed than some other unions , really surprised Auckland are using a loan player not wanted by the Turbos ..
I had it confirmed Auckland have a budget of $110 k for PUD contracts which is staggering , but not surprising given you have a superb donor in Peter Thomson -
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@Tim player union development contracts , Auckland actually do it rather well, they will sign a promising kid, and then put him on a ranking system and map out his path ..
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@Steven-Harris Cheers.
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@Steven-Harris Have you heard anything about an SR contract for Jimmy Roots? He was in the frame for NZ U20, and looks like a good prospect.
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@Duluth said in Auckland v Northland:
@Winger said in Auckland v Northland:
Has Niko got any game time yet
Yes
3 or 4 games from the bench
Certainly looked the goods at schoolboy level (from the little I saw)
