Force v Blues

[Nepia]

@Daffy-Jaffy I don't know which Tele'a/Telea is which.

I assume by their placement that the one with ' is the midfielder.

Good to see Ioane back. Although I thought they may have given him a run at his old position of 8.

[taniwharugby]

I thought Clarke wasn't due back until next week, or did his get downgraded?

He says without reading anything...

[Duluth]

Akira finally gets to start his season

I like that backline. Swap Heem for RI and that's the Blues best backline IMO

[Grooter]

@Duluth I've liked what I've seen from Segner so far this season, don't know why razor wasn't interested? the young man cleary has a big future🙂

[Tim]

@Duluth Hell of a team.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Internationals Rieko Ioane, Nepo Laulala and Hoskins Sotutu are on All Blacks rest week while abrasive loose forward Tom Robinson is spelled after a minor knock in last weekend’s clash against the Fijian Drua.

[KiwiMurph]

@taniwharugby said in Force v Blues:

I thought Clarke wasn't due back until next week, or did his get downgraded?

He says without reading anything...

No Clarke missed his full 3 games. Chiefs away, Crusaders away, Drua in Melbourne.

I like the balance of that team.

[taniwharugby]

@KiwiMurph ha I thought we'd only had 2 games 🤣

Where does the time go!

[mariner4life]

assuming the Force show up, the Blues should win this by a thousand if they decide this week to play with even a smidgeon of patience.

[Duluth]

Force

Tom Robertson, Feleti Kaitu'u (c), Santiago Medrano, Ryan McCauley, Izack Rodda, Fergus Lee-Warner, Kane Koteka, Ollie Callan, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Reesjan Pasitoa, Manasa Mataele, Bayley Kuenzle, Kyle Godwin, Toni Pulu, Jake Strachan/Jake McIntyre

Reserves: Andrew Ready, Bo Abra, Greg Holmes, Jeremy Thrush, Tim Anstee, Alex Masibaka, Ian Prior, Richard Kahui

[Tim]

Interesting that the German is playing at 8.

[African Monkey]

@Tim Its his 3rd start at 8 as well this year, so do they see him as an 8?

[Bovidae]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Force v Blues:

Internationals Rieko Ioane, Nepo Laulala and Hoskins Sotutu are on All Blacks rest week

Hasn't he already had a few "rest weeks"?

[TheMojoman]

V.good team and really happy to see Akira Ioane back.

Blues need to get back to same form that saw them beat Chiefs & Crusaders away from home. If they do they'll put 50PTS on the Force. I think that's likely given Christie/Barrett are back running the show. Funaki/Barrett didn't gel last week.

[African Monkey]

@FakatavaFuture He'd be nowhere if he wasn't German according to our Crusaders mates.....

[KiwiMurph]

@Bovidae said in Force v Blues:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Force v Blues:

Internationals Rieko Ioane, Nepo Laulala and Hoskins Sotutu are on All Blacks rest week

Hasn't he already had a few "rest weeks"?

4D chess. Can't get suspended if you don't play.

[Machpants]

@Duluth said in Force v Blues:

Force

Tom Robertson, Feleti Kaitu'u (c), Santiago Medrano, Ryan McCauley, Izack Rodda, Fergus Lee-Warner, Kane Koteka, Ollie Callan, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Reesjan Pasitoa, Manasa Mataele, Bayley Kuenzle, Kyle Godwin, Toni Pulu, Jake Strachan/Jake McIntyre

Reserves: Andrew Ready, Bo Abra, Greg Holmes, Jeremy Thrush, Tim Anstee, Alex Masibaka, Ian Prior, Richard Kahui

Who? Oh thrush and Kahui, I recognise those names!

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Machpants Old man Romano will feel right at home once Thrush (37), Holmes (38) and Kahui (36) get on for the force.

[Machpants]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Force v Blues:

@Machpants Old man Romano will feel right at home once Thrush (37), Holmes (38) and Kahui (36) get on for the force.

Zimmer fight!

[antipodean]

This is how competitive the Force are; Kahui is old enough to play Masters and looks a class above when he takes the field. Quite why he's on the bench instead of starting is mystifying.