Crusaders v Blues

[Tim]

@cgrant Any news on that injury? Losing him could doom our season.

[cgrant]

No, it did not seem too serious though. It was his ankle I think.

[reprobate]

So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?
Lio-Willie played well, but he's just another in the small-medium sized loosie category. I wouldn't mind him making the ABs in itself, but not unless we drop some of our 6 or so incumbents who are the same size.

[Steven Harris]

@brodean I thought for a game that Newall needed to make an impact he more than nailed it .
There’s no reason why he can’t take this form into the last several weeks
Best game I have seen from Angus Ta’vao in a very long time

[nostrildamus]

@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:

So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?

Half of the ones you mentioned may have already mentally packed for overseas.

[george33]

Christie, Clarke not committed yet beyond this season, and we all no Plummer and Talea moving, AJ and Perofeta still got 2 years on contract, and Beauden also 2 more.

[reprobate]

@nostrildamus said in Crusaders v Blues:

@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:

So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?

Half of the ones you mentioned may have already mentally packed for overseas.

Maybe, but he was better than just about all of them last year too.

[Chris]

@george33 said in Crusaders v Blues:

Christie, Clarke not committed yet beyond this season, and we all no Plummer and Talea moving, AJ and Perofeta still got 2 years on contract, and Beauden also 2 more.

Angus I hear is heading in to the media and this maybe his last year.

[george33]

@Chris apparently yeah, have to wait and see.

[nostrildamus]

@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:
1 @nostrildamus said in Crusaders v Blues:

@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:

So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?

Half of the ones you mentioned may have already mentally packed for overseas.

Maybe, but he was better than just about all of them last year too.

No argument from me!

[ACT Crusader]

@nostrildamus said in Crusaders v Blues:

@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:

So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?

Half of the ones you mentioned may have already mentally packed for overseas.

Which would be a sad indictment for any pro player who is still contracted to play at the level they have been selected for.

I hope this isn’t the case for these Blues players or any other player in this situation.