NPC - news, injuries etc

[African Monkey]

@tim I hope like hell we get Papali'i, otherwise it's all on Adrian Choat with massive shoes to fill. Tuipulotu lets be honest we're not getting him.

[KiwiMurph]

I suspect we won't be getting Papali'i as Coles and Moody are being picked because they badly need gametime.

[Duluth]

@kiwimurph said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

I suspect we won't be getting Papali'i as Coles and Moody are being picked because they badly need gametime.

I would argue Tuipulotu needs more mins

I'm guessing we get him but not Dalton

[Stargazer]

@tim I hope we get to keep Evans for the Bay. Oh, and Brodie being released, of course!

[Canes4life]

@kiwimurph I hope you have both, I don't want any excuses when we come up the Island and give you a right old dusting.

[Tim]

Fox: "Papali'i took a bit of a rib nock in the Harbour game, and we won't risk him."

Bugger.

[Tim]

Robbie Abel left the Brumbies earlier this year.

Chris Dutton  /  Jul 15, 2018  /  Brumbies

'We won't recruit rockstars': Dan McKellar keen to develop Brumbies

The Brumbies have already turned their attention to building a squad for the future.

[Canes4life]

@tim Woohooo.

[Chris B.]

@tim Joe Moody will be playing for Canterbury. Who was the other guy Fox said will be available from the 32?

Everyone from the "Nineteen" is available for their M10 Cup teams until their team is knocked out.

[KiwiMurph]

@chris-b Coles for Wellington isn't it.

[Chris B.]

@kiwimurph That makes sense! I was too busy cursing Joe Moody to register it.

[KiwiMurph]

@chris-b I hear you. When Aumua goes off for Wellington Coles will come on. Eek!

[Duluth]

@tim said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

Robbie Abel left the Brumbies earlier this year.

Chris Dutton  /  Jul 15, 2018  /  Brumbies

'We won't recruit rockstars': Dan McKellar keen to develop Brumbies

The Brumbies have already turned their attention to building a squad for the future.

Interesting.

A quick google search and I see he has some Maori heritage

[Tim]

@duluth He's a Going nephew, I think?

[Duluth]

@tim That sounds familiar. I know he did a mormon mission so that fits in with the rest of the Goings, Millers etc

[Chris B.]

@kiwimurph said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@chris-b I hear you. When Aumua goes off for Wellington Coles will come on. Eek!

Moody is a pretty handy replacement for the head-butting Daniel Lienert Brown! Canterbury really paying the price.

On the plus side, we should get Tim Perry, which will sort of nullify the Moody advantage. But, Canterbury are also going to get Luke Whitelock - so Ta$man should get Liam Squire!!!

Fucking Cantab-loving Hansen!

[Tim]

Frankly, it's bullshit that players can join a team for the playoffs. They should have to play a certain number of games in the regular season.

Again, NZRU shits on a domestic competition. A

[taniwharugby]

@tim he is of the Going line

IIRC he has been part of a Brumbie Dev/WTG/Main squad for quite a few years, when he played for Northland (suffered a season ending injury fairly early on I think) about 4 or so years back he came and was part of one of the Brumbie squads then.

I suspect they will probably be looking a wee bit closer at him now though.

[Chiefy07]

@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@tim he is of the Going line

IIRC he has been part of a Brumbie Dev/WTG/Main squad for quite a few years, when he played for Northland (suffered a season ending injury fairly early on I think) about 4 or so years back he came and was part of one of the Brumbie squads then.

I suspect they will probably be looking a wee bit closer at him now though.

No he was fit the whole season but ranked behind Wright and Moulds - where I would still rank him personally. IIRC he had a 2 year contract but got out of the 2nd year because he didn't want to be a bench warmer again.

[Tim]

@chiefy07 said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

Wright and Moulds - where I would still rank him personally.

LOL, OK. Not behind Olsen too?

If Wright had any work-rate on defence he'd be a decent player. If Moulds had that mongrel, and could throw, then he would be too. Both are pretty 3rd rate. I don't expect them to be in much demand from other franchises.