Crusaders 2019
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@chris-b I would expect in depend on wether Cameron is keen to sit behind the Crusaders First Fives
As I see it we need another Open side flanker. Bedwell-Curtis or Harmon
contracted LFs. Read,Douglas,Taufau,Sanders,Blackadder,Todd all signed -
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@chris Dunshea might be part of that loose forward equation as well - i.e we can sign two of those three - Dunshea, HBC or Harmon? (Jed Brown possibly in the equation as well).
I'm inclined to think we'll have re-signed the obviously useful people like Luke Romano, Quinten Strange, Will Jordan and Manasa Mataele, who were on the lists of Off-Contract or "Contract Status Unknown" at the start of the thread.
Jone Macilai perhaps more under threat.
So maybe decisions on a loosehead prop (for Crockett), loose forward (as above), midfield/wing utility (for Seta) and wing (for Macilai and could be him).
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@chris He'd be mad not to go. Their kicking style of play would suit him as well.
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@african-monkey Yeah You would think he will move where the starting place maybe
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@chris Unless he wants to play Club Rugby all year. I get that you can learn plenty staying at the Crusaders and how great their culture is etc. but he'd be playing every week for the Highlanders with the best halfback in the world inside him. Surely that's just as much a learning experience haha.
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@chris-b My pick is Dunshea,Bedwell-Curtis 21 forwards then a 17 back spread ,If you are correct with the resignings 3 back spots left midfield,a wing and either another midfield/utlilty or another winger.
Jordan,Dagg can cover wing,Bridge,Havili,Hunt Fullback so maybe a Midfield/Utility
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@african-monkey I think he should go to the Highlanders for his development,Otherwise he may fall back in the pecking order after SR.
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@chris could do worse than Scott Gregory as a mid-field/wing.
Plenty of talent, still a bit raw, as seen by a few of his rookie errors, but is a classy player.
Wasnt that a while ago Razor spent time there, I remember listening to him talk about it a month or so back??
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@taniwharugby Ok good call another decent option
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@stargazer The HB fullback also has impressed in a few HB games I have watched
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@chris said in Crusaders 2019:
@stargazer The HB fullback also has impressed in a few HB games I have watched
He's a Samoan international so probably doesn't have too big a future in NZ?
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@chris said in Crusaders 2019:
@nepia that may count against him getting a contract and to be honest I would rather we contracted a eligible player looking at who has been mentioned,plenty of good options
TBF, he's a bit hot and cold with poor discipline.
Interestingly his brother played for the Junior Kangaroos on the weekend.
