Crusaders 2019

[African Monkey]

@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.

[Chris]

@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

[Chris]

@african-monkey I think he should go to the Highlanders for his development,Otherwise he may fall back in the pecking order after SR.

[Chris]

@chris So that means. Manu,Tima Faingaanuku,Regan Ware,Rayasi,Makane,Connor-Bachop and not a lot else out there to choose from or am I missing someone who is not contracted as far as we know.

[taniwharugby]

@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??

[Chris]

@taniwharugby Ok good call another decent option

[Stargazer]

@chris Possibly Jonah Lowe. I don't know whether he's still under contract with the Canes.

[Chris]

@stargazer Ok another good player I thought he was contracted to the Canes but not certain he is either

[Chris]

@stargazer The HB fullback also has impressed in a few HB games I have watched

[Nepia]

@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?

[Stargazer]

@chris JJ Taulagi. Yeah, he's been better than I expected at the start of the season.

[Chris]

@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

[Chris]

@stargazer yeah the only criticism I have is he tries to do too much and offloads late by trying to beat one more player than he needs to.

[Nepia]

@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.

[Chris]

@nepia yeah that’s a fair comment as I mentioned above he tries too much sometimes and play breaks down around him a bit

[Stargazer]

@nepia Poor discipline during club rugby. I don't want to jinx anything, so I'm not saying anything about his discipline during M10 Cup.

[Chris]

Talking about Bay players where does Cridge sit he’s a big unit still in the Canes Radar ?

[Chris B.]

@chris said in Crusaders 2019:

@chris-b My pick is Dunshea,Bedwell-Curtis

I like all three, but I kind of think we should have another out and out open-side, which makes me lean towards Harmon. I like that he's pretty abrasive, as well.

Manu and Rayasi would both be good signings, I think - but, I'll be surprised if the NI franchises let them slip this far south.

Tima Faingaanuku has been going OK this year - looks like he's bulked up a bit and wouldn't be the worst signing, but I doubt he'll set the world on fire.

[Canes4life]

@chris he did his rehab with the Canes but nothing has been confirmed whether he has signed on with them or not.

[Chris]

@canes4life Canes need another Lock could be worse options