Auckland Rugby 2021

[Dice]

@tim said in Auckland Rugby 2021:

@dice Did he say when the team will be announced?

He didn't mention when the team will be announced, but he did say they'll add a few additions to the team after the last pre-season game.

[Duluth]

Auckland posted a few training photos

[Duluth]

Here's the Ieremia interview that was mentioned earlier:
https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=856361

[Tim]

@duluth good to see Choat in there.

[Duluth]

@tim

Also I hope that showed the first choice 10/12 combo (Plummer/Evans)

[Tim]

@duluth Who do you think will play centre? Lam?

[Duluth]

@tim

No idea. Maybe Kata? Assuming the rumour is correct.. I don’t think we’d recruit him as a winger?

[Nepia]

@duluth said in Auckland Rugby 2021:

@tim

No idea. Maybe Kata? Assuming the rumour is correct.. I don’t think we’d recruit him as a winger?

I wouldn't think Auckland rugby would be dumb enough to recruit him as a centre. But then again it appears they're dumb enough to recruit him full stop so I should just return to my cave.

[Duluth]

@nepia

Why? (I don't follow league)

[bayimports]

@duluth its times like this you might find it useful

the guy was a pretty damaging runner, but tackling and distributing were not strong points

[Nepia]

@duluth said in Auckland Rugby 2021:

@nepia

Why? I don't follow league

He was my most disliked Warriors player before they decided to hire straight up thugs like Lodge.

He has an average passing game and his defence was poor and that's in league where he's standing on one side of the field. He'll be all at sea defending at centre.

Please select him there for the Magpies game.

[Bovidae]

Does Kata ever pass the ball?

[Duluth]

Ok so he's not a centre.

He had some goodish moments on the wing for the Brumbies so I think he'll handle the step down to NPC. If the rumour is true..

Maybe that other league guy as a centre

[Nepia]

@bovidae said in Auckland Rugby 2021:

Does Kata ever pass the ball?

We need a new Hugus Masaga.

[Nepia]

@duluth said in Auckland Rugby 2021:

Ok so he's not a centre.

He had some goodish moments on the wing for the Brumbies so I think he'll handle the step down to NPC. If the rumour is true..

Maybe that other league guy as a centre

Who is that?

Dolt, figured this one out eventually.

[Nogusta]

@nepia yea Katas definitely signed with Auckland. Its the reason Grindlay left. With Tumua Manu, Faiane AND Tele'a not there he was told he was next in line but they changed there tune. He was none too happy so gapped it.

[Tim]

Auckland have been featuring players on their Instagram stories. Looks like the loose forwards will include Choat, Jones, Tuipulotu, and Vai.

[Daffy Jaffy]

We all know who thanks to Nogusta

[KiwiMurph]

@daffy-jaffy the photo doesn't exactly make it difficult either....

[Tim]

Heem will fill 13 for this season, it looks like.