Blues 2024
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@nzzp said in Blues 2024:
What's really gutting is he doesn't seem like he wants to go. He wants to stay here - the impression I got was he's making the business decisiion, but his heart is not in it.
Gutting.
Razor has clearly told him he’s not in his plans, has journeymen from Crusaders to fluff.
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Gutted for you guys losing someone of Akiras caliber. Like you’ve all said a modern day Blues legend and will be a loss to NZ rugby, no matter what his doubters say.
Can understand him leaving if Robertson has told him he isn’t in the AB picture but if he’s picking a Cullen Grace over Akira that would be… interesting to say the least, and no doubt have a fair few non Crusader fans in fits.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2024:
With Akira leaving, I hope they have Che Clark lined up to replace him. If Clark stays with Sevens Violini Ekuasi will be looking for a team.
Surely it will be Clark. He looks like a very promising xv's player. Having a crack at 7's made sense in Olympic year at this stage of his career
Maybe there will be space for Ekuasi too? Rob Rush has had a frustrating year and I wouldn't be surprised to see him go to another SR side or offshore
Getting injured in preseason didn't help. He was injured again during the middle of the season when other fringe players got a run. Then everyone ranked ahead of him played well..
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I would think that Ekuasi would be an option, wasn't he at the Rebels as a loan type agreement before they folded anyway?
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@African-Monkey Ekuasi signed a 2 year deal last year 2024-25 with Rebels so I presume he either asks for a release or goes to another Aus franchise. Tahs could use him as they are losing Hanigan and Swinton
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Haha imagine that!
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@Kirwan said in Blues 2024:
Well Cotter might make him a good player, but he’s too lazy for the Blues. We don’t need failed Test players, would be a better fit for the Crusaders, he could compete with Grace for who makes the least tackles.
Isn't 'failed Test player' the Blues modus operandum..?
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2024:
A 100% fit Suafoa could snag that 6 jersey next year
Twice the player of Frizell, 10x the character
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Akira is leaving roughly the same time in his career Zinny was set to leave before a coach who didn't like him finally saw sense. But why stay and try and fight with a forward coach like Ryan in charge, who shepherded the flake Frizell through last year?
Samoa could be the big beneficiaries of this move.
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Loose forward is always an area of riches for the ABs, so there is always going to be losers of quality depending on the selectors preference. I don't think that he has had 'the word', all the interviews of those on the fringes mention how little they get back from the ABs coaches. Obviously this could have changed with the new regime. But anyway, he looks to be prioritizing money and his family, good on him - I did the same with a young kid - without the money haha
