Crusaders 2018
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@stargazer Crusaders about to announce resigning of Bryn Hall and Heiden Bedwell-Curtis ?
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@stargazer crusaders due to announce 2 resigning tomorrow morning the word is Hall and Bedwell-Curtis
If so the loose forward mix will be interesting Blackadder,Saunders or Harmon to miss out
Taufu,Read,Douglas,signed already and Todd I hear will resign or will they drop a lock Dunshea and carry 7 lose forwards will be interesting -
@chris Yes, just looked at the Crusaders FB page. Bryn Hall is definitely one of them. The other one is a player with a beard, indeed most likely Bedwell-Curtis. Sanders is already signed for 2019. Not yet re-signed, Todd, Romano, Mataele, Macilai. Not sure about others such. I can't imagine them not re-signing Blackadder and Strange.
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@chris In a season when they've not had Will Jordan at all and Israel Dagg has been injured for so much of it (as well as heaps of other injuries), they've still only had to pick Jone Macilai once - or maybe twice.
I reckon they could probably sign one less outside back and keep one more loose forward.
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@chris-b Yeah good point mate 7 looses with 6 local derbies in the first 9 weeks and first bye week 9, 2nd bye the week before playoffs could be a tough
first part of Super Rugby for the Crusaders forwards who will take the brunt so depth will be crucial.
They willl need another mid field recruit with Seta and Bateman probably both gone.Havilli could cover in the midfield, still will need another option.
They could replace Bateman with another MF replace Seta with an outfield back and drop the Macilai spot. -
@chris Big Seta is a huge loss - despite that Mataele has stepped up and is a useful replacement on the wing - Seta's ability to give high class cover to the midfield is huge.
If Jordan can play next year, he could help free Havili up to play in the midfield when necessary - and presumably they're hoping to slowly develop Braydon Ennor as a midfielder as well.
Wondering what stones Razor is looking under for the replacement for Seta, though - and whether any of them might have Ma'a Nonu underneath!
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@chris-b Maybe Ricky not signed at the Blues yet or one out of the box. Jordie Barrett not resigned by the Hurricanes yet his GF is still at Lincoln Uni. I know Razor hasn't given up on getting him back.Just thought I would throw a out there option.
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Two Chris' are confusing me. I just thought that red @Chris was @Chris-B and that he'd decided to favour the Crusaders over Ta$man in his change of colour to red.
@Chris-B You know the Ioane brothers will head to the Chiefs if they leave the Blues. They're good family boys and wont want to be too far away in case they need to protect their Dad in the future. You guys can always poach another Fijian (or ex Lindersfarne student) to fill your outside backs spot.
Edit: Now I can't do @ ChrisB - it just goes to @Chris - is this a flaw in the software? Or am I going crazy?
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@stargazer said in Crusaders 2018:
@nepia Jonah Lowe may be interested? He won't get more game time next year, with all those ahead of him in the queue having re-signed with the Canes.
Yes Jonah Lowe should also go to the Chiefs ... not the Crusaders of course. If he wants to wear red and black he can go play for his dad's old club team Tamatea.
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@stargazer Do you Rate him ? I have seen a bit of him but can't make my mind up on him as yet.
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@hooroo said in Crusaders 2018:
@nepia said in Crusaders 2018:
@Tim @Chris-B Let me check now: @Chris-B
It's working now
clearly I've lost the plot.I just vote we ban @Chris
I can't handle the confusion.Or maybe we change his name to "Not ChrisB"
Yeah, Not ChrisB probably works!
