Blues all time XV

MN5

@mn5 said in All time Blues XV:

Joeli Vidiri was sensational for them back in the day. That list of potential wings is ridiculously good. Waisake Sotutu hasn't even been mentioned yet!

For good reason, he wasn't close to being as good as the other wings named and only player 4 matches for the Blues.

Well when you put it like that....

Very good for Auckland though. My memory is clearly fading...

Steven Harris

@nepia Certs on any poster would be

Fitzpatrick
Jones
R Brooke
Z Brooke
Kaino
Spencer
Clark
Rupeni
Lomu
Howlett

Rocokoko is the one that’s doing my head,great finisher..do you pick him ahead of Jonah..Rupeni in my opinion ,and I got too see a lot of him close up when I did the sideline reports at Northland Taniwha games was just lethal,gased very good wingers like they weren’t even there..shame he played one game for Fiji when he was young..if he had played for the ABs in the NZ system could have been anything

Nepia

@steven-harris said in All time Blues XV:

@nepia Certs on any poster would be

Fitzpatrick
Jones
R Brooke
Z Brooke
Kaino
Spencer
Clark
Rupeni
Lomu
Howlett

Rocokoko is the one that’s doing my head,great finisher..do you pick him ahead of Jonah..Rupeni in my opinion ,and I got too see a lot of him close up when I did the sideline reports at Northland Taniwha games was just lethal,gased very good wingers like they weren’t even there..shame he played one game for Fiji when he was young..if he had played for the ABs in the NZ system could have been anything

Not so sure on Howlett, Mils was a better long term fullback and he'd be competing with Lomu, Rupeni on the wing so one of those three miss out if someone only sees him as a wing.

Younger posters might not select MJ 'out of position' at 7 either?

canefan

@nepia Iceman was far and away the best 7 for the Blues and top 2 or 3 all time ABs. Put him in there and free up a spot for R Brooke. Put him in at 6 and who makes it in the 7 jersey? Daniel Braid? Don't say Mark Carter

Nepia

@canefan said in All time Blues XV:

@nepia Iceman was far and away the best 7 for the Blues and top 2 or 3 all time ABs. Put him in there and free up a spot for R Brooke. Put him in at 6 and who makes it in the 7 jersey? Daniel Braid? Don't say Mark Carter

Are you drunk (or didn't read any of the preceding posts)? MJ was a 6 for the Blues and there's no way Robin Brooke is better than Kaino at 6 .

canefan

@nepia said in All time Blues XV:

@canefan said in All time Blues XV:

@nepia Iceman was far and away the best 7 for the Blues and top 2 or 3 all time ABs. Put him in there and free up a spot for R Brooke. Put him in at 6 and who makes it in the 7 jersey? Daniel Braid? Don't say Mark Carter

Are you drunk (or didn't read any of the preceding posts)? MJ was a 6 for the Blues and there's no way Robin Brooke is better than Kaino at 6 .

Option A mate Excuse me for butting in where I don't belong. Unforgiveable that I forgot Kaino (even though Brooke won more Super titles). Carry on.....

MN5

No love for Andrew Blowers at 7? Unlike MJ he did actually play there and won consecutive titles there. I'd pick him.

A bit of a stop start AB career might mean he gets forgotten by some I guess.

MN5

@steven-harris said in All time Blues XV:

@nepia Certs on any poster would be

Fitzpatrick
Jones
R Brooke
Z Brooke
Kaino
Spencer
Clark
Rupeni
Lomu
Howlett

Rocokoko is the one that’s doing my head,great finisher..do you pick him ahead of Jonah..Rupeni in my opinion ,and I got too see a lot of him close up when I did the sideline reports at Northland Taniwha games was just lethal,gased very good wingers like they weren’t even there..shame he played one game for Fiji when he was young..if he had played for the ABs in the NZ system could have been anything

I remember watching this live in Oz in the 03 WC. As you say he was just lethal, thank fuck he didn't get more ball from a Scots perspective.

canefan

@steven-harris said in All time Blues XV:

@nepia Certs on any poster would be

Fitzpatrick
Jones
R Brooke
Z Brooke
Kaino
Spencer
Clark
Rupeni
Lomu
Howlett

Rocokoko is the one that’s doing my head,great finisher..do you pick him ahead of Jonah..Rupeni in my opinion ,and I got too see a lot of him close up when I did the sideline reports at Northland Taniwha games was just lethal,gased very good wingers like they weren’t even there..shame he played one game for Fiji when he was young..if he had played for the ABs in the NZ system could have been anything

Rocket man ahead of Jonah? Nah

MN5

@canefan said in All time Blues XV:

@steven-harris said in All time Blues XV:

@nepia Certs on any poster would be

Fitzpatrick
Jones
R Brooke
Z Brooke
Kaino
Spencer
Clark
Rupeni
Lomu
Howlett

Rocokoko is the one that’s doing my head,great finisher..do you pick him ahead of Jonah..Rupeni in my opinion ,and I got too see a lot of him close up when I did the sideline reports at Northland Taniwha games was just lethal,gased very good wingers like they weren’t even there..shame he played one game for Fiji when he was young..if he had played for the ABs in the NZ system could have been anything

Rocket man ahead of Jonah? Nah

Rokokoko saved his best for the black jersey if I remember rightly.

canefan

@mn5 said in All time Blues XV:

@canefan said in All time Blues XV:

@steven-harris said in All time Blues XV:

@nepia Certs on any poster would be

Fitzpatrick
Jones
R Brooke
Z Brooke
Kaino
Spencer
Clark
Rupeni
Lomu
Howlett

Rocokoko is the one that’s doing my head,great finisher..do you pick him ahead of Jonah..Rupeni in my opinion ,and I got too see a lot of him close up when I did the sideline reports at Northland Taniwha games was just lethal,gased very good wingers like they weren’t even there..shame he played one game for Fiji when he was young..if he had played for the ABs in the NZ system could have been anything

Rocket man ahead of Jonah? Nah

Rokokoko saved his best for the black jersey if I remember rightly.

How shit was that pass to the big man? Went sideways and back to gather then it's all over

MN5

@canefan said in All time Blues XV:

@mn5 said in All time Blues XV:

@canefan said in All time Blues XV:

@steven-harris said in All time Blues XV:

@nepia Certs on any poster would be

Fitzpatrick
Jones
R Brooke
Z Brooke
Kaino
Spencer
Clark
Rupeni
Lomu
Howlett

Rocokoko is the one that’s doing my head,great finisher..do you pick him ahead of Jonah..Rupeni in my opinion ,and I got too see a lot of him close up when I did the sideline reports at Northland Taniwha games was just lethal,gased very good wingers like they weren’t even there..shame he played one game for Fiji when he was young..if he had played for the ABs in the NZ system could have been anything

Rocket man ahead of Jonah? Nah

Rokokoko saved his best for the black jersey if I remember rightly.

How shit was that pass to the big man? Went sideways and back to gather then it's all over

Cheers canefan. Always good seeing footage you've never seen before.

canefan

@mn5 said in All time Blues XV:

@canefan said in All time Blues XV:

@mn5 said in All time Blues XV:

@canefan said in All time Blues XV:

@steven-harris said in All time Blues XV:

@nepia Certs on any poster would be

Fitzpatrick
Jones
R Brooke
Z Brooke
Kaino
Spencer
Clark
Rupeni
Lomu
Howlett

Rocokoko is the one that’s doing my head,great finisher..do you pick him ahead of Jonah..Rupeni in my opinion ,and I got too see a lot of him close up when I did the sideline reports at Northland Taniwha games was just lethal,gased very good wingers like they weren’t even there..shame he played one game for Fiji when he was young..if he had played for the ABs in the NZ system could have been anything

Rocket man ahead of Jonah? Nah

Rokokoko saved his best for the black jersey if I remember rightly.

How shit was that pass to the big man? Went sideways and back to gather then it's all over

Cheers canefan. Always good seeing footage you've never seen before.

never gets old

Gunner

Woodcock
Fitzpatrick
Brown
Williams
R Brooke
Kaino
Jones
Z Brooke
Devine
Spencer
Rupeni
Tuitupou
Clarke
Lomu
Mils

Mealamu
Dowd
Faumuina
Luatua
Blowers
Tonu’u
Evans
Howlett

Gone with Evans as he was a bloody good player, despite only being there one year. Covers 10/15
Can afford to have a 14/15 on the bench as Mils covers midfield.

Duluth

@gunner said in All time Blues XV:

Gone with Evans as he was a bloody good player, despite only being there one year. Covers 10/15

Good player obviously, but I struggle to put Evans in an all time Blues team when his form for the Blues was poor. He was replaced by Nacewa that year

Gunner

@duluth said in All time Blues XV:

@gunner said in All time Blues XV:

Gone with Evans as he was a bloody good player, despite only bkeing there one year. Covers 10/15

Good player obviously, but I struggle to put Evans in an all time Blues team when his form for the Blues was poor. He was replaced by Nacewa that year

Fair enough - my memory of his form whilst at the Blues is poor.

ACT Crusader

I’d have Rok ahead of Lomu. His record at the Blues over a long period was excellent. I think overall Rok was better for the Blues.

Howlett ahead of Mils. And even though he was only there for a relatively short period, Caucau was simply awesome in a Blues jersey.

I was a big fan of both Eroni Clarke and Tuitupo.

Spencer full stop. No other 10 in Blues history comes close. Mertz was better though....

mariner4life

Cashmore
Doug
Clarke
Tuitupo
Rupeni
Carlos
Devine
Zinny
Braid
MJ
Brooke
Williams
Brown
Fitzy
Dowd

Crucial

Mils ahead of Cashmore with Nacewa on bench covering 10,15. Leaves room for either Dougie or Vidiri on the bench.
Did MJ play at 7 for blues? Hadn't he moved by then? If that is the case, he has to play 6 with JK on bench instead of Blowers.

kiwiinmelb

You could almost roll out the 2003 backline , cant remember exactly how it went , but i do remember as an attacking unit , it was as good if not better as any backline i have seen operating at super rugby level

The Silver Fern

Blues all time XV