Blues all time XV
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@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
HowlettRocokoko 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.
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@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
HowlettRocokoko 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
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@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
HowlettRocokoko 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.
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@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
HowlettRocokoko 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.
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Woodcock
Fitzpatrick
Brown
Williams
R Brooke
Kaino
Jones
Z Brooke
Devine
Spencer
Rupeni
Tuitupou
Clarke
Lomu
MilsMealamu
Dowd
Faumuina
Luatua
Blowers
Tonu’u
Evans
HowlettGone with Evans as he was a bloody good player, despite only being there one year. Covers 10/15
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@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
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@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.
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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....
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Cashmore
Doug
Clarke
Tuitupo
Rupeni
Carlos
Devine
Zinny
Braid
MJ
Brooke
Williams
Brown
Fitzy
Dowd -
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
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If there was ever one player I wanted ABs to poach, it was Rupeni. Omg I wanted to see what he looked like wearing black. (And if not for pressure from back home, I’ve always believed he was a little heartbroken that he never got to do it.)
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@act-crusader said in All time Blues XV:
Spencer full stop. No other 10 in Blues history comes close. Mertz was better though....
Oh, really?
#TwistsTheKnife
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@salacious-crumb said in All time Blues XV:
#TwistsTheKnife
Given our current performance, this just makes me sad now.
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@salacious-crumb said in All time Blues XV:
If there was ever one player I wanted ABs to poach, it was Rupeni. Omg I wanted to see what he looked like wearing black. (And if not for pressure from back home, I’ve always believed he was a little heartbroken that he never got to do it.)
Yeah I would love to have seen it for no other reason to see the best brought out in him , was an exceptional natural talent , was sad to see him running around fat and slow a few years later
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@cgrant said in All time Blues XV:
For me, Olo Brown is another certainty. He was the best tighthead prop in the world in the late nineties while Charlie Faumuina never was.
Olo was insanely good. One of the only players I can remember who didn't have to trial for the All Blacks - they tested his backups, rather than him. Straightest back in the game, and just not interested in a public profile.
Wish I could 'like' your post twice.
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@salacious-crumb said in All time Blues XV:
@act-crusader said in All time Blues XV:
Spencer full stop. No other 10 in Blues history comes close. Mertz was better though....
Oh, really?
#TwistsTheKnife
I reckon Tana needs two or three more years - he's definitely getting there!
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@gt12 said in Blues all time XV:
That’s fine, Mealamu probably makes an all-time Chiefs 15 ahead of Hika.
If I were selecting that Blues team though, I’d pick 23. Makes it a little easier to squeeze in some extra players
Toeava at 12 for me. I still hate it that he never got a proper shot at that position, but when he was fit, and at 12, he was unstoppable. If not there, 23 for sure.
I like Ice at 12 as well. He had some really dominate performances at 12 and his peak at the position was higher than any of the other options.
Like you, I would've loved to have seen him get an extended run at 12, but because we always had other 12 options around like McAlister and Stanley during his time here, he had to play other positions more to fit the best players in the backline.
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@chris-b said in Blues all time XV:
@salacious-crumb said in All time Blues XV:
@act-crusader said in All time Blues XV:
Spencer full stop. No other 10 in Blues history comes close. Mertz was better though....
Oh, really?
#TwistsTheKnife
I reckon Tana needs two or three more years - he's definitely getting there!
#culturechange
