Blues 2020

Nepia

Wow, it would be crazy to watch DC and AC run out against each other again.

Kirwan

Duluth

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mariner4life

I LOVE YOU DAN!!!!!!

Canes4life

BRING ON NEXT SUNDAY!

Duluth

Press conference is starting soon. There's a live stream on this page:

Stuff

Stargazer

So Carter just said that he doesn't know whether he'll be playing? Did I hear that right?

Bovidae

@Nepia said in Blues 2020:

Wow, it would be crazy to watch DC and AC run out against each other again.

With the same result.

Kirwan

@Stargazer said in Blues 2020:

So Carter just said that he doesn't know whether he'll be playing? Did I hear that right?

Yep. He's injury cover, and signed as utility cover. Need to go through the training to get ready for selection, then needs to get ahead of the current team members (or we have more injuries). Has had little contact recently.

That comment was more about that it's not automatic selection because he's DC.

Duluth

@Stargazer said in Blues 2020:

So Carter just said that he doesn't know whether he'll be playing? Did I hear that right?

Yes, because he's weeks away from being available for selection.

Kirwan

His off field role is going to super important for some of the younger players. He was also talking about goal kicking with BB, also a bonus.

Very well handled pres conference. Leon is pretty astute, and pragmatic.

Bovidae

$1800 per week will be money well spent to have DC as a mentor.

KiwiMurph

NZ Rugby have to be stoked - great boost for the comp.

Hooroo

I have no idea why this excites me so much, but it does. I wouldn't be as excited if Ritchie McCaw came back as I know he prolly wouldn't cut it out in the forwards but I can see DC running a back line and smoking people in the tackle.

Blues! You deserve none of this good fortune!

antipodean

The plan is all coming together.
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nzzp

@antipodean all goes back to teh new Board a few years ago. They got Leon on board, then made the call to replace Tana, and it's all cascading from there. Major back office changes are helping too.

This all comes back to good governance, and creating a sensible environment for people to excel in. I'm delighted, and hopefully this is the first of a long string of great outcomes fro teh Blues.

Nogusta

@nzzp speaking of back office changes....a staffer who gets mentioned a lot on here has been noticeably absent since the return from lockdown

KiwiMurph

@Nogusta 'Thanks' Blues

nzzp

@Nogusta said in Blues 2020:

@nzzp speaking of back office changes....a staffer who gets mentioned a lot on here has been noticeably absent since the return from lockdown

if you're talking about our dreaded defence coach, he's been pretty good in the background I'd say. Haven't noticed his absence (yet) ... if not, I've missed that completely!

KiwiMurph

@nzzp said in Blues 2020:

@Nogusta said in Blues 2020:

@nzzp speaking of back office changes....a staffer who gets mentioned a lot on here has been noticeably absent since the return from lockdown

if you're talking about our dreaded defence coach, he's been pretty good in the background I'd say. Haven't noticed his absence (yet) ... if not, I've missed that completely!

I think he means Mr Hanks.

The Silver Fern

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