Blues 2021
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@machpants said in Blues 2021:
@stargazer said in Blues 2021:
@machpants Where? I've never seen it before. Hinton loves American sports; is it common in American sports media?
Maybe it is in UK media? I am certainly aware of having read it before. Still a pointless use of the word but so is learnings
Not in UK. Mind you when someone is grassed in the tackle they are said to hit the floor, rather than ground.
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@crazy-horse said in Blues 2021:
I am starting to see what others having been seeing about Papalii. I do wonder what position will be his best in the long run, especially at AB level. He seems a cross between a 7 and a 6 to me.
Great guy to have in a RWC squad. Like a cross between Kaino and Cane. Wouldn't be upset to see him start at 6/7 if Cane or whoever the 6 is was injured. If he goes ok at 8, he could take Ardie's bench spot when he leaves after the RWC...
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@mofitzy_ watched Kneepkins over the last 2 weeks for the Blues under 20s ..the kid has game ,as I said in a previous post the selection of Heem was conservative..hope the Blues coaching staff are open minded .
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@steven-harris said in Blues 2021:
@mofitzy_ watched Kneepkins over the last 2 weeks for the Blues under 20s ..the kid has game ,as I said in a previous post the selection of Heem was conservative..hope the Blues coaching staff are open minded .
hopefully this was a learning conservative selection. We've only got to do two things to win the comp remember
- get to final
- win final
No chance of a home final now, so you may as well beat the crusaders once only. Kind of like France v the ABs in RWC; it only takes one good game
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@sparky said in Blues 2021:
Ofa T signs on for 4 more years with the Blues:
Major signing as Tuungafasi extends time with Blues and NZR until 2024
All Blacks and Blues prop Ofa Tuungafasi has signed a new contract with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his Blues club, it was announced today.
Wonder how many more reckless cleanouts he can do in that time?
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@frank said in Blues 2021:
@sparky said in Blues 2021:
Ofa T signs on for 4 more years with the Blues:
Major signing as Tuungafasi extends time with Blues and NZR until 2024
All Blacks and Blues prop Ofa Tuungafasi has signed a new contract with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his Blues club, it was announced today.
Wonder how many more reckless cleanouts he can do in that time?
10?any word on the judiciary from last night for Ofa? I haven't seen any media about it, and nothing on the judiciary page that I can see
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@kiwimurph thanks.
Of the two incidents, I'd put Ofa's worse by some margin. Eklund was stupider, as it clearly contravened the framework - but the risk was pretty low
Edit: Penalty on field = Red (Kurt)
YC on field = Penalty or less (Ofa)
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I still have the feeling that Ofa's "technique" is going to cost us big time in a test match, one day. It seems he was just lucky, this time, that it was his arm making first contact with the shoulder, and not his shoulder making first contact with the neck/face. With how the game is officiated in the NH, he's probably going to see a red card if he does this in a test match with a NH referee.
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@stargazer said in Blues 2021:
I still have the feeling that Ofa's "technique" is going to cost us big time in a test match, one day. It seems he was just lucky, this time, that it was his arm making first contact with the shoulder, and not his shoulder making first contact with the neck/face. With how the game is officiated in the NH, he's probably going to see a red card if he does this in a test match with a NH referee.
I agree, needs to change.
That said, Scooter needed to get his hands off the damn ball!
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@stargazer said in Blues 2021:
I still have the feeling that Ofa's "technique" is going to cost us big time in a test match, one day. It seems he was just lucky, this time, that it was his arm making first contact with the shoulder, and not his shoulder making first contact with the neck/face. With how the game is officiated in the NH, he's probably going to see a red card if he does this in a test match with a NH referee.
Ofa has too improve his technique, sure. But at least he was trying a clean out and playing rugby.
I'm more worried about Moody costing us with thuggery like this;
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@kirwan Moody is a proper dirty bugger who sorta flies under the radar a bit. Sort of like his predecessor who wasn't shy of a cheap shot. Ofa cops shit because he does his very openly, and his tackle technique is too high.
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@mariner4life said in Blues 2021:
@kirwan Moody is a proper dirty bugger who sorta flies under the radar a bit. Sort of like his predecessor who wasn't shy of a cheap shot. Ofa cops shit because he does his very openly, and his tackle technique is too high.
To be fair, that last one he was pretty low
But you make my point for me, we are far more likely to get punished by a NH ref for acts of thuggery than a high tackle.
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