Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022
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@african-monkey Maybe one of the young Chiefs' halfbacks won't want to be third choice there?
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interesting to see if Milo-Harris gets any time
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@taniwharugby Is he with Northland?
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@daffy-jaffy Good St Peter's boy, helped us win the Quadruple in 2018.
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@african-monkey Here he is playing with Nico Jones -
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@daffy-jaffy Yup, the 2018 final against Napier Boys, where they came back from 21-0 down to win 31-28. Niko Jones became a star overnight. Sadly he hasn't kicked on in pro rugby (yet).
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@african-monkey I think the time Jones spent in the Sevens program (while rarely playing in a tournament) stalled his fifteens progress, while others like Choat and Ekuasi took their chances.
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@daffy-jaffy I agree, along with him not being able to play NPC last year. He needs some regular gametime.
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didnt think NIko looked big enough when he was up here last year in the pre-season, if I were to choose I'd take Ekuasi over him.
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@taniwharugby And that was always gonna be his downfall, hence why he had no choice but to specialise as a 7 post school.
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@african-monkey said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
@taniwharugby And that was always gonna be his downfall, hence why he had no choice but to specialise as a 7 post school.
Do you means 'as a 7s player' or 'as a 7'?
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Somewhat late to the thread, but that was a good win, particularly with 14 men. There are a few games this season that in previous years we would have found a way to lose.
What has really stuck in my heed from the last couple of MP games was the Tuesday night drive up the field with 14 players to score and seal the victory. We looked bloody composed, and patient, which are not words you use with the Blues for years.
What's also really impressed me is the depth that has been built. Our squad from about 23-35 used to be liabilities; now they are making a positive difference. The weak spots in teh spine are transformed from 3 years ago; now the 2/8/9/10/15 axis looks solid and good quality.
Finally, Perofeta has done a Nonu and lifted his game mid career. We're so fast to write people off (myself included), and say if you aren't an instant success (particularly at 10) you're toast. It's got some truth, but experience and learning your game is hugely important ... and in Perofeta's case, not being injured!
Feels good; may not be a comp winning year, but the Blues appear to be on teh right trajectory, and have really high quality players coming through the system.
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@nzzp said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Somewhat late to the thread, but that was a good win, particularly with 14 men. There are a few games this season that in previous years we would have found a way to lose.
What has really stuck in my heed from the last couple of MP games was the Tuesday night drive up the field with 14 players to score and seal the victory. We looked bloody composed, and patient, which are not words you use with the Blues for years.
What's also really impressed me is the depth that has been built. Our squad from about 23-35 used to be liabilities; now they are making a positive difference. The weak spots in teh spine are transformed from 3 years ago; now the 2/8/9/10/15 axis looks solid and good quality.
Finally, Perofeta has done a Nonu and lifted his game mid career. We're so fast to write people off (myself included), and say if you aren't an instant success (particularly at 10) you're toast. It's got some truth, but experience and learning your game is hugely important ... and in Perofeta's case, not being injured!
Feels good; may not be a comp winning year, but the Blues appear to be on teh right trajectory, and have really high quality players coming through the system.
He's only 25 still too, so if he were brought into the environment and continues to develop, he could be a two WC player (assuming he sticks around that long and maintains form, of course).
Right now, I think he is 3rd or fourth, as I'm sure that Dmac will be. brought straight back into the squad (for better or worse).
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@gt12 said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
@nzzp said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Somewhat late to the thread, but that was a good win, particularly with 14 men. There are a few games this season that in previous years we would have found a way to lose.
What has really stuck in my heed from the last couple of MP games was the Tuesday night drive up the field with 14 players to score and seal the victory. We looked bloody composed, and patient, which are not words you use with the Blues for years.
What's also really impressed me is the depth that has been built. Our squad from about 23-35 used to be liabilities; now they are making a positive difference. The weak spots in teh spine are transformed from 3 years ago; now the 2/8/9/10/15 axis looks solid and good quality.
Finally, Perofeta has done a Nonu and lifted his game mid career. We're so fast to write people off (myself included), and say if you aren't an instant success (particularly at 10) you're toast. It's got some truth, but experience and learning your game is hugely important ... and in Perofeta's case, not being injured!
Feels good; may not be a comp winning year, but the Blues appear to be on teh right trajectory, and have really high quality players coming through the system.
He's only 25 still too, so if he were brought into the environment and continues to develop, he could be a two WC player (assuming he sticks around that long and maintains form, of course).
Right now, I think he is 3rd or fourth, as I'm sure that Dmac will be. brought straight back into the squad (for better or worse).
BB is one more head knock away from retirement I reckon. That's a risk I want to see mitigated by bringing someone else through.
The candidates are Perofeta and Ioane. So far I think Perofeta wins that race. -
@crucial said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
@gt12 said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
@nzzp said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:
Somewhat late to the thread, but that was a good win, particularly with 14 men. There are a few games this season that in previous years we would have found a way to lose.
What has really stuck in my heed from the last couple of MP games was the Tuesday night drive up the field with 14 players to score and seal the victory. We looked bloody composed, and patient, which are not words you use with the Blues for years.
What's also really impressed me is the depth that has been built. Our squad from about 23-35 used to be liabilities; now they are making a positive difference. The weak spots in teh spine are transformed from 3 years ago; now the 2/8/9/10/15 axis looks solid and good quality.
Finally, Perofeta has done a Nonu and lifted his game mid career. We're so fast to write people off (myself included), and say if you aren't an instant success (particularly at 10) you're toast. It's got some truth, but experience and learning your game is hugely important ... and in Perofeta's case, not being injured!
Feels good; may not be a comp winning year, but the Blues appear to be on teh right trajectory, and have really high quality players coming through the system.
He's only 25 still too, so if he were brought into the environment and continues to develop, he could be a two WC player (assuming he sticks around that long and maintains form, of course).
Right now, I think he is 3rd or fourth, as I'm sure that Dmac will be. brought straight back into the squad (for better or worse).
BB is one more head knock away from retirement I reckon. That's a risk I want to see mitigated by bringing someone else through.
The candidates are Perofeta and Ioane. So far I think Perofeta wins that race.He's a better FB than Ioane too, which could help when deciding who to take for a potential bench role.
I'd put Perofeta ahead right now, and the AB coaches were interested in him before his injury a few years ago.
