Blues 2023
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@Stargazer said in Blues 2023:
@Machpants What? Who's "we"? And a Blues TSF poll shows that?
Best 3 players for the Blues, according to voters here. One dropped from ABs to XV, one dropped from ABs and XV. the collective voting 'we' obviously have no idea!
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@Machpants said in Blues 2023:
@Stargazer said in Blues 2023:
@Machpants What? Who's "we"? And a Blues TSF poll shows that?
Best 3 players for the Blues, according to voters here. One dropped from ABs to XV, one dropped from ABs and XV. the collective voting 'we' obviously have no idea!
Sure but it is just an aggregate though.
Sotutu deserves the points he got. However in some other games he was off the pace or he was making costly errors. It was an erratic season for him.. I strongly doubt he'd do well in an overall player of the season poll (Probably Telea followed by Dalton?)
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D Duluth forked this topic on
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@Stargazer don't worry NRU couldn't read it properly either, thier post congratulating the Northland players they completely missed one of them.
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@taniwharugby Ha, I was just thinking the person who makes the graphics for the Blues is also the person who makes the Northland graphics, considering those aren't readable either.
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@Stargazer Blues seem a little desperate trying to get the most out of Sam Tuitupou. Surely it's time for him to hang up the boots.
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@Stargazer and blues have lost a number to others too with two of the westlake boys in the crusaders squad
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@JK Although I don't like the Hurricanes losing talent, I'm less concerned about one SR franchise losing talented young players to another franchise than about a small province losing talent to another province. We (the Magpies Academy) are losing several good players every damn year!
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@Stargazer isn't that the same as Harbour losing players to Canterbury/ Ta$man?
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@KiwiMurph Yep, that is the same problem. As I said, the problem is not SR franchises losing players; it's small provinces losing players. Although arguably Harbour has a bigger player pool than Ta$man, I still don't like it.
IMO, as soon as SR Academy players are ready for the step up to NPC, their home provinces should have first pick, not one of the provinces of their SR franchise (if that's a different one) and especially not the bigger provinces of the main centres.
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There needs to be more pro teams and the location those pro teams should reflect the population spread
A single consolidated competition would enable players to play pro rugby closer to where they come from
But some people cling to the status quo, even though it is clearly broken
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@Stargazer said in Blues 2023:
By the way, the Blues U18 team will play the Chiefs U18 team in Hamilton, next Saturday. (from the Blues socials)
And both teams will be missing their NZ Schools players, so strange to play this game now.
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@Stargazer said in Blues 2023:
@KiwiMurph Yep, that is the same problem. As I said, the problem is not SR franchises losing players; it's small provinces losing players. Although arguably Harbour has a bigger player pool than Ta$man, I still don't like it.
IMO, as soon as SR Academy players are ready for the step up to NPC, their home provinces should have first pick, not one of the provinces of their SR franchise (if that's a different one) and especially not the bigger provinces of the main centres.
Shouldn't it be up to the player do decide where they want to live. A Hawke's Bay player in Christchurch studying. Being told he has to go home. Leave his flat and the like. Seems a bit unfairs.
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@SouthernMann Not being told; getting the opportunity. Now they don't get a choice at all. If you give the home province first pick, the player can play for his home province if he wants to. Not an unattractive choice if you have a chance to play in front of your family & friends for 3 months. Plenty of current SR players make exactly that choice every year already.
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Your wording was 'home province should have first pick.' Which inferred being told or forced. Players should have freedom of choice. If you want to play for a home province there is always the ability to do so. It takes some flexibility and planning from the parties involved. But there are plenty of 19/20 year olds who are champing at the bit to not have to live in their home towns.
