Auckland Blues To Infinity and Beyond

[cyclopath]

So you've not gone rogue then?

By "button" I really meant "trigger".

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Did you keep the receipt? First rule of warranty is "do you have the receipt?". And you're responsible for freighting it back to the supplier but I imagine it probably fits in a shoebox now so that's probably not gonna cost too much...

 

[Dismal Pillock]

 

[zer0]

Uncle Joe is unamused at the mere supposition that anyone, least of all John fucken Kirwan, would even be contemplated as being possibly considered an option for his up-coming job as Blues HC for the next decade.

Also this pic is disturbingly close to that Graham Henry in a Blues cap scowling pic. Basically a mirrored image.

 

[cyclopath]

Uncle Joe is unamused at the mere supposition that anyone, least of all John fucken Kirwan, would even be contemplated as being possibly considered an option for his up-coming job as Blues HC for the next decade.

Also this pic is disturbingly close to that Graham Henry in a Blues cap scowling pic. Basically a mirrored image.

With that ear he looks like a hobbit popping Auckland Blues Steel.
So...exactly like Graham Henry.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Blues Alltime Top Tryscorers

1 Doug HOWLETT 55
2 Rieko IOANE 48
3 Joeli VIDIRI 43
4 Joe ROKOCOKO 38
5 Rene RANGER 28
6 Akira IOANE 26
7 Carlos SPENCER 25
8 George MOALA 23
9 Melani NANAI 21
10 Rudi WULF 20
11 Caleb CLARKE 18
12 Isaia TOEAVA 18
13 Mark TELEA 17
14 Mils MULIAINA 16
15 Anthony TUITAVAKE 16
16 Rupeni CAUCAU 15

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Motherfucking Beauden Barrett can piss off back to Welly tonight for all I care. And take his shit array of cop-out, cotton-wooling midfield bombs with him.

We didnt even get the Wizards-level MJ.

Barely even the Boston Celtics-level Shaq.

The nerve of the cnut asking NZRFU if he can get a first AB player-ever exemption to get selected from Japan.....

 

[zer0]

Should try pull a fast one on the Cantabs and trade Beaudon't (do anything) for Scooter.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Motherfucking Beauden Barrett can piss off back to Welly tonight for all I care. And take his shit array of cop-out, cotton-wooling midfield bombs with him.

The nerve of the cnut asking NZRFU if he can get a first AB player-ever exemption to get selected from Japan.....

To be fair that particular piece of insanity came from someone on the NZR side of the table.

Otherwise generally agree that Beaugan v.2023 is not just not the best 10/15/23 option for AB but probably not the best for Loss Bleus, either.

Should try pull a fast one on the Cantabs and trade Beaudon't (do anything) for Scooter.

I think even a Timaruvian would be semi-awake to that one...

 

[Dismal Pillock]

 

[Brumby Runner]

Ahhh Dismal, nobody these days has any patience.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

LOL Mils on The Breakdown saying Beaugan needs to go back to 15 to get his mojo back, I'd suggest the Dev XV if they still have one or failing that play some Club footy.

 

[Dan54]

I tend to go along with the theory that if anyone thinks BB is Blues main problem, they not watching games very closely, on Saturday Chiefs forwards gave Blues a bit of a lesson, though theri scrum went ok, lineout looked shakey, were outplayed in loosies etc. Sotutu didn't get going I thought, and Papalii was a step behind Cane (has been all year) and Finau probably had it over Segner. In backline Christie was on par with Weber, BB had a shocker in first half, and even Reiko looked off pace? They still got plenty of potential , but says a lot when you say you noticed RTS (Roger Tuivasa-Sheck) was missing as he has not really stamped himself on too many games.

 

[Lindommer]

If the Blues keep on picking Berrick Barnes they really are in deep shit...........

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

A planetrugby story, citing NZHurld as their source, claims Dave Rennie will be the next Loss Bleus coach. I don't have much faith in either of them but it does kinda make sense esp if, as widely reported, Schmidt isn't really interested in being a HC in the next year or two.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

FWIW none of the other major NZ news sites - newshub, stuff or oneNews - are running a Rennie-to-Blues story. OTOH the Hurld story is from Liam Napier who I'd believe before GPaul or Rattue so if I had to rate it for accuracy I'd probably go 20-30%. I guess we'll know soon enough but it's fun to speculate wildly whilst we wait, eh.

Edit: going by the headline Napier also has some thoughts on who might succeed Razor but that's behind the paywall.

 

[Wilson]

Edit: going by the headline Napier also has some thoughts on who might succeed Razor but that's behind the paywall.

I think that might be the Gregor Paul article about Clayton McMillan "Hiding in plain sight"

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ GPaul's is wrt AB job, I've seen the hard copy & it's typically vague & unsubstantial (& anyone talking now about who might succeed a guy who hasn't even taken up the role is getting a little ahead of themselves, I feel). Napier's talking about the CruSadist gig.

 

[Wilson]

Oh right, succeed Razor at the Crusaders, not at the all blacks in forever