1. Ofa Tu’ungafasi (155)
2. Kurt Eklund (74)
3. Marcel Renata (68)
4. Laghlan McWhannell (25)
5. Sam Darry (35)
6. Anton Segner (39)
7. Dalton Papali’i (c) (99)
8. Hoskins Sotutu (81)
9. Finlay Christie (71)
10. Stephen Perofeta (74)
11. Caleb Clarke (77)
12. Pita Ahki (15)
13. AJ Lam (60)
14. Cole Forbes (32)
15. Zarn Sullivan (44)

Reserves: 16. Bradley Slater (2), 17. Mason Tupaea (10), 18. Sam Matenga (-), 19. Josh Beehre (29), 20. Torian Barnes (2), 21. Taufa Funaki (33), 22. Xavi Taele (7), 23. Codemeru Vai (2)

Players not considered due to injury: Cameron Christie (knee, season), Corey Evans (ankle), Joshua Fusitu’a (elbow), Jordan Lay (concussion), Payton Spencer (concussion), Patrick Tuipulotu (shoulder), Flyn Yates (neck)

Darry back from injury & Funaki on the bench

Fusitua is a big loss. He's playing really well.. the starting props might have to stay on for a long time

James Slipper, Billy Pollard, Rhys van Nek, Lachie Shaw, Cadeyrn Neville, Rob Valetini, Rory Scott, Charlie Cale, Ryan Lonergan (c), Declan Meredith, Corey Toole, David Feliuai, Kadin Pritchard, Ollie Sapsford, Andy Muirhead

Replacements: Liam Bowron, Blake Schoupp, Tevita Alatini, Toby Macpherson, Luke Reimer, Klayton Thorn, Tane Edmed, Hudson Creighton

Is Segner big enough to play blindside? I'd rather see them add another lock to the bench and put Beehre in his place.

@antipodean said in Brumbies v Blues:

Is Segner big enough to play blindside? I'd rather see them add another lock to the bench and put Beehre in his place.

Or just play Barnes at 6....

@KiwiMurph i think at this level, Peita should also be looked at for 6, i assume he is seen as an 8, but I dont think he has the size for 8 at super.

@antipodean said in Brumbies v Blues:

Is Segner big enough to play blindside? I'd rather see them add another lock to the bench and put Beehre in his place.

He plays like a 7. He's like a lesser version of Dalton Papali'i.

@taniwharugby frankly with Sotutu leaving, he should be given looks at 8 too

@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Blues:

@antipodean said in Brumbies v Blues:

Is Segner big enough to play blindside? I'd rather see them add another lock to the bench and put Beehre in his place.

He plays like a 7. He's like a lesser version of Dalton Papali'i.

Then this writeup is a tad excited: https://www.blues.rugby/terrell-peita-player-profile

@nostrildamus Wrong player.

@Tim said in Brumbies v Blues:

@nostrildamus Wrong player.

apologies

@Duluth said in Brumbies v Blues:

Funaki

Praise Jesus. Removed the Nock handbrake.

Personally I'd start Barnes and have Segnar come on from the bench, his enery and work rate is better used that way IMO. Segnar has a baby face, but is not small.

Good to see Darry back.

@Duluth Hopefully that is the last we'll see of Mullan. What a terrible signing.

@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Blues:

@antipodean said in Brumbies v Blues:

Is Segner big enough to play blindside? I'd rather see them add another lock to the bench and put Beehre in his place.

He plays like a 7. He's like a lesser version of Dalton Papali'i.

Possibly falls into that same sort of "between two stools" as Dalton and Ethan Blackadder, where he might be a bit big to be an ideal 7, but not quite big enough to be an ideal 6. Not dynamic enough to be an 8. We seem to have a lot of these guys.

@Chris-B.

I think he’s an ideal size for a 7, but just isn’t quite good enough for the next level and deservedly cant shift out Papali’i.

He gets shifted around like the Chiefs do with Boshier (who is thankfully at 7 this week).

I’m surprised that he’s not used off the bench.

@gt12 He looks more Kieran Read than Richie McCaw to me (I have Richie as my ideal for obvious reasons).

Segner's listed at 108kgs, which is the same as Richie, but a couple of inches taller.

If they want him to play 6, he'd be smart to pack on more kgs - if they want him at 7, perhaps not. But if they keep shuffling him between the two (and occasionally at 8), who knows what he should do.

@Chris-B. said in Brumbies v Blues:

@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Blues:

@antipodean said in Brumbies v Blues:

Is Segner big enough to play blindside? I'd rather see them add another lock to the bench and put Beehre in his place.

He plays like a 7. He's like a lesser version of Dalton Papali'i.

Possibly falls into that same sort of "between two stools" as Dalton and Ethan Blackadder, where he might be a bit big to be an ideal 7, but not quite big enough to be an ideal 6. Not dynamic enough to be an 8. We seem to have a lot of these guys.

See also Jacobsen, Luke.

@Chris-B.

He’s surprisingly big in person. Narrow shoulders and a big baby face makes him look small on tv

There is a question over his physicality though. He’ll have bursts of looking quality but he doesn’t win contact often enough across a game.
The biggest advantage he has over other options is his lineout work. Very good at stealing opposition ball.

@Duluth Yeah - I'd be surprised if that 108kg weight is up to date, becuse generally they try to make guys bigger and at Segner's height he should be able to carry more weight.

But, carrying more weight is likely to compromise speed and/or endurance - pushing him towards 6 or 8, rather than 7.

I'd like to see him do well, but - agree - he needs to lift his intensity. Not yet pushing into the AB frame, I think.

@Duluth said in Brumbies v Blues:

He’s surprisingly big in person

slight aside, but Jacobson was doing shuttles in front of us at the Eden Park Bledisloe and i couldn't believe how deep the fluffybunnies chest was. He's built like a fucking tank.