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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 522654" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>heh I knew you would disagree.</p><p></p><p>I AM being very brutal because that is honestly the stance the blues decision makers need to take, reality check time. Ask the tough questions.</p><p></p><p>for me stowers just has not shown in super rugby what he had in ITM cup 2-3 years ago or what he's done in 7's. he's small and IMO has limited potential. Heck I went to his wiki page and it says he now has 18 caps for the blues and just 1 try... 1.. (blues site has him 19 caps 1 try) He's now 26 (IMO wingers mostly peak before 25) and if he was that good he quite simply would have taken his chance with the blues by now. Good player but the blues need better and should dam well have better with such a large selection pool. Tim I just see as having more potential at 15's, he's bigger, much taller genuine speed and the all round skills needed (could even play fullback). His hands let him down in ITM cup big time, if not for that he would have been a genuine standout I believe. Sseeing him in 7's you know his hands are not a problem in general. I think he would also being good balance to the squad, would he be a worse selection than Monro or Parks? he easily has more to offer than some of these guys.</p><p></p><p>hmmm... ok so Harris vs. Nonu is all you got?</p><p>How about:</p><p></p><p>Harris vs. Brett?</p><p>Harris vs. Michael Hobbs?</p><p>Harris vs. Lachie Monro?</p><p>Harris vs. Hadleigh parks?</p><p></p><p>There is a whole swag of fairly average backs that have been a part of the blues squad that are nowhere near as good as Harris. How were these guys good enough and Harris was not? Not selecting him was a massive mistake and it will haunt the blues for years. He's already won a super ***le with the reds and made the wallabies. I'd even go as far as to say I think Harris is a better player than Benson Stanley.</p><p></p><p>Mathewson is a good player but he's not the same player he was 3-4 years ago, he was rubbish for the first half of this super season and at times looked disinterested, had one really good game later in the season but still could not hold that momentum, and is generally a pretty poor kicker easily the worst of the top maybe 6-8 halfbacks in NZ today. Blues are stuck with weepu and hopefully he will make a conscious effort to be fit and have a strong 2013 to make up for this year, sure having Ted around will help. As of right now Mathewson does not have a contract with the blues for next year and I see good reason for that. He should have to play his way back into the squad and I think the blues selectors should hold off and look for better options in the ITM cup. I can't honestly see other franchises leaping to sign him, else it would have happened already.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 522654, member: 43875"] heh I knew you would disagree. I AM being very brutal because that is honestly the stance the blues decision makers need to take, reality check time. Ask the tough questions. for me stowers just has not shown in super rugby what he had in ITM cup 2-3 years ago or what he's done in 7's. he's small and IMO has limited potential. Heck I went to his wiki page and it says he now has 18 caps for the blues and just 1 try... 1.. (blues site has him 19 caps 1 try) He's now 26 (IMO wingers mostly peak before 25) and if he was that good he quite simply would have taken his chance with the blues by now. Good player but the blues need better and should dam well have better with such a large selection pool. Tim I just see as having more potential at 15's, he's bigger, much taller genuine speed and the all round skills needed (could even play fullback). His hands let him down in ITM cup big time, if not for that he would have been a genuine standout I believe. Sseeing him in 7's you know his hands are not a problem in general. I think he would also being good balance to the squad, would he be a worse selection than Monro or Parks? he easily has more to offer than some of these guys. hmmm... ok so Harris vs. Nonu is all you got? How about: Harris vs. Brett? Harris vs. Michael Hobbs? Harris vs. Lachie Monro? Harris vs. Hadleigh parks? There is a whole swag of fairly average backs that have been a part of the blues squad that are nowhere near as good as Harris. How were these guys good enough and Harris was not? Not selecting him was a massive mistake and it will haunt the blues for years. He's already won a super ***le with the reds and made the wallabies. I'd even go as far as to say I think Harris is a better player than Benson Stanley. Mathewson is a good player but he's not the same player he was 3-4 years ago, he was rubbish for the first half of this super season and at times looked disinterested, had one really good game later in the season but still could not hold that momentum, and is generally a pretty poor kicker easily the worst of the top maybe 6-8 halfbacks in NZ today. Blues are stuck with weepu and hopefully he will make a conscious effort to be fit and have a strong 2013 to make up for this year, sure having Ted around will help. As of right now Mathewson does not have a contract with the blues for next year and I see good reason for that. He should have to play his way back into the squad and I think the blues selectors should hold off and look for better options in the ITM cup. I can't honestly see other franchises leaping to sign him, else it would have happened already. [/QUOTE]
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