Chiefs 2025

[Bovidae]

A few other young players too - Tai Cribb and Dylan Eti. Possible NDC players? Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia.

Narawa in a sling.

[Bovidae]

Taine Kolose is also with the Chiefs, which makes sense with the hooker situation.

Jacob Norris too. I'm not on FB so can't see all of the photos. Maybe someone can have a quick look at the photos posted in recent days to see who else is shown.

[Bovidae]

Charlie Sinton also training. I thought he would be a good chance of being one of the NDC players.

[Mauss]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:

Maybe someone can have a quick look at the photos posted in recent days to see who else is shown.

Other players I could recognize were Grady Forbes, Oscar Koller and Micah Fale.

[Bovidae]

Micah Fale might be another of the NDC players then. I had him on my list of possibilities. Maybe an outside back for the last position (e.g., Frank Vaenuku).

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah

Ross's impending departure makes the loss of Kauvaka Kaivelata more puzzling. Josh Bartlett is now with the Highlanders so maybe Mason Tupaea gets a full contract.

[ARHS]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:

@Yeetyaah

Ross's impending departure makes the loss of Kauvaka Kaivelata more puzzling. Josh Bartlett is now with the Highlanders so maybe Mason Tupaea gets a full contract.

I feel Benet Kumeroa has the goods to succeed.

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@ARHS said in Chiefs 2025:

I feel Benet Kumeroa has the goods to succeed.

He's more of a TH isn't he?

[ARHS]

Yeah, not thinking about who might or might not want to switch sides.

[Yeetyaah]

Manasa Mataele in the 4th picture

[Bovidae]

Who is that in the 6th photo?

[mikedogz]

It might be Joshua Gray

[cliff]

Seems like Stevenson is off to japan

[cliff]

Ens should cement the fullback spot

[Bovidae]

@cliff said in Chiefs 2025:

Seems like Stevenson is off to japan

I've just read that. Let's see if there is an official announcement. I agree that I would play ENS at fullback.

The Chiefs would still need another outside back to replace him.

[ARHS]

When is Tepaea Cook Savage back on deck? Blake Makiri might be worth a look too.

[Bovidae]

@ARHS said in Chiefs 2025:

When is Tepaea Cook Savage back on deck?

I think March/April. A winger is needed more than a fullback with Trask and DMac also able to play fullback.

Anyone local can go along to this to see who is training.

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https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/international-coaches-dewes-and-gibbes-join-gallagher-chiefs-coaching-group

Dewes replaces White. Gibbes replaces Filipo.

[darylmitchell]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/international-coaches-dewes-and-gibbes-join-gallagher-chiefs-coaching-group

Dewes replaces White. Gibbes replaces Filipo.

interesting they cite workload for Filipo stepping down, Maori All Blacks only play 2 games a year

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@darylmitchell said in Chiefs 2025:

interesting they cite workload for Filipo stepping down, Maori All Blacks only play 2 games a year

Filipo is also the Waikato coach. I assume that he can now watch all SR games with his Māori coaching/selecting hat on, rather than having two roles.

Gibbes not coaching the NZ U20s is also a blow.