Drua v Chiefs

Canes4life

Ravutaumada is a big inclusion for the Drua but I see it's crap weather on Saturday so the wingers might not see much ball.

Yeetyaah

Be lying if I said I'm not a little bit anxious about this one. 3.35pm Fiji time, supposed to be 32 degrees and raining. Last time we went to Fiji they scored 3 tries in 10 mins and almost beat us. In saying that, we seem to finish pretty well and the Drua have never been good finishers but I dunno anything can happen.

Mr Fish

Yeah I would not be massively surprised if the Drua get up for this one.

Bovidae

If the conditions aren't great, play it tight and use the maul. The Drua can't defend them.

ARHS

Would think that the forecast conditions might favour the chiefs. Stack the bench with big forwards and rumble it up.

booboo

Who is back up 10?

Tim

@booboo Stevenson?

Bovidae

I see that Oscar Koller is amongst the extra four players to provide injury cover at 10. It's strange that three of the players shown are only WTG players, not full squad members.

ARHS

Funny enough I was thinking about the injury cover issues last night. Would Roe be backup 10? Finau could play fullback if 3 backs injured. Ratima has played wing.

gt12

@Tim said in Drua v Chiefs:

@booboo Stevenson?

Or Rona? He was a first five at schoolboy level and has a plenty of experience at inside center.

Bovidae

Stevenson as 10/15.

Rona will provide midfield cover, and Narawa could be used on the wing. With a 6:2 bench using Carter as the backup halfback would have made sense. But there isn't another 1st 5 available with injuries to DMac, Trask and Poihipi.

ARHS

Seems a bit weird to have 3 halfback options then. Bit of a problem if 2 injured backs. Ratima to wing I guess. Think Gideon Wrampling should be on bench or Oscar Koller. Bit short on kicker options behind Jacomb also. Stevenson presumably.

Bovidae

@ARHS said in Drua v Chiefs:

Seems a bit weird to have 3 halfback options then.

I think you could get away with using Carter as the backup halfback if he was on the bench. A little more complicated as a starter if an early injury occurs.

Gideon Wrampling is unlucky to not be involved. Ironically, his little brother might have taken his spot in the 23. Speaking of Malachi, he did play on the wing as a reserve for Waikato against Auckland in 2023 when Filipo went for a 7:1 bench.

HugeCarrot2

Just to clarify this, you're telling me if I put Jacomb in my fantasy team I probably don't have to worry about him getting subbed off after 50 minutes?

Yeetyaah

No one watching this one? Fuck knows how Drua weren't called for sealing off there.

Yeetyaah

The broadcast is shocking, refreshing horribly, score reading wrong and don't get me started on the Aussie commentators

HugeCarrot2

Oh fk why did I pick any fantasy players in these conditions

KiwiMurph

Almost worth kicking on every phase

antipodean

"They don't mean to knock on". Thanks commentator, for a while there I thought it was deliberate.

KiwiMurph

ALB conceding a penalty

Consider me shocked

The Silver Fern

Drua v Chiefs