Chiefs 2019

[Yeetyaah]

Chiefs Instagram strikes again. Young Bay of Plenty first five Kaleb Trask is training with the Chiefs.

[Bovidae]

Mitch Jacobson is training with the Chiefs (likely Cane's replacement).

Who is the player second from the right?

[Tim]

@bovidae Maybe Orbyn Leger?

[Bovidae]

@tim Nah, he's in another photo. Looks like a lock when you compare his height to McWhannell.

Maybe Parete, but he isn't that tall either.

[Tim]

@bovidae Based on this image series I'd say Parete:

[Yeetyaah]

Jesse Parete has been tagged in photos on the Chiefs IG. I really can't stand him aye, he has a massive attitude problem and is pretty ill disciplined, Chiefs could definitely do without him.

[Bovidae]

@yeetyaah He played well when he came off the bench for his debut in the loss to the Jaguares but, I agree, he's a modern-day Hoeata.

[Nepia]

@bovidae said in Chiefs 2019:

@yeetyaah He played well when he came off the bench for his debut in the loss to the Jaguares but, I agree, he's a modern-day Hoeata.

So he'll be selected in the ABs sometime soon then?

[Bovidae]

@nepia Or arrested.

[Yeetyaah]

Quinn Tupaea's IG story suggests he might be training with the Chiefs.

[Yeetyaah]

ALB is listed as second five eighth on the Chiefs website. Looks like he'll be making the change to 12 as they look to use Tumua Manu, Bailyn Sullivan and possibly Sean Wainui at 13. Pressure on ALB.

[Tim]

@Yeetyaah A backline of TTT, McKenzie, Alaimalo, ALB, Manu, Stevenson, and Nanai-Seturo could do some damage

[Yeahtheboys]

@Tim Nanai seturo from bench for counties to a star super rugby player?

[Tim]

@Yeahtheboys Just picking the maximum attacking potential team. Wainui will probably start on the wing.

[ShadowTrooper]

Reckon the Blues may regret letting Manu go for an aging Nonu. Sure Nonu is premium quality, but how motivated will he really be? Whereas young gun Manu was really starting to forge a handy partnership with TJ Faiane at Auckland. Be interesting to see this young fella Manu grow and kick on with the likes of ALB (Likewise I'll be keeping a weather eye on Faiane). I'm looking forward to Version 2.0 of this Chiefs backline immensely.

[Duluth]

@ShadowTrooper said in Chiefs 2019:

Reckon the Blues may regret letting Manu go for an aging Nonu. Sure Nonu is premium quality, but how motivated will he really be? Whereas young gun Manu was really starting to forge a handy partnership with TJ Faiane at Auckland. Be interesting to see this young fella Manu grow and kick on with the likes of ALB (Likewise I'll be keeping a weather eye on Faiane). I'm looking forward to Version 2.0 of this Chiefs backline immensely.

Not sure if he would have been directly competing with Nonu for a spot but it was a terrible mistake from Umaga. He played well for the Blues Dev side, then played well for the real side as a winger before his great NPC season.
There is no excuse for the Blues not knowing how good he was.

Will he kick on at the Chiefs? He'll be 26 at the end of next SR season and he's born in Samoa. I wouldn't be surprised to see him become available for Samoa because its a RWC year. That might limit how long he stays in super rugby.

[Yeetyaah]

Tiaan Falcon has just had surgery after rupturing his Achilles Tendon at training, seems like he'll be out for the year. I noticed Luteru Laulala training with the squad so he might be the injury replacement.

[Tim]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2019:

Tiaan Falcon

Bad run of injuries for that guy. Hopefully that'll be the last for a while.

[Yeetyaah]

@Tim It's the last year of his contract for the Chiefs and he might be out for the season so not sure if he'll be resigned or not.

[Higgins]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2019:

@Tim It's the last year of his contract for the Chiefs and he might be out for the season so not sure if he'll be resigned or not.

That' ok, the Canes can offer a swapsie J Garden-Bachop for T Falcon