Highlanders 2021
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@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark said in Highlanders 2021:
Thompson has been a bloody good player for 5-6 seasons. He may have been below par this year but he's still put together a much, much more impressive body of work than Walden.
Yeah who cares if he's playing awful, he was great in 2019. That's really sound thinking. Wonder why he fell off a cliff this year? Almost like he was made to look even better by a player inside him...
You must be all over the NMS signing, I mean how good was he 5 years ago?
His recent sprint training with Owen Franks really paid off
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@Siam said in Highlanders 2021:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark did you not say it was Rameka Poihipi and Isaiah Punivai? Embarrassing.
wow, those guys in their 3rd grade club sides wear the same jerseys as the crusaders! Smart marketing
Wrong Punivai thats is a pic of Ngane not Isia.
Isia played against The Naki not Ngane.
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@Chris said in Highlanders 2021:
@Siam said in Highlanders 2021:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2021:
@shark did you not say it was Rameka Poihipi and Isaiah Punivai? Embarrassing.
wow, those guys in their 3rd grade club sides wear the same jerseys as the crusaders! Smart marketing
Wrong Punivai thats is a pic of Ngane not Isia.
Isia played against The Naki not Ngane.
Yep. You'd have thought the lack of corn rows would have tipped Bones off, but he was so busy beating himself off over finding pics of Poihipi and a Punivai in Crusaders strips that he couldn't let the facts get in the way of his great story.
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Haha! Well I got owned huh.
I guess that's it then. Walden wasn't the best back besides Smith/Ioane and the Highlanders are much better off without him. Where we will struggle is replacing the massive impact Thompson had this year.
Here's hoping whoever replaces Mauger can step up to match his sterling selection policy and guidance.
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Just saw on the socials we havent offered Ash Dixon a new contract.....
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@Kiwiwomble What the hell is going on down there?
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hope its wrong...but yeah...thats what i want to know
this season our stand outs were ash and our loosies....Dillon hunt gone and maybe ash plus some talk of Frizell going
area of weakness was midfield until collins came in and even then we'd only say it performed....let two midfielders go, one of witch didn't play so cant be held at fault and the other has a rare bad season...but we've kept one of the two who played, sio, who can firmly be blamed for poor form and loads of cards/penalties
i hope we havent done t because we havent appointed a new coach...i don't think any new coach would mind having Ash on board
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the culture has always been something that was talked about as a reason positive at the Highlanders, i think at least some of it comes from having so many out of towners so they support each other
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:
Just saw on the socials we havent offered Ash Dixon a new contract.....
WTF? Probably the best performing hooker in SRA. And, if he continues his current form, also Mitre 10 Cup.
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I think I just heard Tony Johnson say in his commentary during the Ta$man v BOP game that Liam Squire will return to NZ rugby next year. I assume he meant Super Rugby. Are there any rumours of him re-signing with the Highlanders? I sure hope he's not going to keep Mikaele-Tu'u out of the 8 jersey ... Or could it be another franchise?
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@Stargazer I heard it too. He'd be bloody handy to have on the bench or as back up at 6/8 but maybe the canes could do with a 6 of his calibre to start.
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@Bones I don't think the Canes need another loosie. The starting and bench spots are basically already filled with who they have, even if Evans doesn't return (no idea whether he will). I was more thinking of the Chiefs, if not the Landers.
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Not that I assume he's on huge money, but could it be money related? If a franchise was in the shit for cash, I could see them passing on established players and trying to get 'value' out of up and comers (especially, when i think they still have Coltman).
It's literally the only reason I can think of not to sign him.
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a contributing factor might be if Frizell heads to the Saders as has been mentioned, without him and experienced 6 would be welcome
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@Kiwiwomble That could result in a Highlanders backrow of Squire, Mikaele-Tu'u and Lentjes. Not bad at all, although Squire has become a bit injury prone, the last few years.
