Highlanders 2022
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@stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
Mixed injury news for Highlanders duo Thomas Umaga-Jensen and Billy Harmon
The Highlanders have received mixed injury news regarding two of their injured players, Thomas Umaga-Jensen and Billy Harmon.
Summary:
bad news: TU-J 's recovery is taking longer than anticipated and is still weeks away from a return.
good news: Harmon is doing better and may make a return very soon, sooner than expected.It's sad that I am not surprised that TUJ's recovery is taking longer than expected. I wonder if we will ever see the best of him and his brother.
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u20's have a sick jersey
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@kiwiwomble I presume Aaron withy is related to Sean?
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@fakatavafuture don’t know but don’t think that’s a crazy idea
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@kiwimurph browny came out earlier in the season and pretty much said he wasn't ready, kind of implied he was a project, maybe not even this year, which is a hell of a blow for someone with a full contract, thats whats WTG is for
while fellow winger Vereniki Tikoisolomone is seen as “project” player who will come into calculations as the season progresses. -
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@yeetyaah said in Highlanders 2022:
And what happened to Liam Coombes-Fabling? Another project winger been tossed early? Highlanders taking the piss tbh. Do they have another 5 WTG contracts for wingers looking for the next Waisake?
MCL
Did it in his last game, taped it up at half time but too much damage done. Don't think it's season ending
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@yeetyaah i always thought he was only an emergency injury cover kind of deal
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@kiwiwomble yeah until he started over Dawai, very weird. Idk I'm just being cynical.
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Tikoisolomone was Tomkinson's injury replacement so maybe Brown and co reassessed his readiness once he was training with them. Then again, Dawai is also very raw but he was part of the original squad. LCF's selection in Rd 3 was because of his training according to Brown.
Is Alaimalo training? Maybe Solomona is his replacement?
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@bovidae id love to know what the deal is Alaimalo, it seems obvious dunedin and the highlanders environment is not right for him
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@kiwiwomble I don't think it's got anything to do with Dunedin & Highlanders environment. It's a mental health thing as he's made very clear himself. Just doing it really tough the last 2-3 years.
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@stargazer i know its a mental health thing, i was saying that Dunedin and the Highlander might not be helping with his metal health issues, seeing he managed to play for southland in the NPC, you cant help but think he was making progress then and there and not as well now
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@kiwiwomble NPC, less pressure than SR?
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@stargazer quite possibly, and thats all i was meaning, if super rugby (and the highlanders/dunedin as his employer) isn't doing him any favours then for his own good you cant help but wondering if he should step away properly and really look after himself
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@fakatavafuture said in Highlanders 2022:
what's the consensus on cam millar?obviously a reliable goal kicker, trains regularly with the senior team so could he debut soon or would that be throwing him in the deep end?
We’ve also got that young guy down from Auckland they’ve earmarked as a long term option
