Chiefs 2023

Bovidae

@Crucial said in Chiefs 2023:

Malimali could be worth a punt.

A quick look at the media guide says he isn't your typical tall Fijian winger either.

1.82 m, 98 kg. Would be 26 when SR started.

Bones

@Bovidae those stats don't scream "power winger" unless you're playing in the 80s.

Crucial

@Bones said in Chiefs 2023:

@Bovidae those stats don't scream "power winger" unless you're playing in the 80s.

Power in the sense that he runs hard, then uses late footwork to weaken the tackle and busts through.

Bones

@Crucial said in Chiefs 2023:

@Bones said in Chiefs 2023:

@Bovidae those stats don't scream "power winger" unless you're playing in the 80s.

Power in the sense that he runs hard, then uses late footwork to weaken the tackle and busts through.

We have rather different definitions of power winger! Doesn't DMac do the same?

Bovidae

For comparison, Naholo is listed as 1.78 m, 98 kg, so similar in size.

muddyriver

@Bones was sam tuitupou a power 12 ?

Ngani the midget?

Jordan taufua a power 6?

Bovidae

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/tupou-vaai-contract-extended-until-2025

Crucial

Dripping out the info……

Yeetyaah

@Bovidae glad to hear that one. If we keep all of our locks we probably have the best depth out of any super team.

Bovidae

@Crucial said in Chiefs 2023:

Dripping out the info……

But no new signings, just contract extensions.

kiwi_expat

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2023:

@Bovidae glad to hear that one. If we keep all of our locks we probably have the best depth out of any super team.

Hurricane's fans ought to be fuming over their blatant stockpiling of talented second-rowers: Rettalick, Vaa'i, McWhannell, Ah Kuoi, Lord, (& Samipeni Finau covers lock adequately as well).

Crucial

@kiwi_expat said in Chiefs 2023:

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2023:

@Bovidae glad to hear that one. If we keep all of our locks we probably have the best depth out of any super team.

Hurricane's fans ought to be fuming over their blatant stockpiling of talented second-rowers: Rettalick, Vaa'i, McWhannell, Ah Kuoi, Lord, (& Samipeni Finau covers lock adequately as well).

All too tall for the Canes recruiters

foobaNZ

As a Canes fan I'm happy with Sangster and IWL (provided we pick em!)

Would be nice to have a bit more depth though.

Tim

Stevenson playing for the Chiefs next year, but has some interest in playing NRL afterwards. Has talked to Dolphins (Wayne Bennett).

Tim

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/130217216/shaun-stevenson-puts-nrl-move-on-hold-as-chiefs-coach-assures-him-starting-spot

Bovidae

And play him at fullback.

It's piss poor from Foster, Ryan and Schmidt if they haven't provided any feedback to Stevenson and others like him, who deserved to be selected in the All Blacks XV squad.

Bovidae

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/etene-nanai-seturo-re-signed

Bovidae

I assume the squads could be named next week, after the NPC finishes and before the focus is on the AB tour.

As yet, no direct replacements for Lowe and Tiatia have been announced, despite the rumours.

Crucial

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2023:

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/etene-nanai-seturo-re-signed

Sometimes it is hard to remember just how young some players are and how to judge their performances against their experience.
ENS has been around long enough that we expect to see reasonably mature performances but he is only really just clocking up enough experience to work out his own game at top levels (eg the stepping and jinking gets shut down quickly against a decent defence)
He was showing some very good signs in NPC until injury and it was fair to say that losing him was a very big loss.
With Stevenson finally getting rid of his brain explosions and losing the 'WTF' moments there may be a good back three forming using resources that we already have.

KiwiMurph

For Chiefs I would take a look at using ENS at 15 and Stevenson on the wing. Stevenson was very effective on the wing for the Maori and ENS has looked sharp at 15 for Counties. Probably could use a power wing alongside to compliment that back 3.

The Silver Fern

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