Chiefs 2023
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@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?
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@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).
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@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
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@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. -
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2023:
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.
Kini Naholo is at the chiefs for 2023.
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@KiwiMurph would like to see Narawa and Wrampling as both have huge upside potential. Just don't think that ENS tactical awareness is quick enough to react at super level yet or maybe he just instinctively does what worked as a schoolboy. If he can avoid all the hesitations and stutters into defence he could be very good. Just needs to get into top gear much quicker.
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I saw Wrampling from a distance at the NZ Schools game last Sat, talking to his brother. Hopefully his knee is on the mend.
ENS looked great at fullback at NPC level but whether that translates to SR is yet to be determined. The reason I prefer Stevenson there is he has a big kick and the aerial presence that is so needed in today's game. And we've seen what he can do in open play from the back.
