Chiefs v Crusaders
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https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/ah-kuoi-to-celebrate-50th-match
The Gallagher Chiefs team to face the Crusaders:
- Aidan Ross
- Bradley Slater
- Reuben O’Neill
- Naitoa Ah Kuoi
- Tupou Vaa’i
- Samipeni Finau
- Kaylum Boshier
- Luke Jacobson (Captain)
- Xavier Roe
- Damian McKenzie
- Etene Nanai-Seturo
- Quinn Tupaea
- Anton Lienert-Brown
- Liam Coombes-Fabling
- Shaun Stevenson
Reserves
16. Samisoni Taukei’aho
17. Ollie Norris
18. George Dyer
19. Jimmy Tupou
20. Simon Parker
21. Cortez Ratima
22. Josh Ioane
23. Daniel Rona -
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
A few surprises for me. No MSR, but Tupou on the bench. Jacobson is definitely the backup 7.
LCF is the safe option on the right wing.
loose forwards as i expected this early in season. but hope to see finau/jacobson and parker ar 8 at some stage.
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@ploughboy said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
loose forwards as i expected this early in season. but hope to see finau/jacobson and parker ar 8 at some stage.
Agreed. As I had said previously, Parker replaces PGS as the impact loose forward. Ah Kuoi as a 6 option seems to have been shelved now.
I hope the teams also release who is unavailable for selection.
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thoughts on Liam Coombes-Fabling? we obviously saw a bit of him down south and dont think he really impressed (me anyway), starting for a chiefs team tipped to do well, he looking good? highlander maybe just not right to get the best out of him?
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@Kiwiwomble said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
thoughts on Liam Coombes-Fabling?
No real other choice with Narawa unavailable at the moment, and Malimali a left winger. I've always said that LCF lacks size to be really effective at this level. But he's quick. A good chance for the back three to expose Aumua's concrete feet on defence.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Crusaders:
A few surprises for me. No MSR, but Tupou on the bench. Jacobson is definitely the backup 7.
LCF is the safe option on the right wing.
Is it? He's a midget who seems a bit of a turnstile on defense.
I'd say Springer will be licking his lips and I'll bet Aumua is eyeing up our right hand edge as well.
Overall, I'm not very impressed by that team - some very good players surrounding by quite a few question marks. I'd choose the Crusaders forwards over ours by quite some margin.
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