Chiefs 2024
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But, speaking to the Waikato Times from Sydney on Saturday, McMillan, while unsure exactly “how acute” the injury was, was quietly confident Stevenson may well not be out of action for the multiple weeks that come with grade two or three hamstring tears. “He’s walking around today so potentially not as bad as what we initially thought, but obviously bad enough for him to come off the field, so he’ll be a day-by-day proposition, I think, in terms of his availability for the next game [against the Force in Hamilton on Saturday night],” the coach said.
We should get an injury update this week I would think.
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The injury looked high on the hamstring too. My understanding, if it is a tear, high hamstring injuries can take a while. Of course, I could be full of shit.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Chiefs 2024:
The injury looked high on the hamstring too. My understanding, if it is a tear, high hamstring injuries can take a while. Of course, I could be full of shit.
100% high hamstring strains are worse if its a tear a lot worse.
Even if you are walking the next day it doesn't mean a quick recovery,I have had a couple of strains and a tear in my time high strains are niggly to get over.
I have had a few players I coach go through them as well.
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Josh Lord will be good to go next week.
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From today's Waikato Times:
Lord - a recurrence of his knee injury (not ankle), being assessed but likely to miss SR
Ah Kuoi - MCL, precautionary resting
Finau - no dislocation or break of AC joint, likely 3-4 weeks
Tupou - facial fracture
Stevenson - back training and could be able to play next roundEdit:
The Chiefs have also provided an update.
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@frugby said in Chiefs 2024:
@Duluth Think he'd rather be third choice at the Chiefs. Surely Ioane's time is up at the end of this year?
What ? hardly play SR or potentially earning a start somewhere else to push for higher honours or get a lucrative overseas contract.
That doesn't make much sense to me 3rd choice at a franchise probably means going to eventually die away and just survive with no real nest egg for retirement. -
@Chris said in Chiefs 2024:
@frugby said in Chiefs 2024:
@Duluth Think he'd rather be third choice at the Chiefs. Surely Ioane's time is up at the end of this year?
What ? hardly play SR or potentially earning a start somewhere else to push for higher honours or get a lucrative overseas contract.
That doesn't make much sense to me 3rd choice at a franchise probably means going to eventually die away and just survive with no real nest egg for retirement.I meant 3rd choice at the Chiefs as opposed to 3rd choice at the Highlanders. We are investing in Millar and Faleafaga.
Not sure the Crusaders would want a guy who hasn't been able to stay on the field for the best part of 18 months either?
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@frugby said in Chiefs 2024:
@Chris said in Chiefs 2024:
@frugby said in Chiefs 2024:
@Duluth Think he'd rather be third choice at the Chiefs. Surely Ioane's time is up at the end of this year?
What ? hardly play SR or potentially earning a start somewhere else to push for higher honours or get a lucrative overseas contract.
That doesn't make much sense to me 3rd choice at a franchise probably means going to eventually die away and just survive with no real nest egg for retirement.I meant 3rd choice at the Chiefs as opposed to 3rd choice at the Highlanders. We are investing in Millar and Faleafaga.
Not sure the Crusaders would want a guy who hasn't been able to stay on the field for the best part of 18 months either?
Ok see what you mean,And no the Crusaders probably wouldn't.
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@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2024:
trask more likely to spend time at fullback than 1st 5 given Dmac and josh J are ahead of him
The reason Trask went to play in Japan last year was to get more experience at 1st 5 and driving his team around the field. The alternative would have been hardly playing, as there were four others who could play 1st 5. I would hope he wouldn't have played fullback this year as that was hardly a success previously.
You would assume Trask was being developed to be DMac's long-term successor but his injuries have given Jacomb an opportunity. If Jacomb is a full squad member in 2025 it would be to replace Ioane.
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