Chiefs 2018
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@arhs said in Chiefs 2018:
@tim
Richard Judd has impressed me more in ITM Cup than TTT or Taumeteine, so shame there.Seriously? TTT has been one of, if not the, form halfback in the Mitre 10 Cup and being talked about as a bolter for the End of Year Tour.
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@kiwimurph said in Chiefs 2018:
@arhs said in Chiefs 2018:
@tim
Richard Judd has impressed me more in ITM Cup than TTT or Taumeteine, so shame there.Seriously? TTT has been one of, if not the, form halfback in the Mitre 10 Cup and being talked about as a bolter for the End of Year Tour.
Agree, TTT, Hall and Drummond are head and shoulders above the other halfbacks in the comp.
From a Crusaders perspective I'd be super happy if Judd was chosen over TTT for the chiefs
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Fair enough. Probably still blinded by TTT performance against Lions, and agree he playing much better now. But worried about Chiefs lack of power players, and losing a strong defender like Kerr-Barlow. Webber clears well, but not so physical, so looking for a more tigerish defender option and saw glimpses of that in Judd. Hall has been very good, but I think Drummond could be the best of the lot. Of course I hope I am proven wrong about physicality of Chiefs halfbacks, as they have already been selected. I was disappointed to see Christie go after his displays for Chiefs at end of season.
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I'll have a go at a likely Chiefs squad. A disclaimer, with a new coach it is hard to know their preferences/biases, and I have no inside information.
Props (6):
LHs - Hames, Graham, Ross
THs - Laulala, Moli, KautaiHookers (3):
Harris, Polwart, Faiva/Taukei'aho/Su'aLocks (5):
Retallick, Bird, Allardice, Seu, +1Tucker might get selected again as he did last the NPC season and like Seu can play at 6.
Loose fowards (8):
Cane (6, 7, 8 )
Boshier (6, 7)
Karpik (7)
Brown (6, 8 )
Jacobson (6, 8 )
Messam (6, 8 )
Ardron (lock, 8 )
+1 - maybe ManiheraHalfbacks (3):
Weber, Tahuriorangi, Taumateine1st 5s (3):
DMac, Falcon, +1 (ideally a more experienced 1st 5, Beaver could have filled that role)Midfield (5):
Ngatai, ALB, +3 (options are Vaega, Wainui, Fa'auli, Nankivell, Leger, Sullivan)Wingers/fullbacks (5):
Alaimalo, Pulu, Stevenson, TNW, +1 (Reece, Tiatia, Mataele, O'Donnell) -
Forgot about him, and he provides a wing/fullback option. How is his melon?
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@bovidae said in Chiefs 2018:
Forgot about him, and he provides a wing/fullback option. How is his melon?
He played the whole 80 minutes of Hawke's Bay's last match v Manawatu so should be okay.
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@bovidae He returned from his head injury on 25 August, when he finally made his Magpies debut. Then he suffered a rib injury against Otago on 10 September, from which he returned on 15 October in the final round robin game against Manawatu. He only played 5 games, but played well.
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