Chiefs v Highlanders

Bones

Wainui doesn't really have the top-end speed

That's another myth often brought up as a negative. Got anything to back it up? I've seen him on plenty of breaks, chases and pace has certainly not been an issue.

Bovidae

@Bones said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Wainui doesn't really have the top-end speed

That's another myth often brought up as a negative. Got anything to back it up? I've seen him on plenty of breaks, chases and pace has certainly not been an issue.

My eyes at the games relative to other players. Wainui is not a winger who will run around a defender, or beat them on the outside. I am more than happy to be proved wrong tomorrow.

Bones

@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Wainui is not a winger who will run around a defender, or beat them on the outside

Your eyes might need attention bro!

Bovidae

That's really just a straight run to the line after being put into space by ALB. I've also seen Wainui caught from behind with the tryline in front of him.

All I'm saying is that he is a converted centre, so doesn't have the speed of a specialist winger.

Bones

"He can't beat a defender on the outside"

Player beats a defender on the outside (using pace).

"Nah not him"

ACT Crusader

Wainui threatens the defence almost every time he gets it. I like his game and right now is the only Chiefs back that looks dangerous.

Nepia

@ACT-Crusader said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Wainui threatens the defence almost every time he gets it. I like his game and right now is the only Chiefs back that looks dangerous.

I think you left off the obvious part of your post - “ex Crusader”. 😜

cgrant

The Chiefs are rich in terms of back three, not so much at lock where the cupboard is bare. This is their main problem, having to choose between Stevenson, Wainui and Alaimalo on the wings isn't one.

Tim

@cgrant Absolutely shit house squad selection.

ACT Crusader

@Nepia said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

@ACT-Crusader said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Wainui threatens the defence almost every time he gets it. I like his game and right now is the only Chiefs back that looks dangerous.

I think you left off the obvious part of your post - “ex Crusader”. 😜

Goes without saying doesn’t it 😎

Seriously though, I think he’s been by far the Chiefs best even with their poor season so far.

Siam

So happy that Walden's got the kicking tee distribution role again.
That part of the highlanders play had me shitting bricks all week!🥴

Bones

@Siam I reckon if I bumped into Mauger my voice pitch might go even higher than Perenara's after a not straight lineout.

Yeetyaah

@Bones I'm a fan of Wainui. He's a great dude off the field, super down to earth and I've always seen him as a consistent performer.

antipodean

@Crucial said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

@Machpants said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

@Nepia I disagree, he is being bigged up by the commentary team as he runs around like a blue arsed fly, it looks cool, but doesn't seem to do much for his team. He needs to calm down and take a tactical decision more than he runs sideways around the backfield

That doesn’t happen anywhere near as much as you make out.
When it has (I remember once) it was because play had got very messy and it was a good decision to buy time for others to get reorganised and reset with one eye on opportunity. It looks worse than it is and isn’t necessarily headless

Utterly disagree. He's a panic merchant who puts his teammates under pressure and since he's come back from his knee injury hasn't displayed the upside to his game that got him into the All Blacks.

Yeetyaah

Fakatava is donning the most disgusting haircut in Super Rugby.

Yeetyaah

Naholo and Manu are both warming up. Nothing in the match program about either of them.

Kiwiwomble

This might be the first time we’ve worn our change strip and it hasn’t clashed!

KiwiMurph

So when Crusaders have a bye TJ gets a bye on commentary? Makes sense.

MN5

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Fakatava is donning the most disgusting haircut in Super Rugby.

That's a pretty bold claim considering some of the lids on display of late.

Kiwiwomble

Never been to FMG, the main stand is where the camera is? So we’re not looking at it?

The Silver Fern

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