Highlanders 2021
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:
damn it
Real shame because Folau Fakatava was playing great footy and looking every inch an All Black.
He's young so hopefully he'll bounce back after surgery.
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:
damn it
Not the update anyone wanted to see. Easily in the top two halfbacks in the country.
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:
@bobily2 its a tear rather than rupture, my rupture was given 12 months for full recovery so would have thought a tear was faster?
Yea, I didn't make that distinction when reading it. From what I've heard Handre Pollard is looking at over 6/7 months overall recovery time for his tear that occurred late-ish last year. I think Fakatava would likely be out of the NPC then, either way.
I think the stuff article suggested he'd be out for 9 months to a year, but they might not have made the distinction either
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good news
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@akan004 And that's not counting Nehe Milner-Skudder and Solomon Alaimalo, and Koroi being with the AB7s.
(Renton has been a good replacement they've brought in though, and they have Makene and Fomai as decent additions to the squad, too.)
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If I read this article correctly, MMT will be out for SR T-T, but may be back for NPC.
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how well was MMT playing this season? Is he a future possible AB 8?
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@nostrildamus He has had limited game time this season, due to injury and the "party at Josh Ioane's", but my impression was that he had a reasonably quiet season, just like Sotutu. Not bad at all, but also not standing out positively like last year. Unfortunately, his injury has prevented him from stepping up as the season progressed and he won't play SR T-T, so we'll have to wait and see how he goes in NPC. I'm convinced he has ABs potential, but obviously, he still has to show it consistently on the field. Fortunately, they only signed Himeno for one season, so hopefully he'll get plenty of opportunities in the 8 jersey next season. I suspect he'll play at 6 for the Magpies again, with Devan Flanders preferred at 8.
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@stargazer said in Highlanders 2021:
hey only signed Himeno for one season
the way he has played you would expect they will be trying to extend that...although I dont think he shoulda been here in the first place, but thats another story.
