Highlanders 2022
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out if he needs to be "replaced" as i dont think he'd signed for next year
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
out if he needs to be "replaced" as i dont think he'd signed for next year
He was still on the team list on the website. The 2021 squad had eight loose forwards. We currently have Evans, Frizzell, Renton, Tu'u, Harmon, Withy and Lentjes signed. So have another spot open? Just on the basis of my basic maths saying we had eight, so will have eight again.
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@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
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@kiwiwomble would be great for Fishy and Otago
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
Highlanders are going to pick 8 LF's in a 38 man squad ? that's a lot.
Most squads carry 7,some carried 6 with a couple of lock/LF selections. -
Props:De Groot, Johnstone, Lienert-Brown, Ainsley, Ma’u, Hohneck
Hookers: Coltman, Jackson
Locks: Dickson, Selby-Rickit ,Parkinson
Loosies: Frizell, Withy, Evans, Lentjes, Harmon, Renton, Mikaele-Tu’u
Halfbacks: Smith, Fakatava, Hammington, Arscott*
First-five:Hunt, Banks
Midfielders: Tomkinson, Gregory, Umaga-Jensen, Paea, Punivai
Outside Backs: Nareki, Garden-Bachop, Koroi, Alaimalo, Gilbert -
I'd like to see Charles Alaimalo get the gig if we are going for a younger player. Plus, he's nearly 2 metres tall. Could easily slip in at lock if need be.
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@southernmann I was going to suggest Charles. He has a huge upside if he realises his potential.
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@macmanus said in Highlanders 2022:
Props:De Groot, Johnstone, Lienert-Brown, Ainsley, Ma’u, Hohneck
Hookers: Coltman, Jackson
Locks: Dickson, Selby-Rickit ,Parkinson
Loosies: Frizell, Withy, Evans, Lentjes, Harmon, Renton, Mikaele-Tu’u
Halfbacks: Smith, Fakatava, Hammington, Arscott*
First-five:Hunt, Banks
Midfielders: Tomkinson, Gregory, Umaga-Jensen, Paea, Punivai
Outside Backs: Nareki, Garden-Bachop, Koroi, Alaimalo, GilbertThwaites has also signed so I hear so 7 props.
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@chris said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
Highlanders are going to pick 8 LF's in a 38 man squad ? that's a lot.
Most squads carry 7,some carried 6 with a couple of lock/LF selections.technically we had nine this year, we've always rolled with a lot of loosies, remember we often rolled with a 6/2 split on the bench
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@chris said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
Highlanders are going to pick 8 LF's in a 38 man squad ? that's a lot.
Most squads carry 7,some carried 6 with a couple of lock/LF selections.technically we had nine this year, we've always rolled with a lot of loosies, remember we often rolled with a 6/2 split on the bench
Were any replacements for injuries like Squire ?,Last season
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@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@chris said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
Highlanders are going to pick 8 LF's in a 38 man squad ? that's a lot.
Most squads carry 7,some carried 6 with a couple of lock/LF selections.technically we had nine this year, we've always rolled with a lot of loosies, remember we often rolled with a 6/2 split on the bench
Some like Misiloi barely got a game. There was certainly a core group that played the majority of the rugby.
It is my understanding the Freedom isn't signed yet. But, we two outside back spots available you'd hope he would get one.
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@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@chris said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
Highlanders are going to pick 8 LF's in a 38 man squad ? that's a lot.
Most squads carry 7,some carried 6 with a couple of lock/LF selections.technically we had nine this year, we've always rolled with a lot of loosies, remember we often rolled with a 6/2 split on the bench
Some like Misiloi barely got a game. There was certainly a core group that played the majority of the rugby.
It is my understanding the Freedom isn't signed yet. But, we two outside back spots available you'd hope he would get one.
Is there still interest in Naholo ?.
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@chris said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@chris said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
Highlanders are going to pick 8 LF's in a 38 man squad ? that's a lot.
Most squads carry 7,some carried 6 with a couple of lock/LF selections.technically we had nine this year, we've always rolled with a lot of loosies, remember we often rolled with a 6/2 split on the bench
Were any replacements for injuries like Squire ?,Last season
i think squire was the...not injury cover...but a gamble, so more of the extra person
i just mean eights not loads if your naming 5 every week and have to allow for a bigger comp and a couple f injuries (or frizell going to jail.....)
@southernmann said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@chris said in Highlanders 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@southernmann possibly poor choice of words
i didnt so much mean we may not need a body, more a case of seeing as he played a minimal role this year we may not need to replace one "experienced" campaigner (read lamborn) with another
there is plenty of experience between Evans, Frizzell, Renton, MMT, Harmon and Lentjes so the eighth spot might go to someone younger, maybe Sam fischli?
Highlanders are going to pick 8 LF's in a 38 man squad ? that's a lot.
Most squads carry 7,some carried 6 with a couple of lock/LF selections.technically we had nine this year, we've always rolled with a lot of loosies, remember we often rolled with a 6/2 split on the bench
Some like Misiloi barely got a game. There was certainly a core group that played the majority of the rugby.
It is my understanding the Freedom isn't signed yet. But, we two outside back spots available you'd hope he would get one.
yeah, but thats because the first choice did well with injuries
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Hooker is an interesting one.
Looks like we may have lucked out a bit and might be going back to the future again with Greg Pleasnte-tate. Would really be running with three very average hookers and be quite jealous of the depth at other franchises.
I wouldn't think we would be looking for a 4th lock. I thought all the guys from last year are coming back.
If we sign Naholo, I'd hope it would only be as an injury replacement for Nareki. Give Freedom the full contract.\
In terms of the loosies and the likes of Misiloi not getting gametime. It was also because he was rubbish and should never have got a contract, let along a two year gig.
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@southernmann i think Ricky Jackson has really stepped up fr otago this year, it always going to be a step down from Dixon but jackson has a better throw than Coltman and get around the pitch
