Chiefs 2022
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@bovidae AFAIK Nock as another year to run on his Blues contract.
And while I understand Leon isnt a fan, I expect the Blues is where Nock would prefer to be, although who knows, the Blues my release him.
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@taniwharugby said in Chiefs 2022:
@bovidae AFAIK Nock as another year to run on his Blues contract.
Although that doesn't mean a lot nowadays as contracts are regularly cut short.
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@arhs said in Chiefs 2022:
Would have preferred local talent like Fletcher Smith or Orbyn Leger to cover the absence of DMac next year
Orbyn Leger? The guy isn't a 12 at Super Rugby level let alone a 10. "only break in case of emergency" should apply.
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@kiwimurph said in Chiefs 2022:
@arhs said in Chiefs 2022:
Would have preferred local talent like Fletcher Smith or Orbyn Leger to cover the absence of DMac next year
Orbyn Leger? The guy isn't a 12 at Super Rugby level let alone a 10. "only break in case of emergency" should apply.
"only break in case of incompetent coaching and recruitment' c.f. the Canes
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“Look, all I know is Damian’s not going to be with us, at the moment that’s all I can sort of comment on,” Collins told Stuff on Tuesday.
Collins confirmed there were “a couple of spots” left to fill in the Chiefs’ 38-man squad for next year and that when the NPC resumed they were eagerly tracking several players from the provincial unions within the region.
No mention of Reihana in the article.
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so in the last few years waikato or the chiefs have taken fletcher smith, gatland and now Ioane...leave us alone, pick on the saders!
....can we have smith or gatland back?
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@kiwiwomble I feel your pain, the Blues did the same to us.
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@kiwiwomble Didn't you take Hunt from the Crusaders? And Gatland from the Blues?
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@stargazer and both were really upset and have really fall on hard times....poor blues with BB and crusaders with Mo'unga
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@kiwiwomble Plenty of Chiefs players have moved in the other direction too, maybe not just in the same position.
Smith might be available if he isn't heading back to Japan.
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@bovidae said in Chiefs 2022:
@kiwiwomble Plenty of Chiefs players have moved in the other direction too, maybe not just in the same position.
Smith might be available if he isn't heading back to Japan.
He won't be going back to the Shining Arcs (Otere Black) but there will be other spots open I assume.
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@kiwiwomble said in Chiefs 2022:
so in the last few years waikato or the chiefs have taken fletcher smith, gatland and now Ioane...leave us alone, pick on the saders!
....can we have smith or gatland back?
You're welcome to Gatland. He comes as a package deal mind you.
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Well, I was really a bit pissed off with the Chiefs for losing Dmac with seemingly nothing in sight, but we have done as well as can be expected, given that we are losing our key game driver.
It should open up opportunities for younger players to have an opportunity (e.g., Trask at 15 or Stevenson etc) and we still have a player who should be able to drive around a Super team at 10.
So, less of a fuck you to the Chiefs board and coaching team, that's my new position. Until we start losing.
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interesting article wonder who will replace kini
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@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2022:
interesting article wonder who will replace kini
He would only have had a WTG contract this year.
While we would all like an explosive winger the coaches might think they've got enough cover with 5 players in this years squad able to play on the wing. If Wrampling gets a full contract he is an option there too. Maybe Narawa is available but not really a step up from who is there at the moment.
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@gt12 said in Chiefs 2022:
Well, I was really a bit pissed off with the Chiefs for losing Dmac with seemingly nothing in sight, but we have done as well as can be expected, given that we are losing our key game driver.
I don't get this 'losing DMac' like the Chiefs can compete. If he feels the need to make a load of cash he has to go overseas, this is one of the reasons that NZR want Silver Lake. If the players want the money, we're stuffed. It's only those that want to balance that with the awesomeness of being an All Black we have a chance with.
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Boo. So, we’ll have tiny and/or ineffective wings.
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