Chiefs 2022
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@arhs I agree. All teams should be engaging with their fans and providing basic information about player availability, injuries etc.
The Chiefs website and SM channels have published a lot of photos from training, which has shown a number of these replacement players there. I see that Allan Bunting has also been at Ruakura and Gatland has been doing some hands-on work with the players.
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A little more information in this article about the coaching setup.
Neil Barnes' departure had seen McMillan take on the lineout coaching. David Hill's defensive brief will increase, and Gatland will work alongside Hill to provide some guidance. Former Black Ferns Sevens coach Allan Bunting will also be involved in skills coaching with the group alongside his coaching of the Chiefs' Manawa team in the women's competition.
It doesn't say who is in charge of the forwards, and whether Nick White has increased responsibilities.
https://www.allblacks.com/news/chiefs-shaping-up-well-for-2022-season-mcmillan/
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Some comments from Josh Ioane about his move:
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@duluth said in Chiefs 2022:
“The 10 situation is probably one of the most contestable positions in the team,” McMillan said.It should just be a shoot out between Ioane and Gatland?
Trask looks more like a fullback and Reihana isn't ready
Yep it would seem that way Duluth, though Trask is still a boy I see going pretty well at 10 as he comes on. You probably right about Reihana, like the boy, but may need a year or 2 yet.
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Rugbypass attempts to name a XV for the first round
Picking a starting Chiefs team for round one of Super Rugby Pacific
Who will the Chiefs roll out in their starting line-up for their opening match of Super Rugby Pacific this season?
1 Aidan Ross
2 Bradley Slater
3 Sione Mafileo
4 Josh Lord
5 Tupou Vaa’i
6 Samipeni Finau
7 Sam Cane
8 Luke Jacobson
9 Brad Weber
10 Bryn Gatland
11 Etene Nanai-Seturo
12 Quinn Tupaea
13 Anton Lienert-Brown
14 Jonah Lowe
15 Kaleb Trask -
Tom Vinicombe is an Aussie isn't he? I can't say I agree with his team.
Let's see who McMillan selects to start for Friday's game. The ABs are back this week so if the likes of Weber, ALB etc are starting in Rd 1 there is no reason to think that Taukei’aho won't either.
Ioane has to start, and there is some competition in the back three positions. I'd actually like to see Stevenson at fullback because he is better under the high ball than Trask and his kick-return can be a weapon.
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@gt12 said in Chiefs 2022:
If they roll out that team, I'll be moaning about the coaches even earlier this year.
Why. It's not meant to be the best team just a possible first round one given that some ABs may be given longer breaks and some squad members didn't get much rugby last year.
Some other explanation here
How the Chiefs plan to reintegrate their All Blacks
The re-introduction and management of international players throughout Super Rugby is always a hot topic of discussion and the extended test season in 2021 has made for an even more complex beast this season.
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In honesty, it would depend on the rest of the 23, but that's a must-win game so I hope we play some more ABs.
At 10, Gatland is not the answer, we have to see if Ioane can set the team up for success. It doesn't matter if you are the coach's son or not, this isn't under 15s.
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@gt12 said in Chiefs 2022:
In honesty, it would depend on the rest of the 23, but that's a must-win game so I hope we play some more ABs.
At 10, Gatland is not the answer, we have to see if Ioane can set the team up for success. It doesn't matter if you are the coach's son or not, this isn't under 15s.
Totally agree about Gatland but we are also only guessing about how well Ioane is going at training and have no idea how ready the ABs are.
The second article explains that all are available but the coaches won’t pick them unless totally ready.
A player that is 90% as good as the top guy is a better option if the top guy is 80% ready. ….. kind of
I guess we will see. I have no doubt they will put out the best team they can, it just may not be what we think it should be. -
I reviewed our squad and we are either the 3rd best team or the 5th. We have potentially a very dangerous forward pack, good halves (could be really good if Ioane turns it on), and a solid midfield.
The back three though… some players really need to stand up this year - ENS and/or Stevenson are crucial if our back three is to be really dangerous. If both of them don’t become a consistent threat, while remaining defensive liabilities (at times), we’ll struggle to put out a back three that can really cause trouble.
I’m hoping that Narawa turns out to be a good pickup.
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@bovidae said in Chiefs 2022:
@gt12 It remains to be seen if McMillan favours some of his BOP players. I'm thinking of Trask and Narawa in the backline, in particular.
Both are question marks.
With Tiatia there, we could have lots and lots of rocks/diamonds in the back three…
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