Chiefs 2022
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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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@bovidae said in Chiefs 2022:
@ARHS Yeah, it does look like 2 different XVs have been named. 4 extras starting.
Hopefully we see different combinations in that 3rd period. Wrampling is also missing.
I see now. Doh! Tiatia at 12 threw me out from spotting that.
