Chiefs 2023

[Crazy Horse]

Poihipi is an interesting one. I thought he showed some glimpses of usefulness last Super season, and sparodically for Canterbury this year, but he was part of a pretty poor Canterbury midfield. Time will tell if it was players around him or if he was part of the problem.

[Bovidae]

McMillan explains some of the Chiefs selections, some of which we've discussed on here (e.g., the locks).

[Mackerzzzz]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2023:

This is the team I expect:

1 Ross
2 Taukei'aho
3 Ta'avao
4 Retallick
5 Vaa’i
6 Ah Kuoi
7 Cane
8 Jacobson
9 Weber
10 Gatland (McKenzie)
11 Nanai-Seturo/Malimali
12 Nankivell/Poihipi
13 Lienert-Brown
14 Stevenson (Narawa)
15 McKenzie (Stevenson)

16 Thompson
17 Norris
18 Moli/Dyer
19 Sowakula
20 Roe
21 Poihipi/Nankivell
23 Narawa (Gatland/Ioane)

Your missing one?

[Bovidae]

@Mackerzzzz Duh! I will edit.

[Stargazer]

quinntupaea 6 weeks post op and finally out of my brace and back walking. Unreal feeling

[Stargazer]

WTG spot, or is Hamilton home to him?

[Stargazer]

Nankivel on crutches. Hopefully it's not too bad.

[Bones]

@Stargazer it'd be great to see him back - he was the pre-Stevenson Stevenson!

[Bovidae]

Maybe a WTG spot. Staying in NZ must give you a better chance.

Alaimalo will be 27 later in the year so still has plenty of years ahead of him.

[cgrant]

@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2023:

Nankivel on crutches. Hopefully it's not too bad.

Gallagher is a huge man !

[Stargazer]

@cgrant Yep. And at only 21, you'd expect him to still gain some mass.

[Yeetyaah]

Chiefs responded to my Instagram question. Replacement players named on Monday.

[Crucial]

@Yeetyaah

NDC?

[Yeetyaah]

@Crucial no clue what that is.

[Stargazer]

@Crucial said in Chiefs 2023:

@Yeetyaah

NDC?

National Development Contract

See this post in the Hurricanes 2023 thread; there are 20 of them in total. So some of the young guns (I assume mostly NZU20/NZU19 players).

[Bovidae]

@Crucial

This year the Chiefs had:

Adam Lennox (Taranaki)
Josh Bartlett (Bay of Plenty)
Mason Tupaea (Waikato)
Nikora Broughton (Bay of Plenty)
Veveni Lasaqa (Bay of Plenty)

Broughton is now with the Highlanders so at least one new player. It could be a new intake every season.

[Crucial]

I saw someone on Insta ask for the WTG lists and they replied saying they would post. Maybe they will come out Monday as well.

[Stargazer]

@Crucial

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2023:

Chiefs responded to my Instagram question. Replacement players named on Monday.

[Crucial]

@Stargazer I wasn't sure if 'replacement players' meant WTG.

I know that they are selected (Manawa as well). Just not publicly published yet.

[Bovidae]

There is a short video on the Chiefs FB page. It's hard to pick out all the players featured but Burr and Coombes-Fabling are in shot.