Highlanders 2024
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@Bovidae said in Highlanders 2024:
@frugby There has never been any contract info from the Chiefs about Slater. I think this would be a good move for both parties if it happens.
Chiefs want to keep him, nothing signed yet, but I fail to really see why Slater wouldn't want to make the move.
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Bradley Slater is probably the best available locally. That'll do. Sounds like Tele'a is set to get the opportunity of his career. There you go lad, have a full go at centre for a campaign. I'm looking forward to JJ being a bit of a hard arse behind the scenes.
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Man I’d love for the Highlanders to sign Meihana Grindlay.
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@HLD2023Champions Last I heard his name was not mentioned... that of course doesn't mean we aren't looking at him, but I suspect Tele'a was probably signed some time ago (as I say, hence the Telea rumours, think people probably got the two of them confused).
The injury to TUJ will have opened up a space in the squad, which could allow us to sign him if they want him, or it may be that he has already signed with the Blues, Crusaders or an MLR side. We will see.
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From what I’ve heard, Matt Whaanga has been signed on a full time contract aswell
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Hey all,
First time poster here, came across the page awhile ago and have been reading along. Great stuff and it’s good to see NZ getting amongst these kind of blog pages.
Thought I’d chip in with my 2 cents when it comes to signings. Josh Jacombs - no super rugby contract, played great all season for the naki, we know we need a 10. Take a flyer on the kid and let him compete with Millar and Faleafaga. 3 dogs 1 bone approach. I believe he has huge potential.
Cheers team!
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@HLD2023Champions to be totally honest that doesn’t excite me at all, he is what he is. But I do appreciate our hands are pretty tied at this point when it comes to midfield signings. Like previous posters have said, would rather take a chance on Grindlay
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@HLD2023Champions said in Highlanders 2024:
From what I’ve heard, Matt Whaanga has been signed on a full time contract aswell
You could be right, but I doubt he will be on a full-time contract. Could be the injury replacement for TUJ, but there would be no room for him.
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@Mitchsouljah Agreed, Grindlay is the one to get.
There was talk about us signing Taine Robinson as the first five, but not sure how true those rumours are..
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@HLD2023Champions said in Highlanders 2024:
@Mitchsouljah Agreed, Grindlay is the one to get.
There was talk about us signing Taine Robinson as the first five, but not sure how true those rumours are..
No room at 10... we have two spaces left not announced. One is a hooker, and the other long sign-posted as a midfielder.
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@frugby So who’s the replacement lock for Dunshea?
And there’s two centres to sign, Telea was only rumoured not actually confirmed yet
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Don’t forget Millar’s injury aswell
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@HLD2023Champions still clinging on to hope there’s a Peter Umaga Jenson signining in the near future. Has anyone heard any news around that lately?
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@HLD2023Champions said in Highlanders 2024:
@frugby So who’s the replacement lock for Dunshea?
And there’s two centres to sign, Telea was only rumoured not actually confirmed yet
There are injury replacements for Dunshea and TUJ, but these won't be full-time signings.
Tele'a not confirmed, but I'm pretty confident with my intel here... and as I've mentioned it all sort of adds up.
This isn't to say that there aren't other things going on, Bogado might not return, Lowe might have come to a late mutual termination, but I think the rumours around the Ta$man stuff was just T.L.O.M.B stirring shit on Facebook, and it got a lot of people including myself!
As for lock, there was no word of anything as of yet so we will see. They've only just found out he is injured, so it will be about surveying the lay of the land.
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@Mitchsouljah said in Highlanders 2024:
@HLD2023Champions still clinging on to hope there’s a Peter Umaga Jenson signining in the near future. Has anyone heard any news around that lately?
Not happening. One of the great rumours.
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@HLD2023Champions said in Highlanders 2024:
Don’t forget Millar’s injury aswell
He good to go for Super Rugby.
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@Landers92 said in Highlanders 2024:
As for a lock replacement. The return of the great Tom Franklin would not go a miss. Hopefully JJ is already in his ear.
I floated this, will depend on whether he has already signed a deal with MLR... this is one of the problematic things with such a late injury, can be quite hard to get hands on players.
Could easily end up being an S.O.S to someone like Romano, or a player not up to it like Hill.
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With the Dunshea replacement. I'd yhink they'd be smart and just bring in Stodart a year early. Both he and Max Hicks can play lock.
