Chiefs 2024

[Bovidae]

Aisake Vakasiuola looks to be training with the Chiefs so could be one of the NDC players. Some old fella is there too!

[Bovidae]

Oli Mathis is in this video, another NDC player?

Edit: Will Martin is also there.

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Teamwork makes the dreamwork round here 🤝🏼

[Stargazer]

YouTube version:

[Bovidae]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/local-talent-earns-opportunity-with-gallagher-chiefs

National Development Contracts:
Fiti Sa (Taranaki)
Oli Mathis (Waikato)
Aki Tuivailala (Waikato)
Aisake Vakasioula (Bay of Plenty)
William Martin (Waikato)

Replacements:
Riley Hohepa (Counties Manukau)
Cody Nordstrom (Waikato)
Tevita Ofa (Counties Manukau)

[frugby]

I thought Oli Mathis had signed for the Crusaders? Was that said on the NZ Schools coverage? Obviously not true regardless.

[Bovidae]

@frugby Oli Mathis is in the Waikato Academy, so will be committed to the Chiefs.

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/marty-bourke-joins-gallagher-chiefs-coaching-team

[ploughboy]

@Yeetyaah replaced feeney . imagine hes taken his role to?

[Bovidae]

Feeney was in charge of transition attack and kick strategies.

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/former-chiefs-captains-return-to-the-club

[Bovidae]

It's great to keep these guys involved.

Messam is in most of the pre-Xmas training videos, usually during boxing drills.

Hopefully the Development team gets to play more games.

[Bovidae]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/301025552/a-bit-daunting-when-you-retire-liam-messam-finds-his-purpose-on-chiefs-return

This made me laugh.

“Shaun Stevenson has been my little project the last couple of weeks, just making sure he’s pushing the right amount of tin and he’s not taking any shortcuts,” Messam says.

“He always makes sure that he doesn’t have eye-contact with me, I always pull him aside. But he’s been impressive the last couple of weeks, I think he might have hit a PB.”

[African Monkey]

@Bovidae He is a pro boxer these days funnily enough, currently has a 6-0 record.

[Bovidae]

[cgrant]

Thompson is among the players so he did not sign for a NRL club ?

[Duluth]

@cgrant said in Chiefs 2024:

Thompson is among the players so he did not sign for a NRL club ?

I think the rumour was that he signed a one year NRL contract that starts in 2025

[SBW1]

@Duluth He agreed to terms. If he is in All Black contention does that mean he can get out of it?

[Tim]

Can they go one better? The big questions for the Chiefs to answer in 2024

While former co-captains Sam Cane and Brad Weber are not part of Clayton McMillan’s squad for 2024, the Chiefs’ have been touted as one of the 2024 favourites.

A loose forward combination of Finau, Jacobson, Parker (6, 7, 8 ) could be pretty handy.

[Bovidae]

The new captain is still to be named, but I think that the obvious choice is Jacobson. If McMillan continues with co-captains ALB might take on that responsibility. There are other provincial captains in the squad like Ross and Boshier, although Boshier might not be guaranteed a start each week.

[Canes4life]

@Tim I think the Chiefs should be heavy favourites for the title. They seem to have all bases covered and will be hurting from last year's final. The Crusaders without Mo'unga and Whitelock will be there or there abouts (most likely the final) but the Chiefs should favour themselves to go one better than last year.

The Blues, Brumbies and Hurricanes might be able to upset that prediction though if they can keep key players fit.

The rest of the teams don't seem to have enough firepower to do the business this year for me.