Highlanders 2025
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@SouthernMann said in Highlanders 2025:
I don't see Faleafaga as a 12. He is quite small compared to the sterotypical 12 running around in Super Rugby. I think we could see a very large midfield next year of TUJ and Tele'a. We still have a year left with Jonah Lowe too!
Jonah Lowe is barely an adequate Super winger, let alone a Super level midfielder. Tele'a is an obvious starter in the midfield for the Landers, TUJ probably the obvious choice to partner him if he can stay fit.
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@Canes4life come on mate, its fairly clear @SouthernMann is taking the piss re lowe, long established and accepted he not up to it
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:
@Canes4life come on mate, its fairly clear @SouthernMann is taking the piss re lowe, long established and accepted he not up to it
Who's the fool that extended his contract this long? Crazy, he's not only not upto it, he's also a consistent food bill.
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@Canes4life who are you arguing with?
it hasnt been extended, as far as i know, they just gave him a long one and if im honest when we signed him i was happy, he's just gone down hill
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:
@Canes4life who are you arguing with?
it hasnt been extended, as far as i know, they just gave him a long one and if im honest when we signed him i was happy, he's just gone down hill
I'm not arguing with anyone I'm just stating the fact that if Lowe is signed for next year he must have a bloody good agent. He wasn't good enough when he was at the Canes and hasn't improved at the Highlanders. I'm just shocked at how he is able to pick up a contract year after year.
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@Canes4life but your stating something everyone else discussed and accepted over a year ago, its just weird to come in and go on about it like anyone had a different opinion
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He signed a three year deal. 23,24 and 25. Was never a good acquisition. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/129060018/highlanders-sign-chiefs-winger-jonah-lowe-and-otago-lock-fabian-holland
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I think @Canes4life is just acknowledging Lowe isn’t up to standard. He isn’t trying to argue. Something may have been taken the wrong way there.
We can all agree he has been a flop for the Highlanders. Hopefully he can get healthy and find some kind of form he had at the chiefs, the form which got him into the Māori AB’s and signed to a 3 year contact in the first place(pretty big ask) but depth wise you could definitely do worse, he would now be the 4th choice winger you would think. The writing is on the wall though clearly…
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Lowe and Tom Sanders are the two main passengers in the squad next year
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@Landers92 its kind of like me coming in and saying "i dont care what you guys say smoking is bad for you!".....yeah, we know, cool story
i just went back to the Highlanders 2023 thread, people were all happy enough when we signed lowe, dont believe anyone on here thought he would be as poor as he has turned out to be
@gt12 said in Highlanders 2023:
@FakatavaAllBlack said in Highlanders 2023:
@Kiwiwomble anyways back to Lowe he'll be in our starting backline wearing 14, the other Jona at 11, now just need to sign a certain twin from wellington to wear 13 & things on paper will look much better than the season just gone.
Great pickup.
If the Chiefs haven't signed two really fucking good wingers, I'm going to be well pissed off.
Lowe was our best wing this year by a mile.
@Tim said in Highlanders 2023:
@Kiwiwomble Good signing. Has been sharp for the Chiefs. I wonder if they have signed a wing?
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i guess good on them...but part of me is also now we're keeping a guy that wanted to leave
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:
@Landers92 its kind of like me coming in and saying "i dont care what you guys say smoking is bad for you!".....yeah, we know, cool story
i just went back to the Highlanders 2023 thread, people were all happy enough when we signed lowe, dont believe anyone on here thought he would be as poor as he has turned out to be
@gt12 said in Highlanders 2023:
@FakatavaAllBlack said in Highlanders 2023:
@Kiwiwomble anyways back to Lowe he'll be in our starting backline wearing 14, the other Jona at 11, now just need to sign a certain twin from wellington to wear 13 & things on paper will look much better than the season just gone.
Great pickup.
If the Chiefs haven't signed two really fucking good wingers, I'm going to be well pissed off.
Lowe was our best wing this year by a mile.
@Tim said in Highlanders 2023:
@Kiwiwomble Good signing. Has been sharp for the Chiefs. I wonder if they have signed a wing?
I think my 2 cents at the time was that signing him to a three year deal stunk of desperation. I'll stick with that.
Really excited by Tangitau, he has to be one of the best 'young' wingers in the country. I'd be very surprised if he isn't in our top back three.
There was an interesting line in Paul Cully's article on the signings, saying the Blues were miffed to lose Soane Vikena, which suggests he got a bit sick of waiting behind a couple of old war horses.
Watched some highlights of Lasaqa this afternoon, and he is that loosie that we need, someone to sit defenders and attackers on their arse. Just chuck his name into that 20 slot now.
Really positive signings.
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
Sio Tompkinson has been re-leased by his English club, wonder what his plans are now, still only 28
Doubt there is a midfield spot available. Te Hiwi, Gilbert, Whaanga (J), TUJ, tele'a and cover from Lowe (sadly). Timkinson also too similar to those guys. There are a few younger lads they are aiming to bring through. Still our weakest position.
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When you have a Ferrari in the garage you use it.
Jamie Joseph will be the Highlanders Head Coach next year.
Dermody deciding on whether he wants to be forwards coach...
Donnelly and Flutey have had the chop.
Basically means an entirely new coaching group next year...
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:
@Canes4life but your stating something everyone else discussed and accepted over a year ago, its just weird to come in and go on about it like anyone had a different opinion
You’re reading too much into it. I was just responding to someone’s post stating that I was surprised he was still contracted.
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
Sio Tompkinson has been re-leased by his English club, wonder what his plans are now, still only 28
I hope not….i was super bias towards him as an old boy but just couldn’t look past the shocking tackle technique and his tendency to fly out of the line (to try and put in a shocking tackle) which often left huge holes in our backline by the end of his time
The one thing that use to go down as a positive was his try scoring record….but I have this feeling a lot of them were smith hitting him 5m from the line and him just diving over….hardly inspiring from a midfielder
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He was solid for us and a player who looked like they would be better with more game time. He’s a center / wing which is also great for the bench.
I agree with @Tim - maybe it is just that the Landers are a bit shit? Your midfield next year could be an entire level above this year if the right guys are re-signed and not injured. That would probably help a player like Lowe who isn’t really a creator.
