Chiefs 2025
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@ARHS said in Chiefs 2025:
What has happened to Andrew Smith? I had expected him and Mathis to be in Chiefs WTG.
Smith was on the Hautapu team list a couple of weeks back, so I assume he got a long-term injury during the NPC. Didn't play last round though. I'd bank on him being in the Waikato NPC squad as a lock. Mathis went to NZ sevens after the NPC.
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@Yeetyaah A replacement for Stevenson? I expect Coombes-Fabling won't be re-signed as he hasn't played at all due to injury. There could still be one other new outside back.
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
@Yeetyaah A replacement for Stevenson? I expect Coombes-Fabling won't be re-signed as he hasn't played at all due to injury. There could still be one other new outside back.
Have heard from a source that the Chiefs have also signed Isaac Hutchinson for next season. Would be one back on the Crusaders
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
@Yeetyaah A replacement for Stevenson? I expect Coombes-Fabling won't be re-signed as he hasn't played at all due to injury. There could still be one other new outside back.
Have heard from a source that the Chiefs have also signed Isaac Hutchinson for next season. Would be one back on the Crusaders
@Fredsaua12 said in Chiefs 2025:
Have heard from a source that the Chiefs have also signed Isaac Hutchinson for next season. Would be one back on the Crusaders
Interesting. He would give you a winger/fullback. I would hope that the Chiefs would look local and convince either Frank Vaenuku or Cody Vai to switch back to XVs.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
@Yeetyaah A replacement for Stevenson? I expect Coombes-Fabling won't be re-signed as he hasn't played at all due to injury. There could still be one other new outside back.
Have heard from a source that the Chiefs have also signed Isaac Hutchinson for next season. Would be one back on the Crusaders
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@Fredsaua12 how good is he for those who watched Canterbury last npc mi
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@cliff had a real stand out game against Waikato last year scored a hatrick, can goal kick if needed. he's short but wouldn't call him a lightweight like a Coombes fabling
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@Grooter watched the highlights the lid looks a talent, if jacomb is moving to the landers then this kid is a good replacement but still bummed to loose Mathis to the saders he is going to be a generational talent
@cliff said in Chiefs 2025:
@Grooter watched the highlights the lid looks a talent, if jacomb is moving to the landers then this kid is a good replacement but still bummed to loose Mathis to the saders he is going to be a generational talent
With Mathias. Is his route to starting in Super easier at the Crusaders going past Tom Christie. Or through the Chiefs through their loaded loosies. Same with the likes of Wrampling-Alec as a potential target for the Landers?
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@cliff said in Chiefs 2025:
I would rather have Mathis over kaylum boshier any day of the week
Yeah but from a NZ Rugby perspective. If Mathias is potentially one of the five guys NZ Rugby wants starting. Is the route quicker easier through Tom Christie or through Luke Jacobson who the Chiefs have been playing as their starting 7?
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If Jacomb does head to the Highlanders the ideal "new" replacement would be Tepaea Cook-Savage. He can play 10/15 and has also played at 2nd 5 and on the wing. He would be the ideal squad utility back.
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
If Jacomb does head to the Highlanders the ideal "new" replacement would be Tepaea Cook-Savage. He can play 10/15 and has also played at 2nd 5 and on the wing. He would be the ideal squad utility back.
for that to happen he would need to have this season at 1st 5 for waikato
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
If Jacomb does head to the Highlanders the ideal "new" replacement would be Tepaea Cook-Savage. He can play 10/15 and has also played at 2nd 5 and on the wing. He would be the ideal squad utility back.
for that to happen he would need to have this season at 1st 5 for waikato
@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2025:
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
If Jacomb does head to the Highlanders the ideal "new" replacement would be Tepaea Cook-Savage. He can play 10/15 and has also played at 2nd 5 and on the wing. He would be the ideal squad utility back.
for that to happen he would need to have this season at 1st 5 for waikato
Agree, but it might just happen with the injury to Kemara and the unavailability of DMac.
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I'm getting angry just thinking about Mathis at the Saders. That better not fucking happen when we've still got Boshier running around and needing to move Jacobson to 7 because we don't have a specialist.
@gt12 said in Chiefs 2025:
I'm getting angry just thinking about Mathis at the Saders. That better not fucking happen when we've still got Boshier running around and needing to move Jacobson to 7 because we don't have a specialist.
Maybe you have seen more of him than me, but do we have any idea how good Mathis is at 7 beyond age grade stuff? My memory tells me he played some NPC on the wing and that he is not exactly a big guy.
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@gt12 said in Chiefs 2025:
I'm getting angry just thinking about Mathis at the Saders. That better not fucking happen when we've still got Boshier running around and needing to move Jacobson to 7 because we don't have a specialist.
Maybe you have seen more of him than me, but do we have any idea how good Mathis is at 7 beyond age grade stuff? My memory tells me he played some NPC on the wing and that he is not exactly a big guy.
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@Crazy-Horse he was great at NPC level on the wing and at 7. Right now he'd be a handy player on a 6/2 bench. Defs has some growing to do physically as he's still young.
@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2025:
@Crazy-Horse he was great at NPC level on the wing and at 7. Right now he'd be a handy player on a 6/2 bench. Defs has some growing to do physically as he's still young.
Cheers. I don't recall him playing 7 in the NPC, but then again I didn't see every game.
