Highlanders Vs Chiefs
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Well played Chiefs on the Minor premiership. Hopefully Tupaea bounces back okay.
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Tough season for the clan
Not sure where they go to from here
They need to fix their detail i’m not sold on their 10s or their loose forward mix@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Tough season for the clan
Not sure where they go to from here
They need to fix their detail i’m not sold on their 10s or their loose forward mixThey should've beaten the Crusaders last week and they were competitive with the Chiefs.
They're not getting badly out-muscled (at least not when they've got most of their best players available) so there's plenty to build on.
Need to be smarter - and as you say, get more little things right.
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How did Holland go overall?
@nostrildamus said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
How did Holland go overall?
Solid shift. Wasn’t a stand out by any stretch but him and Withy were the better landers forwards tonight. Those 2 are about to get some much deserved rest
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Well done chiefs, good luck for the finals.
Hope the landers can hold on to some of the squad and grow together.... Bit of potential in there, really need to work on #s to the break down and get more than 1 dimension to their attack.
@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Well done chiefs, good luck for the finals.
Hope the landers can hold on to some of the squad and grow together.... Bit of potential in there, really need to work on #s to the break down and get more than 1 dimension to their attack.
Yep they are holding a lot of their squad, they will be ok I reckon.
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@sparky said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Massive performance by Tupou Vaa'i.
Remember all those posts on here from folks who didn't rate him. That seems a long time ago.
Yeah it's almost like it was years and years ago.
@Bones said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
@sparky said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Massive performance by Tupou Vaa'i.
Remember all those posts on here from folks who didn't rate him. That seems a long time ago.
Yeah it's almost like it was years and years ago.
Had to go and check but yes he is a 38 test All Black already, when did that happen
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@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Tough season for the clan
Not sure where they go to from here
They need to fix their detail i’m not sold on their 10s or their loose forward mixThey should've beaten the Crusaders last week and they were competitive with the Chiefs.
They're not getting badly out-muscled (at least not when they've got most of their best players available) so there's plenty to build on.
Need to be smarter - and as you say, get more little things right.
@Chris-B said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Tough season for the clan
Not sure where they go to from here
They need to fix their detail i’m not sold on their 10s or their loose forward mixThey should've beaten the Crusaders last week and they were competitive with the Chiefs.
They're not getting badly out-muscled (at least not when they've got most of their best players available) so there's plenty to build on.
Need to be smarter - and as you say, get more little things right.
Yup. Experience can not be underestimated and that is also what we lack. A lot of X-factor players being injured and missed a lot of time. It all adds up.
A kick converted here, a kick converted there, a line out going to hand instead of an overthrow. It’s all small margins but reality is that’s where the 2025 squad is at. I’m confident next year will be different. Not expecting miracles, but expecting to be competitive again every week and get some more rub of the green.
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Great to see some emotion from EDG in that post match interview when asked about the season. Can see he really cares about the team.
@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Great to see some emotion from EDG in that post match interview when asked about the season. Can see he really cares about the team.
Yeah it’s no coincidence his game has gone up to another level since he’s gained the Co-Captain arm band. He should be in that role without a doubt
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Massive performance by Tupou Vaa'i.
Remember all those posts on here from folks who didn't rate him. That seems a long time ago.
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@sparky said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Massive performance by Tupou Vaa'i.
Remember all those posts on here from folks who didn't rate him. That seems a long time ago.
Don't remember that at all
@Frank said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
@sparky said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Massive performance by Tupou Vaa'i.
Remember all those posts on here from folks who didn't rate him. That seems a long time ago.
Don't remember that at all
You've probably got/had me on ignore.
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@Frank said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
@sparky said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Massive performance by Tupou Vaa'i.
Remember all those posts on here from folks who didn't rate him. That seems a long time ago.
Don't remember that at all
You've probably got/had me on ignore.
@Bones said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
@Frank said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
@sparky said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Massive performance by Tupou Vaa'i.
Remember all those posts on here from folks who didn't rate him. That seems a long time ago.
Don't remember that at all
You've probably got/had me on ignore.
It was the two of us. Didn't feel right to call you out.
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Holland is some lineout forward
@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Holland is some lineout forward
I thought that Lord did well to disrupt the Highlanders lineout in the 1st half. At least two steals.
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The ending to that game summed up our season really. In the matter of minutes, we butchered a certain try which would have had us receiving a kickoff to win the game, and then gifted one under our own posts to be soundly beaten - pretty much where we are in the competition.
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@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Holland is some lineout forward
I thought that Lord did well to disrupt the Highlanders lineout in the 1st half. At least two steals.
@Bovidae said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Holland is some lineout forward
I thought that Lord did well to disrupt the Highlanders lineout in the 1st half. At least two steals.
so they're both in contention for AB callup I presume..
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The ending to that game summed up our season really. In the matter of minutes, we butchered a certain try which would have had us receiving a kickoff to win the game, and then gifted one under our own posts to be soundly beaten - pretty much where we are in the competition.
@frugby said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
The ending to that game summed up our season really. In the matter of minutes, we butchered a certain try which would have had us receiving a kickoff to win the game, and then gifted one under our own posts to be soundly beaten - pretty much where we are in the competition.
On the bright side, the team is remarkably competitive and it doesn't take much more to fix the accuracy and have the ball bounce your way to change defeats to wins.
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Apart from one botched kick when he slipped I thought that Roe was very good in this game. Obviously Ratima will start but Roe will be better for playing 80 mins.
@Bovidae said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:
Apart from one botched kick when he slipped I thought that Roe was very good in this game. Obviously Ratima will start but Roe will be better for playing 80 mins.
I'm not certain Ratima will start to be honest. Roe continued his very good form managing the game whereas he always looks a bit scrappy off the pine. I'd be happy to see him given the starting jersey with Ratima coming off the bench, even if it means the better halfback gets less minutes.
