Chiefs vs Highlanders

[Bones]

@Tim outside a quality NPC first five and at least one quality NPC winger.

[Crazy Horse]

@Hooroo said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@mariner4life FYI, Super rugby, right back to 1997 has started in Feb every year....in 2007 it we'd be into week 2

really? fuck. well, there you go.

Doesn't change the fact that it is stupidly early for a football code to start. There should still be test match cricket on.

I always remember the post @Dodge made about the footy season starting in England where he found it a little depressing as it meant Summer was about to end.

That kind of struck a chord with me.

Living in Qld I love the footy season starting because it means summer is coming to end.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@Crazy-Horse said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@Hooroo said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@mariner4life FYI, Super rugby, right back to 1997 has started in Feb every year....in 2007 it we'd be into week 2

really? fuck. well, there you go.

Doesn't change the fact that it is stupidly early for a football code to start. There should still be test match cricket on.

I always remember the post @Dodge made about the footy season starting in England where he found it a little depressing as it meant Summer was about to end.

That kind of struck a chord with me.

Living in Qld I love the footy season starting because it means summer is coming to end.

Especially on days like this. Will be even worse tomorrow!

[Crazy Horse]

@Rancid-Schnitzel yeah late 30s and humid. Yay.

[Bones]

@Crazy-Horse said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@Rancid-Schnitzel yeah late 30s and humid. Yay.

Sounds like a winner on tinder though.

[98blueandgold]

I would be disappointed if we (Highlanders) didn't win the game. Looking at conference chiefs look to have most holes of any NZ team. Watched both Highlanders preseason and am concerned about two things, ability to create space on attack and missed first up tackles. In saying that hopefully having all frontline players in team will help.

[Crucial]

I'm simply waiting for the teams before making comment. No use debating on reputation alone.
I have no idea whether the Chiefs have been keeping their powder dry pre-season or whether that is the best they have given that the ABs may not be up to speed.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Match Chiefs v Highlanders
Referee Glen Jackson
AR1 Federico Anselmi
AR2 Nick Briant
TMO Aaron Paterson

[Bones]

@Daffy-Jaffy oh sure, the "hometown" ref is an ex chief. Great. Only a matter of the Chiefs winning margin now.

[pakman]

@Bones said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@Daffy-Jaffy oh sure, the "hometown" ref is an ex chief. Great. Only a matter of the Chiefs winning margin now.

Remember teasing Joe Scmhidt about this (Hometown reffing) coming up to an Irish Oz game a few years back! :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:

[pakman]

@Crucial said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

I'm simply waiting for the teams before making comment. No use debating on reputation alone.
I have no idea whether the Chiefs have been keeping their powder dry pre-season or whether that is the best they have given that the ABs may not be up to speed.

Hope it works as well for Chiefs as ABs! :zipper-mouth_face:

[Yeetyaah]

@Bones Nah Jackson seems like he's always been tougher on the Chiefs so he can try to not show bias. At least I always thought so.

[Bones]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@Bones Nah Jackson seems like he's always been tougher on the Chiefs so he can try to not show bias. At least I always thought so.

Sure, I'll buy that from the guy with the Chiefs logo. So Chiefs by 13+ ya reckon?

[Yeetyaah]

@Bones pure salt

[Crucial]

Agree with @Yeetyaah about Jackson. Get's muddled in 50/50 calls involving the Chiefs (actually tbf he gets muddled in calls full stop at times)

As for 'keeping powder dry' my only early season hope is that the AB contingent have been training and plotting to hit the ground running and Cooper is making very little noise about it on purpose.
Can't really see it happening though. If previous RWC years are anything to go by the ABs will build into the season slowly.

[Bones]

@Crucial said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

Agree with @Yeetyaah about Jackson. Get's muddled in 50/50 calls involving the Chiefs (actually tbf he gets muddled in calls full stop at times)

[Crucial]

@Bones said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

@Crucial said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:

Agree with @Yeetyaah about Jackson. Get's muddled in 50/50 calls involving the Chiefs (actually tbf he gets muddled in calls full stop at times)

Captured perfectly.

[Crucial]

From Chiefs FB....

Today marks two years we lost a Chiefs Legend - Sione Lauaki ️
Once a Chief. Always a Chief.

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[pakman]

@Crucial Loved first five hitting reverse at 44!

[Yeetyaah]

PULSE ENERGY HIGHLANDERS V CHIEFS – 7.35PM, FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY, FMG STADIUM, WAIKATO

Ayden Johnstone
Liam Coltman
Tyrel Lomax
Pari Pari Parkinson
Josh Dickson
Jackson Hemopo
James Lentjes
Luke Whitelock (cc)
Kayne Hammington
Josh Ioane
Tevita Li
Thomas Umaga-Jensen
Rob Thompson
Matt Faddes
Ben Smith (cc)

RESERVES

Ash Dixon
Daniel Lienert-Brown
Siate Tokolahi
Shannon Frizell
Dillon Hunt
Aaron Smith
Bryn Gatland
Patelesio Tomkinson