Chiefs 2021
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Thinking further about the possible selections at lock, the Chiefs also need to factor in that BBBR will be back in the squad for 2022 and could even be available for the end of SRA 2021 and the trans- Ta$man competition that follows. I am assuming like Whitelock this year, he can play once his NZR contract starts again in May 2021.
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Still a few surprises left ...
@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Still a few surprises left ...
Assuming that's a blacked-out photo of this years team, who are they?
In my dreams, that is a picture of:
ALB, Jordie (more likely Jacobson I guess), Weber, Cane, Cruden (more likely Gatland), Dmac, Vaaii
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@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Still a few surprises left ...
Assuming that's a blacked-out photo of this years team, who are they?
In my dreams, that is a picture of:
ALB, Jordie (more likely Jacobson I guess), Weber, Cane, Cruden (more likely Gatland), Dmac, Vaaii
@gt12 said in Chiefs 2021:
@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Still a few surprises left ...
Assuming that's a blacked-out photo of this years team, who are they?
In my dreams, that is a picture of:
ALB, Jordie (more likely Jacobson I guess), Weber, Cane, Cruden (more likely Gatland), Dmac, Vaaii
The person third from right does look like Cruden, but in saying that, the middle dude looks like Cane
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@gt12 said in Chiefs 2021:
@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Still a few surprises left ...
Assuming that's a blacked-out photo of this years team, who are they?
In my dreams, that is a picture of:
ALB, Jordie (more likely Jacobson I guess), Weber, Cane, Cruden (more likely Gatland), Dmac, Vaaii
The person third from right does look like Cruden, but in saying that, the middle dude looks like Cane
@Hooroo said in Chiefs 2021:
@gt12 said in Chiefs 2021:
@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Still a few surprises left ...
Assuming that's a blacked-out photo of this years team, who are they?
In my dreams, that is a picture of:
ALB, Jordie (more likely Jacobson I guess), Weber, Cane, Cruden (more likely Gatland), Dmac, Vaaii
The person third from right does look like Cruden, but in saying that, the middle dude looks like Cane
I'll bet my house that the middle dude is Cane.
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@gt12 Could it be that Retallick is coming back early? Or was he back for 2021 in any case?
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@Hooroo said in Chiefs 2021:
@gt12 Could it be that Retallick is coming back early? Or was he back for 2021 in any case?
He comes back May regardless I think, but that doesn't look like his hair
@gt12 or his height
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Looking at the link which provides the photos. The five in the middle from left to right are: Luke Jacobson, Brad Weber, Sam Cane, Aaron Cruden, Damian McKenzie.
In between Weber and Cane is Ardron, probably nothing to look into and they're just using the silhouettes for effect.
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2021 Gallagher Chiefs Squad:
Hookers:
Nathan Harris (Bay of Plenty, 58)
Bradley Slater (Taranaki, 15)
Samisoni Taukei’aho (Waikato, 36)Props:
Sione Mafileo (North Harbour, * )
Atunaisa Moli ( Ta$man, 43)
Ollie Norris (Waikato, 4)
Reuben O’Neill (Taranaki, 10)
Aidan Ross (Bay of Plenty, 36)
Angus Ta’avao (Auckland, 35)Locks:
Naitoa Ah Kuoi (Wellington, 12)
Josh Lord (Taranaki, * )
Laghlan McWhannell (Waikato, * )
Tupou Vaa’i (Taranaki, 7)Loose Forwards:
Kaylum Boshier (Taranaki, * )
Lachlan Boshier (Taranaki, 56)
Mitchell Brown (Taranaki, 45)
Sam Cane (Bay of Plenty, 122)
Pita Gus Sowakula (Taranaki, 28)
Luke Jacobson (Waikato, 25)
Mitchell Karpik (Bay of Plenty, 29)
Simon Parker (Waikato, 1)Halfbacks:
Xavier Roe (Waikato, * )
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (Bay of Plenty, 38)
Brad Weber (Hawke’s Bay, 85)First five-eighths:
Bryn Gatland (North Harbour, * )
Rivez Reihana (Waikato* )
Kaleb Trask (Bay of Plenty, 9)Midfielders:
Anton Lienert-Brown (Waikato, 81)
Alex Nankivell ( Ta$man, 32)
Bailyn Sullivan (Waikato, 4)
Quinn Tupaea (Waikato, 12)Outside backs:
Jonah Lowe (Hawke’s Bay, * )
Damian McKenzie (Waikato, 84)
Etene Nanai-Seturo (Counties Manukau, 14)
Shaun Stevenson (North Harbour, 52)
Chase Tiatia (Bay of Plenty, 1)
Sean Wainui (Taranaki, 38)Brackets denote players’ provincial union and Gallagher Chiefs caps.
- denotes a player that is yet to debut for the Gallagher Chiefs
Bolded players denotes a rookie, those who have signed their first full-time Sky Super Rugby contract.
One player is still to be named to complete the 38-man 2021 Gallagher Chiefs squad
- denotes a player that is yet to debut for the Gallagher Chiefs
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I wasn't far off with my squad prediction but didn't expect Kaylum Boshier in the forwards.
Moli back to being a TH. That would be the youngest locking group in SR.
Happy that the Chiefs have largely recruited within the region.
