Chiefs 2021
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Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season. I'm glad the Chiefs' coaches gave him a good shot at it (starting in most games), and I think he's repaid their trust. It boggles the mind that the Hurricanes never gave him a chance, despite all the signs being there that he could become a good SR player during M10 Cup and preseason. I'm really pleased for him and hope he'll continue to develop into a great SR player! I hope the Chiefs have already re-signed him for the next few seasons.
@stargazer I thought he was a bit underwhelming in the final and probably lacks decent pace for the wing eh, but didn't look out of place and does a fair job. Be interesting to see how he gets on in TT.
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Sowakula won't be playing for Moana Pasifika as he is signed for the Chiefs until 2023. He'd be wiser to throw his lot in with Fiji now.
@bovidae Pita Gus Sowakula 1.95m 108kg (at least I'd say). Big lad. But he has a bit of competition now at 8.
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Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season. I'm glad the Chiefs' coaches gave him a good shot at it (starting in most games), and I think he's repaid their trust. It boggles the mind that the Hurricanes never gave him a chance, despite all the signs being there that he could become a good SR player during M10 Cup and preseason. I'm really pleased for him and hope he'll continue to develop into a great SR player! I hope the Chiefs have already re-signed him for the next few seasons.
@stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season.
Lowe has been a good signing for the Chiefs but I'd like to see him back himself a bit more when he is in space. Maybe as @Bones says, he lacks a little top-end speed.
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@stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season.
Lowe has been a good signing for the Chiefs but I'd like to see him back himself a bit more when he is in space. Maybe as @Bones says, he lacks a little top-end speed.
@bovidae Not sure about lacking top-end speed. He almost caught Nareki - who had a headstart - in the Chiefs v Highlanders game. It's probably more a matter of lacking that explosiveness for the first 10-20 metres, but he's very fast when sprints are longer.
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@stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season.
Lowe has been a good signing for the Chiefs but I'd like to see him back himself a bit more when he is in space. Maybe as @Bones says, he lacks a little top-end speed.
@bovidae said in Chiefs 2021:
@stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season.
Lowe has been a good signing for the Chiefs but I'd like to see him back himself a bit more when he is in space. Maybe as @Bones says, he lacks a little top-end speed.
I think that sometimes he tends to like the physicality of smacking into a player to make a ruck with that low driving style similar to his brother.
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@bovidae Not sure about lacking top-end speed. He almost caught Nareki - who had a headstart - in the Chiefs v Highlanders game. It's probably more a matter of lacking that explosiveness for the first 10-20 metres, but he's very fast when sprints are longer.
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I'd like to see if we could use him in the midfield at some point - am I wrong in my assumption that his preferred position is 13?
@gt12 Centre was his preferred position when he played 1st XV, and IIRC, his first years for the Magpies. He played both at 13 and on the wing for NZ U20s. The last few years, he's been playing mostly on the wing (both sides), although sometimes ending up at centre when a winger is subbed on for a midfielder.
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Reading this there is nothing to prove, or even point to the Chiefs. They were there, not on her floor, and there was noise. Could be any other group, and pobably was just pissed people - some of which maybe rugby supporters, some not. What a surprise for a Sat night in a central city hotel!
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Reading this there is nothing to prove, or even point to the Chiefs. They were there, not on her floor, and there was noise. Could be any other group, and pobably was just pissed people - some of which maybe rugby supporters, some not. What a surprise for a Sat night in a central city hotel!
@machpants Refer to the official Chiefs statement.
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/statement-chiefs-rugby-club-ceo
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@machpants Refer to the official Chiefs statement.
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/statement-chiefs-rugby-club-ceo
@bovidae said in Chiefs 2021:
@machpants Refer to the official Chiefs statement.
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/statement-chiefs-rugby-club-ceo
surprise level at NZ Herald getting facts wrong and running a story with no substance? Zero
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@machpants Refer to the official Chiefs statement.
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/statement-chiefs-rugby-club-ceo
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@bovidae
if the chiefs are proven to be correct a apology on front page wouldnt be out of place@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2021:
@bovidae
if the chiefs are proven to be correct a apology on front page wouldnt be out of placehahahhahaha
Maaaaaaaaaate you're dreamin'!
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@bovidae
if the chiefs are proven to be correct a apology on front page wouldnt be out of place@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2021:
@bovidae
if the chiefs are proven to be correct a apology on front page wouldnt be out of place
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Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season. I'm glad the Chiefs' coaches gave him a good shot at it (starting in most games), and I think he's repaid their trust. It boggles the mind that the Hurricanes never gave him a chance, despite all the signs being there that he could become a good SR player during M10 Cup and preseason. I'm really pleased for him and hope he'll continue to develop into a great SR player! I hope the Chiefs have already re-signed him for the next few seasons.
@stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season. I'm glad the Chiefs' coaches gave him a good shot at it (starting in most games), and I think he's repaid their trust. It boggles the mind that the Hurricanes never gave him a chance, despite all the signs being there that he could become a good SR player during M10 Cup and preseason. I'm really pleased for him and hope he'll continue to develop into a great SR player! I hope the Chiefs have already re-signed him for the next few seasons.
In the Stuff player ratings, he was the highest rated back and equal highest rated player in the Chiefs side for the final. I'd like to see the stats for how many rucks he hit, as from my memory it was a lot
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@stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season. I'm glad the Chiefs' coaches gave him a good shot at it (starting in most games), and I think he's repaid their trust. It boggles the mind that the Hurricanes never gave him a chance, despite all the signs being there that he could become a good SR player during M10 Cup and preseason. I'm really pleased for him and hope he'll continue to develop into a great SR player! I hope the Chiefs have already re-signed him for the next few seasons.
In the Stuff player ratings, he was the highest rated back and equal highest rated player in the Chiefs side for the final. I'd like to see the stats for how many rucks he hit, as from my memory it was a lot
@stockcar86 said in Chiefs 2021:
@stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:
Black and white eyepatch or not, I thinkJonah Lowe had a great game for the Chiefs in the Final, and more generally, a very good SRA season. I'm glad the Chiefs' coaches gave him a good shot at it (starting in most games), and I think he's repaid their trust. It boggles the mind that the Hurricanes never gave him a chance, despite all the signs being there that he could become a good SR player during M10 Cup and preseason. I'm really pleased for him and hope he'll continue to develop into a great SR player! I hope the Chiefs have already re-signed him for the next few seasons.
In the Stuff player ratings, he was the highest rated back and equal highest rated player in the Chiefs side for the final. I'd like to see the stats for how many rucks he hit, as from my memory it was a lot
Those player ratings can't be taken seriously though. Taukei'aho rated a 5 because he was only given one target in the lineout.
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Lord looks set to start in Perth.
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If he can become a reliable thrower, he’ll likely become an All Black.
If we had a trustworthy line out, we’d also likely shoot straight back to being the second or third best team in NZ (I know we finaled in SRA, but we got there through a bunch of lucky wins and Dmac’s boot).
With BBBR back we will automatically go from having lock be a position of weakness, to one of strength, but I’d like it if we had another younger player to bring through who is more clearly a lock, rather than a lock/6 or 6/lock.
However, with BBBR, Vaii, and Lord, I guess I shouldn’t complain.
