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Highlanders 2022

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  • StargazerS Stargazer

    https://www.rugbypass.com/news/mixed-injury-news-for-highlanders-duo-thomas-umaga-jensen-and-billy-harmon/

    Summary:
    bad news: TU-J 's recovery is taking longer than anticipated and is still weeks away from a return.
    good news: Harmon is doing better and may make a return very soon, sooner than expected.

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    @stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:

    https://www.rugbypass.com/news/mixed-injury-news-for-highlanders-duo-thomas-umaga-jensen-and-billy-harmon/

    Summary:
    bad news: TU-J 's recovery is taking longer than anticipated and is still weeks away from a return.
    good news: Harmon is doing better and may make a return very soon, sooner than expected.

    It's sad that I am not surprised that TUJ's recovery is taking longer than expected. I wonder if we will ever see the best of him and his brother.

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      u20's have a sick jersey

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        The Highlanders do well with ex Hamilton BHS players. Ollie Foote (fullback) and Heath MacEwan (openside) being the latest two.

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          u20's have a sick jersey

          alt text

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          @kiwiwomble I presume Aaron withy is related to Sean?

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            @fakatavafuture don’t know but don’t think that’s a crazy idea

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              Is Taranaki wing Vereniki Tikoisolomone injured? I would have thought he would have gotten a chance by now especially considering Highlanders lacking a bit of spark in the backs at times this season.

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              • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                Is Taranaki wing Vereniki Tikoisolomone injured? I would have thought he would have gotten a chance by now especially considering Highlanders lacking a bit of spark in the backs at times this season.

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                @kiwimurph browny came out earlier in the season and pretty much said he wasn't ready, kind of implied he was a project, maybe not even this year, which is a hell of a blow for someone with a full contract, thats whats WTG is for

                https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/127870797/highlanders-put-wingers-mosese-dawai-and-vereniki-tikoisolomone-on-hold-for-now

                while fellow winger Vereniki Tikoisolomone is seen as “project” player who will come into calculations as the season progresses.
                
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                  And what happened to Liam Coombes-Fabling? Another project winger been tossed early? Highlanders taking the piss tbh. Do they have another 5 WTG contracts for wingers looking for the next Waisake?

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                  • YeetyaahY Yeetyaah

                    And what happened to Liam Coombes-Fabling? Another project winger been tossed early? Highlanders taking the piss tbh. Do they have another 5 WTG contracts for wingers looking for the next Waisake?

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                    #378

                    @yeetyaah said in Highlanders 2022:

                    And what happened to Liam Coombes-Fabling? Another project winger been tossed early? Highlanders taking the piss tbh. Do they have another 5 WTG contracts for wingers looking for the next Waisake?

                    MCL

                    Did it in his last game, taped it up at half time but too much damage done. Don't think it's season ending

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                    • YeetyaahY Yeetyaah

                      And what happened to Liam Coombes-Fabling? Another project winger been tossed early? Highlanders taking the piss tbh. Do they have another 5 WTG contracts for wingers looking for the next Waisake?

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                      @yeetyaah i always thought he was only an emergency injury cover kind of deal

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                      • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                        @yeetyaah i always thought he was only an emergency injury cover kind of deal

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                        @kiwiwomble yeah until he started over Dawai, very weird. Idk I'm just being cynical.

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                          Tikoisolomone was Tomkinson's injury replacement so maybe Brown and co reassessed his readiness once he was training with them. Then again, Dawai is also very raw but he was part of the original squad. LCF's selection in Rd 3 was because of his training according to Brown.

                          Is Alaimalo training? Maybe Solomona is his replacement?

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                          • BovidaeB Bovidae

                            Tikoisolomone was Tomkinson's injury replacement so maybe Brown and co reassessed his readiness once he was training with them. Then again, Dawai is also very raw but he was part of the original squad. LCF's selection in Rd 3 was because of his training according to Brown.

                            Is Alaimalo training? Maybe Solomona is his replacement?

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                            @bovidae id love to know what the deal is Alaimalo, it seems obvious dunedin and the highlanders environment is not right for him

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                            • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                              @bovidae id love to know what the deal is Alaimalo, it seems obvious dunedin and the highlanders environment is not right for him

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                              @kiwiwomble I don't think it's got anything to do with Dunedin & Highlanders environment. It's a mental health thing as he's made very clear himself. Just doing it really tough the last 2-3 years.

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                              • StargazerS Stargazer

                                @kiwiwomble I don't think it's got anything to do with Dunedin & Highlanders environment. It's a mental health thing as he's made very clear himself. Just doing it really tough the last 2-3 years.

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                                @stargazer i know its a mental health thing, i was saying that Dunedin and the Highlander might not be helping with his metal health issues, seeing he managed to play for southland in the NPC, you cant help but think he was making progress then and there and not as well now

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                                • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                                  @stargazer i know its a mental health thing, i was saying that Dunedin and the Highlander might not be helping with his metal health issues, seeing he managed to play for southland in the NPC, you cant help but think he was making progress then and there and not as well now

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                                  @kiwiwomble NPC, less pressure than SR?

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                                  • StargazerS Stargazer

                                    @kiwiwomble NPC, less pressure than SR?

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                                    @stargazer quite possibly, and thats all i was meaning, if super rugby (and the highlanders/dunedin as his employer) isn't doing him any favours then for his own good you cant help but wondering if he should step away properly and really look after himself

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                                      what's the consensus on cam millar?obviously a reliable goal kicker, trains regularly with the senior team so could he debut soon or would that be throwing him in the deep end?

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                                        If McClutchie can continue to improve his kicking, a Fakatava-McC combo reunited at the Highlanders sounds pretty good for next year, even without my black&white eye patch on.

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                                        • GrooterG Grooter

                                          what's the consensus on cam millar?obviously a reliable goal kicker, trains regularly with the senior team so could he debut soon or would that be throwing him in the deep end?

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                                          @fakatavafuture said in Highlanders 2022:

                                          what's the consensus on cam millar?obviously a reliable goal kicker, trains regularly with the senior team so could he debut soon or would that be throwing him in the deep end?

                                          We’ve also got that young guy down from Auckland they’ve earmarked as a long term option

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