Highlanders 2022
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Get Mark Ozich back from the Force. He inherited a poor performing Magpies squad from Phil Crackpott, and made them into one of the better teams in the NPC in a few years time. Used more local talent, recruited better from outside and, most importantly, coached a lot better. He's one of upcoming coaches that NZR shouldn't let go (permanently). On top of that, he has already coached the Highlanders U20s last year.
@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
Get Mark Ozich back from the Force. He inherited a poor performing Magpies squad from Phil Crackpott, and made them into one of the better teams in the NPC in a few years time. Used more local talent, recruited better from outside and, most importantly, coached a lot better. He's one of upcoming coaches that NZR shouldn't let go (permanently). On top of that, he has already coached the Highlanders U20s last year.
Yep, especially as the Force signed a new (Kiwi) head coach this year too.
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This just popped up, it’s legit the type of thing we could have tried when hunt started struggling
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This just popped up, it’s legit the type of thing we could have tried when hunt started struggling
@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
This just popped up, it’s legit the type of thing we could have tried when hunt started struggling
I think you did when Gilbert was at 10.
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“We were talking about championships before we even got to a playoff,” Smith said. “But that doesn’t buy you a championship. “...it wasn’t built through hard work and trust and selflessness and doing your job creates a try for others, or wanting to tackle for your mate. “Or were they [the All Blacks] just counting their money? Were they here just to get a bonus cheque and get ready for the All Blacks, some of them? “It’s hard to say, but that’s what I saw.” Smith also pointed to rancorous parties after the season had finished, when ill-feeling that had been building up within the squad exploded. “There were fights,” Smith said. “You shouldn’t fight your team-mates. That’s one sign I knew there was poison.” From that viewpoint, he could see the unhappiness building, and said that “double standards” started to creep in when the Highlanders’ All Blacks weren’t being pulled up by the coaches for errors in the same way that younger players were.damn
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“We were talking about championships before we even got to a playoff,” Smith said. “But that doesn’t buy you a championship. “...it wasn’t built through hard work and trust and selflessness and doing your job creates a try for others, or wanting to tackle for your mate. “Or were they [the All Blacks] just counting their money? Were they here just to get a bonus cheque and get ready for the All Blacks, some of them? “It’s hard to say, but that’s what I saw.” Smith also pointed to rancorous parties after the season had finished, when ill-feeling that had been building up within the squad exploded. “There were fights,” Smith said. “You shouldn’t fight your team-mates. That’s one sign I knew there was poison.” From that viewpoint, he could see the unhappiness building, and said that “double standards” started to creep in when the Highlanders’ All Blacks weren’t being pulled up by the coaches for errors in the same way that younger players were.damn
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@Kiwiwomble yeah the big party at Haskell's was pretty crazy. Dunno if you've read about it or anything, Lima went deep about it on a podcast I heard.
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@Yeetyaah thats about as much as heard about it, big messy party
this is all stuff that i suspected but a big call to actually come out and say it i think
what was the podcast?
@Kiwiwomble What a Lad podcast hosted by James Marshall. Pretty decent tbh.
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@Kiwiwomble What a Lad podcast hosted by James Marshall. Pretty decent tbh.
@Yeetyaah downloaded a few ones thats sound good
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@Tim At Super Rugby level, Harmon and G. Evans aren't limited players. I'd say they are very handy players at this level. Both very injury prone though. And Evans is 30 years old now, so may be looking at a stint overseas.
@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
@Tim At Super Rugby level, Harmon and G. Evans aren't limited players. I'd say they are very handy players at this level. Both very injury prone though. And Evans is 30 years old now, so may be looking at a stint overseas.
Yeah Harmon is excellent, he's quite a bit more traditional openside than most - not quite test level good, but better than the likes of Choat, Lentjes, Gibson...
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@Kiwiwomble What a Lad podcast hosted by James Marshall. Pretty decent tbh.
@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders 2022:
@Kiwiwomble What a Lad podcast hosted by James Marshall. Pretty decent tbh.
just listening to the solomon alaimalo one, interesting to hear he did get back to the point where he could train with the injured guys, thats good, really sounds like he'd just missed too much to force out one of the other guys rather than still really struggling
...also interesting he seemed to struggle to remember how many siblings he had!
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wow, just reading that browny was on a flight to japan on saturday night after the game...how could you not be distracted!
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wow, just reading that browny was on a flight to japan on saturday night after the game...how could you not be distracted!
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@Kiwiwomble Yeah, I posted that in the match thread. Was a bit surprised to read that. Was wondering whether travellers still have to go into quarantine when they arrive in Japan ...
@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
@Kiwiwomble Yeah, I posted that in the match thread. Was a bit surprised to read that. Was wondering whether travellers still have to go into quarantine when they arrive in Japan ...
No, for travelers from NZ who are tripled vaxxed.
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@FakatavaFuture said in Highlanders 2022:
Watched the Highlanders doc & just need to say Nasi nacho Manu is the man!
always seemed like a top bloke
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@FakatavaFuture said in Highlanders 2022:
Watched the Highlanders doc & just need to say Nasi nacho Manu is the man!
always seemed like a top bloke
@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@FakatavaFuture said in Highlanders 2022:
Watched the Highlanders doc & just need to say Nasi nacho Manu is the man!
always seemed like a top bloke
I'm thinking about starting a Givealittle for Nasi to get a nose job.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2022:
@FakatavaFuture said in Highlanders 2022:
Watched the Highlanders doc & just need to say Nasi nacho Manu is the man!
always seemed like a top bloke
I'm thinking about starting a Givealittle for Nasi to get a nose job.
@Smudge jesus! i hadn't noticed!
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@Kiwiwomble What a Lad podcast hosted by James Marshall. Pretty decent tbh.
@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders 2022:
@Kiwiwomble What a Lad podcast hosted by James Marshall. Pretty decent tbh.
after 4 episode i am well and truly over the "lad" stuff
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Long time since I posted in here, think I’ve lost my will to live after watching the Highlanders the last 2 seasons.
Will be interesting to see who the coaching set up is. The success of the 2015 season was built on culture and having a staff who was strong and represented that - followed by players who brought in.
This year the honest fact is we just don’t have the x - factor we had in pass one a Naholo, Fekitoa… we hit the jackpot with these guys who where fringe players in other franchise but seemed to be lured down by Joseph.
