Magpies 2022

[Billsy111]

@Stargazer Are we talking Chase Tiatia?

[Stargazer]

The 22nd player signing for 2022 is Harry Godfrey. Hoping he'll get more opportunities this year. Only 19 years old, but he looks a real prospect.

[Billsy111]

@Stargazer Is it Kurt Baker or Chase Tiatia the Bay have signed. Speaking to BOP people it appears Chase may be signing with Hawkes Bay.

[Nepia]

@Billsy111 said in Magpies 2022:

@Stargazer Is it Kurt Baker or Chase Tiatia the Bay have signed. Speaking to BOP people it appears Chase may be signing with Hawkes Bay.

Neither of those are really appealing, but if I have a choice I hope it's Tiatia, he can win games at NPC level.

[Billsy111]

@Nepia I think ya right. Chase can cover Midfield, Fullback, and has an X factor about him. He can break a backline open.

[Stargazer]

The 23rd confirmed player signing for the 2022 season is Lolagi Visinia.

[Stargazer]

The 24th player signing confirmed today is Folau Fakatava. Not sure we'll see him in the black & white hoops, this year, but hopefully he'll get good minutes in the black jersey.

[Stargazer]

Pouri Rakete-Stones is the 25th confirmed signing for 2022.

[Stargazer]

The 26th announcement is the signing of Isaia Walker-Leawere.

[Stargazer]

Today's, 27th, player announcement for the 2022 season: Jonah Lowe.

[Stargazer]

Lincoln McClutchie is the 28th player added to the list of siged players.

[Higgins]

My prospects of a call up are looking slimmer each time @Stargazer posts on this thread as the available spots reduce daily. So much so that I have forked out for a season ticket in time to ensure I won't have to queue to get ahead of the 334 people expected in the walkup crowd buying tickets at the gate tomorrow for the first Ranfurly Shield defence of the season.
Will be taking my boots, jockstrap and mouthguard just in case though!

[Stargazer]

Despite playing club rugby in of Plenty, the 29th signing is Connor McLeod.

[Stargazer]

Now confirmed: Chase Tiatia has signed with the Magpies.

I'm not happy about this, because I'm not convinced we couldn't have filled that spot with a good local instead of a journeyman from somewhere else, but I reserve the right to change my mind if he actually helps us win games (or not lose them), esp against of Plenty.

https://www.sporty.co.nz/magpies/newsarticle/117286

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Looks like @Billsy111 was on the ball with his prediction

@Billsy111 said in Magpies 2022:

@Stargazer Is it Kurt Baker or Chase Tiatia the Bay have signed. Speaking to BOP people it appears Chase may be signing with Hawkes Bay.

[Stargazer]

@Higgins It was @Cpt-Kumera who posted the rumour in the BOP 2022 thread.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Bugger off, better to give Billsy111 who is one of our guys the credit rather than one of theirs!

[Stargazer]

@Higgins

[bayimports]

This signing is funny on a few levels given when you take into account who he has been playing for in recent years and especially the hate he was given during Chiefs games.

I thought Hawkes Bay only promoted their own and did not resort to this sort of purchase?

[Stargazer]

@bayimports Apparently (according to the media release), our new head coach knows Tiatia from when he was still at St Pats Silverstream. So there already was a link.

Rest assured that he'll get a fair amount of scrutiny. Not all of us are happy that he has been signed, but we'll support him when he's wearing the black & white hoops, because he's wearing the black & white hoops.