Highlanders 2023
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@SBW1 said in Highlanders 2023:
@Bones Will Pari Pari Parkinson be back on deck for 2023?
He is. Will be an interesting battle between Dickson, Selby-Rickett, Parkinson and Holland for the three locking spots. One of the few areas we have depth.
@SouthernMann agreed, barring any injuries lock is one area im very comfortable, even more so if bryn evans and will tucker are also knocking about
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@SouthernMann agreed, barring any injuries lock is one area im very comfortable, even more so if bryn evans and will tucker are also knocking about
@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2023:
@SouthernMann agreed, barring any injuries lock is one area im very comfortable, even more so if bryn evans and will tucker are also knocking about
Pretty sure they confirmed Evans isn't coming back. Will be the four locks, plus Max Hicks as well.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2023:
@SouthernMann agreed, barring any injuries lock is one area im very comfortable, even more so if bryn evans and will tucker are also knocking about
Pretty sure they confirmed Evans isn't coming back. Will be the four locks, plus Max Hicks as well.
@SouthernMann
I rate Max Hicks a lot. But with all these locks, I could see him moved to the blindside. A combo with him plus MMT and Harmon could be interesting. -
didn't know we were looking for another coach, dont know anything about him but we must be attractive
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didn't know we were looking for another coach, dont know anything about him but we must be attractive
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@Kiwiwomble Plenty of info about him in that media release. Sounds like he's coming for the "experience" of coaching Super Rugby. It reads like a signing for one year only.
@Stargazer yeah, sorry, meant knew nothing about him before reading the article
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2023:
Man reading about things like this I prepared to get excited at the thought of Super starting, well I will get excited AFTER the NPC of course!
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2023:
Man reading about things like this I prepared to get excited at the thought of Super starting, well I will get excited AFTER the NPC of course!
@Dan54 already "after the NPC" for some of us
as i get older i get more excited about good coaches coming on board, flashy players have more often failed for us over the years, our best players have often been those getting a second shot to prove themselves of locals building on combinations....both more reliant on good coaches
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2023:
That's not Nick Evans... even Mark Ozich would've far better choice.
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2023:
That's not Nick Evans... even Mark Ozich would've far better choice.
@Asterik6 thats kind of assuming it just up to us (the Highlanders), we dont know they havent been talked too and didn't want to come down south or didn't want an assistant role or didn't want a short term deal
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@SouthernMann
I rate Max Hicks a lot. But with all these locks, I could see him moved to the blindside. A combo with him plus MMT and Harmon could be interesting.@cgrant said in Highlanders 2023:
@SouthernMann
I rate Max Hicks a lot. But with all these locks, I could see him moved to the blindside. A combo with him plus MMT and Harmon could be interesting.Still have Frizzell around the team at the moment. So he is a lock for the six gig. Hicks shpuld get some opportunities.
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@cgrant said in Highlanders 2023:
@SouthernMann
I rate Max Hicks a lot. But with all these locks, I could see him moved to the blindside. A combo with him plus MMT and Harmon could be interesting.Still have Frizzell around the team at the moment. So he is a lock for the six gig. Hicks shpuld get some opportunities.
@SouthernMann
He could wear the 6 jersey when Frizell is not available. -
Looking more and more at our squad, it's pretty handy eh. All we need is for a young 10 to absolutely smash it out of the park.
It's our year!
@Bones said in Highlanders 2023:
Looking more and more at our squad, it's pretty handy eh. All we need is for a young 10 to absolutely smash it out of the park.
It's our year!
Who would be your no1 Landers side?
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@Bones said in Highlanders 2023:
Looking more and more at our squad, it's pretty handy eh. All we need is for a young 10 to absolutely smash it out of the park.
It's our year!
Who would be your no1 Landers side?
@Canes4life said in Highlanders 2023:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2023:
Looking more and more at our squad, it's pretty handy eh. All we need is for a young 10 to absolutely smash it out of the park.
It's our year!
Who would be your no1 Landers side?
Otoh something like
EdG
Pass
Ainsley
MSR
Dickson
Frizzel
Harmon
MMT
Smith
Gilbert
Nareki
TUG
Gregory
CGB
Hunt -
@Canes4life said in Highlanders 2023:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2023:
Looking more and more at our squad, it's pretty handy eh. All we need is for a young 10 to absolutely smash it out of the park.
It's our year!
Who would be your no1 Landers side?
Otoh something like
EdG
Pass
Ainsley
MSR
Dickson
Frizzel
Harmon
MMT
Smith
Gilbert
Nareki
TUG
Gregory
CGB
Hunt -
@Canes4life said in Highlanders 2023:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2023:
Looking more and more at our squad, it's pretty handy eh. All we need is for a young 10 to absolutely smash it out of the park.
It's our year!
Who would be your no1 Landers side?
Otoh something like
EdG
Pass
Ainsley
MSR
Dickson
Frizzel
Harmon
MMT
Smith
Gilbert
Nareki
TUG
Gregory
CGB
Hunt@Bones said in Highlanders 2023:
@Canes4life said in Highlanders 2023:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2023:
Looking more and more at our squad, it's pretty handy eh. All we need is for a young 10 to absolutely smash it out of the park.
It's our year!
Who would be your no1 Landers side?
Otoh something like
EdG
Pass
Ainsley
MSR
Dickson
Frizzel
Harmon
MMT
Smith
Gilbert
Nareki
TUG
Gregory
CGB
HuntIs Bell too young to be the starting hooker? Plenty of options out there including the likes of Keruru-Symes aswell.
Surely there are better fullbacks than Hunt running around that the Landers can sign?
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@Bones Forwards should be an improvement, but that backline doesn't look threatening. Hope Thomas Umaga-Jensen stays fit.
@Tim said in Highlanders 2023:
@Bones Forwards should be an improvement, but that backline doesn't look threatening. Hope Thomas Umaga-Jensen stays fit.
Outside the front row, the bench is bloody handy too. Especially if one of the young tens steps up and Gilbert can go to fullback. I'd be inclined to throw Miller into the deep end from what little I've seen of him.
Bench with Parkinson/Hicks, Lentjes, Fakatava, Hunt has some depth.
