Chiefs 2019

[Snowy]

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[Steven Harris]

@taniwharugby amen to that comment..!.good luck Jack

[Nepia]

@dice I hope he gets a contract ... in an Australian team.

[Steven Harris]

@nepia ,oh dear the man is now officially living rent free in your head..!

[Nepia]

@steven-harris said in Chiefs 2019:

@nepia ,oh dear the man is now officially living rent free in your head..!

Wait, because I don't think he should have a Chiefs contract if I ever discuss him in a thread when he's brought up then "he's living in my head"? Ok.

[Daffy Jaffy]

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[Daffy Jaffy]

Props
Kane Hames ( Ta$man) Aidan Ross (Bay of Plenty) Reuben O’Neill (Taranaki) Nepo Laulala (Counties Manukau) Atu Moli (Waikato) Sosefo Kautai (Waikato) Angus Ta’avao (Taranaki).

Hookers
Nathan Harris (Bay of Plenty) Liam Polwart (Bay of Plenty) Samisoni Taukei’aho (Waikato)

Locks
Brodie Retallick (Hawke’s Bay) Tyler Ardron (Bay of Plenty) Laghlan McWhannell (Waikato) Michael Allardice (Hawke’s Bay) Fin Hoeata (Taranaki)

Loose forwards
Mitchell Brown (Taranaki) Taleni Seu (Auckland) Sam Cane (Bay of Plenty) Mitchell Karpik (Bay of Plenty) Lachlan Boshier (Taranaki) Luke Jacobson (Waikato) Pita Gus Sowakula (Taranaki)

Halfbacks
Brad Weber (Hawke’s Bay) Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (Taranaki) Jonathan Taumateine (Counties Manukau)

First five-eighths
Damian McKenzie (Waikato) Tiaan Falcon (Hawke’s Bay) Jack Debreczeni (Northland)

Midfielders
Alex Nankivell ( Ta$man) Anton Lienert-Brown (Waikato) Tumua Manu (Auckland) Bailyn Sullivan (Waikato).

Outside backs
Solomon Alaimalo ( Ta$man) Sean Wainui (Taranaki) Ataata Moeakiola (Japan) Etene Nanai-Seturo (Counties Manukau) Shaun Stevenson (North Harbour) Marty McKenzie (Taranaki).

[Bovidae]

Cooper has selected an extra prop (O'Neill), probably because of the uncertainty over Hames and Moli.

As mentioned in the SR thread, I am disappointed for Tucker, who had a great M10 season. Perhaps his injury is serious, or he will be picked up by another team. Hoeata was a permanent food bill this year. I have big hopes for McWhannell.

Sowakula did OK without setting the world on fire but I can understand his selection as a no.8.

Halfbacks - rumours about Roe were unfounded.

1st 5s - Debreczeni's selection rumour was correct. MMac still gets himself a spot though.

Midfield - no Tupaea surprises me. The Chiefs better have him signed though.

Outside backs - great to have Stevenson back and Nanai-Seturo. I don't really consider Wainui a specialist winger as he lacks pace. Moeakiola played for the Sunwolves but I didn't really watch them (apart from the Chiefs game). I would have preferred a NZ player.

[sparky]

A roster of Props as strong as any in the competition.

With Sam Cane out for most of the season, the back row cover looks thin.

[Bovidae]

@sparky said in Chiefs 2019:

With Sam Cane out for most of the season, the back row cover looks thin.

I wouldn't be surprised if Mitch Jacobson is brought into the squad as injury cover. Boshier is a quality no.7, but he's no Cane.

[booboo]

No Fletcher Smith, and retained Falcon (and Marty Mac)

Is Dobra ... Debra ... Debre ... the guy who played for the Rebels NZ eligible? If not I'm not a fan or giving an Aussie a contract. Throw in a Canuck and a Japanese and we're doing our bit for at least three developing rugby nations.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Ataata Moeakiola is a Tongan 22 years old and 110kgs according to google. also says he is an inside centre

[Bovidae]

My starting XV for game 1 (based on who the coaches picked this year):

1. Ross/Hames
2. Harris
3. Laulala
4. BBBR
5. Ardron
6. Jacobson
7. Boshier
8. Seu
9. TTT/Weber
10. DMac
11. Wainui
12. ALB
13. Manu
14. Stevenson
15. Alaimalo

[sparky]

@booboo

Jack Debreczni. Born in Auckland. Hungarian parentage as the name suggests. Went to school in Australia and played for Aussie schoolboys.

[Duluth]

@booboo said in Chiefs 2019:

Is Dobra ... Debra ... Debre ... the guy who played for the Rebels NZ eligible? If not I'm not a fan or giving an Aussie a contract.

Born in Auckland and hasn’t played for Aus

[booboo]

@sparky said in Chiefs 2019:

@booboo

Jack Debreczni. Born in Auckland. Hungarian parentage as the name suggests. Went to school in Australia and played for Aussie schoolboys.

@duluth said in Chiefs 2019:

@booboo said in Chiefs 2019:

Is Dobra ... Debra ... Debre ... the guy who played for the Rebels NZ eligible? If not I'm not a fan or giving an Aussie a contract.

Born in Auckland and hasn’t played for Aus

Thanks gents. All good then.

[Gunner]

Being a prop at the chiefs is like being a 6 at the Highlanders...

5 All Black props, jaysus!

Edit: or is that 4, has Moli played for the ABs? Or is it just that there has been talk of it?

[Bovidae]

@gunner Moli came off the bench vs the French XV. No tests yet.

[booboo]

@gunner said in Super Rugby News:

Being a prop at the chiefs is like being a 6 at the Highlanders...

5 All Black props, jaysus!

Edit: or is that 4, has Moli played for the ABs? Or is it just that there has been talk of it?

From wiki

This meant that after starting in a 31-22 loss against the All Blacks for the Barbarians coached by Robbie Deans on 4 November, Moli joined the All Blacks squad again, making his debut for New Zealand against a French XV 10 days later, replacing Tim Perry with 23 minutes left. Moli was one of six players to make their All Blacks debut in the 28-23 win.

[Duluth]

It will be interesting to see how Debreczeni goes. He struggled at the Rebels and justifiably got passed by a couple of average tens. He always looked ok at fullback IMO

He did play well for Northland though. Was that just because of the drop in class from SR to NPC?
He's very large for a flyhalf, I do wonder if his size counts against him at SR level when things happen a bit faster

Also he's still relatively young so maybe he's just improved