Chiefs 2020
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@Crucial I didn't mention Leasuasu as I thought he had left NZ. I might be wrong but he wasn't involved in the game in Waihi.
Based on a fit squad, Allardice and Ardron should be the starting locks. Ah Kuoi has been used on the bench and Brown has also been used as a lock. I am not a fan of that. McWhannell is also back from injury which helps too.
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2020:
@Crucial I didn't mention Leasuasu as I thought he had left NZ. I might be wrong but he wasn't involved in the game in Waihi.
Leasuasu signed with Ricoh Black Rams in December 2019. Not sure whether he is off-contract now. His name is not on the list of players leaving the Black Rams after the cancelled 2020 season and is still on their online squad list.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2020:
@Crucial I didn't mention Leasuasu as I thought he had left NZ. I might be wrong but he wasn't involved in the game in Waihi.
Leasuasu signed with Ricoh Black Rams in December 2019. Not sure whether he is off-contract now. His name is not on the list of players leaving the Black Rams after the cancelled 2020 season and is still on their online squad list.
@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2020:
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2020:
@Crucial I didn't mention Leasuasu as I thought he had left NZ. I might be wrong but he wasn't involved in the game in Waihi.
Leasuasu signed with Ricoh Black Rams in December 2019. Not sure whether he is off-contract now. His name is not on the list of players leaving the Black Rams after the cancelled 2020 season and is still on their online squad list.
Cheers. I had missed that. Hope he got some advance yen then.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CBEiluyMv5K/?igshid=1m84rsvfiydav
Laghlan McWhannell just got out of knee surgery. Dudes had an unlucky run.
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Interesting to see that the Chiefs squad includes four more players than the Blues squad (all in the forwards).
Who are the players in the squad that are there as injury cover? Maka for Harris, Geldenhuys for Tava'ao? I assume the other two are Adam Thomson and Simon Parker; who are the injured players (if they're indeed injury replacements)? Jacobson (hamstring) and Ardron (infection) still not fully recovered? -
Thomson was there from pre-season so has obviously stayed in the squad. Vaa'i looks to be the lock replacement for the injured McWhannell.
Parker is an interesting selection as he covers the same positions as Thomson.
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@Bovidae Ah, yes, I forgot about McWhannell's knee surgery!
Who did Thomson replace before the SR season (but after the squad announcement in November 2019)?
@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2020:
Who did Thomson replace before the SR season (but after the squad announcement in November 2019)?
I think he was only there as temporary cover for Jacobson when he was returning from concussion symptoms.
Maka is the only confirmed injury replacement but Geldenhuys and Vaa'i will fall into that category now.
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@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2020:
DAMMIT!! That has got me all pumped about rugby again. I was hoping not to support sky and get sport back on but it looks as though I will be.
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I was just watching some of the 2013 Chiefs-Highlanders season-opening game from Dunners on Sky. A reminder of the potential Ben Afeaki had for such a big man. A real shame his career was cut short.
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@Bovidae they had on the final from I think 2009 here the other morning. I can't for the life of me say I remember James McGougan at all.
@Bones McGougan played for BOP and later moved to Otago.
They are showing a lot of archive matches and I have seen the odd game. Hosea Gear was the Landers captain in this particular game. Rhys Marshall debuted for the Chiefs at hooker as Elliot and Schwalger were both injured. Pulu was being talked up as an exciting find as the no.3 halfback.
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@Bones McGougan played for BOP and later moved to Otago.
They are showing a lot of archive matches and I have seen the odd game. Hosea Gear was the Landers captain in this particular game. Rhys Marshall debuted for the Chiefs at hooker as Elliot and Schwalger were both injured. Pulu was being talked up as an exciting find as the no.3 halfback.
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@Bones He had a short and uneventful SR career.
Mr Google says the other Chiefs props in 2009 were Taumalolo, Ben May and Joe Savage. :astonished_face:
It obviously wasn't the front row that got us to the final.
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https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-welcome-tupou-vaai-into-their-squad
Moli and McNicol are also out with injury.
