Chiefs 2021

Crucial

@bovidae said in Chiefs 2021:

@mokey said in Chiefs 2021:

Can we start a fund to not have Warren G return? I would chip in to that.

I honestly don't think the Chiefs have played any better this year than in SRA last year. In fact, the backs looked slicker last season.

Getting the first win against the Canes was huge for the confidence and it has flowed from that.

Looking ahead to the final, I would be resting the front row, Weber, ALB and DMac for the Blues game and limiting the minutes for some other starters.

Might be some of the young guys that have played big minutes that deserve a rest. Thinking about our locks in particular.
But yeah TTT to start and Weber can have the week off. Midfield might be a bit makeshift. ENS could be freshened as well.

cliff

I'd like to see roe, poihipi, reihana , sullivan , lord and probably atu moli getting game time next week

Bovidae

You could play a team like this:

1 Norris
2 Harris
3 Mafileo
4 Vaa'i
5 Lord
6 Finau
7 L Boshier
8 Sowakula
9 Tahuriorangi
10 Trask
11 Wainui
12 Poihipi
13 Nankivell
14 Lowe
15 Stevenson

Reserves: Slater, Ross, Apikotoa, Brown, K Boshier, Roe, Gatland, Sullivan

Very much a B team. I haven't picked any of the players who are listed as injured.

MN5

@bovidae said in Chiefs 2021:

You could play a team like this:

1 Norris
2 Harris
3 Mafileo
4 Vaa'i
5 Lord
6 Finau
7 L Boshier
8 Sowakula
9 Tahuriorangi
10 Trask
11 Wainui
12 Poihipi
13 Nankivell
14 Lowe
15 Stevenson

Reserves: Slater, Ross, Apikotoa, Brown, K Boshier, Roe, Gatland, Sullivan

Very much a B team. I haven't picked any of the players who are listed as injured.

Always pleases me to see people Chuck Norris at number 1

Yeahtheboys

@mn5 ffs

cliff

I think lowe and vaai deserve a rest too is kini naholo available I'd like to see him have a crack

Bovidae

@cliff said in Chiefs 2021:

I think lowe and vaai deserve a rest too is kini naholo available I'd like to see him have a crack

Unless Van den Hoven is in the 23 it will be hard to rest both Vaa'i and Ah Kuoi. Naholo seems to be part of the WTG but you have also got the likes of Sullivan and Tiatia who could play on the wing. Lowe hasn't played that much and would be happy to continue to do so, given his lack of gametime at the Canes.

ARHS

Sullivan Reihana and Roe all deserve a chance to show their wares in the backline

Stargazer

https://twitter.com/ChiefsRugby/status/1386825758383898626

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/liam-messam-and-tom-florence-called-in-as-injury-replacements

Former All Black and Gallagher Chiefs Co-Captain Liam Messam and Taranaki loose forward Tom Florence have been called in to the Gallagher Chiefs squad as injury replacements. Messam and Florence have been called into the squad following season ending injuries to Kaylum Boshier, Mitchell Karpik and Simon Parker.

Gallagher Chiefs loose forward Kaylum Boshier sustained a shoulder injury during the Gallagher Chiefs match against the Hurricanes last weekend in Hamilton. Following scans, it has been confirmed he requires shoulder stabilisation surgery. His expected recovery time is six months.

Gallagher Chiefs loose forward Mitchell Karpik sustained a knee injury during training last week. Following further assessment and scans it has been confirmed Karpik will require arthroscopic knee surgery. His expected recovery time is two to three months.

Gallagher Chiefs loose forward Simon Parker has had foot surgery for a plantar plate repair. Parker had surgery on Thursday 15 April and his expected recovery time is six months.

Bovidae

Where is Mitch Jacobson at present?

OleOleOle

@bovidae He's had surgery (on a shoulder I think)

Bovidae

So Waikato will be missing of lot of their main loose forwards this year.

mofitzy_

Parker hasn't had any game time, has he?

Bovidae

@mofitzy_ said in Chiefs 2021:

Parker hasn't had any game time, has he?

He was a reserve in at least one game this season.

Edit: Two games - Blues at home and Hurricanes away.

Donsteppa

Good time to bring Messam’s experience into the wider squad ahead of the final.

Bovidae

@donsteppa Messam has been training with the team one day a week for a few weeks now. Now, he'll need to turn up daily.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/124753700/liam-messam-back-with-chiefs-fighting-literally-for-nephews-brain-tumour

Crucial

@donsteppa said in Chiefs 2021:

Good time to bring Messam’s experience into the wider squad ahead of the final.

Fuck yeah! Great time to have the Kaumātua take his place on the bench.
179 Super matches of experience and owner of the blueprint on how to get up the Crusader's noses.

Now where is BBBR?

Hooroo

@crucial said in Chiefs 2021:

@donsteppa said in Chiefs 2021:

Good time to bring Messam’s experience into the wider squad ahead of the final.

Fuck yeah! Great time to have the Kaumātua take his place on the bench.
179 Super matches of experience and owner of the blueprint on how to get up the Crusader's noses.

Now where is BBBR?

Does like a silly penalty at a crucial time though.

Stargazer

There used to be rules in Super Rugby that if a player wasn't named in the initial squad and was added at a later date, that player had to play an x-number of games before a certain date. If not, that player wasn't allowed to play in the QF, SF and Final. That happened to Messam a few years back, after he returned from Japan. I wonder whether those rules don't apply in SRA, or whether nobody has thought about that.

Bovidae

Common sense should prevail. At the moment the Chiefs have lost 4 of their original loose forwards and only have 3 fit, 4 if you include Finau as a 6.

If Kapeli is also in the squad (Cane's replacement), at least one of Kapeli, Messam or Florence has to be in the 23 this week.

The Silver Fern

Chiefs 2021