Chiefs 2022

[Bovidae]

@bobily2 I saw that too. The Chiefs player profiles are consistent in their typos.

[Bovidae]

@crucial I am expecting Slater will be ahead of Thompson in the hooker pecking order. That decision might be dependent on pre-season form.

Trask over Reihana too, on goal kicking alone. I like Rivez but he isn't the most consistent there.

[Crucial]

@bovidae said in Chiefs 2022:

@crucial I am expecting Slater will be ahead of Thompson in the hooker pecking order. That decision might be dependent on pre-season form.

Trask over Reihana too, on goal kicking alone. I like Rivez but he isn't the most consistent there.

Good call on both accounts

[Bovidae]

@bovidae said in Chiefs 2022:

@bobily2 I saw that too. The Chiefs player profiles are consistent in their typos.

And to reinforce my comment above there is now a new player listed in the inside backs. I won't mention the obvious joke.

[Yeetyaah]

No one:

Clueless Chiefs fans on social media who don't pay attention to off-season moves:

[taniwharugby]

@bovidae and he had a poor season too, probably lucky he was already on the Chiefs book!

I think he has alot of potential, but his game went backwards this year.

[Donsteppa]

@bobily2 said in Chiefs 2022:

Introducing the new unrealistic body standards for a Super Rugby hooker

That would make hitting the back of the lineout incredibly easy. Just lean over and hand the ball to them...

[bobily2]

@donsteppa said in Chiefs 2022:

@bobily2 said in Chiefs 2022:

Introducing the new unrealistic body standards for a Super Rugby hooker

That would make hitting the back of the lineout incredibly easy. Just lean over and hand the ball to them...

You're assuming proportional arms. If they're regular-sized it might be a lot more difficult (though having both Retallick and Lord will be advantageous if the ball just drops somewhere from the sky)

[Yeetyaah]

Probably the best place to put it. ABs official Instagram says "See you in a few months." Maybe he's signed a contract with NZR again?

[Bovidae]

https://www.facebook.com/chiefsrugby/videos/1775038372686887/

[Yeetyaah]

@bovidae dudes for a bright future hopefully. Having him and Roe there will I think bring out the best in each other as they'll be competing directly for the bench spot.

[Bovidae]

Roe and Ratima are very different types of halfback, and both offer something different to Weber.

I note that McMillan also made the TKB comparison when talking about Ratima. TKB is much bigger though.

[Yeetyaah]

@bovidae like taller? Ratima is pretty built for a little fella. You're right about them being different though. Was Roe injured for the entire NPC?

[Bovidae]

Tawera is listed as 1.87 m and 89 kg - tall and heavy for a modern-day halfback. That seems accurate to me.

Roe got injured from a tackle at the kickoff against Hawke's Bay. He eventually went off with an elbow injury wasn't available after that.

[ARHS]

Ratima needs to tackle lower from what I have seen. Lots of promise and skills but some work ons tactically. Will be great to see him developing.

[nostrildamus]

@bovidae said in Chiefs 2022:

Maybe Clayton reads the Fern too - BBBR.

There should be an extra stat on match reports: no. of tacklers left on the ground trying to tackle him... Samisoni would leap to the top.

[Stargazer]

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/we-probably-did-get-in-there-right-under-the-noses-of-the-hurricanes/

[Yeetyaah]

@stargazer

It’s a competitive market out there and you can’t really sit on your hands and just expect that people that may have had a pathway through your development programmes are still going to be there when it comes to signing players,” McMillan said.

[kiwi_expat]

reading this article it seems likely Jarrad Hoeata is the Chiefs new forwards coach replacing Barnes.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/127126240/warren-gatland-to-coach-new-zealand-barbarians-featuring-brian-lochores-grandson

[Yeetyaah]

@kiwi_expat good or bad news? Anyone?