Chiefs 2025
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@darylmitchell said in Chiefs 2025:
interesting they cite workload for Filipo stepping down, Maori All Blacks only play 2 games a year
Filipo is also the Waikato coach. I assume that he can now watch all SR games with his Māori coaching/selecting hat on, rather than having two roles.
Gibbes not coaching the NZ U20s is also a blow.
@Bovidae will be the 4th different U20 coach in 4 years
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Interestingly, he's absent from this training vid from what I can see
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2025:
Interestingly, he's absent from this training vid from what I can see
Are the ABs and AB XV players back in training yet? I know that Jacobson is there but he didn't go on the AB tour.
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i wouldn't mind if Stevenson goes, he was very poor in 2024 grand final.
And it means we'll get to see Leroy Carter tearing up in Super Rugby
ENS at 15, 11 Carter, Narawa 14
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i wouldn't mind if Stevenson goes, he was very poor in 2024 grand final.
And it means we'll get to see Leroy Carter tearing up in Super Rugby
ENS at 15, 11 Carter, Narawa 14
@darylmitchell said in Chiefs 2025:
he was very poor in 2024 grand final.
Bit rough when the whole team played shit
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i wouldn't mind if Stevenson goes, he was very poor in 2024 grand final.
And it means we'll get to see Leroy Carter tearing up in Super Rugby
ENS at 15, 11 Carter, Narawa 14
@darylmitchell would you think this is the likely shuffle? Given the log jam at 10, would any of trask, jacomb or dmac be relocated to 15? Not sure how much time trask or jacomb have spent at 15 tbf
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Trask was used at fullback previously with mixed results. I remember he was exposed under the high ball. That said, either he or DMac would be options at fullback. Jacomb is a 1st 5 only.
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Please don't play Jacomb at 15.
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@frugby said in Chiefs 2025:
Jacomb played 15 for Naki when Potroze played 10
And they were poorer for it.
Taranaki also used Slater as a flanker and Lennox as a winger, but what works in the NPC seldom works in SR. My point is that there are better options if you are moving a 1st 5 to fullback. I'd be happy with ENS at 15 and look to sign a new winger if Stevenson gets his release.
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@frugby said in Chiefs 2025:
Jacomb played 15 for Naki when Potroze played 10
And they were poorer for it.
Taranaki also used Slater as a flanker and Lennox as a winger, but what works in the NPC seldom works in SR. My point is that there are better options if you are moving a 1st 5 to fullback. I'd be happy with ENS at 15 and look to sign a new winger if Stevenson gets his release.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
sign a new winger
Looking to be Mataele or Malimali which doesn't fill me with hope.
@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2025:
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
sign a new winger
Looking to be Mataele or Malimali which doesn't fill me with hope.
Gray is there too. Malimali would probably have the inside running.
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@frugby said in Chiefs 2025:
Jacomb played 15 for Naki when Potroze played 10
And they were poorer for it.
Taranaki also used Slater as a flanker and Lennox as a winger, but what works in the NPC seldom works in SR. My point is that there are better options if you are moving a 1st 5 to fullback. I'd be happy with ENS at 15 and look to sign a new winger if Stevenson gets his release.
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
@frugby said in Chiefs 2025:
Jacomb played 15 for Naki when Potroze played 10
And they were poorer for it.
Taranaki also used Slater as a flanker and Lennox as a winger, but what works in the NPC seldom works in SR. My point is that there are better options if you are moving a 1st 5 to fullback. I'd be happy with ENS at 15 and look to sign a new winger if Stevenson gets his release.
Oh for sure. I get the feeling that the Chiefs will want to get Jacomb on the field. I'd be surprised if we don't see DMac and Jacomb on the field at the same time, so it will be interesting to see which one plays 10, and which ones plays 15.
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there are better options than Mailimali and Gray
Tupaea played the season for Waikato at 11, he makes big metres on the left
Wrampling has played just as much on the wing in his career as midfield
Daniel Rona also started a few games in 2024 on the left wing for Chiefs
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there are better options than Mailimali and Gray
Tupaea played the season for Waikato at 11, he makes big metres on the left
Wrampling has played just as much on the wing in his career as midfield
Daniel Rona also started a few games in 2024 on the left wing for Chiefs
@darylmitchell We're talking about a potential squad replacement, not a starter, or even someone who makes the 23.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
@frugby said in Chiefs 2025:
Jacomb played 15 for Naki when Potroze played 10
And they were poorer for it.
Taranaki also used Slater as a flanker and Lennox as a winger, but what works in the NPC seldom works in SR. My point is that there are better options if you are moving a 1st 5 to fullback. I'd be happy with ENS at 15 and look to sign a new winger if Stevenson gets his release.
Oh for sure. I get the feeling that the Chiefs will want to get Jacomb on the field. I'd be surprised if we don't see DMac and Jacomb on the field at the same time, so it will be interesting to see which one plays 10, and which ones plays 15.
@frugby said in Chiefs 2025:
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:
@frugby said in Chiefs 2025:
Jacomb played 15 for Naki when Potroze played 10
And they were poorer for it.
Taranaki also used Slater as a flanker and Lennox as a winger, but what works in the NPC seldom works in SR. My point is that there are better options if you are moving a 1st 5 to fullback. I'd be happy with ENS at 15 and look to sign a new winger if Stevenson gets his release.
Oh for sure. I get the feeling that the Chiefs will want to get Jacomb on the field. I'd be surprised if we don't see DMac and Jacomb on the field at the same time, so it will be interesting to see which one plays 10, and which ones plays 15.
Jacob off the bench and Dmac moving to 15 to finish the game (ENS to wing) seems like the obvious way to go here.
With Trask as well though, who was poor at 15 previously, I’m not sure how they will all fit in (with fingers crossed that injuries don’t solve this issue).
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