Chiefs v Highlanders

[Bones]

@Canes4life said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

The scary thing for all other teams is the Chiefs are still yet to welcome back the best AB of 2024 in Sititi. For me, it’s their title to lose from here.

Yeah but nobody has played against Higgins yet.

[Canes4life]

@Bones said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

@Canes4life said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

The scary thing for all other teams is the Chiefs are still yet to welcome back the best AB of 2024 in Sititi. For me, it’s their title to lose from here.

Yeah but nobody has played against Higgins yet.

This is true.

[Duluth]

[Yeetyaah]

Chiefs biggest winning margin over the Highlanders in their history.

[KiwiInLondon]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Chiefs biggest winning margin over the Highlanders in their history.

Their history so far* got another game this season

[Grooter]

@Bones said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Gonna go see if I can find my canes jersey

Send me your landers jersey I'm sure we will sign Callum Harkin every rebuilding team needs it's own Cameron McIntyre

[Bovidae]

@Tim said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Is Ayden Johnstone still in NZ?

Good question. He isn't playing club rugby from what I've seen. Still only 28.

[Bovidae]

I only had a chance to watch the replay this afternoon so was surprised that the Sky commentators were talking about the wind. It didn't feel like there was a strong wind at the stadium. Wheeler is still so annoying.

Anyway, the 3rd quarter seemed closer to what the Chiefs can deliver. Nowhere near perfect but they took most of their chances and played at the right end. As expected, DLB was a liability in the scrum, and Ma'u had his issues too. It seemed like the Highlanders struggled when the Chiefs upped the tempo.

I do like the McAlister-Taukei’aho one-two punch. McMillan has regularly rotated players but he will have to settle on his best 23 soon. Ratima and Roe have alternated at halfback, and I'm fine with Roe starting but would be giving them more equal minutes.

[handa457]

@Bovidae It's wild to me how poorly handled Ayden Johnstone was. 122kg easily the most consistent scrummager perhaps behind De Groot we've had since Kane Hames and an absolute physical menace. With the right coaching easily could have been an All Black.

[Bovidae]

@handa457 Johnstone played in that North-South game a few years back. We'll see if he is in the Waikato squad later in the year.

[frugby]

@handa457 I’m no genius, but there has to be more to it. Hasn’t even been playing dev rugby for the Chiefs, and you’d think an NPC player of that quality would be called up for that.

[KiwiMurph]

I still think Chiefs are vulnerable up the guts - especially as the weather will get worse from now til the end of the Super season

Both Reds and Tahs really made in roads with direct forward play.

Blues did the same thing in the final last year

The question is can Chiefs shore things up in the business end of the comp.

[Mr Fish]

Few big injury returnees for the Chiefs this week.

[Canes4life]

@Mr-Fish said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Few big injury returnees for the Chiefs this week.

Sititi?

[Mr Fish]

@Canes4life said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

@Mr-Fish said in Chiefs v Highlanders:

Few big injury returnees for the Chiefs this week.

Sititi?

Lord, Trask too.