Chiefs 2026
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@SouthernMann said in Chiefs 2026:
ENS to head off-shore
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/all-blacks-sevens-star-etene-nanai-seturo-poised-for-european-move/
That's a bummer, but I guess he sees the AB door as being locked. I thought he might switch to the Warriors/NRL.
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@ARHS said in Chiefs 2026:
Bugger, wish they could have spent that money trying to retain players and get Oli Mathis.
It's not mutually exclusive, but I agree with the sentiment.
I personally think that the error was made last year though, they should have signed Mathis right away. Once he got a chance with the Saders, it's easy to understand why he would stay, especially as the path to the 7 jersey looks easier there.
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So who are we still needing to replace?
Ross
Slater
Selby-Rickit
Tupou
M Wrampling
Trask?
PoihipiThere are a few others who may also be moved on like Tahuriorangi and Coombes-Fabling, and questions over Jacomb and Nanai-Seturo. That would mean more ins/outs than in previous years.
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2026:
@WoodysRFC ehh Hamilton hate is so forced.
Lived in Hamilton, I loved it, Kiwis, particularly from the regions, are just infatuated with Perth. It's a city with a great climate and likely better career prospects.
@WoodysRFC said in Chiefs 2026:
@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2026:
@WoodysRFC ehh Hamilton hate is so forced.
Lived in Hamilton, I loved it, Kiwis, particularly from the regions, are just infatuated with Perth. It's a city with a great climate and likely better career prospects.
Hot take: has better beaches than Hamilton.
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Perth is a fucking shithole. A boring town a million miles from anywhere, flat, full of really fucking weird people. Inflated prices for everything thanks to FIFO money. Freo is okay, but there are a lot of deros in Freo as well.
I'll never go back without a really good reason
@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:
Perth is a fucking shithole. A boring town a million miles from anywhere, flat, full of really fucking weird people.
Eh? It's pretty darn close to Asia and easy flights to Europe and the middle east.
As for weird people, it doesn't have many QLDers.And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:
Perth is a fucking shithole. A boring town a million miles from anywhere, flat, full of really fucking weird people.
Eh? It's pretty darn close to Asia and easy flights to Europe and the middle east.
As for weird people, it doesn't have many QLDers.And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
so, not Perth then
And it's the most isolated major city on earth. Thrice daily flights to Bali for cashed up FIFO bogans does not change that
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:
Perth is a fucking shithole. A boring town a million miles from anywhere, flat, full of really fucking weird people.
Eh? It's pretty darn close to Asia and easy flights to Europe and the middle east.
As for weird people, it doesn't have many QLDers.And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
Eh? It's pretty darn close to Asia and easy flights to Europe and the middle east.
A mirror of the Hamiltonian story. It's great! It's handy to Raglan, the snow, getting up to Eden Park, across to Coromandel and the Mount, etc
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@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
so, not Perth then
And it's the most isolated major city on earth. Thrice daily flights to Bali for cashed up FIFO bogans does not change that
@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:
@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
so, not Perth then
And it's the most isolated major city on earth. Thrice daily flights to Bali for cashed up FIFO bogans does not change that
eh. Once you live in WA a 2-3 hour drive is nothing.
Direct flights to Heathrow, Rome etc. Plenty of places direct in Indonesia., not just Bali.
30+ nonstop destinations. .. I accept commissions. -
@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:
@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
so, not Perth then
And it's the most isolated major city on earth. Thrice daily flights to Bali for cashed up FIFO bogans does not change that
eh. Once you live in WA a 2-3 hour drive is nothing.
Direct flights to Heathrow, Rome etc. Plenty of places direct in Indonesia., not just Bali.
30+ nonstop destinations. .. I accept commissions.@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:
@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
so, not Perth then
And it's the most isolated major city on earth. Thrice daily flights to Bali for cashed up FIFO bogans does not change that
eh. Once you live in WA a 2-3 hour drive is nothing.
Direct flights to Heathrow, Rome etc. Plenty of places direct in Indonesia., not just Bali.
30+ nonstop destinations. .. I accept commissions.So as a place to live it's great if you don't mind travelling somewhere much better?
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@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:
@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
so, not Perth then
And it's the most isolated major city on earth. Thrice daily flights to Bali for cashed up FIFO bogans does not change that
eh. Once you live in WA a 2-3 hour drive is nothing.
Direct flights to Heathrow, Rome etc. Plenty of places direct in Indonesia., not just Bali.
30+ nonstop destinations. .. I accept commissions.So as a place to live it's great if you don't mind travelling somewhere much better?
@antipodean said in Chiefs 2026:
So as a place to live it's great if you don't mind travelling somewhere much better?
I'm sure Hamilton has some good things.
Hope you got enough cherries picked. -
what the fuck are you even talking about?
@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:
what the fuck are you even talking about?
It's not isolated by air. It's not even the most isolated capital city in the world.
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@antipodean said in Chiefs 2026:
So as a place to live it's great if you don't mind travelling somewhere much better?
I'm sure Hamilton has some good things.
Hope you got enough cherries picked.@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
@antipodean said in Chiefs 2026:
So as a place to live it's great if you don't mind travelling somewhere much better?
I'm sure Hamilton has some good things.
Hope you got enough cherries picked.what the fuck are you even talking about?
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@nostrildamus said in Chiefs 2026:
And Margaret river to Pemberton/Denmark is choice as.
so, not Perth then
And it's the most isolated major city on earth. Thrice daily flights to Bali for cashed up FIFO bogans does not change that
@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:
Thrice daily flights to Bali
This seems to stand out if we're comparing... what does Hams have?
