Chiefs 2026

[Bones]

That sucks

[Yeetyaah]

https://chiefs.co.nz/news-item/chiefs-rugby-club-announce-new-logo-for-30th-year/

[ARHS]

Bugger, wish they could have spent that money trying to retain players and get Oli Mathis.

[gt12]

@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.

[Bovidae]

So who are we still needing to replace?

Ross
Slater
Selby-Rickit
Tupou
M Wrampling
Trask?
Poihipi

There 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.

[nostrildamus]

@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.

[nostrildamus]

@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.

[mariner4life]

@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

[Donsteppa]

@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

[nostrildamus]

@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]

what the fuck are you even talking about?

[antipodean]

@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?

[nostrildamus]

@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]

@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.

[antipodean]

@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?

[Bones]

@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:

Thrice daily flights to Bali

This seems to stand out if we're comparing... what does Hams have?

[cliff]

@Bovidae i hope we can sign vaenuku , tepea cook savage and sinton

[nostrildamus]

@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?

Cherry picking an argument, also known as the fallacy of incomplete evidence, is a logical fallacy where someone selectively presents only the evidence or data that supports their claim while ignoring any contradictory evidence or data that would undermine it. This selective presentation creates a misleading, biased, and incomplete picture, making an argument seem stronger or more valid than it actually is, even when the cherry-picked evidence itself is true.

[antipodean]

@Bones said in Chiefs 2026:

@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:

Thrice daily flights to Bali

This seems to stand out if we're comparing... what does Hams have?

If you think flying shitstar with a bunch of bogans to Bali is a positive then I guess you might like it.

I tend not to judge a city as being attractive to live, by how easily I can escape it to somewhere else.

[Bones]

@antipodean said in Chiefs 2026:

@Bones said in Chiefs 2026:

@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2026:

Thrice daily flights to Bali

This seems to stand out if we're comparing... what does Hams have?

If you think flying shitstar with a bunch of bogans to Bali is a positive then I guess you might like it.

I tend not to judge a city as being attractive to live, by how easily I can escape it to somewhere else.

I live in London, that's the main reason for being here. Never been to Bali, I do like me some bogan though.