Highlanders 2019 Discussion

[SouthernMann]

What is this halfback like? Good long term replacement for Smith?

[Canes4life]

@nepia How many times have they f'd up over the years. The recruiters are out of their league.

[KiwiMurph]

@canes4life It could be worse - you could be the Blues.

[Canes4life]

@kiwimurph This is true, but seriously Judd & Christie instead of Folau - you have to be kidding me. I hope McClutchie doesn't follow suit.

[Number 10]

@southernmann Gonna be a star, man, gonna be a star.

[African Monkey]

Far out 5 loose forwards that have been capped by they ABs and that's without counting Hemopo haha. I assume Dixon will be the one to miss out there? Suprised he's still in NZ rugby tbh..

[Canes4life]

@number-10 Going to be a huge star. Argggggggggggggggggggggggggggh

[Canes4life]

@african-monkey Come on Landers, share the love.

[SouthernMann]

@canes4life we did, you guys now have Gareth Evans running around for you

[Stargazer]

@southernmann Another Hawke's Bay player the Canes overlooked, initially.

[SouthernMann]

@stargazer well he did go straight to Dunedin out of high school. But I'm glad we have gone from Josh Renton to Fakatava as our third and long term halfback

[Canes4life]

@southernmann Hopefully not too long.

[Stargazer]

@southernmann Yep, Evans, straight out of Napier BHS, but was in Hurricanes age grade teams. Canes should have picked him up straight away.

[Daffy Jaffy]

A bit sad that Aki Seiuli has missed out. I thought he was good for the Highlanders, especially off the bench.
Edit - just heard that he is injured so unavailable.

[Stargazer]

And now it's official:

[Nepia]

Good to see Pari Pari Parkinnson get a spot - he deserves it on his name alone.

[Bovidae]

Nice to see a couple Waikato players get a contract elsewhere after not thinking either was a chance of SR at the start of the M10 Cup. Amazing what a successful season does.

[SouthernMann]

Best team somewhat picks itself expcept for a lot of talent in the loose forwards and midfield.

Lienert-Brown
Coltman
Lomax
Franklin
Hemopo
Squire/Frizell
Hunt
Whitelock/Squire
Smith
Banks
Li
Walden/Tomkinson/Umaga-Jensen/Buckman
Thompson
Naholo
Smith

Dixon
Fa'agasa
Tokoahi
Dickson/Parkinson/Frizell
Frizell/Lentjes
Hammington/Fakatava
Ioane
Walden/Tomkinson/Umaga-Jensen/Buckman

[Bovidae]

Sef Fa’agase is a TH prop isn't he? Same for Tokoahi so I don't think both would be on the bench.

[SouthernMann]

@bovidae said in Highlanders 2019 Discussion:

Sef Fa’agase is a TH prop isn't he? Same for Tokoahi so I don't think both would be on the bench.

Mauger said they have picked him as a loosehead prop, which goes against his experience, but we will see how that goes.