Chiefs 2024

[Tim]

That's a very strong dev team.

[Bovidae]

@Tim said in Chiefs 2024:

That's a very strong dev team.

I had thought that Malachi Wrampling-Alec might get a game. He has been injured but is in the NZ U20 squad. I'm always interested to see which extras are selected. The reserves include a few U20 players.

[Tim]

What's the deal with Josh Lord's injury? Is he going to play this season?

[Bovidae]

@Tim A Crusaders player landed on his ankle. I don't know if it was the same ankle that he twisted in pre-season but I don't think it is too serious.

[Bovidae]

A little more about the injuries:

Jacobson had a shoulder impingement
Norris a rolled ankle

Both should be in contention for the Force game.

Tupou could have a broken facial bone/fractured eye socket.

Lord is likely to be back this week.

[Windows97]

Good news about Lord, the tight 5 is where the Chiefs need to do most of their improving.

[cliff]

What about Stevenson is he injured or it was just a cramp

[Bovidae]

@cliff

But, speaking to the Waikato Times from Sydney on Saturday, McMillan, while unsure exactly “how acute” the injury was, was quietly confident Stevenson may well not be out of action for the multiple weeks that come with grade two or three hamstring tears. “He’s walking around today so potentially not as bad as what we initially thought, but obviously bad enough for him to come off the field, so he’ll be a day-by-day proposition, I think, in terms of his availability for the next game [against the Force in Hamilton on Saturday night],” the coach said.

We should get an injury update this week I would think.

[Crazy Horse]

The injury looked high on the hamstring too. My understanding, if it is a tear, high hamstring injuries can take a while. Of course, I could be full of shit.

[Chris]

@Crazy-Horse said in Chiefs 2024:

The injury looked high on the hamstring too. My understanding, if it is a tear, high hamstring injuries can take a while. Of course, I could be full of shit.

100% high hamstring strains are worse if its a tear a lot worse.
Even if you are walking the next day it doesn't mean a quick recovery,I have had a couple of strains and a tear in my time high strains are niggly to get over.
I have had a few players I coach go through them as well.
Groins and calfs are shit as well to get over.

[Bovidae]

A look at the heritage jerseys.

[Bovidae]

[Bovidae]

Josh Lord will be good to go next week.

The Waikato Times

[Bovidae]

From today's Waikato Times:

Lord - a recurrence of his knee injury (not ankle), being assessed but likely to miss SR
Ah Kuoi - MCL, precautionary resting
Finau - no dislocation or break of AC joint, likely 3-4 weeks
Tupou - facial fracture
Stevenson - back training and could be able to play next round

Edit:
The Chiefs have also provided an update.

[Duluth]

@Bovidae

Is Trask contracted for next year? Jacomb seems like the better long term bet. Trask might be a good poaching target for the Crusaders/Highlanders?

[frugby]

@Duluth Why would the Highlanders want him?

[Duluth]

@frugby to replace Patchell

[Bovidae]

@Duluth said in Chiefs 2024:

Is Trask contracted for next year?

Yes, when Trask went to Japan he signed a 2-yr contract with the Chiefs for 2024-25. It's probably why they let Reihana go too.

[frugby]

@Duluth Think he'd rather be third choice at the Chiefs. Surely Ioane's time is up at the end of this year?

[Chris]

@frugby said in Chiefs 2024:

@Duluth Think he'd rather be third choice at the Chiefs. Surely Ioane's time is up at the end of this year?

What ? hardly play SR or potentially earning a start somewhere else to push for higher honours or get a lucrative overseas contract.
That doesn't make much sense to me 3rd choice at a franchise probably means going to eventually die away and just survive with no real nest egg for retirement.