Chiefs vs Highlanders
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@Crazy-Horse said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:
@Hooroo said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:
@taniwharugby said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:
@mariner4life FYI, Super rugby, right back to 1997 has started in Feb every year....in 2007 it we'd be into week 2
really? fuck. well, there you go.
Doesn't change the fact that it is stupidly early for a football code to start. There should still be test match cricket on.
I always remember the post @Dodge made about the footy season starting in England where he found it a little depressing as it meant Summer was about to end.
That kind of struck a chord with me.
Living in Qld I love the footy season starting because it means summer is coming to end.
winter is coming...
fucking yes!!!
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@Crucial said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:
I'm simply waiting for the teams before making comment. No use debating on reputation alone.
I have no idea whether the Chiefs have been keeping their powder dry pre-season or whether that is the best they have given that the ABs may not be up to speed.in my humble experience, preseason means precisely 3/8ths of fuck all.
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okay, having seen the 'landers team, i take my pessimism back. Who the fuck are those guys?
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@mariner4life round 1 is usually a lottery too, assume there will be referee shit to deal with too.
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The Chiefs are usually meh in preseason. In 2017 they won the illustrious Brisbane Tens, then lost to the Bulls a week later. Made the semis that year and got put down by an extremely good Crusaders team. Fairly confident for this game as a Chiefs fan tbh.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:
okay, having seen the 'landers team, i take my pessimism back. Who the fuck are those guys?
Most of the same guys that managed to lose twice to the Chiefs last year - just some are ABs now. Game is the Chiefs' to lose.
Yeah wondering what's up with no Banks and don't like Lentjes ahead of Hunt, but it's only the Chiefs.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:
@Crucial said in Chiefs vs Highlanders:
I'm simply waiting for the teams before making comment. No use debating on reputation alone.
I have no idea whether the Chiefs have been keeping their powder dry pre-season or whether that is the best they have given that the ABs may not be up to speed.in my humble experience, preseason means precisely 3/8ths of fuck all.
As a Canes fan, I hope you're right this year!
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Oh boy here we go.
The Gallagher Chiefs team:
- Atu Moli (29)
- Nathan Harris (44)
- Angus Ta’avao (17)
- Brodie Retallick (98) (C)
- Michael Allardice (34)
- Mitchell Brown (21)
- Lachlan Boshier (30)
- Tyler Ardron (10)
- Brad Weber (57)
- Orbyn Leger*
- Etene Nanai-Seturo**
- Anton Lienert-Brown (55)
- Tumua Manu*
- Bailyn Sullivan (1)
- Shaun Stevenson (33)
Reserves:
16. Samisoni Taukei'aho (9)
17. Aidan Ross (13)
18. Nepo Laulala (17)
19. Taleni Seu (34)
20. Jesse Parete (9)
21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (17)
22. Stephen Donald (104)
23. Ataata Moeakiola** -
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Hames? Jacobson? Seu bench? McKenzie? Alaimalo? Wainui? Cooper taking the piss?
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@Yeahtheboys Alaimalo is injured (wrist IIRC) so assume rest are too.
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No Alaimalo is a big surprise for me (injury?) plus I’m surprised to see Seu off the bench.
I suspect Hames is on the AB plan, as is McKenzie. I’d rather we tried get these home derby games though, by picking a slightly stronger team...
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