Highlanders 2022
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Tikoisolomone was Tomkinson's injury replacement so maybe Brown and co reassessed his readiness once he was training with them. Then again, Dawai is also very raw but he was part of the original squad. LCF's selection in Rd 3 was because of his training according to Brown.
Is Alaimalo training? Maybe Solomona is his replacement?
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@bovidae id love to know what the deal is Alaimalo, it seems obvious dunedin and the highlanders environment is not right for him
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@kiwiwomble I don't think it's got anything to do with Dunedin & Highlanders environment. It's a mental health thing as he's made very clear himself. Just doing it really tough the last 2-3 years.
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@stargazer i know its a mental health thing, i was saying that Dunedin and the Highlander might not be helping with his metal health issues, seeing he managed to play for southland in the NPC, you cant help but think he was making progress then and there and not as well now
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@kiwiwomble NPC, less pressure than SR?
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@stargazer quite possibly, and thats all i was meaning, if super rugby (and the highlanders/dunedin as his employer) isn't doing him any favours then for his own good you cant help but wondering if he should step away properly and really look after himself
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@fakatavafuture said in Highlanders 2022:
what's the consensus on cam millar?obviously a reliable goal kicker, trains regularly with the senior team so could he debut soon or would that be throwing him in the deep end?
We’ve also got that young guy down from Auckland they’ve earmarked as a long term option
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@stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
If McClutchie can continue to improve his kicking, a Fakatava-McC combo reunited at the Highlanders sounds pretty good for next year, even without my black&white eye patch on.
I have no idea why he isn’t there this year. Some one at the Landers needs firing, because if they are trying to focus on ‘local’ talent, its a recipe for being the 5th best franchise in NZ.
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@bones said in Highlanders 2022:
@gt12 said in Highlanders 2022:
if they are trying to focus on ‘local’ talent
Not sure if serious....
I'm not, but I can't fathom why didn't bring another 10 into the squad.
I can understand re-signing Banks, but as the 3rd 10, not the 2nd 10 and only other option to Hunt.
I know they have the young kid, but he's at least a year away, maybe two, from Super rugby.
Clearly, they don't trust Koroi, so simply put, I don't get it.
Right now they could be bringing McClutchie and Fakatava off the bench and developing them both.
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@gt12 said in Highlanders 2022:
@bones said in Highlanders 2022:
@gt12 said in Highlanders 2022:
if they are trying to focus on ‘local’ talent
Not sure if serious....
I'm not, but I have can't fathom why didn't bring another 10 into the squad.
I can understand re-signing Banks, but as the 3rd 10, not the 10 and only other option to Banks.
I know they have the young kid, but he's at least a year away, maybe two, from Super rugby.
Clearly, they don't trust Koroi, so simply put, I don't get it.
Right now they could be bringing McClutchie and Fakatava off the bench and developing them both.
Yep agree. I didn’t see the value in Banks instead of a McClutchie type player.
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@stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
@chris McClutchie, not a "McClutchie type player". The advantage of having McC there would exactly be that combo with Fakatava (and Mikaele-Tu'u at 8 ) that already exists at NPC level.
Well if they didn’t rate McClutchie which they cleary did not as they didn’t select him.
Any investment in a young player would have been better than Banks.
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@gt12 said in Highlanders 2022:
@bones said in Highlanders 2022:
@gt12 said in Highlanders 2022:
if they are trying to focus on ‘local’ talent
Not sure if serious....
I'm not, but I have can't fathom why didn't bring another 10 into the squad.
I can understand re-signing Banks, but as the 3rd 10, not the 10 and only other option to Banks.
I know they have the young kid, but he's at least a year away, maybe two, from Super rugby.
Clearly, they don't trust Koroi, so simply put, I don't get it.
Right now they could be bringing McClutchie and Fakatava off the bench and developing them both.
Pretty sure 10/12/13 is cursed at the landers or something as no coach seems to want to put any decent thought into the area....which is surprising considering the ones we've had!
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@chris said in Highlanders 2022:
@stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
@chris McClutchie, not a "McClutchie type player". The advantage of having McC there would exactly be that combo with Fakatava (and Mikaele-Tu'u at 8 ) that already exists at NPC level.
Well if they didn’t rate McClutchie which they cleary did not as they didn’t select him.
Well, maybe that was exactly where they got it wrong.
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@stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
@chris said in Highlanders 2022:
@stargazer said in Highlanders 2022:
@chris McClutchie, not a "McClutchie type player". The advantage of having McC there would exactly be that combo with Fakatava (and Mikaele-Tu'u at 8 ) that already exists at NPC level.
Well if they didn’t rate McClutchie which they cleary did not as they didn’t select him.
Well, maybe that was exactly where they got it wrong.
No doubt about that.
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@tim in terms of attracting talent i remember a specific scenario where Tony brown informed journo Paul of the stuff site that he was very keen on Kini Naholo as the ideal replacement for Nareki and the next thing you know he's snapped up by the crusaders💀
