Chiefs 2024

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah Dyer is the starting TH now. So he was another off-contract? I wonder what Ollie Norris' situation is?

[Grooter]

Hearing Sam Cane will be using his sabbatical clause and joining Tokyo Sungoliath

[Bovidae]

The Chiefs will definitely need to find another specialist 7 then, even if Boshier is used as one too.

[cgrant]

Tom Florence ?

[Bovidae]

@cgrant said in Chiefs 2024:

Tom Florence ?

Yeah, he would be near the top of my list.

The others used in the last 12-24 months are:
Mitch Jacobson
Jacob Norris
Wallace Sititi - not really a specialist 7
Veveni Lasaqa

[SouthernMann]

@Bovidae Leroy Ferguson from Southland may be worth a look

[ploughboy]

wings and props could be only interesting spots in team . openside and lock a bit less

[Bovidae]

If we look at the 2023 squad (with some possibilities):

Hookers (3):
Samisoni Taukei’aho
Bradley Slater - assuming he stays

Tyrone Thompson

Props (6):
Aidan Ross
Ollie Norris
Jared Proffit
George Dyer

Angus Ta’avao/John Ryan (Reuben O’Neill)
Atunaisa Moli ???

Locks (5):
Brodie Retallick (Fiti Sa)
Tupou Vaa’i
Josh Lord

Laghlan McWhannell ???
Manaaki Selby-Rickit

Loose Forwards (7):
Sam Cane??
Luke Jacobson
Naitoa Ah Kuoi
Samipeni Finau

Pita Gus Sowakula (Tom Florence/Jacob Norris/Mitch Jacobson)
Kaylum Boshier
Simon Parker

Halfbacks (3):
Cortez Ratima
Xavier Roe
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (replacing Brad Weber)

First five-eighths (3):
Damian McKenzie
Kaleb Trask (replacing Bryn Gatland)
Josh Ioane
Rivez Reihana

Midfielders (5):
Anton Lienert-Brown
Quinn Tupaea
Rameka Poihipi
Daniel Rona
Gideon Wrampling

Outside backs (6):
Emoni Narawa
Etene Nanai-Seturo
Shaun Stevenson
Peniasi Malimali
Ngantungane Punivai ???
???

So 2 TH props, 2 locks, 2 loose forwards if Cane goes to Japan, and 2 outside backs. One of the loose forwards needs to be a 7.

[Bovidae]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/luke-jacobson-commits-to-gallagher-chiefs-until-2025

[ploughboy]

if cane having a break wouldnt surprise me to see like move to seven and parker to 8

[Bovidae]

@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2024:

if cane having a break wouldnt surprise me to see like move to seven and parker to 8

Only if there is a lack of balance in the loose forwards in the squad - again. A lot of 6/8s but not enough 7s.

[frugby]

Slater confirmed as staying at the Chiefs.

[ploughboy]

LJ probarly better than the ones you mentioned and parker has huge upside

[ploughboy]

as i say more interested in who we have at prop and wing

[nostrildamus]

@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2024:

LJ probarly better than the ones you mentioned and parker has huge upside

Simon Parker? Big lad!

[Bovidae]

@ploughboy The Stuff article is saying what you think, i.e., Jacobson will play 7. He's obviously going to be the captain too. Cane's impending move to Japan has been known for a while so they (hopefully) have planned for this and have suitable replacements in place.

[Bovidae]

Official.

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/sam-cane-to-take-offshore-playing-break

[Windows97]

Bold move by Cane, he basically cedes his starting spot to Paps and potentially his place in the team altogether.

[Canes4life]

@Windows97 yeah that could be his AB career done bar injuries. I have the Chiefs favourites for the 2024 Super title but he will leave a large(ish) gap no doubt.

[SBW1]

Chiefs don't appear to have signed that many for next year, is the roster finalised or not?