Waikato v Canterbury

[Chris]

Canterbury

G Bell
J Moody
C Toomalatai
S Darry
M Dunshea
D Gardiner
T Christie
B Harmon
J Lam
A Harford
S Alaimalo
R Pohipi
D McLeod
M Mataele
F Burke

Reserves
B Funnell
D Lienart-Brown
O Jager
Z Gallagher
R Prinsep
M Drummond
J Rove
B Murray

[ARHS]

That is a strong npc lineup

[Bovidae]

Waikato named for final regular season home game against Canterbury.

Waikato finish off their regular season this weekend when they host Canterbury at FMG Stadium Waikato for round 9 of...

[Bovidae]

Get a few players back from injury, and lose a couple more. Story of the season.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae A 6:2 split on the bench ?

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer Yes. Filipo is going conservative.

[ARHS]

Should be a ripper. Mitch and Quinn back on the bench. Roe and Cruden hold the key.

[Bovidae]

@ARHS The graphic and media release are different so I'm not sure which is correct. McWhannell or Jacobson?

[Bovidae]

Unfortunately, wind and rain will have an impact on all matches today.

[Yeetyaah]

Geez Tucker you dumbass

[Yeetyaah]

Gotta be the Waikato try of the year fuck me dead that was unreal

[Duluth]

Good game. Shame the retarded NPC has unnecessary scheduling conflicts

[Bovidae]

Yeah that was a fun watch. Waikato scored some great tries in this game. Hopefully Roe's injury isn't too bad as he had his arm in a sling at the end.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Roe has had a very good season thus far. I know Ratima has only played 6 games this season, but Roe has been much better. It will be interesting to see who the Chiefs pick as first choice halfback in 2024.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer Roe had a very good game against Auckland and Otago but a mixed performance in this game.

As to the Chiefs, I would start Roe and bring on Ratima as I think Cortez is better suited as a sub out of the two. I can see some rotation though depending on the opposition.

[cgrant]

Parker has really stepped up this year as well. Next year, he could be the starting Nr.8 with the Chiefs.

[Bovidae]

@cgrant said in Waikato v Canterbury:

Parker has really stepped up this year as well. Next year, he could be the starting Nr.8 with the Chiefs.

I think Parker will take over the PGS role and play 6/8 off the bench. Jacobson is the starting no.8.