@sparky It should have been Furlong vs Rettalick for player of the year imo.

@darren-nicholson Yeah that man of the match performance by Walker-Leawere for the Maoris was very impressive. If Liam Mitchell can bulk up then he could be a good prospect aswell.

Props are our biggest weakness by far.

Yeah he deserves a good run and looks like a tremendous athlete. The Canes locks might lack experience but they are big and mobile which will suit our style of footy.

@darren-nicholson Hopefully he can kick on for the Canes, we will be desperate for him to perform this year and can't afford to have him sitting on the sidelines again.

Fair play, if they are true it just shows how inviting having a roof is.

@machpants still think that Highlanders figure is bull.

@bones It shows the trend heading into 2018. So they go from declining by 20% in crowd figures in 2017, to miraculously turning that around to become the best represented franchise in NZ for crowd figures in 2018. yeaaah right. Believe what you like but those figures are bullshit. I don't believe any article that quotes statements without backing it up with facts.

I call bullshit on the Highlanders having better crowds than the Canes and Crusaders in 2018. I attended all Canes games at the Tin and the crowds ranged from 15000-25000.