A big game for both teams.

Ollie Norris
Tyrone Thompson
George Dyer
Josh Lord
Tupou Vaa’i (vc)
Simon Parker
Luke Jacobson (c)
Wallace Sititi
Xavier Roe
Damian McKenzie
Liam Coombes-Fabling
Quinn Tupaea (vc)
Kyle Brown
Kyren Taumoefolau
Isaac Hutchinson

RESERVES
Samisoni Taukei’aho
Jared Proffit
Reuben O’Neill
Fiti Sa
Seuseu Naitoa Ah Kuoi
Cortez Ratima
Josh Jacomb
Lalakai Foketi

UNAVAILABLE DUE TO INJURY
Jahrome Brown – Concussion – Round 14
Kaylum Boshier – Concussion – Round 14
Michael Loft – Ankle – Round 14-15
Brodie McAlister – Calf – Round 14
Samipeni Finau – Quad – Round 14-15
Daniel Rona – Hamstring – Round 14
Emoni Narawa – Foot – Round 16-QF
Leroy Carter – Hamstring – QF
Jayden Sa – Shoulder – Season

George Blake, Matt Faessler, Zane Nonggorr, Seru Uru, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Joe Brial, Fraser McReight (c), Harry Wilson, Kalani Thomas, Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, Lachie Anderson, Hunter Paisami, Josh Flook, Filipo Daugunu, Jock Campbell

Replacements: Josh Nasser, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Nick Bloomfield, Hamish Muller, Vaiuta Latu, Louis Werchon, Carter Gordon, Treyvon Pritchard

Sititi would have to be the 7 cover. A lot of players who would be in the top 23 are on the unavailable list.

Chiefs' bogey team. Could be interesting.

Glad to see Brown and Hutchinson in the line-up again (although there aren't too many alternatives running about at the moment).

@Bovidae said in Reds v Chiefs:

Sititi would have to be the 7 cover

Go on Quinn, you know you wanna

Speaking of no.7s, it looks like Cam Church has got himself a trip to Brisbane.

@Bones said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Bovidae said in Reds v Chiefs:

Sititi would have to be the 7 cover

Go on Quinn, you know you wanna

Shame Carter is injured, he could go there, wing, centre, halfback and flanker, ultimate player!

Xavier Roe with the bald buff channelling his inner Brendon Leonard

Parker commanding the touchline like a vets winger.

Reckon I might be in contention for AB blindside.

Was about to call him soft but good tackle on Wilson

This Sititi guy is going to terrorise opposition defence this year.

Poor defence wow

Parker made a shocking decision to commit there. Pretty much his fault that one

Reds passing at the line is very good.

Worrying early signs for Chiefs

Less than 10mins in and I'm sick of the whining of the Stan commentators already.

Lord makes better decisions in space than most NZ backs

@antipodean I'm just thankful it isn't Maloney

Great try by Faingaanuku

Quinn is such a fucking beast, does so much work everywhere.

Nice work down the blindside. Decent ball from the prop at the end.

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Lord makes better decisions in space than most NZ backs

And footwork!

Lord has to start at lock for the ABs after this season. One of the few players who isn’t a moron. Probably the benefit of being in Hansens wider squads early on

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

@jimmyb he's only doing this because I swapped him for Vaai just before the blues game. We won't have the same luxury come test time.

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

Very ENS like. Yes please

@Bones said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

Very ENS like. Yes please

Ben Blair on steroids

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

How is he under the highball? I’d prefer a fullback that can catch

@jimmyb said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

How is he under the highball? I’d prefer a fullback that can catch

He was very good last week and has already looked good today. First impressions are strong.

Paisami with a nut shot on Tupaea

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@jimmyb said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

How is he under the highball? I’d prefer a fullback that can catch

He was very good last week and has already looked good today. First impressions are strong.

Ok the jersey is his

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

Paisami with a nut shot on Tupaea

His nuts are in his ribs?

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

Paisami with a nut shot on Tupaea

His nuts are in his ribs?

Thought he got him in the nuts live but clearly in the ribs on the replay.

@jimmyb said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@jimmyb said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

How is he under the highball? I’d prefer a fullback that can catch

He was very good last week and has already looked good today. First impressions are strong.

Ok the jersey is his

Settle down lad, too early for that. He’s promising though.

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Bones said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

Very ENS like. Yes please

Ben Blair on steroids

Stop being drunk

@Bones said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Bones said in Reds v Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

Very ENS like. Yes please

Ben Blair on steroids

Stop being drunk

All Cantabs look the same

@Canes4life said in Reds v Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Chiefs:

Hutchison bloody hell way to make an impression

Hutchinson could end up being the fullback the ABs are after. He looks to be very good and has plenty of size about him.

Yeah agreed - very exciting

Brief panic when I heard the comms say: "Tupaea down in back-play."

Early tackle masked that that was a very ponderous play from a good scrum position