Chiefs 2024

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2024:

@ploughboy said:

yeah was wondering what the chiefs were going to do with him. will be interesting to see who they replace him with. would imagine AT will get join dyer so would leave room for one more

Ta'avao is negotiating a contract extension at the moment.

This season the props were:
LH - Aidan Ross, Ollie Norris, Jared Proffit
TH - 
Angus Ta’avao, Atunaisa Moli, George Dyer

The other prop used was Solomone Tukuafu but I don't think he's a SR-quality TH.

The young props in the region are all LHs (Kauvaka Kaivelata, Josh Bartlett, Mason Tupaea), in that order of readiness. Kaivelata can play TH though.

Maybe Reuben O’Neill
 gets picked up again?

Moli has signed with the Force, so we need at least one new prop.

tom florence is one id thought off .Wallace Sititi is another i thought was a training partner this year? but i think he came on at no 8 for harbour the other day.
@Canes4life would be interested to see more of him thats the kind of player that would be handy as cane signed to 25? i think

@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2024:

tom florence is one id thought off .Wallace Sititi is another i thought was a training partner this year?

Yes, Sititi was part of the WTG as both Florence and M Jacobson were playing in MLR. The other no.7 that could be in contention is Veveni Lasaqa. He will go against Florence in NP tomorrow, so worth watching that matchup.

have only been keeping a passing eye on things so far this year . florence for me not as effective as he had been and lasaqa been industrious but might lack the physical presence to step up . but as i say i have watched to closely

@ploughboy Yeah, Lasaqa isn't the biggest no.7. He is probably similar to Kirifi in height. Great over the ball though.

Ideally, you'd want someone with more size which is why I favour Florence. M Jacobson seems to be out of favour. There are heaps of 6/8s in the region but not so many true opensides.

@Bovidae doent have to be in region .im more than open to grab the right one from outside

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2024:

I wonder if the latter will be involved in 2024 or just being asked for input on the props?

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars announced a while ago that Hoeft had left the club, so he might be available.

The halfbacks are sorted.

@Canes4life It looks like Roigard is staying at the Canes and not moving to the Chiefs.

@Chris said in Chiefs 2024:

@Canes4life It looks like Roigard is staying at the Canes and not moving to the Chiefs.

Nah George has a dead set sauce that trumps reality

Roigard could still have been having discussions with the Chiefs but not signed any contract.

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2024:

Roigard could still have been having discussions with the Chiefs but not signed any contract.

..and it's good when people post rumours on TSF

@Bovidae
Of course contract discussions break down all the time,people change their mind at the last minute ,
That happened with Ofa T he was pretty much certain to go to the Crusaders at at the last minute pulled out.

Both 2-year extensions.

Announcements for replacements for Retallick and Sowakula will be of more interest.

There are plenty of other players who were off-contract this year too, many likely starters.

@Bovidae What do you reckon? Has Thompson already surpassed Slater or not? I don't think Thompson will be happy to stay no. 3 in the hooker pecking order for much longer.

@Stargazer I would hope so but I'm not the coach. I've never seen any contract info for either Thompson or Slater so I've no idea whether they are signed or not.

Stevenson is definitely off-contract, and based on previous media releases so are Jacobson, Ah Kuoi, Boshier, Tupaea and ENS.

@Bovidae That wasn't my question. Who do you think is the second and who is the third hooker at the Chiefs out of Thompson and Slater?

I answered that question in my first sentence. Thompson is 2 and Slater is 3. That's how it ended up in the playoffs but McMillan has often rotated them during the season.