Have some oil that Taha Kemara is coming home, yes he has just re-signed with the evil empire but the long term re-signing of Mo'unga potentially has him rethinking. As always, take with a grain of salt, but the oil is good.
@yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2027:
Have some oil that Taha Kemara is coming home, yes he has just re-signed with the evil empire but the long term re-signing of Mo'unga potentially has him rethinking. As always, take with a grain of salt, but the oil is good.
Strange he signed to 2028,He will be in the same position with D MAC ahead of him for the next 3 years.
I heard he was happy where he was,But things change I guess.
Can see a Japan-based 10 coming home for 2028 when McKenzie leaves - Kaleb Trask maybe?
Tiaan Falcon has just finished up with Nagoya but hasn't been playing 10.
@mr-fish said in Chiefs 2027:
Can see a Japan-based 10 coming home for 2028 when McKenzie leaves - Kaleb Trask maybe?
Tiaan Falcon has just finished up with Nagoya but hasn't been playing 10.
Tiaan has signed with Yokohama to my understanding.
Edit: Just saw the comment above lol
@chris said in Chiefs 2027:
Strange he signed to 2028
Just to clarify; are you referencing his Crusaders extension that he signed through 2028 here or do you have oil that he's instead signed a 2-year with the Chiefs?
@bellsgeorg said in Chiefs 2027:
@chris said in Chiefs 2027:
Strange he signed to 2028
Just to clarify; are you referencing his Crusaders extension that he signed through 2028 here or do you have oil that he's instead signed a 2-year with the Chiefs?
Crusaders extension
@jamsb said in Chiefs 2027:
@bellsgeorg https://crusaders.co.nz/latest/news/taha-kemara-signs-to-2028/
Yep, just making sure Chris is saying "that is strange, as he is already under contract" rather than saying "it is strange he's instead signed a different deal where his path to the 10 jersey is also blocked". I imagine it's the former but it could be read both ways.
@ploughboy Ah bugger, he's a big loss. Injury-prone but good when he could string some games together.
Really don't know what the option at 10 is. Cook-Savage is 25 and is fine but probably not the level required to be a tournament-winning flyhalf. It's a pity because the Chiefs will have a strong squad for years to come but you need a quality flyhalf to link it all together.
@yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2027:
yes he has just re-signed with the evil empire but the long term re-signing of Mo'unga potentially has him rethinking. As always, take with a grain of salt, but the oil is good.
A bunch of you guys didn't read my original post very well eh. Again, nothing is ever concrete but the oil is good
@yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2027:
Have some oil that Taha Kemara is coming home,
That sentence sounds like Kemera is definitely going to the Chiefs.
Hard to see Kemara moving to the Chiefs, the guy has pretty much solidified himself as the preferred option ahead of Reihana, was much better this season. Mo'unga only signed for 18 months, I expect those 18 months will be all she wrote for him in NZL. Not sure why he'd sign to 2029. World Cup will likely be all he's wanting and then will finish his career in Japan.
Kemara to the Chiefs would be his current Crusaders situation but worse. Dmac will go a lot longer than Mo'unga will, why play 2nd fiddle to Dmac till possibly end of 2031 when you can play starting 10 in 2028 and beyond if the 18 months is it for Richie?