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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 441668" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>only responding to another post >.<</p><p></p><p>where is Bourke going? if he's gone I'm not suprised. I think Fritz Lee has been too good this year for a young guy and Messam provides good cover for #8 if needed.</p><p></p><p>Sucks about 12, Kahui has struggled outside some crap players at 12 over the last two years. And we didn't see Tana enough this year. However I dont think Willison has done too badly, though he hasn't set the park alight on attack he has been ok and his defence has been very impressive - and that will be important with Cruden at 10. He's an ok tackler but he can ony be so good for his size, overall it's still a weakness.</p><p></p><p>I do hope Sonny Bill signs with the chiefs, he Cruden and Kahui will make for one serious backline</p><p></p><p>I am looking forward to Renee taking over the coaching. I did back foster for a long time but he made a LOT of mistakes in the last two years. 2010 was a shocker year for injuries at the chiefs but 2011 was more about bad selections. For the locks and 12 in particular, Sweeney was utter crap this year and quite obviously impacted on Donald and Kahui in particular but the backline as a whole. Masanga hardly touched the ball this year when Sweeney was at 12, interestingly in the few games Tana had masanga was brilliant.</p><p></p><p>If anything I'd really like to see the chiefs and the NZRU make an effort to get Henry Speight back into the chiefs outfit. He was the natural successor to Sivivatu and I think with Speight off to australia a year early it's left a massive hole in that area. Speight has become a player of great quality that I dont think many wingers in this area measure up too.</p><p></p><p>Will also be interesting to see if Tim or Declon make the squad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 441668, member: 43875"] only responding to another post >.< where is Bourke going? if he's gone I'm not suprised. I think Fritz Lee has been too good this year for a young guy and Messam provides good cover for #8 if needed. Sucks about 12, Kahui has struggled outside some crap players at 12 over the last two years. And we didn't see Tana enough this year. However I dont think Willison has done too badly, though he hasn't set the park alight on attack he has been ok and his defence has been very impressive - and that will be important with Cruden at 10. He's an ok tackler but he can ony be so good for his size, overall it's still a weakness. I do hope Sonny Bill signs with the chiefs, he Cruden and Kahui will make for one serious backline I am looking forward to Renee taking over the coaching. I did back foster for a long time but he made a LOT of mistakes in the last two years. 2010 was a shocker year for injuries at the chiefs but 2011 was more about bad selections. For the locks and 12 in particular, Sweeney was utter crap this year and quite obviously impacted on Donald and Kahui in particular but the backline as a whole. Masanga hardly touched the ball this year when Sweeney was at 12, interestingly in the few games Tana had masanga was brilliant. If anything I'd really like to see the chiefs and the NZRU make an effort to get Henry Speight back into the chiefs outfit. He was the natural successor to Sivivatu and I think with Speight off to australia a year early it's left a massive hole in that area. Speight has become a player of great quality that I dont think many wingers in this area measure up too. Will also be interesting to see if Tim or Declon make the squad. [/QUOTE]
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