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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 621576" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Definitely disappointing news for Popoali'i. I still worry about him defensively, but he can be a real weapon on attack with his stepping ability, so he is definately a loss for the Highlanders.</p><p></p><p>It will be interesting to see who we call in to replace him. We had a real shortage of specialist wings even before Popoali'i was ruled out, so I feel he needs to be replaced by someone who is primarily a wing. We have Renata and Buckman in our WTG, but personally I hope they look outside the squad for a replacement. Renata actually did a pretty good job when he was forced to play on the wing for the Highlanders last season, but he has little/no experience playing on the wing. Buckman is a solid midfield option, but is pretty dire out wide (he had a shocker for the Canes on the wing a few years ago).</p><p></p><p>There are a few good wings in other teams WTGs that we could look to target (Nafi Tuitavake, and Tevita Li immediately come to mind). There are also a number of good wings currently in the 7s squad (Stowers, Raikuna, Naholo, Lam) that would all be resonable options, but are probably locked into 7s contracts.</p><p></p><p>The most likely thing to happen though is that Jamie Joseph will find an ex-Wellington or ex-NZ Maori wing currently playing in Japan (on their mid-30s) and sign thrm up....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 621576, member: 24910"] Definitely disappointing news for Popoali'i. I still worry about him defensively, but he can be a real weapon on attack with his stepping ability, so he is definately a loss for the Highlanders. It will be interesting to see who we call in to replace him. We had a real shortage of specialist wings even before Popoali'i was ruled out, so I feel he needs to be replaced by someone who is primarily a wing. We have Renata and Buckman in our WTG, but personally I hope they look outside the squad for a replacement. Renata actually did a pretty good job when he was forced to play on the wing for the Highlanders last season, but he has little/no experience playing on the wing. Buckman is a solid midfield option, but is pretty dire out wide (he had a shocker for the Canes on the wing a few years ago). There are a few good wings in other teams WTGs that we could look to target (Nafi Tuitavake, and Tevita Li immediately come to mind). There are also a number of good wings currently in the 7s squad (Stowers, Raikuna, Naholo, Lam) that would all be resonable options, but are probably locked into 7s contracts. The most likely thing to happen though is that Jamie Joseph will find an ex-Wellington or ex-NZ Maori wing currently playing in Japan (on their mid-30s) and sign thrm up.... [/QUOTE]
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