This could workout as an absolute prescient signing with SJ getting hurt. CHT has actually played 7 for an extended period, unlike our other options. It's really between him and Metcalf and Metcalf hasn't proven anything at 7. If Metcalf can't do it, CHT will be a godsend. He's no SJ but he can kick goals just as well and can fill the role.
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Player Chanel Harris-Tavita
- Thread starter tajhay
- Start date
Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1999 Age: Apr 3, 1999
- Birth Location
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Nationality
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- 🇼🇸 Samoa
- Height (cm)
- 183 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 89 kg
- Position/s
- Five-Eighth
- Halfback
- Utility
- Nickname
- Chitty, CHT
- Warrior #
- 233
- Warriors Debut Date
- Apr 5, 2019
- Warriors Debut Details
- NRL 2019, Round 4, Titans
- Warriors Years Active
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2024
- College/s
- Pakuranga College, Auckland
- Junior Club/s
- Pakuranga Jaguars, Howick Hornets, Mt Wellington Warriors
- Current Club
- New Zealand Warriors
- Rep Honours
- Samoa
- NZ Maori
- Status
- Active
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CHT makes the most sense to get first shot at 7 for me. I personally haven’t seen anything to suggest that Metcalf could get us around the field with his boot. CHT has a bit to learn about his kicking placement but his highlights reel shows one of his 40/20’s kicked from the 30 and goes out on the 10m line. He’s got distance, just needs accuracy and some more height on those bombs.
Tragic
Contributor
We got 3 x 6's. I would go with TMM at 6 and put one of the other 2 at 7, doesn't matter which. In the pre season last year Metcalfe showed some promise in managing a game but then CHT had also done so in the past but has been out a while.
Keep the plan simple, survive till the King of Penrose returns.
Keep the plan simple, survive till the King of Penrose returns.
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Isn’t CHT the natural backup 7?
He’s played 16 of his 54 NRL games at halfback, 10 of his 30 NSW cup games at halfback. He’s even played a test at 7.
Metcalf has played 7 games at 7 in his whole career.
TMM has played 6 games at 7 in his entire career.
CHT is a lock as SJ’s backup isn’t he?
He’s played 16 of his 54 NRL games at halfback, 10 of his 30 NSW cup games at halfback. He’s even played a test at 7.
Metcalf has played 7 games at 7 in his whole career.
TMM has played 6 games at 7 in his entire career.
CHT is a lock as SJ’s backup isn’t he?
John Nick
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As long as he fronts up ready to go.
Hopefully he does but nobody is a lock imo
Defence
Contributor
Unless they have him locked in at 6- then you’d be better off slipping metcalf into 7 for a week or two.
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Metcalfe/CHT I reckon. CHT is our next 7 (again). I'm looking forward to see CHT go, Webby's excited about him and he looks mentally in the right frame of mind IMO.
Tempting to post this in the recruitment thread with the talk of Jackson Hastings and other halves options are being bandied about a lot.
Watching Chanel kick a lot in the NSW cup, I see where he could be the natural successor to SJ.
Chanel is growing into a natural field kicker, with SJ's influence and Webster in charge he could learn Johnson's last tackle kicks, Shaun is a simple but effective kicker, his kicks are really straight forward and are in the more easily executed kicks directly to specific players to target with a kick chase, rather than trickery.
It remains to be seen if Chanel can develop SJ's pass selection, but even SJ took years to develop his, held back in part by being a running genius.
The over arching principle guiding my thinking is that while CHT is not a running half, the best version of SJ is not either.
Two areas Chanel needs to grow in a big way (no not kicking, he is a genuine kicker now that just needs maturity i.e. time now) is directing troops and pass selection, I am sure Webster can make it work for him.
A whole year of focusing on fundamentals away from the pressures of NRL are likely to benefit this older more mature version of Chanel we see in cup.
I think he should be a genuine halfback option.
Watching Chanel kick a lot in the NSW cup, I see where he could be the natural successor to SJ.
Chanel is growing into a natural field kicker, with SJ's influence and Webster in charge he could learn Johnson's last tackle kicks, Shaun is a simple but effective kicker, his kicks are really straight forward and are in the more easily executed kicks directly to specific players to target with a kick chase, rather than trickery.
It remains to be seen if Chanel can develop SJ's pass selection, but even SJ took years to develop his, held back in part by being a running genius.
The over arching principle guiding my thinking is that while CHT is not a running half, the best version of SJ is not either.
Two areas Chanel needs to grow in a big way (no not kicking, he is a genuine kicker now that just needs maturity i.e. time now) is directing troops and pass selection, I am sure Webster can make it work for him.
A whole year of focusing on fundamentals away from the pressures of NRL are likely to benefit this older more mature version of Chanel we see in cup.
I think he should be a genuine halfback option.
View: https://youtu.be/p3f0FxjTF-k?si=QPKsOjC0u0CtSLqs
Decent poddy here with Chanel and Te Maire interviewed by Isaac John.
One interesting takeaway was that Chanel said that he hasn’t put a big hit on since Browny told him it’s a waste of effort (as a half). Fair enough I guess. (45:10 on the poddy to hear more).
Think that aggressiveness when used at the right time is still a valuable trait for him. With that 14/Hooker role this year, hopefully he can bring back that presence if and when needed.
At least we know with Webby in charge, we’ll be getting the right Chanel that’s needed for this team.
Lots more covered in this podcast about both the boys, so it’s worth checking out.
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If Chanel is our next best halfback then my opinion is that he should be running the NSW cup team from halfback to get his reps up. But if he's going to be utility then I'd suggest we develop another player to be heir apparent for jersey 7.
Really enjoyed the previous one with Jazz and Walker also, look forward to this tomorrow.
Huge fan of CHT, but yea unless he wants be like old man Foz with his zimmerframe or Matai. You can make strong tackles as he did against the Raiders, but snapping blokes in half can do just as much damage to yourself.
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I see CHT Brother, Calvin, is at Kings College playing 1st XV. He didn't follow the family tradition by going to Pakuranga College or St Kents (sister).
Christchurch_Warrior
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Thought he had signed with the Bronchos and can see him in Bronchos gear on his Tiktok.
KPWarrior
Contributor
Most-watched tackles of 2021: No. 6
Chanel Harris-Tavita forces a mistake from Brandon Smith close to the line when the New Zealand Warriors and Melbourne Storm do battle on the Central Coast
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Sign him on a 10 year contract.
Lets goooooo.
Lets goooooo.
Dammit James this isn't time for tom foolery, I'm still trying to find out who Chanel was trying to throw that no look pass to.
Best we can hope for is a poem from Chanel later this year to elaborate.
