deep blue jaws
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
might be training with them but most definately won't be plaing till round 10 as he is serving a ban the nrl put on him
heres the link for proof http://t.co/pQTnuYNu
Fullback discussions in the wake of the Nathan Gardner knee injury
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might be training with them but most definately won't be plaing till round 10 as he is serving a ban the nrl put on him
heres the link for proof http://t.co/pQTnuYNu
Matty C of the Shire
Great White
Still round 10 isn't that far away
For 3 rounds I'd rather Todd at 1 and Wade back at 6 .. Todd can still play 2nd receiver in attack if need be .. Wright is not a fullback but at least he'll run it back hard. Ike is back in Round 10 and is who I'd like to see .. Leave the kid in the U20's he's not developed enough yet. Hotdog could also do a decent job.
Tiger Shark
Jaws
No leave Carney at 6, am sure he'll do a bit of fullback cover and keep an eye on Wright - he seems to be at the back defusing some bombs etc as it is.
sharks2010
Dribbler
Would be ridiculous to move carney
A.Snowden
Jaws
Not to mention unnecessary
I would have given either Luke Pickerd or Isaac Gordon a go at fullback. Matty Wright is a good solid player, but we really need a nippy little guy in the back line who will be there to back up the guy who breaks the line. This is where Gards was so good. We still have the third lowest points scored in the comp, and I think a more attacking option would have been better. The sharks have always looked good in defence at the start of the last few seasons, but frustrations of not being able to get across the try line enough can cause all sorts of problems including lots of dropped ball and defence lapses.
Tiger Shark
Jaws
I'd like to see the stats and I could be wrong but Gards really hasn't impressed me much this year in his line breaking stats. And he blew that try from the Fifita break on Sat.
A.Snowden
Jaws
The fifita line break where fifita blew it by throwing a stupid pass?
I think it wll be interesting seeing matt wright at fullback this week. Hes not got the speed of Gardner but hes no slouch, and it will be very interesting to see how a taller, stronger player fairs when supporting our forwards and busting through on offloads. Quite a number of times this year we have done some magical play in the opposition 20 to see gardner put through a hole and be rag dolled down. A straight running Wright may bring better results. heres hoping!
sharks2010
Dribbler
I didn't even know fifita made the break. Too busy looking sideways for him 
A.Snowden
Jaws
I didn't even know fifita made the break. Too busy looking sideways for him
haha me too, was watching for someone running toward the touch line
Great_White_Shark
Great White
A.Snowden
Jaws
I think Wright might be ok but dont get ahead of yourselves. I dont see him making line break after line break
I agree he hasn't been at his best this year. You gotta admit though, it has probably taken a bit of time to get some confidence back after the dakking that he got from big Jamal last year!:glasses-cool:
Sir Chadley
Jaws
So he hasn't actually been injured then, he's been serving this suspension. Sorry am I the only one who didn't know this?
I don't. I've always been a fan of his and I think he's got some ball skills, but I seriously doubt he'll be anything better than passable on Sunday. I hope I'm wrong.
I hope even more that people take it easy on him if he doesn't meet their expectations.
Mark^Bastard
Great White
Best case scenario he is safe at the back and has tough kick return metres. Expect anything more and be disappointed.