Round 11, 2012 NRL: Cronulla Sutherland Sharks V Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs @ ANZ Stadium, Monday May 21, 7.00pm

[JimBob]

Okay heres the place.

What would be your side what with origin?

Mine:
1. Isaac Gordon
2. Matthew Wright
3. Ben Pomeroy
4. Colin Best
5. John Williams
6. Wade Graham
7. Jeff Robson
8. Bryce Gibbs
9. Isaac De Gois
10. Ben Ross
11. Andrew Fitita
12. Jason Bukuya
13. Jeremy Smith

14. John Morris
15. Sam Tagataese
16. Mark Taufua
17. Josh Cordoba

18. Chad Townsend

 

[Mark^Bastard]

1. Gordon
2. Wright
3. Best
4. Pomeroy
5. Williams (Last chance, Stapo comes in after the bye unless he performs).
6. Robson
7. Townsend
8. Ross
9. Degois
10. Gibbs
11. Bukuya
12. Graham
13. Smith

14. Morris
15. Fifita
16. Taufua
17. Cordoba

18. Tagataese (Dropped)

God I love our depth this year.

 

[JimBob]

1. Gordon
2. Wright
3. Best
4. Pomeroy
5. Williams (Last chance, Stapo comes in after the bye unless he performs).
6. Robson
7. Townsend
8. Ross
9. Degois
10. Gibbs
11. Bukuya
12. Graham
13. Smith

14. Morris
15. Fifita
16. Taufua
17. Cordoba

18. Tagataese (Dropped)

God I love our depth this year.

Yea Taga would be dropped from my team if I had Townsend as my half (Only reason he isn't is because I want minimal changes to the side) as Taufua has been leaving him for dead this year.

P.s. Williams is on his last legs as well

P.s.s. The depth is rather nice

 

[Mark^Bastard]

if I had Townsend as my half (Only reason he isn't is because I want minimal changes to the side)

That's funny, the reason I want Townsend is to have minimal changes. Replace a half with a half and don't shuffle the forward pack around.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Morris and Kasiano (sp?) definitely out and fingers crossed that Barba is picked for QLD.

 

[Christo]

Kasiano isnt getting suspended and Barba wont be in QLD.

 

[HaroldBishop]

On Kasiano, is that your opinion or a fact?

 

[Mark^Bastard]

| SHARKS ROUND 11 |
1. Matthew WRIGHT
2. Isaac GORDON
3. Ben POMEROY
4. Colin BEST
5. John WILLIAMS
6. Wade GRAHAM
7. Jeff ROBSON
8. Bryce GIBBS
9. Isaac DE GOIS
10. Ben ROSS
11. Sam TAGATAESE
12. Jayson BUKUYA
13. Jeremy SMITH (c)
Bench:
14. Andrew FIFITA
15. Mark TAUFUA
16. John MORRIS
17. Tyson FRIZELL
18. Jon GREEN

 

[Mark^Bastard]

Bulldogs

1. Ben Barba
2. Luke MacDougall
3. Tim Lafai
4. Jonathan Wright
5. Bryson Goodwin
6. Josh Reynolds
7. Kris Keating
8. Aiden Tolman
9. Mick Ennis
10. Sam Kasiano
11. Frank Pritchard
12. Dene Halatau
13. Greg Eastwood

I14. James Graham
15. David Stagg
16. Corey Payne
17. Joel Romelo

 

[snowman]

i see no point in playing tyson

 

[Mark^Bastard]

Not happy about the following:
- Graham moving to 5/8 when he is an important part of our team at second row.
- Townsend not coming in.
- Possibly giving a bench spot to an inexperienced player that is going to our arch rivals next year.
- Giving Tagataese a starting spot when he hasn't been putting in on the field.
- The general make up of the pack, possibly too many big plodders especially if Green's in.

 

[djhabib]

Yep I don't see why we are playing Tyson.

 

[Mr Wright]

We will lose this game.

 

[Matty C of the Shire]

Yeah I was hoping Townsend and maybe peachey in

 

[Jigsaw]

Not sure if this is true. But i believe there is still issues with peacheys attitude which is why he has not been starting in NSW cup and didnt get put into this team

 

[Mark^Bastard]

We will lose this game.

My confidence is lowered by that team list. I thought we had a good chance if we just made the one change (replacing Carney with Townsend) and maybe moving Ike into fullback (as he won us the game there last week in the dying minutes).

Instead we're running out with too many forwards. It's going to be so easy for them to just shut down Robson and know that Graham is a black hole.

I hope we can still win all the same.

I hope Ike plays plenty of fullback despite being named on the wing. Wright can do kick returns from the wing and that's all he's good at anyway. We need Ike to defend Barba's line breaks I reckon. Wright will look like a prop next to Barba.

 

[Mark^Bastard]

The other thing I can hope for is that Flanno is playing games and will end up bringing Townsend in as a late call up. Please please please. I guess that'd be a decent strategy so that the Bulldogs think we'll be only bringing a forwards game plan. Wishful thinking.

 

[A.Snowden]

Pretty much how I expected the team to look.

 

[sharks2010]

There side isn't the strongest. We can beat them

 

[Matty C of the Shire]

There side isn't the strongest. We can beat them

Yes beat them with A.Snowden's booobs lol