Season 2012 Outlook #2: Centres?

[Opeth]

3 BEST

4 BAKUYA

Seen enough of Pomeroys hands. Wrights defence has been horrible in the couple of efforts he has had at centre.I do concede he is young and could improve.

Centre is so much like 2nd row these days that given an off season there Bakuya is the answer.(until he gets injured ! )

there is a second rower playing centre and then there is a centre

 

[Deleted member 3365]

i would like to see actual centres such as Mills or Pickerd playing in the number 3 jumper.
Over seeing second-rowers who lack speed play there. It just doesn't look natural.

BUT the only two exceptions I would have would be Frizzell and Tagataese. I honestly believe Taga could smash it in the centres, hes got decent speed on him.

 

[Opeth]

i would like to see actual centres such as Mills or Pickerd playing in the number 3 jumper.
Over seeing second-rowers who lack speed play there. It just doesn't look natural.

BUT the only two exceptions I would have would be Frizzell and Tagataese. I honestly believe Taga could smash it in the centres, hes got decent speed on him.

yeah fair bit of speed for his size. He can bust tackles as well. We didn't use him enough last season

 

[CHOGM]

:Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes:

there is a second rower playing centre and then there is a centre

 

[deep blue jaws]

yeah fair bit of speed for his size. He can bust tackles as well. We didn't use him enough last season

:Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes::Yes:

 

[CHOGM]

I reckon the wing spots are less up for grabs than the centres because we have so few specialist wngers who cut it. Surely it's b/n Stapo, hot dog and best if he ain't in the centres. Hot Dogs a walk up.

 

[Deleted member 3365]

I don't really rate Stapo.. dont get me wrong, great under the high ball, but he isn't really speedy for a winger. He's defensive reads aren't the sharpest either even though alot of the time Poms did eff up.


I rather have Mills and Williams on the wings. With Best and Taga in the centres.

 

[rahnos]

I rate stapo I think he will be close to our top try scorer next yr

 

[Blix]

Funny how people have such varied opinions on Stapo.

I think he is quality under the high ball, and is highly involved in the early tackles in attack releasing pressure off the forwards.

I am happy with him and hotdogs as our wings. But when we also have Mills and Wright looking for spots its hard to say who I really want?

 

[BurgoShark]

I don't really rate Stapo.. dont get me wrong, great under the high ball, but he isn't really speedy for a winger. He's defensive reads aren't the sharpest either even though alot of the time Poms did eff up.


I rather have Mills and Williams on the wings. With Best and Taga in the centres.

Stapo is quicker than any of the blokes you listed.

 

[snowman]

he isnt better than any of them though

 

[Opeth]

He also doesn't mind doing the hard stuff , great leg drive.

 

[Mr Wright]

Stapo is quicker than any of the blokes you listed.

I'd be willing to say Hotdog is quick than Stapo. Over 40m and 100m.

 

[greg_bird]

for centers my order of preferance would be

wright
taga
mills
best
pom
bukuya
frizzell

hopefully we can still purchase an outside back before next season

 

[deano the p]

Mine would be

Best
Bukuya
Wright
Leutele
Pomeroy
Mills
Frizzell
Taga

 

[snowman]

yeaman
inu
wright
bukuya
taga
mills
best
ross
gibbs
fifita
taufua
pomeroy

 

[josh11223344]

Pomeroy
graham

that's all we need in the centres :lmao

 

[SHARKSTER]

yeaman
inu
wright
bukuya
taga
mills
best
ross
gibbs
fifita
taufua
pomeroy

:lmao

 

[josh11223344]

I think fifita should be ahead of ross.

 

[Mark^Bastard]

Mine would be:

Best
Pomeroy
Bukuya (he'd be above Pomeroy if him not playing at centre meant he wasn't in the team)
Mills
Leutele/Wright (honestly can't separate them)
Stapleton
Kelly
Lelei

Don't want Friz or Taga anywhere near the centres.