Season 2012 Outlook #2: Centres?

[deano the p]

well I just wish we had a strike centre so that it wouldn't matter how much strike our wingers had

Always matters how much strike your wingers have. I suppose I wish for a strike winger as they are slighty more available. I would be happy either way but I would be way too excited if we got both.

 

[miasg]

I think Hotdog showed what he's got in finishing in the last few games .. my only issue with him is that he doesn't get involved enough - easily the best finisher in the top grade .. I've previously stated that it's hard for him to get ball when the centres don't pass. If Mills gets his defensive game up a few gears I'd have him and Best in the centres with Stapo or Wright the other wing - not to fussed.

 

[Shark68]

If we get Carney I would have Stapo and hotdog 4 sure

 

[pythagarushark]

backline schuffle

i want to see "kelly" given a chance in the centres, he's played there in junior rep sides,and i can see it in him.............we need to trial pomeroy as a winger. tall, fast, and a good straight runner, as well as a good defender,and as a bonus he only has to catch the ball and not pass it (generaly). it is usually only when you think outside of the accepted positional standards,and look deeper,is when coach's come up with masterstrokes...........you think abouy it.....

 

[deano the p]

It has been suggested before but I'm not a fan of the idea in the slightest personally.

 

[sharkyboy]

Pommeroy on the wings? Ok I've spent way too much time on the forum I need to go sleep...

 

[isemonger]

i remember pomeroy filling in when one of our wingers was injured during a game- horrendous

 

[19ninety9]

Umm if Pommeroy cant catch a ball passed to him hows he gunna handle a towering bomb... hope flanno doesnt take any advice from this page.

 

[gando2230]

I'm not dissing him when I say it's sad, everything you have said is correct. Hotdog is a dam good winger but the sad thing is we don't have a strike winger to go with our safe winger. That will cost us in the points for department.

I am very happy we have Hotdog I just wish we had a strike winger on the other side. A Meritt, Uate, Vatuvei, Yow Yeh type player.

Or Cam Smith as hooker

 

[19ninety9]

1. Gardner
2. Williams
3. Luetele
4. Best
5. Wright
6. Carney
7. Graham
8. Gibbs
9. De Gois
10. Gallen
11. Bukuya
12. Fafita
13. J. Smith

14. Kelly
15. Ross
16. Tagatese
17. Tupou

Main Reserves
18. Morris
19. Townsend
20. Robson
21. Frizzell
22. Tafua
23. Mills
24. Green

please please please bring on 2012, I feel like being put on ice till March..**** Christmas

 

[Christo]

id throw in T. Peachy in the main reserves

 

[19ninety9]

id throw in T. Peachy in the main reserves

Damn straight, we have so many fringe players I forget some... Argh sooo much potential next year!

Pickard should be next in line for the No.1 if Gardner goes down too in my opinion..

 

[snowman]

hope flanno doesnt take any advice from this page.

1. Gardner
2. Williams
3. Luetele
4. Best
5. Wright
6. Carney
7. Graham
8. Gibbs
9. De Gois
10. Gallen
11. Bukuya
12. Fafita
13. J. Smith

14. Kelly
15. Ross
16. Tagatese
17. Tupou

Main Reserves
18. Morris
19. Townsend
20. Robson
21. Frizzell
22. Tafua
23. Mills
24. Green

 

[SHARKSTER]

ha ha, I hope Flanno doesn't take advice from 19ninety9

 

[CrazyMatt]

Your post is pretty accurate Matt. I'd say this is our strongest back line up, but I'm hoping Mills steps up, preferably in place of Poms.

I agree with Mills going into the centres or Leulete.

I stand by what I said at the start of 2011, I still think Pom's best spot is back row. But with the depth we now have in the pack, might be hard to see him getting a spot, hell I'm even find it hard to find a spot for Taga on the bench, as much as I like big Sam.

 

[squeak]

do you think if graham moves to the backrow bakyua or frizzel may end up in the centres?

 

[Thresher]

do you think if graham moves to the backrow bakyua or frizzel may end up in the centres?

They should widen the field and add a few extra players per team, that way we could fit a few more of them on there -

starting to get excited about the potential of our team!

 

[Great_White_Shark]

1: Gardner
2: Mills/Stapleton
3: Pomeroy/Leutele
4: Best
5: Williams
6: Carney
7: Townsend
8: Gibbs
9: De Gois
10: Ross
11: Smith
12: Graham
13: Gallen

14: Kelly
15: Tagataese
16: Tupou
17: Fafita

only changes i would consider would be townsend to NSW cup and kelly taking halfback, with Morris becoming our utility

im undecided with Mills vs Stapo, Mills is a much better attacker but Stapo is awesome defending cross field bombs into our in goal,

Pomeroy vs Leutele, i would try poms for a few games with carney to see if he can do something better with the ball he gets, if not then bring up Leutele

 

[Tatus]

I think Pom will start off the year in our centers. Well that would be the plan I guess heading into trials, after that I guess it would be all up to who's in form and not injured.

 

[tips]

i think i heard someone say that we are 2 spots off filling our squad, assuming carney is one spot this is how i see it for the squad... seriously our depth squad is better than our 1sts squad at times this year.. (bird fits in nicely..)


1. Nathan Gardner / Isaac Gordon
2. Matt Wright / Ricky Leutele
3. Tyson Frizell / Colin Best
4. Stewart Mills / Ben Pommeroy
5. John Williams / Nathan Stapleton
6. (Todd Carney) / Albert Kelly
7. Chad Townsend / Jeff Robson
8. Bryce Gibbs / Josh Cordoba
9. Isaac De Gois / John Morris
10. Ben Ross / Jon Green
11. Jeremy Smith / Jayson Bukuya
12. Greg Bird / Mark Taufua
13. Paul Gallen(c) / Tyrone Peachey

14. Andrew Fifita
15. Wade Graham
16. Anthony Tupou
17. Sam Tagatese

hit send to early.. greg bird also speculation