CrazyMatt
Jaws
Minimal changes at this time of year IMO. Obviously if Gal and Taga are fit you find room for them. But a settled team is essential this time of year.
Who do you pick for the next game?
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stormshark
Jaws
The back on the bench thing has proven to be handy a few times throughout the year. Capewell was terrific last night will be hard to flick him tbh.think I'd run with Bakuya. Heino, Beale and Capewell on bench
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
depending on fitness of Gal and Taga its hard to say.
If Gal and Taga are out, id have our starting side from last night run out
Heighno JSL Capewell and Nu on the bench.
Nothing against Beale, but i really think he's been a bit of a chink in the armour of late
If Gal and Taga are out, id have our starting side from last night run out
Heighno JSL Capewell and Nu on the bench.
Nothing against Beale, but i really think he's been a bit of a chink in the armour of late
Super Impose
Great White
Gards
Jaws
Beale has all the impact of a wafer cracker, I would go with MB's side but swap out Beale for Taga
As someone already posted if Flanno wants to shift Bird to lock or 5/8 at some point Lewis can shift to centre ect - If that's what Flanno does we may be rolling the dice and chasing points late in the game anyway (although aware of his comments regarding his plans for Bird last night)
It's not ideal but would hope we get one of those special line breaks or big hits from Taga as the trade off (only need one to swing momentum). And bench looks too small without him particularly if we have to face up against Tomolololol and his Cowboys
I don't think Beale should be carried on presumption of Chad having a bad one although Chad isn't inspiring alot of confidence in his form of late let's hope he comes good and trains the house down for a few weeks
Tough leaving Paulo out as his hit ups have improved significantly and his ruck defense would be an asset when Prior is off so he would probably be my 18th man
Once we get momentum and the defense on the back foot our agile pack comes into it's own absolutely carving up the metres in the middle and through the ruck, not just with power but with speed and ball playing ability
As someone already posted if Flanno wants to shift Bird to lock or 5/8 at some point Lewis can shift to centre ect - If that's what Flanno does we may be rolling the dice and chasing points late in the game anyway (although aware of his comments regarding his plans for Bird last night)
It's not ideal but would hope we get one of those special line breaks or big hits from Taga as the trade off (only need one to swing momentum). And bench looks too small without him particularly if we have to face up against Tomolololol and his Cowboys
I don't think Beale should be carried on presumption of Chad having a bad one although Chad isn't inspiring alot of confidence in his form of late let's hope he comes good and trains the house down for a few weeks
Tough leaving Paulo out as his hit ups have improved significantly and his ruck defense would be an asset when Prior is off so he would probably be my 18th man
Once we get momentum and the defense on the back foot our agile pack comes into it's own absolutely carving up the metres in the middle and through the ruck, not just with power but with speed and ball playing ability
Mark^Bastard
Great White
Is there a chance Paulo is back?
Gards
Jaws
I thought he was rested for concussion but can't recall if he picked up a neck injury ect Would like to think he is ok by the prelim
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I don't think so.
Paulo is ordinary in the middle. He's OK on an edge, but has had some very poor missed tackles in the middle.
snowman
Total gronk
good thread
im going with everyone available here
barba
feki
bird
leutele
holmes
maloney
chad
fifita
ennis
taga (prior to start)
graham
lewis
gallen
heino
bukuya
prior
capewell
beale
brown
jsl
im going with everyone available here
barba
feki
bird
leutele
holmes
maloney
chad
fifita
ennis
taga (prior to start)
graham
lewis
gallen
heino
bukuya
prior
capewell
beale
brown
jsl
sharks2010
Dribbler
slide rule
Jaws
Yep for sure.
I heard Paul Green interviewed once where he was talking about the Cowboys forwards.
He said that one of the reasons for their pack's success is that they aren't all the same build. You need to tackle a big tall guy differently to a shorter stocky guy. Having the different body shapes running at you is exhausting and requires a little bit more concentration.
slide rule
Jaws
As frustrated as I get with Taga, I'd still be picking him for his size. I'd probably drop Beale and keep Capewell. Probably have Lewis or Wade move to centres if there was an injury.
Tiger Shark
Jaws
is Taga a realistic chance though ?
slide rule
Jaws
Apparently he is.
Read it somewhere that it was a near certainty that he and Gallen would be available. Can't remember where I read it though!
Tatus
Not-So-Great White
they just have a lower centre of gravity too. Out of all my mates the hardest to get on the ground was pretty much the shortest
Gards
Jaws
Yea and you look at someone tall like Taga and he gets chopped down right on the spot around those legs of his (although this can be good for a quick play the ball). Blokes like Gallen nearly always make an extra metre or 2 after initial contact with their core and legs continuing to pump