I guess it's time for me to do a little re-evaluation.
Here's the team I'd like to see in round 1. At least at this moment in time lol
01. Ben Barba - He'll be fullback. He isn't going to be moved from their and Des will do wonders for his confidence. He's going to have a great year.
02. Steve Turner - Probably our most consistent player in 2011. Turning into a real club man. Lots of hard work from dummy half, excellent finisher and isn't terrible in defence.
03. Josh Morris - Is his year to shine. Injuries were rough to him in 2011 but he's a world class centre. I'm tipping a huge year for him to stamp his mark as one of the top centres in the game because he has the attributes to be classed as one.
04. Tim Lafai - Can't wait to see how he goes with a full pre-season under his belt. He's a real star.
05. Bryson Goodwin - Kept him here purely because I think he's a player Des can turn around. He was excellent in 2009. He has good speed, good under the high ball when he wants to be and a good finisher. I'd like to see him cement his spot again.
06. Josh Reynolds - Really impressed with him for the last year or two now. Can play hooker or 5/8 but he's so aggressive, is great in support, very skilful. He has the makings of an excellent 5/8 and I think he needs to be given the shot.
07. Trent Hodkinson - Under Des it should be a big year for him. He was average in 2011 and he knows it. We don't have anyone else ready to step in and fill the #7 so he needs to shine. He has the skills to. We all remember 2010.
08. James Graham - I think having him start and interchanging him with Kasiano will be great for us. He can play 80 but for the first 4 or 5 rounds he needs to adapt to the game and the faster paced NRL, but we all know how good he is.
09. Michael Ennis - Captain, great player, will only get better under Hasler IMO.
10. Aiden Tolman - Should play longer minutes again but his stats were insane in 2011 and a break or 2 every match should keep him fresher and better for longer. He should have been in Origin.
11. Frank Pritchard - Touch and go, hey? Lets hope Hasler can work some magic because at times in 2011 he was unreal. But so inconsistent.
12. Greg Eastwood - Bad injury run the last couple of years, but to have a fully fit beast will be great. If he can get back to form it would be amazing for us. He's such a good player.
13. David Stagg - Getting on now and I wouldn't be surprised if he heads off to England at the end of the year but we all know he will consistently do everything right and make 50 tackles a match.
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14. Martin Taupau - Absolutely training the house down. He's a mate of mine and he's been doing extras after training, training himself during their X-Mas break and is so so keen and happy as a Bulldog. He is the exact type of player we need in FG and he's such a good talent as well. He deserves his shot after captaining NYC for a couple of years and doing his trade in NSW Cup.
15. Sam Kasiano - If he can improve his fitness he will be so good. So damaging and skilful. Him and Taupau are the type of forwards that will mix so well with the consistent work horse no-nonsense types of Graham and Tolman.
16. Dene Halatau - Mr Fix-it Utility man. Really impressive in 2011 and deserves a spot on the bench.
17. Dale Finucane - Hard to choose between he and Josh Jackson but he's like Steve Price. Such a raw talent and if he can be given his chance I reckon he'll take it and I'd love to see him coming off the bench. Could add a whole other dimension to the back row and I wouldn't mind seeing him interchange with Stagg at lock to give Staggy a break during the match.
- Rest of the squad in alphabetical order
Tim Browne
Jake Foster
James Gavet
Josh Jackson
Michael Lett
Luke McDougall
Corey Payne
Josh Reynolds
Joel Romelo
Jonathan Wright
but I suspect that you meant to have him on the bench instead of the 2nd Josh Reynolds.
