Frank Facer
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I have been thinking tonight, what I would do, if I was our coach. I feel like I have had an epiphany and will share it with you all.
Everyone else is welcome to say what they would do if they were our coach on this thread too.
My team would be, if all players are available.
1 Dufty
2 Lomax
3 Mann
4 Lafai
5 McDonald
6 Widdop
7 Hunt
8 Vaughn
9 McInnes
10 Frizell
11 Simms
12 Host
13 DeBelin
14 Aitken
15 Graham
16 Ah Mau
17 Sele.
At the beginning of the season, I would have already had Mann and Lomax on our right side. I said at the start of the year that I would have had Lomax centre and Mann on the wing. I have decided to swap them around and let Lomax start his career from the wing and play Mann at right centre. I think Mann would provide more class at centre than Aitken, he would also be able to pass Lomax the ball. I am very happy with Aitken's form this year and it probably wouldn't be fair to drop him to the bench. I think Lomax would give us more speed on the wing and more agility, than Nightingale. I think he is our best young outside back prospect since Gasnier, and I have faith that he would succeed, if given the chance.
I would move Frizell to starting prop and move Graham to the bench. I believe that Frizell plays his best football in the middle. He is as tough as they come. He runs hard and tackles hard. He is also a forward leader. When he is in the middle he doesn't have to wait for the game to come to him. He has excelled playing lock (in the middle) for NSW and would excel playing there for us. I would move Graham to the bench. Myself and others have already felt that we need one more good prop. Doing this would effectively give us the best pair of interchange props in the game. We would not lose much if anything when we replace our starting pair of props. I think we would have the best set of props in the game with that quartet.
I would bring Host in to play second row. I will say that I am not totally convinced of Host yet, but I did see some potential last year. He debuted for us 2 seasons ago, he now should be ready to have a shot and with moving Frizell to prop, that would give him his chance. His stats in ISP have been impressive every week. He may even run better lines than Frizell?
With those changes, I am visualising our right hand side attack improving and flowing better. I am also visualising our middle becoming stronger and tougher.
Aitken would by my utility. He can play centre (Mann could be moved mid game to cover an injury to any other back) or come on and play in the backrow. I have always said that he is a forward playing centre.
Sele would replace DeBelin 10 minutes or so before halftime and play for the first 10 to 15 in the second half.
With that bench, we would probably have the best bench in the comp.
I don't expect Mary to make any of these changes in the foreseeable future, but that is what I would do. I reckon we could win the comp this year, with the above team.
Everyone else is welcome to say what they would do if they were our coach on this thread too.
My team would be, if all players are available.
1 Dufty
2 Lomax
3 Mann
4 Lafai
5 McDonald
6 Widdop
7 Hunt
8 Vaughn
9 McInnes
10 Frizell
11 Simms
12 Host
13 DeBelin
14 Aitken
15 Graham
16 Ah Mau
17 Sele.
At the beginning of the season, I would have already had Mann and Lomax on our right side. I said at the start of the year that I would have had Lomax centre and Mann on the wing. I have decided to swap them around and let Lomax start his career from the wing and play Mann at right centre. I think Mann would provide more class at centre than Aitken, he would also be able to pass Lomax the ball. I am very happy with Aitken's form this year and it probably wouldn't be fair to drop him to the bench. I think Lomax would give us more speed on the wing and more agility, than Nightingale. I think he is our best young outside back prospect since Gasnier, and I have faith that he would succeed, if given the chance.
I would move Frizell to starting prop and move Graham to the bench. I believe that Frizell plays his best football in the middle. He is as tough as they come. He runs hard and tackles hard. He is also a forward leader. When he is in the middle he doesn't have to wait for the game to come to him. He has excelled playing lock (in the middle) for NSW and would excel playing there for us. I would move Graham to the bench. Myself and others have already felt that we need one more good prop. Doing this would effectively give us the best pair of interchange props in the game. We would not lose much if anything when we replace our starting pair of props. I think we would have the best set of props in the game with that quartet.
I would bring Host in to play second row. I will say that I am not totally convinced of Host yet, but I did see some potential last year. He debuted for us 2 seasons ago, he now should be ready to have a shot and with moving Frizell to prop, that would give him his chance. His stats in ISP have been impressive every week. He may even run better lines than Frizell?
With those changes, I am visualising our right hand side attack improving and flowing better. I am also visualising our middle becoming stronger and tougher.
Aitken would by my utility. He can play centre (Mann could be moved mid game to cover an injury to any other back) or come on and play in the backrow. I have always said that he is a forward playing centre.
Sele would replace DeBelin 10 minutes or so before halftime and play for the first 10 to 15 in the second half.
With that bench, we would probably have the best bench in the comp.
I don't expect Mary to make any of these changes in the foreseeable future, but that is what I would do. I reckon we could win the comp this year, with the above team.
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