By Moeakiola, Do you mean Fine Moeakiola who has played about four games this year, because he came back from shoulder surgey and then did his ankle? and then re done his shoulder in the last week of training?
I Highly doubt that he will ever play first grade simply cause he struggles to compelte a season.
Sam Perret will be centres before Phil Graham. And Linnet, Is that Kane Linnet? If it is, an awesome signing? but why are the Roosters so keen on buying players when they have players like Ryan Williamson and Sandor Earl, and Ben Jones who is a better centre then what he is five eight.
Todd Carney is comign to the club but no way they are going to forget Anasta. Aubuson is terrible.
Roosters are struggling maybe cause their focused on buying themselves a premiership!
What are you talking about?
Moeakiola is injury prone, yes, but he is talented. Size and pace, it is hard to find substitutes for both of those.
Graham has played most of his career in the centres, Perrett is the NZ International winger. Perrett's best attribute is kick returns. Hence, Perrett on the wing, Graham at centre.
Signing Phil Graham isn't buying a premiership, it is adding much needed experience and pace to a largely Roosters-built backline (Perrett, SKD, Mini, Aubusson, Earl, Williamson etc).
Aubusson is only a stop-gap centre until someone like Williamson or Linnett is ready, the same way someone like Chris Flannery, Luke O'Dwyer, Nathan Smith or David Stagg would slot into there to add some defensive stability if the backline has been prone to leaking points. Unfortunately, it is the other side of the field that has all the problems - Jones/SKD flank.
Earl and SKD will compete for the same spot. Earl is average, but has talent and a great physique for a footy player. Needs good ball and a bit more pace however.
You say why buy Linnett when we have Williamson, but Williamson didn't play much more games than Moeakiola anyway. Injuries/suspensions galore. Linnett is ready for first-grade but we might start him with Jets just in case, Earl is almost ready but needs to spend some time in Newtown keeping his form up to make SKD wake up a bit. And Williamson and Moeakiola need a full season of NYC before we know whether they can make the step up to first grade.
Hence:
FG - 1. Anthony Minichiello, 2. Sam Perrett, 3. Mitch Aubusson, 4. Phil Graham, 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Jets - 6. Luke Towers/Smith Samau (only one will stay), 2. Iwi Hauraki, 3. Kane Linnett, 4. Ben Jones, 5. Sandor Earl
NYC - 1. Cheyse Blair, 2. Tufuga Sa/Grant Nelson, 3. Ryan Williamson, 4. JP Du Plessis, 5. Fine Moeakiola
I am not sure about whether Tu'u Maori, Sisa Waqa and Sonny Tuigamala are staying, but none of them really shone as top prospects.
