Your team vs the Bulldogs

[Robster]

1 webb
2 Murphy
3 Koopu
4 Toopi
5 Meli
6 Martin
7 Jones
8 SeuSeu
9 Latu
10 Villasanti
11 Ali
12 Lauki
13 Temata

14 Louie Anderson
15 Vinnie Anderson
16 Jobson
17 Hohia

 

[Phillips]

1 Webb
2 Fa'afili
3 Martin
4 Toopi
5 Meli
6 Hohaia or if still injured, Webb to 5/8th, Fa'afili to fullback and Murphy to wing
7 Jones
8 Seuseu
9 Dezolt
10 Villasanti
11 Lauitiiti
12 Faumuina
13 Guttenbeil (c)

14 Paleaaesina
15 Lauaki
16 Vinnie Anderson
17 Latu

18. Koopu in for Guttenbeil if he does not play

 

[tHe_MaC]

#1 Webb/Fa'afili
#2 Murphy
#3 Martin
#4 Toopi
#5 Meli
#6 Hohaia/Webb
#7 Jones
#8 SeuSeu
#9 Dezolt
#10 Villasanti
#11 Lauititi
#12 Guttenbiel
#13 Faumuina

#14 Anderson
#15 Anderson
#16 Palaeasina
#17 Koopu/Te Mata

 

[LeagueNut]

1. Ivan Cleary
2. Justin Murphy
3. John Carlaw
4. Clinton Toopi
5. Francis Meli
6. Motu Tony
7. Stacey Jones
8. Jerry Seuseu
9. P.J Marsh
10. Mark Tookey
11. Ali Lauiti'iti
12. Awen Guttenbeil
13. Kevin Campion

14. Lance Hohaia
15. Richard Villasanti
16. Wairangi Koopu
17. Logan Swann

(Sorry!)

 

[AliN]

1 Webb
2 Fa'afili
3 Martin
4 Toopi
5 Meli
6 Hohaia or if still injured, Webb to 5/8th, Fa'afili to fullback and Murphy to wing
7 Jones
8 Seuseu
9 Dezolt
10 Villasanti
11 Lauitiiti
12 Faumuina
13 Guttenbeil (c)

14 Paleaaesina
15 Lauaki
16 Vinnie Anderson
17 Latu

18. Koopu in for Guttenbeil if he does not play

Agree with you there Phillips but I'd have Latu start with Dezolt finally to make an appearance from the bench. And Vinnie Anderson in for Ali if Lauaki is still injured with Louis Anderson on the bench.

And a whole lot of heart from all the boys for 80 mins [-o<

 

[Meth]

1 Webb
2 Fa'afili
3 Toopi
4 Martin
5 Meli
6 Perenara
7 Jones

8 Seu Seu
9 Latu
10 Villasanti
11 Faumuina
12 Lauaki
13 V.Anderson

14 Te Mata
15 Paleasina
16 Jobson
17 Lauititi

 

[Kakihara]

I'd go with Scuba Steve's team except replace Te Mata with Danny Sullivan.

Anyone who puts Leuluai in their team deserves to be shot.

 

[ozbash]

murph the metre muncha v utai ?

:lol: :lol:

 

[tHe_MaC]

Utai isn't even that good anymore, haven't seen him up to much so far this season. Meli couldn't tackle him either, with his attempts for so many one hit wonders.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

1 Webb
2 Fa'afili
3 Martin
4 Toopi
5 Meli
6 Hohaia (if injured Faumuina with Guttenbeil to lock and Sullivan/Jobson/L. Anderson to bench)
7 Jones
8 Seuseu
9 Latu
10 Villasanti
11 Lauitiiti
12 Faumuina
13 Guttenbeil (c)

14 Paleaaesina
15 Lauaki
16 Vinnie Anderson
17 Latu

 

[Iafeta]

Including the coach Shai. Leuluai is simply not there yet. I honestly can't recall a Leuluai try assist in his time at the Warriors!

My team would have been

1 Webb
2 Fa'afili
3 Toopi
4 Martin
5 Meli
6 Hohaia - Perenara if Hohaia still injured (althuogh I hear he's in Bartercard? - would find it baffling that he can't get a run ahead of Leuluai)
7 Jones
8 Seu Seu
9 Latu
10 Paleaaesina
11 Lauitiiti
12 Vinnie Anderson
13 Faumuina

Bench

Manu Vatuvei
Epalahame Lauaki
Louis Anderson
Richard Villasanti (to the bench to alternate minutes with Seu Seu - when both go off, we hit the no go forward zone)

I would interchange Vatuvei when Seu Seu comes off, putting Meli into prop. This way Meli's groin isn't stretched in a long chase (Vatuvei uninjured would have Meli for pace), and he can do what he does best, hit hard in D without having to make hard decisions or whether to come in or hang back, and hit the ball up at pace. That would give you 5 props going forward throughout the game for mine - Seu Seu, Villasanti, Paleaaesina, Meli, Lauaki with Vatuvei able to also dominate the go forward.

Another option with that would be to put Fa'afili to fullback, Webb to five eighth, Vatuvei starting on the wings with Meli and put a Danny Sullivan/Kane Ferris type of player on the bench - Sullivan could be used as an extra ball player to help draw defence into to create even more room against the up and in Bulldogs defence or Kane Ferris could just muscle up even more for the pack.