Round 1 2015 Team

[strider]

we played sef paulo + hooker for much of most games .... paulo wasn't really offering "go forward"

 

[Bazal]

And Paulo is a rubbish defender.

DeGois is a perfectly fine tackler. Maybe not the best wrestler but we need to actually make tackles before we wrestle anyway. We didn't this year

 

[Noise]

we played sef paulo + hooker for much of most games .... paulo wasn't really offering "go forward"

Yes but we have a bloke called watmough who might take a tiny bit of sefs game time helping the go forward problems.

 

[Noise]

And Paulo is a rubbish defender.

DeGois is a perfectly fine tackler. Maybe not the best wrestler but we need to actually make tackles before we wrestle anyway. We didn't this year

You will find that paulos tackles and missed tackle stats are similar to de gois. I agree he is a crap defender but his stats show that he only missed around 2 a game. It is his weak initial contact and wrestle that are the problem. Same as de gois.

 

[Bazal]

Disagree slightly...Paulo is a good tackler but he reads like a centre and can be run over. He's a poor defender because of this. DeGois reads very well and is a solid tackler, particularly as a hooker. Peats is an excellent defender obviously.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Peats is an 80m player and doesnt need a rest, what ever a fresh Issac can do peats can do it just as well after playing 40mins. If we were ever going to use a second hooker, I reckon you would want some one with a bit more attacking fair then Issac.

I would rather use Pauli for twenty mins then having a second hooker.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

We could always chuck Edwards into dummy half if Peats desperately needs a break for 10-15 minutes. But instead of using a interchange more usefully we could get Peats to chill for a set in attack and let someone else get into dummy half for 4 tackles.

 

[strider]

all I can say is it will be nice to have options (and depth)

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Here's my prediction:

1. Hopoate
2. Radradra
3. Champion
4. Morgan
5. Faraimo
6. Norman
7. Sandow
8. Mannah
9. Peats
10. Lussick
11. Watmough
12. Ma'u
13. Edwards

14. Takairangi
15. Gower
16. Fa'aoso
17. Paulo Jr

 

[Joely01]

Takarangi?.... Bench....!

 

[Bazal]

If we don't go with DeGois, Taikarangi is the perfect bench utility. Can play centre, lock, back row, halves.

I still think Crooks is the best attacking centre at the club.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Best attacking centre or just the best try-scoring centre?

 

[hineyrulz]

We need the defence, they are two of our better defenders in the team.
And Peats has shown he can handle lock well throughout the past couple of seasons as well.

So who will make the metres??? Playing Peats at Lock when you have Watmough in the side makes no sense at all. Especially when we have so much depth in the back row this year.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Here's my prediction:

1. Hopoate
2. Radradra
3. Champion
4. Morgan
5. Faraimo
6. Norman
7. Sandow
8. Mannah
9. Peats
10. Lussick
11. Watmough
12. Ma'u
13. Edwards

14. Takairangi
15. Gower
16. Fa'aoso
17. Paulo Jr

You don't think Moeroa will make it?

 

[Bigfella]

1. Hopoate
2. Radrada
3. Champion
4. Takairangi
5. Robinson
6. Norman
7. Sandow
8. Mannah
9. Peats
10. Jr Paulo
11. Watmough
12. Moera
13. Mau

14. Edwards
15. Lussick
16. Gower
17. Joseph Paulo

 

[oldmancraigy]

1. Hopoate
2. Radrada
3. Champion
4. Takairangi
5. Robinson
6. Norman
7. Sandow
8. Mannah
9. Peats
10. Jr Paulo
11. Watmough
12. Moera
13. Edwards

14. Ma'u
15. Lussick
16. Gower
17. De Gois

Arthur has hinted at De Gois being in the 17 hasn't he?

 

[strider]

Arthur has hinted at De Gois being in the 17 hasn't he?

yeah he has - so it wouldn't surprise me at all ... but who knows what will happen when push comes to shove

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You don't think Moeroa will make it?

Maybe not in round one. But I wouldn't be surprised either if he was in the team.

The fact is a few quality players will miss out and that's not a bad thing.

 

[Joely01]

So who will make the metres??? Playing Peats at Lock when you have Watmough in the side makes no sense at all. Especially when we have so much depth in the back row this year.

I'm not saying for the whole game. I'm saying for a 20-25 minute spell.

 

[Noise]

What does de gois offer that peats does not?

And if that forces peats to the back row, what does peats offer us that watmough, edwards, gower et. al does not?