Step 1: rest everyone except Api unless he plays origin.
Step 2: keep building our depth experience.
Step 3: profit.
Api makes a huge difference. Poor service was understated from Friday's performanceI think Step 3 will be "Lose" in that situation. Though it better not be because I f**king hate losing to the Sharks.
I think Step 3 will be "Lose" in that situation. Though it better not be because I f**king hate losing to the Sharks.
The unknown here is the long flight the day after the game.
Just Api and Moses fixes 2 of the issues we had. Also extra training sessions we get smoother attack.
I see only Cleary and Martin backing up from Origin.
Cleary seems to follow the Freddy mindset by seeing it as a responsibility to back up. Given he has played Origin before the mental drain will be less.
Martin I don't see getting much gametime given the rest of the pack play long minutes at clubland.
To'o cramps up now during games. Not worth risking.
Capewell playing centre so gets full game.
Leaves this 17. Should do the job
Edwards
Staines
Crichton
Momo
Jennings
Burton
Cleary
Leota
Api
JFH
Kikau
Martin
Sorensen
May
Kenny
Leinu
Eisenhuth
If no one backs up. May/Kenny at lock. The other bench. Salmon half. Smith and Hopgood off the bench
No way in the world should we risk Nathan or Yeo, probably Luai as well. Martin shouldn't play big minutes so he'll be good to go.
Now May was THAT bad that I'd probably play Api at 7 or just give Falls a crack.
Short term pain for long term gain. We've got one of the best top 17 in the comp. Just gotta get the coaching staff and depth to be able to handle adversity better. Ivan is and never will be Bellamy/Robinson level of coach so need these lessons now. Tigers don't realise they get the short term gratification but we are stronger long term for this time of year.
If May is just going to be a tackling machine these days play him in the 13.Now May was THAT bad that I'd probably play Api at 7 or just give Falls a crack.
Risking Nathan would be peak idiocy. Crazy talkIf we rest too many players we are asking to get beaten, by a team we just totally flogged a few weeks ago. We need to find the right balance of resting players but still having the team that can get the job done. Api and Nathan should be playing if we really care about keeping our spot at the top of the ladder.
Korisau is the only one who should be considered for selection.
Next Wednesday will be absolutely brutal as it always is. And they have to do it twice more. No sense in playing another game of football 2 days later.
Sharks will get us. They have too many off contract players who are pulling their weight. We could play Naden to get a dose of that enthusiasm but it won't be enough.
We blew a few chances on Friday despite playing terrible.Korisau is the only one who should be considered for selection.
Next Wednesday will be absolutely brutal as it always is. And they have to do it twice more. No sense in playing another game of football 2 days later.
Sharks will get us. They have too many off contract players who are pulling their weight. We could play Naden to get a dose of that enthusiasm but it won't be enough.
If we rest too many players we are asking to get beaten, by a team we just totally flogged a few weeks ago.
I've been having flashbacks of how our season went downhill in 2018 due to origin disruption and that was with only Maloney, Cleary, RCG and Peachey out from memory. We're obviously in a better place this season but I don't like losing to shit teams just because of a rep fixture.
If someone asks me what do I prefer to see, NSW win a series or Penrith win a premiership, it's the Panthers all day long.