Team v Eels

[Meth]

1- Nicoll-Klokstad
2- Watene-Zelezniak
3- Pompey
4- Berry
5- Tuivasa-Sheck
6- Harris-Tavita
7- Boyd
8- Fisher Harris
9- Egan
10- Vaimauga
11- Capewell
12- Niukore
13- Clark

Res- Martin, Stowers-Smith, Halasima, Ieremia-Toeava

 

[nswarrior]

1- Nicoll-Klokstad
2- Watene-Zelezniak
3- Pompey
4- Berry
5- Tuivasa-Sheck
6- Harris-Tavita
7- Boyd
8- Fisher Harris
9- Egan
10- Vaimauga
11- Capewell
12- Niukore
13- Clark

Res- Martin, Stowers-Smith, Halasima, Ieremia-Toeava

Same for me - Same team as this week except for Vaimauga starting instead of Stower-Smith.

If CNK can come into the back line plays a bit more we aren’t far from looking dangerous

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Same for me - Same team as this week except for Vaimauga starting instead of Stower-Smith.

If CNK can come into the back line plays a bit more we aren’t far from looking dangerous

Hes not a good ball player though

 

[Scott]

Same for me - Same team as this week except for Vaimauga starting instead of Stower-Smith.

If CNK can come into the back line plays a bit more we aren’t far from looking dangerous

The variation is Boyd cuts him out & Berry comes back on the angle. Could be dangerous.

Same 17.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Looks like Berrys cooked again so maybe Capewell out to the centres again

 

[Meth]

Looks like Berrys cooked again so maybe Capewell out to the centres again

Source?

 

[Meth]

How is Tom Ale going? Could be a good addition, if Capewell has to move to centre.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Hes not a good ball player though

That doesn’t mean he can’t chime into the backline and create overlaps or back up half breaks though, he’s done that plenty of times before. He does into set moves well

 

[SpaceMonkey]

How is Tom Ale going? Could be a good addition, if Capewell has to move to centre.

He seems to have dropped down the pecking order in a big way, or was he injured? Vaimauga and TSS have both overtaken him and I get the feeling Bunty is still above him

 

[senior]

How is Tom Ale going? Could be a good addition, if Capewell has to move to centre.

Panthers are after him

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Source?

My eyes

Saw him stay down after a tackle

 

[JJ]

I understand it’s not best for the team given the lack of balance in the squad, but I’m gonna say it… RTS is back and not past it, and is probably still an elite fullback….

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I understand it’s not best for the team given the lack of balance in the squad, but I’m gonna say it… RTS is back and not past it, and is probably still an elite fullback….

100% right, but who replaces him at wing? For me, 1-CNK 5-RTS is better than 1-RTS 5-CNK, although who's to say RTS at 1 isn't the attacking spark we need? So yeah, you make a good point, even though it's right to acknowledge Webby isn't going to do it

RTS has been outstanding this season, Clark was running away with POTY but honestly I feel like it's almost a dead heat now

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

I understand it’s not best for the team given the lack of balance in the squad, but I’m gonna say it… RTS is back and not past it, and is probably still an elite fullback….

Agree 100%

Roger is the best back we got in our team. I know he's killing it on the wing but I truly feel we have better chances in the finals with RTS at FB. CNK plays good at centre so why don't Webby just do the deed lol.

01. RTS.
02. DWZ.
03. CNK.
04. Pompey/Berry
05. Tuaupiki.

 

[Leber]

Same 17. But I'd start EIT instead of Niukore.

I think Leitaua is back so if Berry is injured, he comes straight in.

 

[Leber]

Agree 100%

Roger is the best back we got in our team. I know he's killing it on the wing but I truly feel we have better chances in the finals with RTS at FB. CNK plays good at centre so why don't Webby just do the deed lol.

01. RTS.
02. DWZ.
03. CNK.
04. Pompey/Berry
05. Tuaupiki.

Highly doubt we will see Taine again this year after his injury yesterday.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Is the any evidence Berry is injured apart from getting a bit of treatment after a tackle? There’s nothing in the casualty ward about him. Leiataua is still listed as TBC too for what it’s worth.
Absolutely no to putting CNK to centre IMO. It’s too late to give him time to sort out the position again and he’s barely played centre for years. Berry is an automatic in if fit, ideally with Ali though Pompey has done a consistent job. RTS stays on he wing because that’s the only way we get near full value out of both him and CNK. No problem with Dallin holding his spot if he plays like he has the last couple of weeks.

 

[ozenzud]

Why are people debating the FB and wing. CNK was great at FB. RTS was great on the wing. The team looked better be it against a tail ender. Be very nervous next week. Another really important game. The Thursday game will be compulsory viewing for a warriors supporter. Carn the dogs!

 

[JJ]

Why are people debating the FB and wing. CNK was great at FB. RTS was great on the wing. The team looked better be it against a tail ender. Be very nervous next week. Another really important game. The Thursday game will be compulsory viewing for a warriors supporter. Carn the dogs!

I want debating it, the squad means that’s the way it has to be. Just that RTS is back, and ultimately he’s likely best at 1

The team pretty much picks itself atm. But they need to do better at constructing a roster

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

I honestly doubt RTS would be better at 1, because it's pretty hard to imagine him playing better than he currently is.

Playing wing allows him to focus on the strengths of his fullback play (hard, elusive running) but in a more simplified way, and it seems to be working perfectly.

I also suspect that he'd be 5kg lighter and have trained a little differently if he was expected to play FB regularly. Not that he's unfit or incapable of doing it, but I think he has been primed for a gun season on the wing.