Your starting lineup for 2011

[Noname36]

Now that it looks like our recruitment is finally finished, what would your starting lineup be for 2011? ...assuming everyone is fit.

I think mine would be something along the lines of this:


1. Gidley
2. Uate
3. Sau
4. Mad Dog
5. McManus
6. Mullen/Henry
7. Henry/Mullen
8. Costigan
9. De Gois
10. Kaufusi
11. Taia
12. Paterson
13. Hilder

14. Houston (I'm starting him on the bench because he may need some time to get his fitness back after a season off, and I can easily see him as a quality bench forward that can cover back and frontrow i.e. Simo in Origin)
15. Tui
16. Fass
17. KOD (or another young forward that impresses in the off season/trials)

- That is assuming that Henry is fit for round one. If not I'd bring Dodge into the halves (I really don't want to keep going with Gids in the halves if it means that Wes or O'Donnell are at fullback).

And then we also have a lot of depth (and quality depth at that):

Likiliki to cover the centres, Kev to cover wings, Wes/McDonnell to cover fullback.
Rogers for the halves.
Tafua, Edwards, Tolar, Mika to cover the forwards.
+ we have quite a few talented rookies in the NYC if things get desperate.

 

[Bring it home Knights]

My team would be something very similar to yours. However I would have Uate outside Doogs. Also if Tuimavave (spelling) goes well in the trials, i'd be tempted to start him in the front row with Kaufusi on the bench.

 

[Bicey_18]

1. Gidley
2. McManus
3. Sau
4. MacDougall
5. Uate
6. Rogers
7. Mullen
8. Kaufusi
9. De Gois
10. Tuimavave
11. Costigan
12. Taia
13. Hilder

14. Fa'aoso
15. Paterson
16. O Donnell
17. Houston

 

[Noname36]

My team would be something very similar to yours. However I would have Uate outside Doogs. Also if Tuimavave (spelling) goes well in the trials, i'd be tempted to start him in the front row with Kaufusi on the bench.

Oh yep, so would I. I just named them that way because Sau usually wears the 3 and Doogs the 4 despite playing on opposite sides.

 

[Allstar Knights]

1. Gidley
2. Uate
3. Sau
4. MacDougall
5. McManus
6. Henry
7. Mullen
8. Costigan
9. De Gois
10. Kaufusi
11. Paterson
12. Taia
13. Hilder

14. Rogers
15. Houston
16. Fa'aoso
17. Tuimavave

 

[The_Joey_Show]

1. Gidley
2. Uate
3. Sau
4. MacDougall
5. McManus
6. Henry
7. Mullen
8. Costigan
9. De Gois
10. Kaufusi
11. Paterson
12. Taia
13. Hilder

14. Rogers
15. Houston
16. Fa'aoso
17. Tuimavave

This, but with Uate and Jimmy Mac switching sides.

 

[sneaky_is_here]

I know Henry is here to play first grade, but i don't believe it will be right away.

1. Mcdonnell
2. McManus
3. Sau
4. MacDougall
5. Uate
6. Mullen
7. Gidley
8. Costigan
9. De Gois
10. Kaufusi
11. Paterson
12. Taia
13. Taufua

14. Hilder
15. Houston
16. Fa'aoso
17. Tuimavave

 

[macavity]

1. Gidley
2. McManus
3. Sau
4. MacDougall
5. Uate
6. Rogers
7. Mullen
8. Kaufusi
9. De Gois
10. Tuimavave
11. Houston
12. Taia
13. Costigan

14. Fa'aoso
15. Paterson
16. Hilder
17. Taufua

Willing to bet that is how we will line up round 1.

 

[Joker's Wild]

I would prefer to see the below before shifting Gids into the halves if Henry is not in FG. We lose too much not having Gids at the back and Shannon"Momentum Killer" McDonnell playing.

1. Gidley
6. Rogers
7. Mullen

Edit: See Macca's team above

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=363004

*cough*

 

[macavity]

Timmah Jr?

 

[Johns Magic]

1. Gidley
2. Uate
3. MacDougall
4. Sau
5. McManus
6. Henry
7. Mullen
8. Kaufusi
9. De Gois
10. Costigan
11. Houston
12. Taia
13. Hilder

14. Fa'aoso
15. Taufua
16. Paterson
17. KOD

Would like to put Liki in but haven't seen enough of him at any level.

Kaufusi, after a full off-season here has one last chance to impress me. Besides Tuimavave, who also is yet to impress me in Knights colours and is coming off a long injury lay-off, we don't really have anyone else to fill that 8 jersey so hopefully one of them step up.

 

[Rolla]

1. Gidley
2. McManus
3. Sau
4. MacDougall
5. Uate
6. Mullen
7. Henry
8. Kaufusi
9. De Gois
10. Costigan
11. Paterson
12. Taia
13. Taufua

14. Hilder
15. Housten
16. Fa'aoso
17. Tui

 

[Yosh]

1. Gidley
2. Uate
3. Tahu
4. Lilikili
5. McManus

6. Mullen
7. Henry

8. Faas
9. De Gois
10. Costigan
11. Taia
12. Patto
13. House

14. Hilder
15. Kafusi
16. Tui
17. KOD

I thought everyone's sides were pretty spot on so I thought I'd add a couple of Yosh-esque names to the roster.

Tahu will sign for us this month and have a blinder in the trials.
Lilikili to outshine Sau comprehensively in the trials and get the nod over Sau.
Faas to really step up and become Newcastle's and Queensland's starting prop.

I think that's about it.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Timmah Jr?

You've said some NASTY sh!t in your time but this trumps them all.

 

[Pika]

1. Gidley
2. McManus
3. Sau
4. MacDougall
5. Uate
6. Rogers
7. Mullen
8. Kaufusi
9. De Gois
10. Tuimavave
11. Costigan
12. Taia
13. Hilder

14. Fa'aoso
15. Paterson
16. O Donnell
17. Houston

Hey Bicey, are you running with one bench prop there?

Or do you see House as a prop?

Looks like you have three back rowers on the bench. Even if you count House as front row you still have two in KOD and Patto.

It could work if you tweaked your interchange and pushed Costigan into front row if he had the minutes in him.

Not having a go mate just wondering how you would work it.

 

[aqua_duck]

1.Gidley
2.Uate
3.Sau
4.Doogs
5.McManus
6.Rogers
7.Mullen
8.Costigan
9.De Gois
10.Kaufusi
11.Paterson
12.Taia
13.Hilder

14.Fa'aoso
15.Houston
16.Tuimavave
17.Southern

Thats how I believe Stoney will start the season

by round 26:
1.Gidley
2.Uate
3.Sau
4.Likiliki
5.McManus
6.Mullen
7.Henry
8.Costigan
9.De Gois
10.Houston
11.Paterson
12.Taia
13.Hilder

14.Fa'aoso
15.O'Donnell
16.Tuimavave/Kaufusi
17.Cook

18.Kaufusi/Tuimavave

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

What I think we will see round 1.

1. Gidley.
2. McManus.
3. Sau.
4. Maddog.
5. Uate.
6. Henry.
7. Mullen.
8. Costigan.
9. De Gois.
10. Kafausi
11. Patterson.
12. Taia.
13. Hilder.

14. Richie.
15. Taumavivi.
16. Houston.
17. Southern.

LOL identical to Aqua's.

 

[rnb11]

1. Kurt Gidley
2. Akuila Uate
3. Junior Sau
4. Adam MacDougall
5. James McManus
6. Jarrod Mullen
7. Beau Henry
8. Evarn Tuimavave
9. Isaac De Gois
10. Antonio Kaufusi
11. Chris Houston
12. Zeb Taia
13. Neville Costigan

14. Matt Hilder
15. Cory Paterson
16. Richie Faaoso
17. Mark Taufua

Taufua would go onto play prop, he's more than capable. Hilder is a great defender but doesn't offer as much attack and aggression as Costigan, once they're both on the field at the same time I don't think we'll be letting in many points. And at first I wanted Nev starting in the front row but I think he would offer the team more playing plenty of minutes at lock.

 

[Allstar Knights]

It looks like we're going with Rogers in the halves now, which is a shame. I mean, wasn't the point in signing Henry, to give him first crack in the halves? I know he shouldn't just be guaranteed a shot on the day he signs, but at least give him a chance to show us something over the off-season.

I've got nothing against Rogers might I add. I'm part of the minority that rate him, but I think we all know that a Mullen/Henry combination would be much better for the future.

Lets just Rogers doesn't play all year, whether it be from an injury, or suspension and we decide to call up Henry. He'd have to adapt to the combinations very fast before Rogers come back and dropping the guy like this will do no good to his confidence.

Give the guy a chance Stone.