Rnd 25 Team List vs Sea Eagles

[Happy MEel]

Looks like Stone might play a bit of dummy half tomorrow night.

https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2019/09/05/eels-v-sea-eagles-round-25-captains-run/

 

[Gazzamatta]

Looks like Stone might play a bit of dummy half tomorrow night.

https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2019/09/05/eels-v-sea-eagles-round-25-captains-run/

10 minutes?

 

[Happy MEel]

10 minutes?

Yeah 10-15 minutes and then play a middle role.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Looks like Stone might play a bit of dummy half tomorrow night.

https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2019/09/05/eels-v-sea-eagles-round-25-captains-run/

Good!!

Interesting that most of us hated Gutho at hooker, however it appears BA may have only been doing it as he didn’t rate Smith / Mcilwrick to fill the role.

Considering Stones injuries/limited experience he has been selected fairly quick over some pretty experienced players to come back into the side.

 

[Happy MEel]

Good!!

Interesting that most of us hated Gutho at hooker, however it appears BA may have only been doing it as he didn’t rate Smith / Mcilwrick to fill the role.

Considering Stones injuries/limited experience he has been selected fairly quick over some pretty experienced players to come back into the side.

Stone should spend the entire offseason passing a football. Filling that backup hooker role is his biggest chance of playing regular first grade.

 

[parrathruandthru]

I think Stoney has been picked because he is an angry merkin once he crosses the sideline

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Stone is perfect on the bench, can give Mahoney that 15 or so break.

Additionally he can come on with 15 or so to go, and add that “energy/line speed” to our defence, that appears BA has had one of the benches play (eg Moeroa )

And he can cover edge/middle

 

[Happy MEel]

Stone is perfect on the bench, can give Mahoney that 15 or so break.

Additionally he can come on with 15 or so to go, and add that “energy/line speed” to our defence, that appears BA has had one of the benches play (eg Moeroa )

And he can cover edge/middle

Can he cover the edge? I’ve never seen him play out there. I’d say Taka provides edge cover.

 

[Bazal]

Can he cover the edge? I’ve never seen him play out there. I’d say Taka provides edge cover.

Killed it there in 20s for a while IIRC. Or maybe Reggies. One of the two

 

[Happy MEel]

Killed it there in 20s for a while IIRC. Or maybe Reggies. One of the two

Fair enough. Didn’t know that.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Can he cover the edge? I’ve never seen him play out there. I’d say Taka provides edge cover.

Yes, he did in the lower grades.

Yes definitely Taka provides cover there, however if BA is planning on playing our edges for 80 mins (in 2020), at least with stone on the bench he can provide cover in case of injury.

Just gives some flexible to our bench rather then just covering an edge forward just in case.

 

[emjaycee]

A bench in 2020 of:
RCG
Alvaro
Niukore
Stone
is probably better than any we have fielded this year to be honest.

 

[crocodile]

I think Stoney has been picked because he is an angry merkin once he crosses the sideline

With Browny out, we need an angry f*cker out there.

 

[Happy MEel]

A bench in 2020 of:
RCG
Alvaro
Niukore
Stone
is probably better than any we have fielded this year to be honest.

Without a doubt. But that requires the signing of a starting quality edge forward (and RCG). If we can pull that off (not a euphemism), along with the mid season signing of Blake, that would be some outstanding recruitment. It leaves very few weaknesses across our top 17, and decent players like Taka, Kaufusi, Utoikamanu, Salmon, Parry and possibly Gower waiting in the wings for an opportunity.

 

[emjaycee]

Without a doubt. But that requires the signing of a starting quality edge forward (and RCG). If we can pull that off (not a euphemism), along with the mid season signing of Blake, that would be some outstanding recruitment and leaves very few weaknesses across our top 17, and decent players like Taka, Kaufusi, Utoikamanu, Parry and possibly Gower waiting in the wings for an opportunity.

Yep. My confidence that we will sign a starting quality edge forward is actually increasing.

 

[EelsFan05]

Yep. My confidence that we will sign a starting quality edge forward is actually increasing.

This is the second hint you've dropped mate. Spill your guts.

 

[Gronk]

My lawyer told me to put a disclaimer with every post from now on

Still won't work. It needs to be sourced or next time it gets deleted.

It's not really that hard.

 

[hineyrulz]

I think Stoney has been picked because he is an angry merkin once he crosses the sideline

Half this forum are a chance if thats the criteria

 

[emjaycee]

This is the second hint you've dropped mate. Spill your guts.

My guts remain unspilt until I get permission from my source to go public.
Sorry mate.

 

[emjaycee]

My guts remain unspilt until I get permission from my source to go public.
Sorry mate.

Besides, if you merkins don't like the signing I can claim I knew nothing, whereas if you think its a good signing, I can claim I knew all along.