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  1. maple_69

    Round 24 v Manly

    Oh and I will also add, Leota is an animal off the bench. He turned that game for us. Smith goes fine starting, I love the idea of Leota and Leniu coming off the bench. I’m not sure what pack in the comp will be able to deal with that. The middle 30/40 when Haas is off is where I think we could...
  2. maple_69

    Round 24 v Manly

    Sommerton looked really sharp out of dummy half and his service looked nice and crisp. He also looks to have pretty solid vision, catching guys not square for 6 agains and things like that. Seems a more natural dummy half. Obviously has work to do in defence but for mine looks a better option...
  3. maple_69

    General Discussion Thread

    The funny thing about Luai is that the Cobbo/Origin incident aside, he generally does tread the line in game pretty well. He agitates and pushes the envelope, but rarely gets it wrong. Part of his role is to be a pest, on and off the field, and he generally does it damn well. I wouldn't be...
  4. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Salmon may have had something to do with it as well. He’s never going to have a big role in our side but has shown at times he has a bit of skill. Maybe he wanted to back himself to play a bigger role in a side, he is still young, whereas Peach is what he is and has had some good money contracts...
  5. maple_69

    Round 23 v Melbourne

    We seem to lose our way when Luke, Kenny and Salmon are on today. I reckon Yeo is fine for 80. The other guys can do it but would be better with a 15 min break. Rotate Hosking through a spell for Sorro & Martin (Sorro goes 65 and Martin comes back on for the end on the left) and then you have...
  6. maple_69

    Round 24 v Manly

    I definitely think splitting the next two weeks with half the guys out is the way to go rather than taking a full week off. Something like the below two 17s. 1. Edwards 2. Jenkins 3. Cole 4. Tago 5. To'o 6. Cogger 7. Cleary 8. Smith 9. Luke 10. Fish 11. Hosking 12. Garner 13. Yeo 14. Sommerton...
  7. maple_69

    Round 22 v The Sharks

    It’s painful to listen to the kid but the snippet of Walsh miked up at training on the Matty Johns show tonight is a great example of the role fullbacks play that you just don’t see from the outside. They’re directing every single player relevant to every play in defence. For a team that’s...
  8. maple_69

    Round 23 v Melbourne

    if the Storm don’t put up a fight here I think we need to rest the whole 17 over the next couple games and use Parra and the Cows as proper warm up games with the full squad. Build it up over 3 games, earn the week off and then our season really starts for the final 2 games.
  9. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    We're also in a slightly different position to where we were when the current crop came through. We need guys to come in ready to go at a high level and help us win premierships. Critta came into the side as a raw youngster with the hopes of pulling off some highlights in a struggling team. We...
  10. maple_69

    2022 or 2023

    Last years next best teams were worse than this year I’d say. Parra at their best were as good as any side this year but their form was very patchy (and still is). Outside of that no one was particularly convincing and the sides outside the 8 were way weaker than your 9-13 this year. So maybe we...
  11. maple_69

    Round 23 v Melbourne

    I’d like to see Cole get the run or Turuva to centre and Jenkins onto his wing as another option to see what Tito has one in. He’s an absolute demon under the high ball and game as anything on kick returns/hit ups but finishing in tight space is not his thing, maybe his agility works better...
  12. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    I’m a massive Staines fan. Shame he was shipped to a club like the Tigers where players just really struggle to work out. I’m skeptical our system is the best fit for Charlie. He’s not a battering ram. Chuck him in the Souths or Broncos structures and I reckon he’d be a weapon. He did the work...
  13. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Good luck Jack, just like SOS, he got solid game time and did his job really well when called upon. I also think it forced us to bring Luai into the game more during the stretch without Cleary and since he has come back Luai has continued to come off his edge a lot more. It's not seamless at...
  14. maple_69

    The Three-peat

    I’ll never get sick of beating Melbourne after the decades of abuse they inflicted on us, including 2020. The 2021 prelim was just too satisfying, trashing them in a grand final would be a real cherry on top of this era.
  15. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Interesting. Don’t know anything about him but damn good breeding. Could be the next Capewell/Hosking/Sorro. The way we’re rejuvenating careers, blokes with talent who haven’t quite cracked it will be dying to come here on minimum coin.
  16. maple_69

    The Three-peat

    Bookies now have us at $2.50 as an aside. They consider us more of a sure thing to win the premiership than Manly, the 11th placed team, are of beating St George, the 15th placed team in one game. How short did our odds get last year? I don’t remember them going this short.
  17. maple_69

    Round 22 v The Sharks

    Has there been any update on Tago or Leniu? TBC & R26?
  18. maple_69

    The Three-peat

    Ours to lose at this stage for sure. Parra can go with us for 80, they're the only one. They have the side, the experience and will definitely have the motivation and while they have a rough run in, they do get the week off right before the finals so may have the legs still. Souths can't go...
  19. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    If Martin locks in for another 3 we have the below locked in until 2026. That pack, Cleary’s kicking and whatever kids we fill the 17 out with will keep us in the 4 for that time. 1/6/9 decisions could well keep us in the grand final until then. 1. TBC 2. To’o 3. Cole 4. McLean 5. TBC 6. TBC...
  20. maple_69

    Rd 21 v Bulldogs

    I would have been happier with 1-2 tries conceded but we spent a huge amount of time on our try line and probably only the 2nd try was average defence with the first and third fairly freak plays. For a side that has had no trouble showing commitment and desperation but has been clunky for the...

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