2014 Teams.

[umina panther]

1. Moylan (K.Naqiama possibly instead)
2. Mansour
3. Idris
4. Whare
5. Simmons
6. Soward
7. Wallace
8. Grant
9. Kingston
10. Kite
11. Manu (possibly injured rd1, Robinson will probably start for him)
12. Brown
13. Taylor

14. Segeyaro (possibly injured rd1, straight replacement would be Daniel Foster, Cleary may use Peachey or Brown to cover as replacement dummy half and play another second rower.)
15. McKendry
16. Plum
17. Peachey

That's ok for round 1 maybe but soon as Seg proves he's fit then Kingston can't be picked. With our foward talent we can't be wasting it

 

[ek999]

Ah Kasiano! Knew I'd forgotten someone.

1. Krisnan Inu
2. Sam Perrett
3. Josh Morris
4. Chase Stanley
5. Tim Lafai
6. Josh Reynolds
7. Trent Hodkinson
8. James Graham
9. Michael Ennis
10. Aiden Tolman
11. Reni Maitua
12. Frank Pritchard
13. Greg Eastwood

14. Tony Williams
15. Sam Kasiano
16. Dale Finucane
17. Josh Jackson

I'd love to find spots for Klemmer and Mitch Brown but alas it can't be done. I hope to see Patty Templeman make his way into first grade at some point too.

Move Jackson to 11 and bring Klemmer onto the bench. Maitua just isn't as good as those guys. Also I would probably have Inu at cewntre instead of Stanley. Fullback I still have no idea, Tyrone Phillips or Templeman perhaps

 

[Chook]

My Tigers 2014
1. Teddy
2. Richards
3. Simona
4. Nofo
5. Korobeite
6. Anasta
7. Brooks
8. Woods
9. Farah (c)
10. Galloway
11. BMM
12. Siro
13. Sue

14. Blair
15. Fults
16. Tapau / Gavet
17. Lawrence / Patterson

Use Lawrence as a Backrower / lock. His lateral movement is gone for defending in the centres

Tigers will be bottom 4 whilever the Ananchor wears a jersey, bottom 2 if he wears the number 6.

Chook.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Tigers will be bottom 4 whilever the Ananchor wears a jersey, bottom 2 if he wears the number 6.

Chook.

In my opinion, Anasta has slowed down. The heart is there but he has lost a step pace wise, and in his reflexes. It showed during his last 2 years at the Roosters when you could see what he was trying to do but his passes (for example) were just that -2 seconds too slow to pull off what he was trying to do. As such the Tigers would be wise to not use him in the halves.

 

[Franko]

It's hilarious how Souths fans have turned on Merritt since his origin debut. rofl.

Here I was thinking he was a try scoring phenom and out and out superstar of the game.

I don't think it is many of us. Most of us undertsand he is starting to slow down but 99% of us would have him as one of the first ones picked week in and week out.

 

[Chook]

In my opinion, Anasta has slowed down. The heart is there but he has lost a step pace wise, and in his reflexes. It showed during his last 2 years at the Roosters when you could see what he was trying to do but his passes (for example) were just that -2 seconds too slow to pull off what he was trying to do. As such the Tigers would be wise to not use him in the halves.

Tell me about it, I spent most of those two years kicking shit out of the cat.

The Tigers should offer him a media gig, he loves getting in front of the cameras.

Chook.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

I would go with

1. Minichiello
2. Tupou
3. Jennings
4. Kenny-Dowall
5. Tuivasa-Sheck
6. Maloney
7. Pearce
8. Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Friend
10. Moa
11. Aubusson
12. Williams
13. Coroner

14. Mortimer
15. Napa
16. Guerra
17. Liu

Nu'uausala in rotation.
Evans as back up, possible rotation with Liu
Langi as back up, will get 1st grade at some point but not regularly. Should be promoted regularly in 2015 when SBW is gone
Moga is likely to be given extra time to recover to be safe and then likely to be backup. Aubusson still first preference to replace an injured back I'd say

In reality I think Cordner to 11, Aubusson to bench, Nu'uausala to 13 and Guerra or Liu drops off.

 

[Tommy Smith]

I think Cordner should play on the edge. Prior to his injury it seemed like he was scoring tries every week. He was just smoking the opposition with his hole running.

With him on one side and SBW on the other, no-one could stop us. Unfortunately that probably means Guerra at lock. He's also better suited to the edge but someone has to play I the middle. I just don't want it to be Cordner.

 

[bellyache]

I think Cordner should play on the edge. Prior to his injury it seemed like he was scoring tries every week. He was just smoking the opposition with his hole running.

With him on one side and SBW on the other, no-one could stop us. Unfortunately that probably means Guerra at lock. He's also better suited to the edge but someone has to play I the middle. I just don't want it to be Cordner.

Cords is a left edge specialist, Guerra is a right edge specialist, [ both as seen in 2013] Why not let SBW roam and play both sides like he did last season? ;-)