2015 Rd 15 v Sea Eagles

[Old Time Tiger]

There appeared to be some wounded guys last Friday night anyone have any updates on Naiqama, Simona and Halatau? Who would replace Naiqama if he doesn't play? Expect or hope team would be something like.

Funny thing, 1 win and looking forward to team announcement and game again :crazy:

1 James Tedesco
2 TBC
3 David Nofoaluma
4 Tim Simona
5 Pat Richards
6 Wittyfan
7 Luke Brooks
8 Aaron Woods
9 Robbie Farah
10 Sauaso Sue
11 Kyle Lovett
12 Chris Lawrence
13 Martin Taupau

Interchange
14 Ava Seumanufagai
15 Matthew Lodge
16 Manaia Cherrington
17 Keith Galloway

With Farah most likely not backing up from SOO

 

[gronkathon]

Sue is almost certainly out

 

[madunit]

Hoeter would come into the backline if Naiqama is out

Sue is out so I expect Ava or Keith to start

It'd be good to have Akaoula on the bench

 

[gronkathon]

If he pulls up ok it would be a straight swap with Woods back in

 

[WT Unity]

Sue is almost certainly out

What is the injury that Sue has and any idea for how long he may be out?

 

[wittyfan]

Hopefully TBC will be back on the wing!

 

[gronkathon]

What is the injury that Sue has and any idea for how long he may be out?

Shoulder injury.

I think it will just be a week

 

[magpie4ever]

Doubt Farah will back up and I still have major doubts about Nofoaluma one on one defence in the centres.

 

[magpie guy]

Doubt Farah will back up and I still have major doubts about Nofoaluma one on one defence in the centres.

Then put Hoeter in the centres and push Nofu to the wing? Assuming the Naiqama is out.

 

[wittyfan]

Press conference of Moses discussing this week's game as well as playing Origin:

http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2015/06/16/wests_tigers_trouble.html

 

[WT Unity]

Really happy that Robbie has not been named and even if he comes thru origin 2 ok I hope he is rested. I think the Halatau / Cherrington rotation can get the job done. With Sue out I do, however, hope Woodsy can back up. I think he would be hungry to come back in on the back of last week's win and sub-consciously he would not want to be the new inclusion and then see a loss result. Looking at the Manly team - wow good backline....crappier pack.....if our forwards play like they did last week then we should be on top and provide the platform for backs. We must dominate in the middle but Brookvale is a tough place to go to and win. It will come down to our attitude.... Despite where Manly are on the ladder this is a real test!

 

[BrotherJim05]

Pffffttt, there will need to be an investigation at Brookvale oval after we smash Manly. Get ready for whingefest 2015, especially as Toovey's job is on the line.

However, this will not be a forwards battle. Cherry/Foran will find a way to create space and their backs will gift them field position. Nofo will really have his work cut out for him stopping Matai.

 

[benched tiger]

No line speed in defence helped Manly win tonight....!

 

[Tigers Tale]

If the stats on NRL are correct, things were a lot closer than they seemed yet Manly was a mile in front of us with a bog average forward pack. It is the little things our young guys can't compete with.

Nofo trying to block Matai was a joke really. The guy can jump as high as anyone yet he turned his back on the ball and ran away from it. That 5 minutes before half time killed us. Santi, well, don't get me started.

Brooks and Moses, as a pairing would be in the bottom three of half & 5/8's. Until they can control a game and take on or challenge other teams we will not be anything more than also rans. I thought our forwards gave them enough platform to attack more than they did.

 

[Tigers Tale]

No line speed in defence helped Manly win tonight....!

Not as much as Maxwell did. As soon as I saw he was ref and at Bookvale I knew we were in big trouble. Still confident but knew we would be pushing it uphill.

 

[benched tiger]

Nofo's reads in defence are ordinary and have not improved since he came into FG.

 

[Shanghai Charlie]

If the stats on NRL are correct, things were a lot closer than they seemed yet Manly was a mile in front of us with a bog average forward pack. It is the little things our young guys can't compete with.

Nofo trying to block Matai was a joke really. The guy can jump as high as anyone yet he turned his back on the ball and ran away from it. That 5 minutes before half time killed us. Santi, well, don't get me started.

Brooks and Moses, as a pairing would be in the bottom three of half & 5/8's. Until they can control a game and take on or challenge other teams we will not be anything more than also rans. I thought our forwards gave them enough platform to attack more than they did.

Brooks and Moses in the bottom three?
Which club has a worse half combo?

 

[Tiger05]

Nofo's reads in defence are ordinary and have not improved since he came into FG.

He is a terrible defender isn't he. I think he can be hidden a bit more on the wing.

 

[Tigerted]

Zero surprises.Everything went according to the script & we were never going to do back to back wins as last weeks win was an aberration.Facts are we are crap & are a genuine contender for the spoon.

U would have put ur house on Stewart bagging a double & the halves having an influence on the result.

Like we played manly back into form we will generously grant penrith the same benefit @ leichhardt next week.

Souths must be kicking themselves to lose so easily to this substandard rabble last week.

U gotta laugh @ toovey being on the outer yet we are stuck with an immature amateur for a coach for 2 more yrs & it won't surprise if the board gives the dipstick an extension later in season.

 

[Front-Rower]

Zero surprises.Everything went according to the script & we were never going to do back to back wins as last weeks win was an aberration.Facts are we are crap & are a genuine contender for the spoon.

U would have put ur house on Stewart bagging a double & the halves having an influence on the result.

Like we played manly back into form we will generously grant penrith the same benefit @ leichhardt next week.

Souths must be kicking themselves to lose so easily to this substandard rabble last week.

U gotta laugh @ toovey being on the outer yet we are stuck with an immature amateur for a coach for 2 more yrs & it won't surprise if the board gives the dipstick an extension later in season.

We beat Souths because they tried to beat us up the middle. Their game was very one dimensional and the ball movement to the edges was limited.

Every team that gives us a touch up does so on the edges.

We also tend to fall apart after the first 20 minutes when Galloway, Woods and Tapau come off the field. One of these guys, probably Tapau (yes, I think he would be more effective off the bench against tiring sides) needs to start from the bench.