2019 team line up

[redandwhite4evr]

Love this team. Best one i've seen yet. I'd be keeping Robson as close to first grade as possible however, that kid is going to be special.

I want Dufty to succeed because he's so damn exciting to watch- just can't make that leap of faith however that he will be able to get bigger and stronger and fix up his defensive and high ball frailties in a few short months. Widdop to full back for mine and Norman to 5/8. I'm not completely sold on Widdop as an organising 5/8 anyway (cross field running, panic passing, lacks vision).

Reece Robson will have to be the new Kurt Mann.

 

[possm]

I want Dufty to succeed because he's so damn exciting to watch- just can't make that leap of faith however that he will be able to get bigger and stronger and fix up his defensive and high ball frailties in a few short months. Widdop to full back for mine and Norman to 5/8. I'm not completely sold on Widdop as an organising 5/8 anyway (cross field running, panic passing, lacks vision).

Reece Robson will have to be the new Kurt Mann.

I agree, Robson should be our 14 off the bench. Hooker rotation and lock rotation.

 

[slippery5]

I agree, Robson should be our 14 off the bench. Hooker rotation and lock rotation.

Much better than taking HUNT out of the halves effecting the continuity of the team.

 

[possm]

Much better than taking HUNT out of the halves effecting the continuity of the team.

There would be nothing wrong in having Hunt jump into dummy half on a set play now and again to try and break up the defence however, to have him in the front line defending his heart out would be a complete waste.

 

[Saints Forever]

Dufty
Pereira
Lomax
Jennings
Pearson
Widdop (Norman or Field 2020)
Hunt
JDB
Sims
Frizell
Vaughan
McInnes
Graham

K.Sims
Lawrie
Leilua
Robson

Kerr
Host

 

[nrlnrl]

The cooling off period was stoppped a few months back, it doesn’t exist anymore.....

It was stopped at end of 2017 - agreed to by RLPA & NRL.

 

[possm]

Dufty
Pereira
Lomax
Jennings
Pearson
Widdop (Norman or Field 2020)
Hunt
JDB
Sims
Frizell
Vaughan
McInnes
Graham

K.Sims
Lawrie
Leilua
Robson

Kerr
Host

Dufty / Johnston

Pearson / Pereira​

Lomax​

Jennings​

Johnston / Ravalawa​

Widdop ​

Hunt​

JDB​

Sims​

Frizell​

Vaughan​

McInnes​

Graham​

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K Sims​

Lawrie / Kerr / Timm​

Leilua​

Robson​

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[rednwhites]

Losing Ah Mau, losing Mann, MacDonald, Sele...

More rumours of signing some so-so player.

I'm finding it very hard to put a positive spin on this.

 

[goggles]

Losing Ah Mau, losing Mann, MacDonald, Sele...

More rumours of signing some so-so player.

I'm finding it very hard to put a positive spin on this.

The most important thing, for our once great club, seems to be that old boys keep their jobs... everything else is secondary.

 

[possm]

Losing Ah Mau, losing Mann, MacDonald, Sele...

More rumours of signing some so-so player.

I'm finding it very hard to put a positive spin on this.

Ah Mau replaced with T Sims = tick
Macdonald replaced with Pearson = loss of experience
Nightingale replaced with Pereira = loss of experience.
Mann replaced by Jennings = tick
Aitken replaced by Lomax = tick

 

[ouryears]

Ah Mau replaced with T Sims = tick
Macdonald replaced with Pearson = loss of experience
Nightingale replaced with Pereira = loss of experience.
Mann replaced by Jennings = tick
Aitken replaced by Lomax = tick

Overall, I am happy with the pros and cons.

Still, we need another good backline player!

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

Overall, I am happy with the pros and cons.

Still, we need another good backline player!

Yes mate, someone who can attack AND defend whilst playing centres.
An attacking only young back doesn't cut it for me.
Norman fits the bill.

 

[possm]

Yes mate, someone who can attack AND defend whilst playing centres.
An attacking only young back doesn't cut it for me.
Norman fits the bill.

Surely if Herbert is not wanted over at NZ, Millward could sign him up on a one or two year deal as backup for Lafai. He would come cheap and is an SGI junior who with Lomax was won the ISP centre of the year in 2018.

 

[Crush]

Surely if Herbert is not wanted over at NZ, Millward could sign him up on a one or two year deal as backup for Lafai. He would come cheap and is an SGI junior who with Lomax was won the ISP centre of the year in 2018.

Possm, brother, mate.
Why would Millward let a player go and then re-sign him a few months later?
Come on mate. You say Millward doesn't seem to know what he is doing then you want him to sign up a player he has just let go? Huh?

 

[rednwhites]

Ah Mau replaced with T Sims = tick
Macdonald replaced with Pearson = loss of experience
Nightingale replaced with Pereira = loss of experience.
Mann replaced by Jennings = tick
Aitken replaced by Lomax = tick

So Robert Jennings has been sewn up has he?

 

[JDHD]

Losing Ah Mau, losing Mann, MacDonald, Sele...

More rumours of signing some so-so player.

I'm finding it very hard to put a positive spin on this.

Here’s a positive spin: Korbin is an like for like replacement, Nene was maddeningly inconsistent, Mann was on a hiding to nothing and Sele never kicked on like I hoped he would.

 

[ouryears]

Yes mate, someone who can attack AND defend whilst playing centres.
An attacking only young back doesn't cut it for me.
Norman fits the bill.

Mate 100 % agree, got to have a fast hard running back who is also great defensively, a Matt Cooper like defensive capability.

 

[ouryears]

So Robert Jennings has been sewn up has he?

Hope so......

 

[Walpole]

1.Langlands
2.Irvine
3.Gasnier, R
4.Rogers
5.Grothe
6.Daley
7.Sterling

As likely as some of the backlines being mentioned around here.

 

[possm]

Possm, brother, mate.
Why would Millward let a player go and then re-sign him a few months later?
Come on mate. You say Millward doesn't seem to know what he is doing then you want him to sign up a player he has just let go? Huh?

It was reported that Herbert wanted to return to NZ to be with family. But NZ have no room for him in their NRL team and so he does not have a contract - you would think his manager would have handled this better.

Lomax, Lafai, Aitken and ? We need a backup left centre and so if Herbert does not have a job, why not offer him one at the Dragons.