Anzac Day team v Storm

[WithTheDawn]

1 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA

2 DAVID FUSITU'A

3 BLAKE AYSHFORD

4 SOLOMONE KATA

5 MANU VATUVEI

6 THOMAS LEULUAI

7 SHAUN JOHNSON

8 SAM LISONE

9 ISSAC LUKE

10 BEN MATULINO

11 BODENE THOMPSON

12 RYAN HOFFMAN (c)

13 SIMON MANNERING

Interchange:

14 JONATHAN WRIGHT

15 JACOB LILLYMAN

16 CHARLIE GUBB

17 LIGI SAO

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

err...we have Wright on the each. Jono Wright is on our bench :crazy:

Is Cappy picking Manu despite knowing he's every chance of going off injured again?

 

[jamaman]

Gavet or Vete for Sao

 

[JJ]

What a bench - is this a pioneering approach from McFadden, small minutes and no impact (Lillyman aside)

FFS - Wright starts on the wing (assuming someone's hurt) or doesn't play. Gubb is a liability, jury's out on Sao - but who's cat did Vete kill?

 

[Schuster86]

WTF kind of bench is that? Mainly Wright, the others I can deal with but whats the point in carrying and outside back! Only thing I can think of is maybe Cappy is planing on giving Leuluai a break at some point pushing Lolohea into the halves and using Wright at fullback.

 

[Mr Angry]

So does Robson just get a free ride now, he did not play NSW cup last week, is 18th man?

 

[Benek]

Yeah totally not getting Wright on the bench. He makes sense as 18th man if Manu doesn't come right for the game, but if Manu us starting, what the hell is Write going to do?

Cappy seems to be getting worse and worse at using the interchange with each passing game. FFS, even Hurrell would make way more sense on the bench than Wright.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Very happy with that starting 13, but the bench... Ploddo's been doing a decent job as a starting winger but makes no sense there to me.

 

[vvvrulz]

Weird weird weird, effectively going in a man short
There must be a last min change planned

Where's Gavet and Vete
Wouldn't mind Tevaga for impact
Had enough of The Gubbster

 

[vvvrulz]

Bit surprised to see Robson get the full chop too, so if injuries and form don't change that's it for his season?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Bit surprised to see Robson get the full chop too, so if injuries and form don't change that's it for his season?

Could be that he was only ever a placeholder for TL.

 

[Leber]

That won't be the final bench. If manus fit, weight wight drop off and vete/tevaga will come on. If manu is not right, wright to wing and vete/tevaga to bench

 

[Leber]

Unless cappy plans on giving manu some time in the forwards. Would be pretty dumb experimenting him there after an injury though.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

That won't be the final bench. If manus fit, weight wight drop off and vete/tevaga will come on. If manu is not right, wright to wing and vete/tevaga to bench

I think your right. No NSWarriors game this week so i think Wright will get the chop

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Whos 18th man

 

[Philip_Smith007]

That won't be the final bench. If manus fit, weight wight drop off and vete/tevaga will come on. If manu is not right, wright to wing and vete/tevaga to bench

So why not name an extended bench?
Or is he using psychology?

 

[Leber]

So why not name an extended bench?
Or is he using psychology?

Prob the latter.

Although with the nsw cup team having a bye, I guess he doesnt need to name an extended bench.

 

[Leber]

Whos 18th man

Don't think hes named one. And you ALWAYS have to name an 18th man when travelling.

Which makes me think the bench will change.

 

[One Warrior]

Very strange bench, would much rather have Tevega, Vete & Lane in there for Wright, Gubb & Sao respectively, Wright could be 18th man as cover for Manu.

 

[JJ]

Could be that he was only ever a placeholder for TL.

Could be, but I doubt it - McFadden's selections and 'game plans' don't suggest there's any great plan here

Problem is Leuluai is mediocre too, both can play well (haven't seen that from Robson yet although the efforts there) but at least both will put in

The bench is astonishing...

I am more positive about Wright as a squad member than most - but that's as a back up, the bench doesn't make any sense. Gubb is a lunatic, until he shows more than a Ronnie Gibbs impersonation (Gibbs could actually play of course) he's a liability imo - I am not clear on what Vete (in particular) and Gavet have done wrong by comparison.