Backline 2019

[TomRedVRiver]

1. Holmes
2. Cotric
3. Lomax
4. Hayne (c)
5. Earl
6. Klemmer
7. De Belin

Love a running 5/8.

 

[BennyV]

Yes. In fact, he might have debuted there.

Didn’t debut there, played a couple of games there early in 2016 I think, when Mann played fullback and Dugan played centre. He was awful. Just awful. Caught out more in defence than he is at centre, has no instinct for finishing and was embarrassing under any sort of high ball. No chance he will start on the wing in 2019.

 

[41yearsaint]

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Painful.
Please dont do that.

 

[possm]

Has Aitken played wing before?

Aitken has problems taking the high ball, has problems turning to gather a kick into the corner and displays poor positioning skills when taking the final pass from his halves or centre.

 

[GC Dragon]

Didn’t debut there, played a couple of games there early in 2016 I think, when Mann played fullback and Dugan played centre. He was awful. Just awful. Caught out more in defence than he is at centre, has no instinct for finishing and was embarrassing under any sort of high ball. No chance he will start on the wing in 2019.

I remember that and also remember Mary saying he and Aitkens agreed that he would never ever play wing again . Like you say he was absolutely awful .

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Didn’t debut there, played a couple of games there early in 2016 I think, when Mann played fullback and Dugan played centre. He was awful. Just awful. Caught out more in defence than he is at centre, has no instinct for finishing and was embarrassing under any sort of high ball. No chance he will start on the wing in 2019.

You do realise Paul McGregor is still the coach?

 

[muzby]

You do realise Paul McGregor is still the coach?

Yes, but you were still wrong.

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Yes, but you were still wrong.

Are you aware that your response uses future tense?

Until next season rolls along, you cannot say with certainty that I’m incorrect.

Remember, McGregor is the same bloke who once selected JDB at halfback. Given McIdiot’s tendency towards conservatism, it’s a bit far stretched to assume he will automatically chose an inexperienced player over someone with runs on the board in first grade.

 

[muzby]

Are you aware that your response uses future tense?

Until next season rolls along, you cannot say with certainty that I’m incorrect.

Remember, McGregor is the same bloke who once selected JDB at halfback. Given McIdiot’s tendency towards conservatism, it’s a bit far stretched to assume he will automatically chose an inexperienced player over someone with runs on the board in first grade.

Whatever you say, pigeon.

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Whatever you say, pigeon.

Oh look at who I’m conversing with....The Village Idiot.

Figures.

 

[Warabrook saint]

I remember that and also remember Mary saying he and Aitkens agreed that he would never ever play wing again . Like you say he was absolutely awful .

He has a lot of trouble at center as well

 

[nontime111]

dufty
pearson
lomax
lafai (or hayne if were lucky)
periera/mann
widdop
hunt

 

[nontime111]

all Im saying is, Dufty is our best attacking player and should be left alone at fullback, If we sign Hayne he has to play centre hes superb there, him and Lomax would carve! hed give good service to the new wingers too be it Mann Periera or Pearson

watch and refresh your minds, he dropped off a but at the end of the season hes a kid give him time, go Dufty!

 

[BennyV]

You do realise Paul McGregor is still the coach?

Yep - hence it’s more likely that he’ll start Aiken at centre and Lomax or one of the reserve graders on the wing.

 

[possm]

all Im saying is, Dufty is our best attacking player and should be left alone at fullback, If we sign Hayne he has to play centre hes superb there, him and Lomax would carve! hed give good service to the new wingers too be it Mann Periera or Pearson

watch and refresh your minds, he dropped off a but at the end of the season hes a kid give him time, go Dufty!

Dufy is a good attack weapon but very unreliable in defence.
Hayne at fullback is a good attack weapon and good in defence.

So for me it is Hayne at fullback and Lomax and Mann in the centres with the two new signings as our wingers.

 

[possm]

Yep - hence it’s more likely that he’ll start Aiken at centre and Lomax or one of the reserve graders on the wing.

Lomax is already a much better right centre than Aitken. If Mary wants to keep Aitken - who know why - it is to the bench as a utility or dropped to ISP.

 

[TomRedVRiver]

Some whispers about GGM from NQ still being a chance. He'd be a great pick up too. I doubt we're getting Hayne at this stage, but hypothetically-

1. Dufty
2. Pearson
3. Lomax
4. Lafai/Hayne
5. Mosby

Pleeeenty of speed there!

 

[Wittenberg]

Lomax is certainly going to develop into something special and if he is put back into ISP next year I suspect we will not keep him for long. He has shown he can handle things at first grade level and yes he is young and inexperienced but to put Aitken in front of him could be a disaster in the long run. You don't have Andrew Johns praising him every time he gets the ball and talking about his future without Nic and the Roosters being far away. It is Auberson's last year at Bondi in 2019. Lomax as a replacement pairing with Mitchell would be a dream for the Roosters coffee set.

 

[TomRedVRiver]

Lomax is certainly going to develop into something special and if he is put back into ISP next year I suspect we will not keep him for long. He has shown he can handle things at first grade level and yes he is young and inexperienced but to put Aitken in front of him could be a disaster in the long run. You don't have Andrew Johns praising him every time he gets the ball and talking about his future without Nic and the Roosters being far away. It is Auberson's last year at Bondi in 2019. Lomax as a replacement pairing with Mitchell would be a dream for the Roosters coffee set.

I think you're forgetting about Joseph Manu, current Roosters right centre. Amazing young player, could be just as good as Latrell.

They definitely don't need centres, so I think we're relatively safe there.

 

[muzby]

5. Mosby

I’d sign him purely on name alone..