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[BuffaloRules]

As of next week and until the end of the year:

1) Tedesco
2) Koro
3) Simona
4) Nofoaluma
5) Taqele
6) Siro
7) Brooks

BENJI, ANASTA, LAWRENCE DESERVE TO BE IN RESERVE GRADE AND AYSHFORD IS LEAVING.
WE ARE GETTING HIDINGS ANYWAY.

Add Richards, and the above appears our back line prospects for next year with Lawrence apparently moving on.

Not too shabby.

 

[madunit]

I fear Richards will be picked as a centre

 

[BuffaloRules]

Maybe they can now afford to buy a quality centre with a bit more experience?

They must have plenty of money freed up now.

 

[TrigaTheTiger]

We really are clearing the decks if the latest Rowdy talk is to be believed.

Anyone for this:

1 Richards
2 Nofo
3 Simona
4 Luiui
5 Koro
6 Siro / Moses
7 Brooks

 

[hutch]

There is still potential for Lawrence to come good. I think there is value in keeping him there with all of those young blokes.

 

[TYGA]

We really are clearing the decks if the latest Rowdy talk is to be believed.

Anyone for this:

1 Richards
2 Nofo
3 Simona
4 Luiui
5 Koro
6 Siro / Moses
7 Brooks

I like Tedesco but his year has been fading away. I think he will come good and shows glimpses of brilliance. He has to be persevered with and he is getting invaluable experience remembering he came back from injury.

 

[TrigaTheTiger]

TYGA - we need to play Richards somewhere - with that backline they have like 12 FG games between them!

Richards at the back will help sort out the defensive line by making calls and his cover defense was always top notch.

 

[TYGA]

TYGA - we need to play Richards somewhere - with that backline they have like 12 FG games between them!

Richards at the back will help sort out the defensive line by making calls and his cover defense was always top notch.

I see him ONLY as a winger sorry to say. I think he is too slow and will lack aerobic ability at fullback. Cant play the position at his age and lack of experience there. Was never a top flite fullback. Agree he will help with leadership and direction but he will struggle to get a starting spot in my view.

 

[R2Coupe]

I like Tedesco but his year has been fading away. I think he will come good and shows glimpses of brilliance. He has to be persevered with and he is getting invaluable experience remembering he came back from injury.

I would like Kurtis Rowe to be given an opportunity over Tedesco.

 

[magpie guy]

IF we don't have Lawrence next year I think we will see Simona and Koro on the left with Richards and Nofo on the right. Richards and Nofo can alternate centre/wing positions if required. I'm pretty sure that Nofo played centre in Toyota cup so it wouldn't be out of the box. Teddy should be the option at FB over Richards. I would only drop Teddy if it meant Simona got a chance there; but if Lawrence goes Simona has to be one centre.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Tedesco was excellent today and I thought he was our MOM.

 

[Mario chalmers]

Lawrence just run down by Ben ridge. Couple that with multiple bad reads in defence.

 

[magpie guy]

Lawrence just run down by Ben ridge. Couple that with multiple bad reads in defence.

Both of those tries from bad reads were because of Anasta. The first one he came in because Anasta was slow in covering (though he should have stayed on his man), the second he stayed on his man but Anasta just stood there and let the 16 stroll through. It looked pretty bad though.

Jeez his pace is down though and those passes should have gone to Simona.

 

[macnaz]

Lawrence just run down by Ben ridge. Couple that with multiple bad reads in defence.

And ? You sound surprised, replay any game 2013 and it would be replicated 20 times

 

[macnaz]

Both of those tries from bad reads were because of Anasta. The first one he came in because Anasta was slow in covering (though he should have stayed on his man), the second he stayed on his man but Anasta just stood there and let the 16 stroll through. It looked pretty bad though.

Jeez his pace is down though and those passes should have gone to Simona.

B f**kING S

 

[Pistol_Pete]

Please can we stop blaming the hip injury for Lawrence. He came back in 2011 and blitzed St george chasers in a game at the back end of that year when he did a hammy so blaming the hip is garbage. Maybe he was concussed and groggy and another missile launched by "the world's best 5/8th" from 2 foot straight at his f**king head. Playing outside bennchi at the moment must be like going 12 with Tyson at his peak

 

[Tiger05]

Tedesco was great.

 

[innsaneink]

Thats generous

He was better...in my top 3 or 4

 

[moller]

Please can we stop blaming the hip injury for Lawrence. He came back in 2011 and blitzed St george chasers in a game at the back end of that year when he did a hammy so blaming the hip is garbage.

He ran a good line and jogged around Beau Scott, the slowest centre to ever play SOO. As you say, he also did a hammy at the same time.
His confidence or pace has never been the same since the hip injury.
He's still a pretty decent hole runner, but that's about it.