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Best pack in 2012?

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DoggiesBro

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Big Pete said:
You said people agreed with you that he's s**t. You lied and have been exposed. Just like you were exposed for not knowing what the Emerging Origin squad was.

And no, an out and out lie would be you making up the '20 Broncos fan' figure.
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Lol wow you really are related aren't you.

Exposed? He said he couldn't of got worse, no that means he is a gun. Not shit.

I also don't need to make up my friends, i'm sure if you had some you could ask them, i'd be surpised if most disagree that McCullough is shit.

I know what the emerging origin squad is, you are aware alot of nuffies that never go anywhere are called into that. I could care less.

Anyway im big enough to say each to their own and we all have opinions, clearly you aren't. Keep living in the world McCullough is good.:lol:
 
Big Pete

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You know you're struggling when you're pulling off the relative excuse. beave never wrote him off as a s**t player, so point is you lied.

You can't prove those 20 or so friends say that so ultimately it's just going to be written off as another lie.

You didn't seem to know what the Queensland Emerging squad was a second ago. The emerging squad selects players based on potential, some succeed, some don't - point is they have to have some deal of talent and they deemed Macca worthy.

But here's the real cracker. You constantly refer to Nathan Friend and Matt Ballin, two players who weren't even considered first graders at 21. Heck, they didn't start playing consistent first grade until they were 26 and 23 respectively. I bet you were there writing them off to.
 
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Didgi

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:lol: DoggiesBrah, the only thing in the universe that could possibly make other fans side with a Manly fan.
 
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Spanner in the works

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Broncos, Tigers and Dogs are the three big ones for me. Tigers on paper are all class, the Broncos kids are well supported by experience, while I think the signing of Graham for the Dogs gives their pack much needed balance.
 
AuDragon

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Broncos, Warriors, Raiders, Tigers, Manly (depending on how the whole Hasler saga influences the team and players minds), all have potentially strong packs. Then there's the Knights with Snowden, Buderus (big question mark on him though, could he be 2012's Matt Orful?), Bennett coaching them; and Titans with Douglas and Myles to complement Bailey, Srama, Bird and a few youngsters coming through, certainly have a word to say imo...

I think the Storm will probably have the weakest pack, despite having the best hooker in the game...

If McCullough keeps his late 2011 season form, we'll have the best pack and could be going places, as he can indeed become the best Bronco hooker ever (and I rate Priddis highly). Btw, I am one of the 149 meathead Broncos... :sarcasm:
 
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Bman26

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8. Norrie
9. Smith
10. J. Bromwich
11. Manu
12. Proctor
13. Hoffman

14. Ryles
15. Lowe
16. Hinchcliffe
17. Lowrie/Harris/K Bromwich
 
hitman82

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The best pack is pretty hard to pick; the Broncos and Tigers forward packs are fantastic. I wouldn't trade the Warriors pack though.

8. Sam Rapira
9. Nathan Friend
10. Jacob Lillyman
11. Simon Mannering
12. Elijah Taylor
13. Micheal Luck

14. Feleti Mateo
15. Ben Matulino
16. Russell Packer
17. Ukuma Ta'ai

...Lewis Brown, Steve Rapira, monster juniors.
 
grouch

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I always like to see which club is deemed to have the best pack - because you can pretty much automatically write them off as a premiership contender. When was the last time the team with the best pack won the comp? With the salary cap, it usually means your squad balance is off-kilter, and that you're lacking in other areas of the team
 
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The Roosters pack is intimidating, but I don't know how 'good' it actually is. Big question marks IMO.

At the end of 2010, we have lost Paea (ESL) and replaced him with Tasi, which was an upgrade considering the form Tasi showed. However, as of next year we are replacing experienced first graders Conn (retirement), Ryles (Storm) and Myles (Titans) with rookies Kane Evans (Roosters NYC), Josh Ailaomai (Knights NYC) and Jack Bosden (Dragons). Trading loads of first grade games for barely any...

Not to mention, that James Aubusson's replacement, Anthony Watts, was an utter failure. We have signed young Dean Blackman (Eels NYC) to replace him in the squad, and he surely can't be any worse than Watts, but whether he performs better than Jimmy is an uncertainty too.

What is good though, is that guys like Friend, Aubusson, the mercurial Nuuausala, Hargreaves, Masoe, Symonds, Guerra and Takairangi have all played alongside each other for what will now be going into their third season together. Throw young Arona into the mix, and it seems like a strong core for the pack that will develop for years to come.

Roosters 2012

8. Kennedy, 9. Friend, 10. Hargreaves, 11. Guerra, 12. Aubusson, 13. Bosden, BENCH: 14. Mitchell, 15. Nuuausala, 16. Tasi, 17. Masoe, RESERVES: Evans (prop), Ailaomai (prop), Symonds (backrow), Arona (backrow), Takairangi (backrow), Cordner (backrow), Blackman (hooker)
 
hitman82

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grouch said:
I always like to see which club is deemed to have the best pack - because you can pretty much automatically write them off as a premiership contender. When was the last time the team with the best pack won the comp? With the salary cap, it usually means your squad balance is off-kilter, and that you're lacking in other areas of the team
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The "best forward pack in rugby league" finishes 9th or 10th every year :lol:

Regarding lacking in other areas, I think the Warriors have a pretty good balance throughout the team. Lacking depth at centre, that's about it.

Forgot the Dogs - Graham will be awesome to see running around in the NRL, even if he is an albino hunchback. Fantastic player.
 
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Like the Warriors pack, Packer Lillyman Matulino and Rapira is an excellent prop rotation, Friend a quality hooker and they have a hard working and skillful back row with the likes of Mannering, Luck, Taylor, Mateo, Ta'i etc.
 
boxhead

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Pretty much every team has a "good pack" - Melbourne's is the weakest on paper but Cameron Smith makes a massive difference, not to mention the Bellamy factor.
Hard to say who has the best, so I'll just comment on mine.
Great depth, great prop-rotation, good balance in the second-row, though we miss a good line-breaking edge forward.
 
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The Sharks pack is more balanced now, and not just relying on Snowden Douglas and Gallen.

I would rate us top 5 in the pack potential, but the best back in the game would have to be the Broncs.

Apart from James Graham, I dont see anything to get excited about from the dogs point of view.
 
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