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Charity Shield v Dragons on Sun 19th Feb @ ANZ

southsport

southsport

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Burns played brilliantly but made a poor attempt on one high ball, Madge needs to have confidence that there won't be too much more of that.
 
doyen

doyen

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southsport said:
Burns played brilliantly but made a poor attempt on one high ball, Madge needs to have confidence that there won't be too much more of that.
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I really think we're onto something with Burns--the way he plucked those balls like a champion AFL player then grounded the pill was fantastic!!
Another special talent is Crichton-----we must encourage these two players by rewarding them with Rd.1 posses!!
 
Rabbits20

Rabbits20

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The round 1 team is settled imo. This is what Madge will do:

GI
AJ
Hunt
Goodwin
Burns
Cody
AR
George
Farah
Tyrrell
Sutton
Turner
Sam

Cook
Clark
Rochow
Tom


Musgrove must be injured. He will probably be 18th man for round 1 and have a hit out with Norths.
 
Rabbits20

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AJ: Played solidly. A good back up for GI at fullback

Goodwin: Got through a lot of shit work and made some very strong carries with quick play the balls. Saved a try at the end.

Hunt: Played well. He has to hold onto the ball though.

Talakai: Seems too slow for centre and should be used as a back rower off the bench. He came in too much defensively when it wasn't needed and his tackling technique worries me.

Burns: Very good. Has a smart footy brain and great pace. The way he reads the game is really good. Just needs to work on catching the bombs. He struggled under the high ball.

Cody: Was strong.

AR: A bit rusty.

George: Has got too hold onto the ball. He can't keep making these silly mistakes.

Farah: Our best player. The way he played reminds me of Issac. He was very sharp and dangerous.

Tyrrell: Looks like he's lost more pace. Made about 4 hit ups all match which is the norm now. Madge will look after his pet for round 1.

Sutton: Was very solid with strong carries.

Turner: Many in my bay were shocked as he ran lots of metres which he hasn't done in the past. He played well and needs to keep this up.

Sam: He was our second best imo.


Cook: Was a bit nervous at the start of second half but he came into his own with quick darts, efficient passing and busted the line and had the touch to put in that sublime kick. He showed the haters. Many at the game were wrapped for Cook and call him a talent. He will get the 14 jersey.

I will discuss the rest later...............
 
DiegoNT

DiegoNT

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Rabbits20 said:
The round 1 team is settled imo. This is what Madge will do:

GI
AJ
Hunt
Goodwin
Burns
Cody
AR
George
Farah
Tyrrell
Sutton
Turner
Sam

Cook
Clark
Rochow
Tom


Musgrove must be injured. He will probably be 18th man for round 1 and have a hit out with Norths.
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No Chricton?
 
Rabbit toes

Rabbit toes

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doyen said:
Are you suggesting AR looked a bit podgy---I noticed he didn't have to tie up his short's string to hold them up??!!!!
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sometimes players return from the off season a little heavier. Its whether or not it stays on throughout the year?
 
Travitoh

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I'm a bit surprised by some of the comments about AJ. As a fullback i felt he jibbed it when he got to the defensive line and looked like he was afraid of being hit. I'm not that keen on him as a fullback at all.
Good team performance with a lot of good individual performances. Agree with what's been said about Chrichton, showed some good signs at the end of last season and has built on them this season - must be in the 17 i believe.
Tyrell and Turner looked a lot more aggressive with the ball in their hands i felt. Burns is a talent and Talaki looks very good too, could challenge Goodwin at some stage this season.
Farah was quality, he really got us rolling when he had the ball in his hands and even had the defensive line waiting to see what he would do. He is streets ahead of Cook who is a very handy back up but i still believe Farah should play 80 at hooker.
Cody was sharp and could possibly be better this year.

Really keen for round one now and believe it could be an exciting season with some of the talent we have coming through.
 
Rabbit toes

Rabbit toes

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Travitoh said:
I'm a bit surprised by some of the comments about AJ. As a fullback i felt he jibbed it when he got to the defensive line and looked like he was afraid of being hit. I'm not that keen on him as a fullback at all.
Good team performance with a lot of good individual performances. Agree with what's been said about Chrichton, showed some good signs at the end of last season and has built on them this season - must be in the 17 i believe.
Tyrell and Turner looked a lot more aggressive with the ball in their hands i felt. Burns is a talent and Talaki looks very good too, could challenge Goodwin at some stage this season.
Farah was quality, he really got us rolling when he had the ball in his hands and even had the defensive line waiting to see what he would do. He is streets ahead of Cook who is a very handy back up but i still believe Farah should play 80 at hooker.
Cody was sharp and could possibly be better this year.

Really keen for round one now and believe it could be an exciting season with some of the talent we have coming through.
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after that match needless to say my SUPERCOACH team looks a but different
 
DiegoNT

DiegoNT

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With the hooker situation, this is the how I see it.
Farah was good his whole time out there. In the first 40 I feel he earnt his spot.
Cook was rocks and diamonds. That try showed what cook is capable off. But outside of that his performance was mixed. His defence was a shocker, very sloppy. So if its a choice between the 2 for 80 minutes you have the consider Farah's consistentency in attack and defence, over cook being capable off some good and bad, and defence not up-to 1st grade standard.
In that I'd go for Farah.
The next option is whether to play one on the bench. This isn't just a simple can cook provide spark. First you have to factor in the other forwards. The twins struggle with every minute the play over 20 minutes. Sutton has always struggled over 80 and Chricton also performs well off the bench. To waste 2 interchanges on hookers is risky with a big pack. To make it work there might have to be an overlap were both players are on at the same time. This is where it falls apart. When Farah came on cook became a wasted player. He didn't do much when Farah came back on. 2 at the same time didn't work. It's nice to say cook can come on to provide spark, but it has to do it in a way that works in the overall Team structure
 
alien

alien

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I'm very happy with that performance. Choosing the team for Round 1 is a bit of a headache, but I'd probably go with this:

1. Inglis
2. Johnston
3. Hunt
4. Goodwin
5. Burns
6. Walker
7. Reynolds
8. Musgrove
9. Farah
10. Tom Burgess
11. Sutton
12. Crichton
13. Sam Burgess

14. Clark
15. Rochow
16. George Burgess
17. Cherrington
 
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