Cleary out for 8 weeks 🙁

[Fangs]

Objective: 50% win rate until he is back.

He misses Origin pretty much like last year. From a fan perspective the outcome is actually alright. From Cleary's he will be pissed he is missing Origin again.

 

[Fangs]

Warriors (Away Magic Round)
Sharks (Away)
Dragons (Home...no origin players)
Sea Eagles (Home...origin I back up)
Knights (Away)
BYE
Cowboys (Home...origin II back up)
Brisbane (Away)
BYE

Without Schenider we will have some issues.

We beat Dragons, Manly, Knights and Cowboys I think. I'd be fine with that.

 

[Iamback]

Warriors (Away Magic Round)
Sharks (Away)
Dragons (Home...no origin players)
Sea Eagles (Home...origin I back up)
Knights (Away)
BYE
Cowboys (Home...origin II back up)
Brisbane (Away)
BYE

Without Schenider we will have some issues.

We beat Dragons, Manly, Knights and Cowboys I think. I'd be fine with that.

No way Manly or Dragons beat us minus their Origin guys.

Warriors are busted
Sharks don't beat us without Nico

Not sure NQ will fly Cotter etc to Penrith

3 of those games. We'd have no Nathan anyway

4/6 is possible that with the 2 byes keeps us in the top 4.

 

[Fangs]

No way Manly or Dragons beat us minus their Origin guys.

Warriors are busted
Sharks don't beat us without Nico

Not sure NQ will fly Cotter etc to Penrith

3 of those games. We'd have no Nathan anyway

4/6 is possible that with the 2 byes keeps us in the top 4.

Manly will have players backing up. A traditional bludger of a match. Manly v Penrith during origin has happened before and it's a crap watch.

Warriors get us without a halfback probably. Though Johnson looks injured today so doubtful he plays.

Sharks have turned a corner. They are winning games in a number of different ways and . I think they are a bigger test than they usually are.

No Reynolds, Cleary, Hynes, Moses...DCE will be next.

 

[Black Panther]

Cole and Luai will do a job. Cole is more a running half so that will be a point of difference than what Schneider provided

Neither have great kicking games from what I have see , but they will be the halves going forward in the short term.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Luai's form says he's going to flop and we'll struggle. The only hope is his merkin mentality, He needs to really buy into the hate to fuel himself

 

[WestyLife]

Luai's form says he's going to flop and we'll struggle. The only hope is his merkin mentality, He needs to really buy into the hate to fuel himself

He just needs to remember to play like a real half and stop running in circles so much. He's set up a few good tries for Garner and his long kicks aren't amazing but will get enough distance as he'll at least hit the 20m.

 

[Chins get the wins]

He just needs to remember to play like a real half and stop running in circles so much. He's set up a few good tries for Garner and his long kicks aren't amazing but will get enough distance as he'll at least hit the 20m.

Most his career has been running around in circles. Have Kikau the f**king beast outside him forced him to go a bit straighter

 

[WestyLife]

Most his career has been running around in circles. Have Kikau the f**king beast outside him forced him to go a bit straighter

Exactly He can do it, it's just a matter of self control. He said he wanted the challenge of leading the tigers well he'll have to learn to do it consistently.

 

[hindy111]

Neither have great kicking games from what I have see , but they will be the halves going forward in the short term.

Luais long kick game is actually pretty good and so is his short. Far better then I thought.

 

[hindy111]

Warriors (Away Magic Round)
Sharks (Away)
Dragons (Home...no origin players)
Sea Eagles (Home...origin I back up)
Knights (Away)
BYE
Cowboys (Home...origin II back up)
Brisbane (Away)
BYE

Without Schenider we will have some issues.

We beat Dragons, Manly, Knights and Cowboys I think. I'd be fine with that.

Cowboys would be 7 weeks and Brisbane 8. If waited extra bye he'd have 10 weeks rest.
If he is ready in 7 weeks against Cowboys it maybe worth playing then rest for Brisbane and BYE. Even if give him 40mins

 

[hindy111]

Where do guys rate Cole? I recall him being talked up a year or so ago but not so much anymore. Is he more a handy back up level? What's his ideal position?

 

[Fangs]

Cowboys would be 7 weeks and Brisbane 8. If waited extra bye he'd have 10 weeks rest.
If he is ready in 7 weeks against Cowboys it maybe worth playing then rest for Brisbane and BYE. Even if give him 40mins

Big player would want to come back for the Broncos rematch.

But it may be in our interests if he waits. It's just more interstate travel. The decision will be made after our wins/losses have come through. If we have a rough patch he gets put back jn ASAP.

 

[hindy111]

Big player would want to come back for the Broncos rematch.

But it may be in our interests if he waits. It's just more interstate travel. The decision will be made after our wins/losses have come through. If we have a rough patch he gets put back jn ASAP.

I wouldn't bring him back in that one.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Where do guys rate Cole? I recall him being talked up a year or so ago but not so much anymore. Is he more a handy back up level? What's his ideal position?

Aldi Burton who can't stay fit at this point

 

[Kilkenny]

Where do guys rate Cole? I recall him being talked up a year or so ago but not so much anymore. Is he more a handy back up level? What's his ideal position?

Needs some consecutive games at the top level although Ivan may opt to go with Daine Laurie.

His best position is 5/8.

 

[WestyLife]

Needs some consecutive games at the top level although Ivan may opt to go with Daine Laurie.

His best position is 5/8.

Yeah but is he good?

 

[Iamback]

Needs some consecutive games at the top level although Ivan may opt to go with Daine Laurie.

His best position is 5/8.

Ivan doesn't trust his defence.

he should be the 14 and hopefully gets decent game time

 

[Kilkenny]

Yeah but is he good?

I think he must be good to have earnt the trust if the coaching staff.

I think the fans are yet to see his best, what he is capable of delivering.

If Jack gets the nod against the Warriors great.

 

[Black Magik]

Look out for the Peachy power play!