Dragon's Spine

[possm]

Which combination do you think would make the best Dragon's spine?

 

[watatank]

1. Hornby
6. Carney
7. Soward
9. Smith

 

[SilentAssassin]

1. Slater
6. Thurston
7. Cronk
9. Smith

 

[Bring back choc]

1. Stanley
6. Soward
7. Hornby
9. King

Pretty sure this is what it will be.

 

[Willow]

Didn't Price suggest that Nightingale would fill in at fullback?

Yep, here it is. Mind you, it's from last October. But for what its worth...

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/...e/jason-nightingale-first-option/2330998.aspx

Kiwi international Nightingale is expected to become the club's first-choice fullback.

 

[Godz Illa]

The apostrophe in the title has thrown me. I know that The Andes are referred to as "The Dragon's Back". And what an amazing mountain range it is over there. Never been though. Not yet anyway. Someday!

 

[Godz Illa]

Didn't Price suggest that Nightingale would fill in at fullback?

Yep, here it is. Mind you, it's from last October. But for what its worth...

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/...e/jason-nightingale-first-option/2330998.aspx

Kiwi international Nightingale is expected to become the club's first-choice fullback.

No quotes from Price though - that was all specualation by the author who has been wrong before

 

[Willow]

Fair enough, and personally I think Nightingale should stay where he is. No point moving one of the best wingers in the world.

Here's mine:
1. Stanley
6. Soward
7. Hornby
9. Rein

Mitch Rein just over Cameron King - Rein has the runs on the board. Hope to King ease he way into the side later in the season.

 

[Hoekstra]

I would like to see Kyle given a run in the full back role for the trial games. I'm confident he could be an additional play maker but I'm interested to see how he would go with the bread and butter stuff like defusing bombs and his defensive reads etc.

Ben Barba is a different player from Kyle, but he showed me last season how it can all go wrong without the basics.

 

[getsmarty]

Fair enough, and personally I think Nightingale should stay where he is. No point moving one of the best wingers in the world.

Here's mine:
1. Stanley
6. Soward
7. Hornby
9. Rein

Mitch Rein just over Cameron King - Rein has the runs on the board. Hope to King ease he way into the side later in the season.

Agree Willow...only other option would be 1. Kemp/stanley 9/Rein/King ...the above Offered Kemp option is silly...Hornby will definitely be there...the guys a legend...He will know when its time to hang up the boots...same with young and Coops.

 

[Slippery Morris]

My pick is this.
1. Nightingale
6. Nightingale
7. Nightingale
9. Nightingale

My preferred spine is as per below:-

1. Nightingale
6. Stanley
7. Hornby / 2nd choice Soward
9. King/Rein or Fien. All quality players. Not fussed in who starts as long as it is not Young. Young should be the lock in the starting line up.

Vidot and Kemp to be Centre and Wing in place of Gaz and Nightingale. Both excellent buys for the club to fill the void.

In all serioussness. If K.Stanley is not injured, Saints have a heap of great options. K.Stanley can kick goals which also helps. Having K.Stanley and Soward both on the field will be good back up in case one is injured during the game. No more Hornby kicking goals. From memory Kemp is also a good goal kicker. Goodwin and Chase Stanley are also good back up for Kemp and Vidot.

 

[Cagey Mac]

Fair enough, and personally I think Nightingale should stay where he is. No point moving one of the best wingers in the world.

Here's mine:
1. Stanley
6. Soward
7. Hornby
9. Rein

Mitch Rein just over Cameron King - Rein has the runs on the board. Hope to King ease he way into the side later in the season.

4/4... want to go for the rest?

 

[stg666]

king at 9 and go from there.

 

[Father Ted]

Langlands
Clay
Smith
Kearney

 

[Bring back choc]

4/4... want to go for the rest?

Cagey in pretty sure king will get the nod. Agree rein did a great job but he was always behind king.

Cam king is a gun.

 

[Bring back choc]

4/4... want to go for the rest?

Here's the rest:

2. Morris
3. Vidot
4. Cooper
5. Nightingale
8. Merrin
9. King
10. Weyman
11. Scott
12. Creagh
13. Young

Bench: hunt, fien, prior (not my choice), ah mau/miller

 

[dangerousdave]

Thats my team too. Prior and Young interchangeable though

 

[dragonsman4eva]

1.goodwin
6.soward
7.hornby
9.king

I would have k.stanley in centres. Vidot seems to much of a risk as his defence is hit and miss, on occasions his reads in defence are terrible. For the 2 games Bronx played last year I thought he was great, so IMO he deserves an opportunity. Here is my full side

1.goodwin
2.morris
3.stanley
4.cooper
5.nightingale
6.soward
7.hornby
8.merrin
9.king
10.weyman
11.scott
12.creagh
13.young

14.De-belin
15.Rein
16.Ah Mau
17.Marketo/C.stanley

 

[bribieboy]

STANLEY
SOWARD
HORNBY
REIN
with King coming off the bench.

 

[Bring back choc]

4/4... want to go for the rest?

STANLEY
SOWARD
HORNBY
REIN
with King coming off the bench.

Fien will be in the team. Offers more than rein and is better cover for halves as well.
Don't underestimte how important his experience is. He had a slow second half of the season in 2011 but for me he still has what it takes. Very smart player.