Game thread: Round 18 v NZ - 2006 NRL Game of the Year - what a match!

[jimmy_the_greek]

i want ngawini to play, but there is no chance of that happening, with our origin players coming back this week, and hughes coming back this week i dont even think there is room for armit in the team..

 

[Timmah]

Armit will be there.

Patten Hazem SBW Tonga Phelps
Holdsworth Shifty
OMeley Grimaldi Roy Mason Ryan Maitua
Myles McIlwain Armit Hughes

 

[Molon Lave]

I think Folksey would go for something like this
1. The General
2. El Magic
3. SBW
4. Lil Willie
5. Phelpsy
6. DJ
7. Shifty
8. Big Roy
9. Lobster
10. Shrek
11. Big Willie
12. Bobcat
13. Maituee

res.
14. Myles (Mr Gigantism forehead)
15. Armpit
16. Irvine/Sh!thead hughes family member
17. Morrin/McIllwain

 

[Jackal Dog]

So will Tonga still be named in the side with him having to cover for QLD?

 

[Timmah]

Mitsubishi Electric Bulldog Sonny Bill Williams has been forced back into the centres this week after Matt Utai today took the early guilty plea in regards to his grade two reckless high tackle.

Williams will line up against the Warriors in the number three jersey after getting a start in the forwards last weekend against the Wests Tigers. Out of the twelve appearances made by the 21-year-old this season, seven of them have seen him start in the centres.

The full line-up to take on the Warriors this Sunday at 2:30pm at Telstra Stadium is:

1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri
3. Sonny Bill Williams
4. Willie Tonga
5. Cameron Phelps
6. Daniel Holdsworth
7. Brent Sherwin
8. Mark O'Meley
9. Tony Grimaldi
10. Roy Asotasi
11. Willie Mason
12. Andrew Ryan (c)
13. Reni Maitua

Interchange:
14. Brad Morrin
15. Nate Myles
16. Chris Armit
17. Dallas McIlwain

Changes from last week:
* Matt Utai and Jarrad Hickey are suspended
* Phelps moves from centre to the wing
* Sonny Bill moves from second row to centre
* Willie Mason, Mark O'Meley and Nate Myles return from Origin
* Daniel Irvine moves back to Premier League

 

[Molon Lave]

grimmers gonna be an 80 minute hooker???? good stuff!!!
very happy that no whingy b!tch is in the side

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Mitsubishi Electric Bulldog Sonny Bill Williams has been forced back into the centres this week after Matt Utai today took the early guilty plea in regards to his grade two reckless high tackle.

Williams will line up against the Warriors in the number three jersey after getting a start in the forwards last weekend against the Wests Tigers. Out of the twelve appearances made by the 21-year-old this season, seven of them have seen him start in the centres.

The full line-up to take on the Warriors this Sunday at 2:30pm at Telstra Stadium is:

1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri
3. Sonny Bill Williams
4. Willie Tonga
5. Cameron Phelps
6. Daniel Holdsworth
7. Brent Sherwin
8. Mark O'Meley
9. Tony Grimaldi
10. Roy Asotasi
11. Willie Mason
12. Andrew Ryan (c)
13. Reni Maitua

Interchange:
14. Brad Morrin
15. Nate Myles
16. Chris Armit
17. Dallas McIlwain

Changes from last week:
* Matt Utai and Jarrad Hickey are suspended
* Phelps moves from centre to the wing
* Sonny Bill moves from second row to centre
* Willie Mason, Mark O'Meley and Nate Myles return from Origin
* Daniel Irvine moves back to Premier League

man thats a strong team! fingers crossed for some SO injuries.

 

[Timmah]

Fingers crossed?

Yeah, lets hope some of the games best players are forced to the sideline :roll:

 

[Timmah]

Warriors team up in post #1

 

[RB30DETT]

Armitt and Morin should start, then bring on Mason and or Omeley after 20 mins.

 

[jimmythehand]

where the hell is irvine? surely he would give us some more variety than mcilwain or morrin!!!!!!!!

 

[Timmah]

He's out for 1-2 weeks from memory with a leg injury.

 

[jimmythehand]

Bugger! what are we going to do if grimaldi gets injured? maitua!?

 

[Timmah]

We have heaps of hooker depth.

Perry is premier league for Christ's sake - he won a premiership at hooker two years ago.

Ngawini is available too. On game day vs Warriors if Lobster suffered an injury:

Maitua > 5/8
DJ > Half
Sherwin > Hooker
McIlwain > Lock

Although I don't like Reni/DJ at halves, that would possibly be the option.

 

[jimmythehand]

yeah i did mean what are we going to do against the warriors if grimaldi gets injured. Surely you'd have ngawini on the bench with irvine out!? Variety is the spice of life mr folkes.

 

[Molon Lave]

i think that folksey is just imagining a bash up down the middle type of game against the warriors so thats why he's gone for McIllwain n Morrin instead of Perry or Ngawini

 

[RB30DETT]

Now that Irvine has signed with souths, I dont think he will see much firstgrade.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

BULLDOGS vs WARRIORS head to head:

Luke Patten vs Brent Webb
Hazem El Masri vs Patrick Ah Van
Sonny Bill Williams vs Tony Martin
Willie Tonga vs Simon Mannering
Cameron Phelps vs Manu Vatuvei
Daniel Holdsworth vs Jerome Ropati =
Brent Sherwin vs Grant Rovelli =
Mark O'Meley vs Ruben Wiki
Tony Grimaldi vs Nathan Fien =
Roy Asotasi vs Steve Price (c) =
Willie Mason vs Awen Guttenbeil
Andrew Ryan (c) vs Louis Anderson
Reni Maitua vs Sione Faumuina =
Brad Morrin vs Lance Hohaia
Nate Myles vs Evarn Tuimavave =
Chris Armit vs Wairangi Koopu =
Dallas McIlwain vs Micheal Luck

Bulldogs 8.5
Warriors 8.5

Should be an absolute ripper of a contest!!

 

[jimmythehand]

Give me maitua over faumuina any day.
Give me Myles over tuimavave any day
Give me Holdworth over Ropati any day
Give me O'Meley over Wiki any day
Give me Grimaldi over Fien any day
I'd rather Price than Asotasi

Bulldogs by 30

 

[douglasallen91]

Now that Irvine has signed with souths, I dont think he will see much firstgrade.

so asotasi is going to be dropped as well?