i'm getting really demoralised with the eels. wondering if you guys agree with me in terms of who should be dropped/given a chance next week:
1 Wade McKINNON: he ran the ball back hard, but has poor support play and general positioning. because we have no one else he should keep his spot. in.
2 - Matt PETERSEN: i'd rather play with 12 men then have him on the wing. poor defence, does nothing. loved the pass 10m from our line on the first tackle knocked on by burt. out. void his contract plz.
3 - Junior LANGI: too quiet, give someone else a go. out.
4 Luke BURT: very poor, not first grade material. definitely not a centre, more a winger than anything. out.
5 Eric GROTHE: thank the heavens he is in the team. in.
6 Daniel WAGON: regardless of what people think he's one of the best players in our team right now. strong defence. in.
7 Adam DYKES: he was in form at the start, struggling a bit now, but without him we would be poo poo. our smartest player. in.
8 Adam PEEK: ordinary. we need aaron cannings badly.
9 John MORRIS: our best hooker, only person including dykes who runs out of dummy half with a bit of intelligence. in.
10 Craig STAPLETON: ordinary bench player from st george is now our best prop. that says something about our heart and talent. in.
11 Nathan HINDMARSH: best player on our team by a long margin. in, please clone him except the hair.
12 Nathan CAYLESS: has adapted very well to second row, but i think we do miss his impact as a prop. apart for some dumb penalties and errors one of our best players. in.
13 Dean WIDDERS: willing to take on the line rather than run sideways, defence is a lot better nowadays. in.
15 Chris ARMIT: a lot of promise.
16 Shane MUSPRATT: why not leave thorman in with morris and dykes rather than use this guy. he's meant to be more versatile as another forward but he did nothing at all last night. out.
17 Justin TSOULOS: him and fui fui (once he heals) should be our interchange forwards. in.
18 Chris THORMAN: runs pretty funny. i dont understand why he was played at hooker, but his crisp passing did impress me. I think he needs a chance at 5/8 as first or second receiver. defence was better than i thought it would be from a small bloke. in.
with that in mind, this is the team i propose for next week;
1. mckinnon
2. burt: only because he has exp as winger, and i have faith in that position he can turn his form around.
3. wagon: he doesn't pass anyway as a 5/8, and seems to stay on the right side in d, he'll strengthen that side up.
4. widders: i believe he can be an 80 min player, he is willing to take the line on, and his defence has improved. imagine him offloading to grothe.
5. grothe
6. thorman: i like his confident style of play. i think in 2-3 weeks he can be as effective as dykes, morris.
7. dykes
8. cayless: move him back to front row plz, we need someone who can break the advantage line. (if he is suspended, vella, if vella is not fit, peek last resort)
9. morris
10. stapleton: eventually i'd want cannings here
11. hindmarsh
12. muckert: give him a go !
13. hopkins: so much heart.
interchange:
14. armit
15. tsoulos (eventually fui fui will take one of these spots when fit)
16. vella (if not fit, peek)
17. graham: give the kid a run to see what he has now, also useful in case widders gets tired or one of our backline gets injured.
1 Wade McKINNON: he ran the ball back hard, but has poor support play and general positioning. because we have no one else he should keep his spot. in.
2 - Matt PETERSEN: i'd rather play with 12 men then have him on the wing. poor defence, does nothing. loved the pass 10m from our line on the first tackle knocked on by burt. out. void his contract plz.
3 - Junior LANGI: too quiet, give someone else a go. out.
4 Luke BURT: very poor, not first grade material. definitely not a centre, more a winger than anything. out.
5 Eric GROTHE: thank the heavens he is in the team. in.
6 Daniel WAGON: regardless of what people think he's one of the best players in our team right now. strong defence. in.
7 Adam DYKES: he was in form at the start, struggling a bit now, but without him we would be poo poo. our smartest player. in.
8 Adam PEEK: ordinary. we need aaron cannings badly.
9 John MORRIS: our best hooker, only person including dykes who runs out of dummy half with a bit of intelligence. in.
10 Craig STAPLETON: ordinary bench player from st george is now our best prop. that says something about our heart and talent. in.
11 Nathan HINDMARSH: best player on our team by a long margin. in, please clone him except the hair.
12 Nathan CAYLESS: has adapted very well to second row, but i think we do miss his impact as a prop. apart for some dumb penalties and errors one of our best players. in.
13 Dean WIDDERS: willing to take on the line rather than run sideways, defence is a lot better nowadays. in.
15 Chris ARMIT: a lot of promise.
16 Shane MUSPRATT: why not leave thorman in with morris and dykes rather than use this guy. he's meant to be more versatile as another forward but he did nothing at all last night. out.
17 Justin TSOULOS: him and fui fui (once he heals) should be our interchange forwards. in.
18 Chris THORMAN: runs pretty funny. i dont understand why he was played at hooker, but his crisp passing did impress me. I think he needs a chance at 5/8 as first or second receiver. defence was better than i thought it would be from a small bloke. in.
with that in mind, this is the team i propose for next week;
1. mckinnon
2. burt: only because he has exp as winger, and i have faith in that position he can turn his form around.
3. wagon: he doesn't pass anyway as a 5/8, and seems to stay on the right side in d, he'll strengthen that side up.
4. widders: i believe he can be an 80 min player, he is willing to take the line on, and his defence has improved. imagine him offloading to grothe.
5. grothe
6. thorman: i like his confident style of play. i think in 2-3 weeks he can be as effective as dykes, morris.
7. dykes
8. cayless: move him back to front row plz, we need someone who can break the advantage line. (if he is suspended, vella, if vella is not fit, peek last resort)
9. morris
10. stapleton: eventually i'd want cannings here
11. hindmarsh
12. muckert: give him a go !
13. hopkins: so much heart.
interchange:
14. armit
15. tsoulos (eventually fui fui will take one of these spots when fit)
16. vella (if not fit, peek)
17. graham: give the kid a run to see what he has now, also useful in case widders gets tired or one of our backline gets injured.
