Inu must be in the side

[Jake the snake]

Interesting about Poore

8.Cayless
9. Keating
10. FUI
11.Hindmarsh
12.Poore
13.Mateo

Thats a good pack but may leak tries due to mobility.

Bench

14. Robson / KK
15. Mannah
16. Shackelton
17. Smith

But then the Bench seems light on for go forward......

 

[sooperdooper]

im sorry but purely on 2009 form Inu should miss out...
but who knows how they are really training... trials will mean alot this year.

 

[Bigfella]

Won't Poore playing in the abckrow mean we lack front row depth instead?

Or does it allow us to play a utility or an extra back on the bench instead?

Maybe it allows Felti to start at 6 then progress to the backrow, so that your rotation backrower is not coming from the bench?

8.Cayless
9. Keating
10. FUI
11.Hindmarsh
12.Poore
13.Shackelton

7. Robson
6. Mateo

Bench

14. KK
15. Mannah
16. Smith
17. Humble / outside back

Not what I would do but it could be an option.

 

[Stagger eel]

Won't Poore playing in the abckrow mean we lack front row depth instead?

Or does it allow us to play a utility or an extra back on the bench instead?

Maybe it allows Felti to start at 6 then progress to the backrow, so that your rotation backrower is not coming from the bench?

8.Cayless
9. Keating
10. FUI
11.Hindmarsh
12.Poore
13.Shackelton

7. Robson
6. Mateo

Bench

14. KK
15. Mannah
16. Smith
17. Humble / outside back

Not what I would do but it could be an option.

jesus....that's a little radical.

 

[The Colonel]

Won't Poore playing in the abckrow mean we lack front row depth instead?

Or does it allow us to play a utility or an extra back on the bench instead?

Maybe it allows Felti to start at 6 then progress to the backrow, so that your rotation backrower is not coming from the bench?

Could be that one of the young forwards like Peletelese, Allgood, Robinson or Johnson are progressing better than expected? With Mannah, Cayless and Moimoi all at prop, using Poore as a centre field backrower may also allow Hindy to play to the fringes a bit more as well. Poore was comfortable playing 50+ minutes a game with the Dragons.....

 

[Redback71]

Reddy would be the last i leave out. He is to good defensivly and excellent under the high ball. tell me one bomb he has ever dropped.

 

[Redback71]

why is everyone so intent on splitting up the halves for. why mess with something not broken?

 

[Gaffman]

Won't Poore playing in the abckrow mean we lack front row depth instead?

Or does it allow us to play a utility or an extra back on the bench instead?

Maybe it allows Felti to start at 6 then progress to the backrow, so that your rotation backrower is not coming from the bench?

8.Cayless
9. Keating
10. FUI
11.Hindmarsh
12.Poore
13.Shackelton

7. Robson
6. Mateo

Bench

14. KK
15. Mannah
16. Smith
17. Humble / outside back

Not what I would do but it could be an option.

This team is seriously lacking in Mortimer

 

[Stagger eel]

why is everyone so intent on splitting up the halves for. why mess with something not broken?

because potentially there are better players ahead of them, I have nothing against Robo who I thought did a fabulous job but KK would of given us that extra potency in attack...

 

[strider]

I know this may sound cliche but I was told that they're as fit as they've been in years, this time last year Ando was apparently scratching his head at how poorely the boys looked,

no pun intended stags?

lol...Poore is definitely up for a rich season.

omg - what a poore attempt at humour \\\\/

 

[The Engineers Room]

because potentially there are better players ahead of them, I have nothing against Robo who I thought did a fabulous job but KK would of given us that extra potency in attack...

I still think K Keating needs to prove himself at NRL level. Robson has proven to be a solid performer.

 

[Jake the snake]

I still think K Keating needs to prove himself at NRL level. Robson has proven to be a solid performer.

Robson is a solid back up, that's all IMO. If you want to win a comp you need more than solid at halfback, last years GF proved this when Robbo was just Robbo.... solid. You need talent. KK has talent and the winning attitude and will bring much more to the team than Robson.

 

[The Engineers Room]

Yes attitude is important but his lower grade talent is yet to translate to the NRL.

 

[Stagger eel]

I still think K Keating needs to prove himself at NRL level. Robson has proven to be a solid performer.

KK has more ammos in him than Robo, Robo did a job and did it well but KK would of set the world alight had he played the last 2 months I'm sure of it...

 

[strider]

my biggest concern for our halves, no matter what combination, is our kicking game .... morts seems to be getting better with his long kicks .... hayne can chime in for a few kicks a game .... but I think we need to do ALOT of work on our attacking kicking

 

[The Engineers Room]

That is a good point. Alot of our tries were not a result of kicks but I see that as a positive that we can score without relying on kicks.

Just on KK. I don't think anyone can say for sure what would have happened had he not gotten injured and he played the season. Maybe he would have set the world on fire, he has the potential to do so but Robson does have the runs on the board and I expect unless KK is awesome in the trials that Robson and Mortimer will start at 6 & 7.

 

[Stagger eel]

That is a good point. Alot of our tries were not a result of kicks but I see that as a positive that we can score without relying on kicks.

Just on KK. I don't think anyone can say for sure what would have happened had he not gotten injured and he played the season. Maybe he would have set the world on fire, he has the potential to do so but Robson does have the runs on the board and I expect unless KK is awesome in the trials that Robson and Mortimer will start at 6 & 7.

well KK was certainly one of our better players before he got injured..

 

[strider]

if KK hadn't got injured, I wonder if we would have seen Morts? .... KK and feleti got injured in teh same game v manly - had only feleti been injured maybe we would have seen Robo play with KK and no Morts :-k ... I'm glad Morts got a go - I reckon he was a main reason we went as well as we did

 

[The Engineers Room]

if KK hadn't got injured, I wonder if we would have seen Morts? .... KK and feleti got injured in teh same game v manly - had only feleti been injured maybe we would have seen Robo play with KK and no Morts :-k ... I'm glad Morts got a go - I reckon he was a main reason we went as well as we did

My thoughts too. Mortimer was outstanding and we would probably not of seen him play if Mateo and KK hadn't have gone down.

 

[Freak2]

Totally agree. Morts finish to the season was first class and I highly doubt Ando would have thrown him in last year (given the position we were in) without Mateo or KK getting injured.

It's funny how injuries work sometimes.