Kevin Locke

[Meth]

Is he due back this week? I am completely in the dark with regards to the nature and severity of his injury

Good to see young Tupou bag 3 tries this weekend, but would like to see Locke marking Vuna in this must win match v the Knights. If he is fit, he would be the only change I would like to see made to the team.

 

[ozbash]

I am completely in the dark

nuff said.....


yes, he is back next weekend, remains to be seen if its for the Warriors or Vulcans though.

 

[Meth]

nuff said......

one of your best

nuff said......

 

[kuwaiti kev]

Not sure i'd like to see him marking Vuna though. Vuna is on fire and a powerhouse, while Locke was found wanting badly on defense in his previous match for the Warriors.
Would be a major miss match if you ask me.

(Yes Locke is very talented with ball in hand)

 

[Meth]

Not sure i'd like to see him marking Vuna though. Vuna is on fire and a powerhouse, while Locke was found wanting badly on defense in his previous match for the Warriors.
Would be a major miss match if you ask me.

(Yes Locke is very talented with ball in hand)

you think it would be safer to have Tupou marking him

 

[kuwaiti kev]

If Locke isn't 100% then yeah, at least Tupou has some size about him. Vuna will tuck Locke under his arm and still outpace the cover defence lol.

 

[Martli]

I think the commentators mentioned that Locke was due back this week.

 

[WarriorsFan4Life]

Keep the same team for this week.

 

[Meth]

If he is fit, wouldn't you bring him straight back in? Granted, he was terrible defensively a few short weeks ago; but prior to that, his form has started to pick up.

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

I'll keep Tupou in this week, give Locke a week at the Vulcans

 

[kuwaiti kev]

Normally i'd be the first to rush him back, but I think he came back too early last time and the last thing we want is him limping off again after watching Vuna or Uate scorch past him a few times.

Plus Billy Tupou will be riding high after his hat-trick so 1 more week shouldn't be too big a deal. the Knights don't have the best kicking game so hopefully they won't bomb Billy ALL game

 

[Glen from the Mount]

Tupou showed enough to retain his spot ahead of Locke who was very poor against the Rabbits.

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Good to see young Tupou bag 3 tries this weekend, but would like to see Locke marking Vuna in this must win match v the Knights.

So your logic is replace a player that had his best 1st grade game to date and bagged 3 tries with a trip to the Auckland Vulcans??" :crazy:
Priceless

 

[Meth]

So your logic is replace a player that had his best 1st grade game to date and bagged 3 tries with a trip to the Auckland Vulcans??" :crazy:
Priceless

To be honest, I wouldn't really mind either way.

Yeah, he scored 3 tries and looked good at some times, but looked horrendous at other times; I don't think anybody on her would consider him ahead of Locke in the long term (aside from dribbling merkins like you perhaps).

So, it's not a matter of if, but when will Locke resume on the wing; and with the finals approaching, there's a case for the sooner the better

 

[Skinner]

Surely the plan in the mid to long term is Nobby to fullback and Billy as a permanent (as can be) winger....I think it needs start now.

 

[ozbash]

can see lance rested this week.

 

[Meth]

Surely the plan in the mid to long term is Nobby to fullback and Billy as a permanent (as can be) winger....I think it needs start now.

Kevin Locke is probably our future at fullback; the #1 jersey might be his in 2011.

We could have began the transition several weeks ago, but its too close to the finals to do it now. Unless he is injured, Hohaia is our fullback for the rest of the season. If he is injured, I imagine it would be J-Ro.

 

[joseph1]

Could be a master stroke leading into the finals. Locke might be our Preston Campbell.

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

Good point, where do you fit him in?
Drop Manu? surely not!
Drop Tupou? After a hattrick? surely not!
Drop Hohaia...risky, very risky.

 

[Meth]

Good point, where do you fit him in?
Drop Manu? surely not!
Drop Tupou? After a hattrick? surely not!
Drop Hohaia...risky, very risky.

I sincerely believe Locke would have scored that hattrick on Saturday as well. I don't say that to take anything away from Tupou- but let's not get carried away