Knights vs Dragons official team

[RABK]

Team has been named:

1. Kurt Gidley
2. Brian Carney
3. Matthew Gidley
4. George Carmont
5. Brad Tighe
6. Jarrod Mullen
7. Andrew Johns (C)
8. Craig Smith
9. Danny Buderus
10. Adam Woolnough
11. Steve Simpson
12. Todd Lowrie
13. Reegan Tanner

INTERCHANGE

1. Luke Davico
2. Kirk Reynoldson
3. Josh Perry
4. Riley Brown

I guess the biggest surprise there is that Woolnough has retained his starting position over Perry.

Cheers to Burwood for the team. We normally have the official team in it's own thread for discussion that's all.

Still a very good team if that is the team that does take the field, if we are missing Buderus, Simpson, Mullen or Carmont we could be in some trouble though.

That said the Dragons are hardly setting the comp on fire and have quite a few injury concerns.

I can see 5 on the trot personally.

 

[Frederick]

Good to see Lowrie keep a starting spot ahead of Reynoldson. He really has taken his game to a whole new level this year.

 

[Jono078]

If those 4 are out you think the team would be something like

1. Hinton
2. Carney
3. Gidley
4. Tighe
5. Cooper
6. Gidley
7. Johns
8. Smith
9. Brown
10. Woolnough
11. Lowrie
12. Reynoldson
13. Tanner
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14. Perry
15. Davico
16. Tolar
17. Bailey

So still not a bad team.

Dragons have won a few close games up here in recent times. Hopefully it changes on Friday and we win.

 

[RABK]

I suspect Buderus won't play but the other 3 will.

 

[Frederick]

Cooper's still out injured, isn't he?

 

[antonius]

Gotta feel for Tolar, he's been our best off the bench all year, now can't get a look in. A full game at fullback for Kidley is a concern. He's been OK there filling in recently, but he'll be tested there this week.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

I was just thinking that.

How on earth Tanner keeps on making the team is beyond me..... Why not move Woolnough to the backrow and have Tolar in?

And even though Hinton is 3rd string I'd still much rather a recognised fullback.

 

[RABK]

Recognised fullback? That ain't Kidley. He averaged 4 mistakes a game playing there in late 02.

 

[Frederick]

I just hope that Joey bombs the crap out of him at training this week.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Recognised fullback? That ain't Kidley. He averaged 4 mistakes a game playing there in late 02.

Sorry I obviously didnt word that clearly enough I meant that even though Hinton maybe our 3rd string fullback I'd still rather him in that position

 

[antonius]

The full games I've seen of Kidley at fullback seriously he was bad. That was a few years ago though. But positionally he was poor, and he was terrible pressured under high balls. In fact he was so bad Hagan dropped him from the position and I think put Abes back there for a few games. I know it wasn't a recognised fullback at the time ( I know Abes originally was a fullback) and we were stretched in that area. I'd have Tolar in the side in front of Tanner. Tolar is mobile enough,can offload the ball, and has a step.

 

[RABK]

Tanner seems to be a favourite but i don't think he really offers much at all. With Lowrie you get the defence of Tanner but a much more dangerous running game.

If someone like Lowrie or Abraham misses out on the finals because of this obvious favouritism towards Tanner i'll be pissed.

 

[antonius]

Tanner seems to be a favourite but i don't think he really offers much at all. With Lowrie you get the defence of Tanner but a much more dangerous running game.

If someone like Lowrie or Abraham misses out on the finals because of this obvious favouritism towards Tanner i'll be pissed.

Abes'll be back full steam ahead in the next couple of weeks you watch ;-) Lowrie is in front of Tanner and Reynoldson IMO, in fact I'd be picking Tolar in front of him as well. Reyno is a toiler, I just think Tolar offers a bit more.

 

[Roy]

tanner is only in the side imo because he has the "i played every game last year" tag.

6.mullen
7.johns
Lets hope thats a sign of things to come.

 

[RABK]

A lot of our line breaks came of the back of Tolar off loads, he is much more selective and accurate with his compared to Woolnough and Perry.

Milton and Tolar have been missed more then we have realised, Tolars second phase play along with Miltons line breaking ability is a lot of the reason our attack has literally stunk for about 5 weeks now.

 

[antonius]

A lot of our line breaks came of the back of Tolar off loads, he is much more selective and accurate with his compared to Woolnough and Perry.

Milton and Tolar have been missed more then we have realised, Tolars second phase play along with Miltons line breaking ability is a lot of the reason our attack has literally stunk for about 5 weeks now.

Couldn't agree more, we have been too straight up and down in recent weeks. Last week with no Simmo only made it more obvious. Reyno looks lost when he runs off Johns

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

We are still getting the 2 points however we are not showing the level of class that we have previously, everytime hits a flat though and the fact that we are still getting the 2 points each weeks fills me with great expectations come september.

Particularly if we can hit our previous form.

 

[Jono078]

I really cant wait til the day Thaiday and Tolar are back in the team, just like RABK said we are that much better with them 2 in the team.

 

[Alex28]

1. Kurt Gidley

I must be sick - I keep seeing this when I look at this weeks team.

Surely Hages has made a mistake...

 

[knights9]

Its an alright team, could be better like by giving Hinton a chance at first grade.