Lawrence

[madunit]

I'd be tempted to go with:

1 - Ryan
2 - Brown
3 - Ayshford
4 - McKinnon
5 - Utai

McKinnon fielding kicks has been cod ordinary this year and his defence is more reliable, and at least at centre his lack of speed and ball skills can be hidden somewhat

 

[bubblesunlimited]

1. Moltzen
2. Ryan
3. Ayshford
4. Brown
5. Utai

14. Simona or McKinnon

 

[gronkathon]

He will move Moltzen to centre and Brown will ride the pine for 80 again

 

[BuffaloRules]

Shines dream backline this week;

1-Statue
2-Ryan
3-Ayshford
4-Moltzen
5-Utai

14- Fitzhenry ( Shines will make a crisis call to Wagga to get another old favourite back on the bench for 78 minutes)..

 

[dumpy]

Lawrence played fantastic - just goes to show what a straight, hard runner can do. He assists Benji with running options and unlike Ayshford will pass ball to winger. Shame we do not possess a full back to also assist Benji.

 

[N.C.]

Lawrence's hammy worse than expected...

 

[madunit]

I hear whispers that Brown will be in the centres

 

[gronkathon]

I can just see Luke Walsh practising bombing a carboard cutout of Moltzen at training.

If there is a wind it will attack the ball more than Moltzen though

 

[Magpie Tragic]

I hear whispers that Brown will be in the centres

Hope you are right, & the statue at 1 with Moltzen getting splinters on the bench

 

[gronkathon]

Brown to replace injured Tiger Lawrence

• Print
• - Font
• + Font
• RSS

Steve Jancetic AAP Tue, Aug 09, 2011 - 11:32 AM




Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens admits his side will struggle to cover for injured centre Chris Lawrence in the run to the NRL finals.
Lawrence is unlikely to play again during the regular season after tearing his hamstring while setting up a crucial try in Friday night's thrilling win over St George Illawarra.
It continues a frustrating 2011 campaign for the former Test representative, who endured a long rehabilitation after dislocating his hip earlier in the season.
His return to the field has coincided with the Tigers' strong form of late, with the win over the Dragons coming after earlier victories over top-four sides North Queensland and Manly.
"It's not going to be easy because we struggle a bit without him - he and Lote (Tuqiri)- but Lote's back next week," Sheens said.
"At the moment I'll throw that option to Mitch Brown, he's handled it pretty well for me before."
The Tigers are in camp in Kiama on the NSW south coast as they look to refocus ahead of the run to the finals.
Tuqiri (quadriceps) ran away from the main group at Tuesday's training run, as did centre Blake Ayshford (ankle).
Sheens denied Ayshford was in any danger of missing Friday night's clash with Penrith, with his alternative training schedule more of a precaution on what was a fairly cut up Kiama Showground surface.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Glad Brown is in the centres and not Moltzen.

Guess that means McKinnon will remain as the 5 minute man off the bench.

 

[gronkathon]

The weird thing is that when it got down to brass tax and the game was on the line Sheens pulled Moltzen. So why the hell is he still starting?

 

[Old Time Tiger]

I hope Sheens sticks with that then, you never know with him :crazy:

Gee, that 50 points + that Souths achieved last night worries me now.
I thought the Tigers were safe simply because of the for/against margin but now, who knows?

The Tigers can play very well and match it against the top teams but have trouble against the teams below them like the teams in the next 4 rounds. On top of that, they have looked very good with the return of Lawrence and now we lose him.

Hopefully Sheens stands by Brown for the next month now.

Then I’d like
- Ryan to play outside of him for this week,
- McKinnon to fullback this week with Moltzen on the bench.
- Next week when Lote returns and assuming he does return next week.
- Simply move Ryan to fullback and by by McKinnon.
- When Lawrence returns – Brown to the bench and by by Moltzen

Hopefully we can win the next 2 just to keep the 9th and 10th place teams at bay.

 

[Borat.]

Glad Brown is in the centres and not Moltzen.

Guess that means McKinnon will remain as the 5 minute man off the bench.

Don't underrate the contribution McKinnon will give in that 5 minute spell- he almost single handedly changed the game several times v the saints...

 

[Borat.]

I hope Sheens sticks with that then, you never know with him :crazy:

Gee, that 50 points + that Souths achieved last night worries me now.
I thought the Tigers were safe simply because of the for/against margin but now, who knows?

The Tigers can play very well and match it against the top teams but have trouble against the teams below them like the teams in the next 4 rounds. On top of that, they have looked very good with the return of Lawrence and now we lose him.

Hopefully Sheens stands by Brown for the next month now.

Then I’d like
- Ryan to play outside of him for this week,
- McKinnon to fullback this week with Moltzen on the bench.
- Next week when Lote returns and assuming he does return next week.
- Simply move Ryan to fullback and by by McKinnon.
- When Lawrence returns – Brown to the bench and by by Moltzen

Hopefully we can win the next 2 just to keep the 9th and 10th place teams at bay.

We would have scored 200 v the eels that day
- no way can souths be that consistent - They would need to win every game to get into the 8 - and considering one of those games is v the knights it will likely be them to drop out of the 8 - not us...

 

[Old Time Tiger]

We would have scored 200 v the eels that day

I wish, hope and pray but it's just that we do not always lift against the teams at the bottom of the table.

Hopefully the few days in Kiama will get them into the right frame of mind.

no way can souths be that consistent

I agree but you know, some teams at this end of the season get on a role and who knows?
They do have the team and it hurts me to admit that.

 

[Borat.]

I wish, hope and pray but it's just that we do not always lift against the teams at the bottom of the table.

Hopefully the few days in Kiama will get them into the right frame of mind.

I agree but you know, some teams at this end of the season get on a role and who knows?
They do have the team and it hurts me to admit that.

They have had the team for the past couple of seasons......nothing doing. they will go close but in the end they wont make the 8...if they some how do make the 8 100% they aren't doing it at our expense...