Line up vs Broncos

[madunit]

TIGERS: Tim Moltzen, Taniela Tuiaki, Peni Tagive, Blake Ayshford, Beau Ryan, John Morris, Benji Marshall, John Skandalis, Robbie Farah (capt), Todd Payten, Gareth Ellis, Chris Heighington, Dene Halatau. Interchange: Rhys Hanbury, Bryce Gibbs, Corey Payne, Daine Laurie.

BRONCOS: Karmichael Hunt, Antonio Winterstein, Steve Michaels, Justin Hodges, Israel Folau, Darren Lockyer (capt), Peter Wallace, Nick Kenny, PJ Marsh, Joel Clinton, Sam Thaiday, Ben T'eo, Corey Parker. Interchange: Ashton Sims, Lagi Setu, Palmer Wapau, Alex Glenn, Andrew McCullough, Aaron Gorrell, David Taylor, Josh McGuire (four to be omitted).
Referees: Ben Cummins, Jared Maxwell

Tuiaki and Tagive against Winterstein and Michaels.
Ayshford and Ryan against Hodges and Folau - Guess where Brisbane's attack will be directed.

Personally I'd like to see Laurie in the back row somewhere starting.

Have him running straight at Te'o.

If we are to have a chance, Morris is going to have to be stuck to the shoelaces of Wallace all night and Payten/Heighington had better be all over Lockyer.

We need to shut down their kickers, that will give us our only hope.

 

[Tiger Hawk]

I'd be surprised if we're within 30 - just too many absences. Still, these are usually the games where we stand up - it's the games we're expected to win where we generally f**k it up.

 

[westie]

Straight at Te'o? This is the same dude that already has two or three of the best hits of the season right?

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

lol f**k off, Te'o is a log.

 

[westie]

Hardwood right?

http://www.nrl.com/portals/0/images/HitTry/index.html

Only had to go back to last weekend.

Remember the last time Halatau and Heighington pulled off a hit. Oh... wait.

 

[Flapper]

Something tells me we're specials this week. Don't ask me what, maybe it's all the blood pumping that Skando's back, but I think we'll take care of Brisbane quite easily.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Te's is pure sh*t. 3 big hits in 1/2 a season doesn't make him not sh*t.

Lincoln Withers put up a few of the biggest hits I'v ever seen, but he was pretty f**king average overall.

Te'o is lazy. Avoids all the tough stuff and spends all day either running around in circles trying to stay warm or running at the centres.

If he tried to make more tackles he'd be a poor man's Anthony Watmough.

Having said that, he'll probably carve us up tomorrow night, because that's what usually happens...

 

[madunit]

nah, Henjak likes to hook him after 15-20 mins and bring him back mid second half. Taylor and Thaiday do all the work of Te'o as well as their own.

Lets face it, Te'o makes those around him look great because they have to start doing twice as much to cover for his can't-be-f**ked approached to everything.

 

[super_coach]

I smell a pretty big defeat

1--big injury toll
2--playing our first night game in a while
3--playing a team that plays every friday night
4--soft track
5--short turn around

all adds up to a long night at the office, A full strength team and I would back them to beat anyone at Cambo, but to many changes to have any hope of getting any team work going and playing probably the best team in the NRL in 2009

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

I've always thought we should stack the backrow with blokes who make 12 tackles in 50 minutes....

 

[madunit]

I've always thought we should stack the backrow with blokes who make 12 tackles in 50 minutes....

that's stretching it. He usually struggles to make double digits in any column other than minutes played and occasionally metres gained

 

[westie]

Never said anything about his ability. Just liked to point of how absolutely stupid it was to suggest he running at him is anything besides ridiculous.

Although, we've gone with a boring backrow (at least for as much of the match as Sheens could possibly manage) and it's never worked. But I guess - especially in these days of attacking footballers succeeding - we should keep trying...

Te'o is just like Harrison, more talent in his left nut than the other two blokes you guys rate... just needs time to mature as a footballer and the environment to do it in.

 

[Marshall_magic]

just needs time to mature as a footballer and the environment to do it in.

No, he needs to pull his finger out of his arse and do some work.

 

[Clintos]

I've always thought we should stack the backrow with blokes who make 12 tackles in 50 minutes....

I think you will find that he has made more than that in every game he has played this year. He averages 21 tackles a game, and averages 50 minutes a game. Considering he defends one in from the centers I don't think that he's doing too badly.

If he could just get his running game in order though :crazy:

 

[kruzin]

I like all the teo haters, absolutley thought he had the best game of the year last friday night vs the titans,

Don't wanna be too bias against teams, but i think brisbane should win, but i do predict it to be close between 4-8 points.

Good luck tomorrow!

 

[Clintos]

If Farah is definitely out then we should win easily. Biases aside - the Tigers just have too many injuries in key positions at the moment.

It's disappointing really because I think the Tigers have played some really good footy this year.

 

[kruzin]

If Farah is definitely out then we should win easily. Biases aside - the Tigers just have too many injuries in key positions at the moment.

It's disappointing really because I think the Tigers have played some really good footy this year.

That i honestly agree on the tigers have being a top 8 contender this yr and id hate to see it go down hill due to injury.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Never said anything about his ability. Just liked to point of how absolutely stupid it was to suggest he running at him is anything besides ridiculous.

Although, we've gone with a boring backrow (at least for as much of the match as Sheens could possibly manage) and it's never worked. But I guess - especially in these days of attacking footballers succeeding - we should keep trying...

Te'o is just like Harrison, more talent in his left nut than the other two blokes you guys rate... just needs time to mature as a footballer and the environment to do it in.

Te'o is shit.

He has no ticker, Harrison does. Big difference.

 

[madunit]

Hodges out replaced by Alex Glenn

It appears if Farah fails to play, Halatau plays at hooker and Trimarchi comes onto the bench.

 

[westie]

Te'o is shit.

He has no ticker, Harrison does. Big difference.

Bollocks. Everyone said the same thing about Harrison till he started playing decent footy. You could say the same thing about Pritchard or Laurie, but they're still 10 times the footballers our 2 niff nuffs will ever be.