Match Discussion: Round 8 vs Roosters @ Sydney Cricket Ground

[macnaz]

Yeah Ivan can have him ,, he was stupid enough to take MWZ so anybody that has crossed paths with him or is related to someone at the club can get a gig out there.

 

[Tigerm]

McQueen getting a start, good on him, he has toiled away so I hope he goes well.

 

[Tigerm]

McQueen getting a start, good on him, he has toiled away so I hope he goes well.

Is this his first starting game in the NRL for us?

 

[Vic Mackey]

Personally would have started Matterson at 5/8 but realistically that was never going to happen. Otherwise happy with the side. McQueens defence gets him a start over Garner who IMO still isn’t upto being an 80 min back rower.

 

[Tiger05]

I'd drop Garner and play Liddle off the bench. McQueen is a concern but Garner needs work on his defence.

I'd also be cool with having Matterson at 6 and ET on that edge. It makes us stronger defensively.

 

[Das Hassler]

I'd drop Garner and play Liddle off the bench. McQueen is a concern but Garner needs work on his defence.

I'd also be cool with having Matterson at 6 and ET on that edge. It makes us stronger defensively.

Liddle off the bench why?

 

[TheDefinitionOfMadness]

I'd give some serious thought to swapping Marshall and Brooks positionally. Marshall just doesn't have the pace to threaten the line anymore and is a better game manager than Brooks. Brooks strength is his running game and given a bit more room could be more dangerous. Just some food for thought.

Our short kicking game will need to be spot on.

 

[Tiger05]

Liddle off the bench why?

You can run with two hookers. Liddle off the bench would provide some spark. I think we need him in first grade and it's better to ease him in.

We had Momorovski off the bench last week and he wasn't used. We can run with 3 forwards and Liddle.

 

[The unknown]

You can run with two hookers. Liddle off the bench would provide some spark. I think we need him in first grade and it's better to ease him in.

We had Momorovski off the bench last week and he wasn't used. We can run with 3 forwards and Liddle.

It depends really, titans are more attack orientated than defense hence I thought we could get away with having 3 forwards on the bench .

Roosters are a different kettle of fish and will bash us up the middle then with their star studded backline pile on the points if our middle doesn't hold.

I'd say our middle needs to have a 10/10 performance if we have any chance whereas roosters can play average and probably still beat us easily

 

[Tiger05]

Let's be honest we have such a low chance against the rorters I doubt it matters what we do. We can win but it's going to be really tough because they have a great roster. We have to somehow fluke it and they have an off night. It can happen but I don't think it's going to come down if Liddle is on the bench or not.

 

[benched tiger]

Jake Friend out helps the WT cause.

 

[west4ever]

I'd give some serious thought to swapping Marshall and Brooks positionally. Marshall just doesn't have the pace to threaten the line anymore and is a better game manager than Brooks. Brooks strength is his running game and given a bit more room could be more dangerous. Just some food for thought.

Our short kicking game will need to be spot on.

Mate u got it right, that’s how our half’s will play, Brooks will be running, Benji will be the organiser, 6 and 7 will just be a number on there back.

 

[west4ever]

You can run with two hookers. Liddle off the bench would provide some spark. I think we need him in first grade and it's better to ease him in.

We had Momorovski off the bench last week and he wasn't used. We can run with 3 forwards and Liddle.

Liddle doesn’t suit the team, he should be swapped with young smith from Melbourne, just forget about Liddle.

 

[Old Time Tiger]

For those saying we don’t have a chance, you forget what supporting the Tigers is about.

They typically lose the games they should win and do very well against the teams that on paper, they should get smashed.

SOO time in the past, Broncs put a reserve grade team on the park and smash the Tigers. The Storm, we always play well against them.

2018, Tigers 10 Rorters 8 in game 1 and Rorters 16 Tigers 14 in game 2
2018, Tigers 10 Storm 8 in game 1 and Tigers 11 Storm 10 in game 2

Then there’s the Raiders and they will always put 30+ on against the Tigers

 

[Will05]

1. Mbye
2. Fonua
3. Marsters
4. Jennings
5. Thompson
6. Benji
7. Brooks
8. Twal
9. Farah
10. Matulino
11. McQueen
12. Matterson
13. Aloai

14. Eisenhuth
15. Mikale
16. Packer
17. E. Taylor

As much as I hate to say it, I just can't see us winning this game. There 1-7 is so far ahead of ours its actually not funny (cough *salary cap cheats*). The only thing we can pray for is a wet, gritty game that the Bondi merkins don't want to get their hair wet for. Smash them through the middle and get up in their faces and we could pull off a miracle.

But looking at our team....we really need another rebuild

Fonua is better than Ikuvalu Farah is better than Radley Marsters is better than Manu

 

[Das Hassler]

I doubt it will be a slaughter...they'll be there for the 80

 

[Tiger Ted]

Fonua is better than Ikuvalu Farah is better than Radley Marsters is better than Manu

Fonua & marsters r major league gumps.Id swap marsters for manu in a heartbeat.

Reality is the rorters have us covered all over the park especially in the backs where the mismatch is vast.

 

[The unknown]

Fonua is better than Ikuvalu Farah is better than Radley Marsters is better than Manu

I would 100% take Manu over Marsters, Ikuvalu a bit raw but looks the goods and Farah 0robably fair enough but that's not radleys preferred position

 

[Tiger Ted]

I’m also quiet sure that Fonua will b marking up against Tupou & if that’s the case Tupou will bag a double

 

[Perth Tiger]

I’m also quiet sure that Fonua will b marking up against Tupou & if that’s the case Tupou will bag a double

doesn't matter which winger he is up against, he has about 3 feet on either of them.