My team round one 2009

[northmanlywarrior]

McKinnon
Kemp
Tate
Ropati
Vatuvei
Moon
Hohaia
Luck
Mannering
Matulino
Rapira
Henderson
Price

Fein
Tuimavave
Fai/Packer
Lillyman

 

[Phillips]

1. McKinnon
2. Ah Van
3. Tate
4. Ropati
5. Vatuvei
6. Moon
7. Fien
8. Rapira
9. Henderson
10. Price
11. Mannering
12. Matulino
13. Luck

14. Hohaia
15. Fai
16. Packer
17. Tuimavave

18. Poching

 

[Dr Crane]

I like Phillips' team more.

Hohaia is a good player, but a half he is not.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Elijah Taylor as a ball playing #13 and handbrake Luck to the Vulcans :sarcasm:

 

[WarriorsRock]

Put in Kemp for Ahvan and thats a great team

 

[nibbs]

Elijah Taylor as a ball playing #13 and handbrake Luck to the Vulcans :sarcasm:

nothing annoys me more than luck receiving the ball inside the opposition 20

 

[wittyfan]

McKinnon
Kemp
Tate
Fai
Vatuvei
Witty
Ravs
Luck
Mannering
Lillyman
Rapira
Henderson
Price

Fein
Hohaia
Packer
Matulino

 

[Rovelli]

1. Wade McKinnon
2. Denan Kemp
3. Brent Tate
4. Jerome Ropati
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Joel Moon
7. Nathan Fien
8. Sam Rapira
9. Ian Henderson
10. Steve Price
11. Simon Mannering
12. Ben Matulino
13. Jacob Lillyman/Micheal Luck

14 or 15. Russell Packer and Sonny Fai or Lance Hohaia
16. Evarn Tuimavave
17. Luck/Lillyman

Not bad, not much change, just need to be consistent from R1.

 

[Dr Crane]

nothing annoys me more than luck receiving the ball inside the opposition 20

Exactly. Let him have a smoke and wait for the next set on defence.

 

[blain]

mckinnon
kemp
tate
ropati
vatuvei
moon
fien/foran (what ever works best in trials)
rapira
henderson
price
mannering
matulino
luck

hohaia
lillyman
packer
fai

tui 18th man

 

[JB]

nothing annoys me more than luck receiving the ball inside the opposition 20

Likewise Rovelli.


To the team. I think it pretty much picks itself barring the halves. I'm not sold on any of them.

 

[Fast Eddie]

McKinnon
Kemp
Tate
Ropati
Vatuvei
Moon
Fien
Rapira
Henderson
Price
Mannering
Lilyman
Luck

Hohaia
Tuimavae
Matulino
Fai

Something like that. Halves will be the most contested positions.

 

[Rich102]

Fien features in most of the above picks. But hasn't he been told he is free to go?

It seems the major concern, halfback, hasn't been addressed.

 

[the rebel]

Mckinnon
Kemp
Tate
Ropati
Vatuvei
???
Hohaia ( Get him to practice his kicking off season).
Mannering
Matalino
Luck
Price
Henderson
Tuimavave

Res
Packer
Fai
Rapira
Locke

 

[kingdamo]

No Fien has said he is not leaving.

 

[Dr Crane]

Why do so many people have a hard on for Hohaia in the halves.

If you have to have him in the starting team, put him in the centres on Vatuvei's side.

 

[MKEB...]

TBH I would drop JRo and put Kirk in the centres...

6. Moon/Witt
7. Fien

 

[Fast Eddie]

I don't really rate Hohaia as a centre....I think he is perfect for the bench utility spot.

 

[Whos Ya Daddy]

1.McKinnon
2.Kemp
3.Tate
4.Ropati
5.Vatuvei
6.Moon
7.Fein

13.Luck
12.Matulino
11.Mannering
10.Price
9.Henderson
8.Rapira

14.Packer
15.Lillyman
16.Fai
17.Hohaia

 

[ozbash]

TBH I would drop JRo and put Kirk in the centres...

i wouldnt. kirks too small and he does his hair funny.

i,d put the 'for sale' sign on jake pansyman, wtf do we need a broken down 2nd rower for when we got benny ?

hohaia for fullback, that other f**king drama queen hasnt got what it takes

liam foran for 7

want to see what moon does in a trial.. he looks a bit 1 dimensional in what ive seen of him. bit like JRo when he was trying to be a 5/8.

kemp i'd give a go, but switch him and everyones favourite bro-in-law around a bit. still reckon tates position is the wing.

packer/rapira to alternate starting and bench..