Nz Team

[White Tiger]

1. Brent Webb
2. Henry Fa'afili
3. Vinnie Anderson
4. Manu Vatuvei
5. Justin Murphy
6. Lance Hohaia
7. Stacey Jones
8. Iafeta Paleaaesina
9. Monty Betham (c)
10. Mark Tookey
11. Richard Villasanti
12. Awen Guttenbeil
13. Wairangi Koopu

14. Louis Anderson
16. Karl Temata
17. Epalahame Lauaki
18. Tevita Latu
20. Evarn Tuimavave

 

[HappyTiger]

If we shut down Jones and Hohaia then i think we'll be right in this one.

 

[vlad]

Tookey & Paleaasina aren't used to starting .

Mears , Fitzy & Senter will carve them up from dummy half.

 

[ozbash]

take your winter woolies, it will be very cold.
should be a great game.
good luck.

 

[Gobbso]

I hope Kerr's kicking game is sound. With the pace of Fitzhenry, i'd be putting it in behind the Warriors all day, and using the high ball with Moodie. Wests have to utilise their strengths. The Warriors are a physical outfit, and will try to bash the Tigers out of the game. Get the ball wide, and inject Hodgson in to the attack at every opportunity, especially during the later stages of the game, he'll target the bigger Warrior players as they get tired and lazy...

 

[innsaneink]

On paper theyre still a good team....and with the Raiders rolling over and coppin it up the rear and givin them back the 2 points theyd all but locked up....the Warriors will cop a bit of confidence from that ....a win any way after several losses is always A good tonic.
A big one this weekend please Brett....very big one.

 

[ozbash]

for me hodgson is the danger man. he should be playing origin.

 

[Anonymous]

As far as Warriors teams go, this won't be one of the most exciting to watch in action. Our entire left side attack (Lauiti'iti, Toopi, Meli, Faumuina) are all gone, either long term or forever, for various reasons. I don't expect a high scoring game. Ozbash won't like this, but I think Webb will be one of our most important players. He will have to be the man putting people into holes and attacking the line.

 

[ozbash]

hope so, and hohaia.
i would like/hope to see the tigers playing in chch as an annual thing.
might shame the warriors to take the game to the people.

most kiwis like the tigers, dunno if its a freeman thing or the fact that they are real scrappers.

 

[kiwitiger]

hope so, and hohaia.
i would like/hope to see the tigers playing in chch as an annual thing.
might shame the warriors to take the game to the people.

most kiwis like the tigers, dunno if its a freeman thing or the fact that they are real scrappers.

3 years it will be down there I think according to the agreement signed. Danger game for the tigers - that side doesn't look to bad at all that the warriors are playing. With Meli, Toopi, Fauminuia & Co gone most of the stupid & dumb errors in the warriors games also go.

The tigers with no first-grade quality halves will struggle however i'm expecting a tight one. If it is tight I think the tigers will win given that they have a better work ethic this year

 

[Not so silent Bob]

I think we need to shut down Murphy. :lol:

But serously, Shut down the halves and we'll be fine.