Puletua the new captain

[Tupac Shakur]

This is the Panthers lineup to take on Manly on Sunday.

Few suprises...

1. Rhys Wesser
2. Luke Lewis
3. Danny Galea
4. Paul Whatuira
5. Luke Rooney
6. Daniel Russell
7. Amos Roberts
8. Joel Clinton
9. Luke Priddis
10. Martin Lang
11. Joe Galuvao
12. Tony Puletua (c)
13. Trent Waterhouse

Interchange

14. Ben Ross
15. Frank Pritchard
16. Luke Swain
17. Brett Howland

 

[Caged Panther]

I know some were advocating the use of lewis at 5/8 but I thing Lang has looked at the big picture in that

a) you have to give guys like russell a go sometime and

b) he wanted consistency in the side. Choosing lewis at 5/8 simply would have meant in the follwing week when origin reps were away again we would have had to find another 5/8 half combination.

 

[Tupac Shakur]

Yeah thats exactly right Caged Panther. Im suprised though that Roberts is halfback.

And i thought that Priddis would have got the captaincy but its good to see Big T get a go.

 

[choc_soldier]

Amos Roberts at halfback? :shock:

 

[*Sandy*]

He did alright as 5/8th whilst we had no halves on the field last Sunday! ;-)

I'm surprised Priddis didnt get the nod for the big C. But Big T is inspirational and leads by example. Go T and well done to him for winning that elite role!

 

[PREDATOR]

A back on the bench?
Maybe Langy is worried about the manly backline :?

 

[Tupac Shakur]

I reckon maybe sometime throughout the match Galea will move from centre into the forwards to give a forward a rest.
Then Howland will come onto the wing and Lewis into the centres.

 

[Big Mick]

I think i would have preferred clayton there.

 

[Big Artie]

Puletua is the only player you have got the rest of the side is sub standard :lol:

 

[Tupac Shakur]

I think i would have preferred clayton there.

Yeah me too.

 

[Tupac Shakur]

Puletua is the only player you have got the rest of the side is sub standard :lol:

Good enough to beat your "star studded" line-up in the Grand Final last year.