Roosters Round One!

[Stomp]

How do you think the Roosters will line up in Round one of the NRL next season?

Here's my pickings .. may have missed some players though :-k

1. Anthony Minichiello
2. Amos Roberts
3. Ryan Cross
4. Joel Monaghan
5. Chris Walker
6. Brett Finch
7. Brett Firman
8. Jason Cayless
9. Craig Wing
10. Adrian Morley
11. Michael Crocker
12. Craig Fitzgibbon (gk)
13. Luke Ricketson (c)

Interchange:
14. Stuart Webb
15. Chris Flannery
16. Anthony Tupou
17. Ned Catic

Coach: Ricky Stuart

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[pyro]

I agree with that squad Stomp. However i think Finch will be the Halfback with Firman at Five-eighth and also i think Fa'aoso will take Catic's spot on the bench.

 

[avsterooster]

have to disagree there

i am quite sure finch will be 5/8 and firman half back
finch is much bigger and he will bulk up more over the off season

 

[OVP]

Expect to see Soliola in the centres next year. He would have been blooded in first grade this year, but due to Salary Cap restraints he wasnt allowed to play.

Bye bye Chris Walker

 

[Utey]

HAHAHAH Chris Walker, You guys must be desperate for Talent.

 

[rufus youngblood]

How do you think the Roosters will line up in Round one of the NRL next season?

Here's my pickings .. may have missed some players though :-k

1. Anthony Minichiello :thumn
2. Amos Roberts :thumn
3. Ryan Cross :thumn
4. Joel Monaghan - Flannery
5. Chris Walker - Monaghan
6. Brett Finch :thumn
7. Brett Firman :thumn
8. Jason Cayless :thumn
9. Craig Wing :thumn
10. Adrian Morley :thumn
11. Michael Crocker :thumn
12. Craig Fitzgibbon (gk) :thumn
13. Luke Ricketson (c) :thumn

Interchange:
14. Stuart Webb - walker
15. Chris Flannery -fa aso
16. Anthony Tupou :thumn
17. Ned Catic - webb

Coach: Ricky Stuart

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I hope so anyway, very mobile bench who would increase the speed of the game even more

 

[RoostarGirl]

I'd prefer to see Flannery get a starting position next year in the Centres and bring in Webby to replace Flanners on the Bench.

 

[Johns Magic]

I thought Webb is leaving to Parra???

 

[oldmancraigy]

Are you Roosters fans worried that there isn't much beef in your forwards, and your outside backs bear a resemblance to turnstiles?

It'll be very interesting to see how this squad performs - what will Ricky do with them? I'm guessing he brings a bunch of players up to speed defensively, and plays the game at great speed, but is the class there (sans Fittler) to win big/ close games?

 

[RoostarGirl]

Henderson is going to Parra not Webb.

I'm prepared to worry about next season next season.

 

[Mrs Finch]

apparently webb is going to the knights

 

[Johns Magic]

apparently webb is going to the knights

Stuart Webb? First I've heard of it.

Do you have a source?

 

[RoostarGirl]

I read last week on the Wall that he was supposed to be going to Souths...so who knows.

 

[Magpie Nick]

1. Luke Phillips
2. Amos Roberts
3. Ryan Cross
4. Joel Monaghan
5. Anthony Minichiello

6. Brett Finch
7. Brett Firman

13. Luke Ricketson
12. Craig Fitzgibbon
11. Adrian Morley
10. Anthony Tupou
9. Craig Wing
8. Jason Cayless

14. Stuart Webb
15. Chris Flannery
16. Michael Crocker
17. Ned Catic

18. George Rose/Richard Fa'aoso

 

[rufus youngblood]

Are you Roosters fans worried that there isn't much beef in your forwards

Having beefy forwards really worked for Parramatta :roll:

 

[RABK]

The main factor of there season is not recovering from successive gf defeats but geeting over freddy. Stats point out that when freddy left the field in the past two years the roosters would let in 2 or 3 soft try's. but finch and firman will cover the attacking loss. Have roosters decided on a captain, i just havent heard if they did thats all.

 

[melon....]

HAHAHAH Chris Walker, You guys must be desperate for Talent.

You dont know how funny that is...coming from a Parradoesntmatta fan.

 

[fat_mike]

1. minichiello
2. roberts
3. cross
4. soliola
5. monaghan
6. finch
7. firman

8. cayless
9. wing
10. morley
11. crocker
12. fitzy
13. ricko

14. flannery
15. webb
16. fa'oso
17. tupou

good solid side, obviously missing the vision and leadership of freddy but can still sides apart.