Round 13 - Dolphins

[thebigredv]

A team that has never beaten us. Surely another two points!

I assume origin will take our best player but other than that it won't wreak too much havoc on either team.

Actually looking forward to the footy now. Would be great to build some confidence from the win and should see Sullivan in the halves regardless which can only be a good thing.

Onwards and upwards!

 

[muzby]

Carr to continue his undepheated start to his career..

 

[Gold_Coast Dragon]

Excited to see Sullivan at 7 for a full game. He is such a schemer, wasted at hooker.

 

[jeffdragon]

Miss Hunt big time.
Scored, set up 2 today.
Don't fancy the kicking game of Amone or Sully.
We played a reserve strength Broncs during origin last year.with Amone and Sully in the halves and lost.
With Lawrie's injury and Hunt out Mbye will be back in the 17.

 

[Dea]

Sully replaces Hunt, Mbye to 14. Need a replacement for Lawrie which forces our hand with one of the up and comers. We still have a lot to do, but after tonight I feel we at least have a chance and can be competitive. Team played with more passion and freedom then I’ve seen for a long time.

 

[KogarahWarrior]

Sully replaces Hunt, Mbye to 14. Need a replacement for Lawrie which forces our hand with one of the up and comers. We still have a lot to do, but after tonight I feel we at least have a chance and can be competitive. Team played with more passion and freedom then I’ve seen for a long time.

Just thought I'd mention it:

The problem with Mbye is that he was getting far, far too many minutes under Hook, especially to the point that Lids played in reserves which was completely unfair. But having Moses as an 18th man, and 14 in times of injury is certainly handy to have. So I'd assume in the Phins game that Mbye comes on at hooker only when Liddle's gassed.

 

[sammymills]

Just thought I'd mention it:

The problem with Mbye is that he was getting far, far too many minutes under Hook, especially to the point that Lids played in reserves which was completely unfair. But having Moses as an 18th man, and 14 in times of injury is certainly handy to have. So I'd assume in the Phins game that Mbye comes on at hooker only when Liddle's gassed.

I never hated mbye. He seems like a great bloke and does try hard. Even last week he put a bell ringer of a tackle on that cowboys player and knocked him out. What I hated was that he was getting picked whilst we had far better, more exciting players behind him.

 

[muzby]

I never hated mbye. He seems like a great bloke and does try hard. Even last week he put a bell ringer of a tackle on that cowboys player and knocked him out. What I hated was that he was getting picked whilst we had far better, more exciting players behind him.

Mbye for me is a solid 14.

He can phill in across a number of key positions. So no matter what happens in a game, he’s a good phill in.

Hook unphortunately saw him as a starter.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Sully replaces Hunt, Mbye to 14. Need a replacement for Lawrie which forces our hand with one of the up and comers. We still have a lot to do, but after tonight I feel we at least have a chance and can be competitive. Team played with more passion and freedom then I’ve seen for a long time.

Musgrove for Lawrie

 

[sammymills]

Musgrove for Lawrie

Are any of those manly props any good ? Or still too green?

 

[Dragonsteve2]

Are any of those manly props any good ? Or still too green?

Tui looks a real goer. Charges strongly and is difficult to pull down. But if Hook's sacking is to represent a line in the sand, then you have to pick Musgrove. Giving his all and leading the pack in the Cup week after week must be recognised by promotion.

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

Most probably Musgrove will get the nod.....if not might be time to give one of the x Manly lads a go....perfect opportunity to start blooding them with a view to the future....Will be interesting to see if Kerr tries to impress his new club with a big game...he went ok last night but jeez he hits the line soft for a big man

 

[possm]

It is a matter of the rookie coach up against the of fox who is one of the most successful NRL coaches in the game.

You can bet that Sloan will be peppered with bombs all game long and the back row will run at Amone at every opportunity. In addition these same two players are suspect in defence so, Carr needs to design some good defensive support around these two players.

In my opinion, our forwards are no match for the Dolphin's pack. Hunt will need to be urging them on all game long. We desperately need a couple of Fist-grade props however, I don't think that this is the game to promote our rookie props into first grade.

I'd say, luck will have to go our way for the Saints to score a win in this game.

 

[gitano]

Are any of those manly props any good ? Or still too green?

A phew of them are but the rest are phew and phar between unphortuntely

 

[jeffdragon]

Just thought I'd mention it:

The problem with Mbye is that he was getting far, far too many minutes under Hook, especially to the point that Lids played in reserves which was completely unfair. But having Moses as an 18th man, and 14 in times of injury is certainly handy to have. So I'd assume in the Phins game that Mbye comes on at hooker only when Liddle's gassed.

Noticed Liddie was backing up Suli just in case he got rundown.

 

[TruSaint]

Noticed Liddie was backing up Suli just in case he got rundown.

Did a good job too.
He isnt express but fast enough. Solid performance.

 

[Rocket Rod]

Bird should be back which could keep Mbye out
Anyway let’s enjoy this new regime and hopefully all the lads will have confidence in their ability now that the anchor has been raised

 

[blacksafake]

We’ll be missing Hunt for sure but they will most likely be missing Kafusi & Hammer

 

[sammymills]

Miss Hunt big time.
Scored, set up 2 today.
Don't fancy the kicking game of Amone or Sully.
We played a reserve strength Broncs during origin last year.with Amone and Sully in the halves and lost.
With Lawrie's injury and Hunt out Mbye will be back in the 17.

I think Sullivan is a lot better now and will have a lot more confidence.

 

[Dragonslayer]

Hunt should be selected for QLD, so:

Bud to 7
Mbye to 14
Musgrove in place of Lawrie

Who does Bird replace,? Probably JHunt.

A lot of interest in tomorrows KOE Cup game, some players playing for a 1st grade spot next week, imo.