Round 17 vs Melbourne

[Bring back John Fifita]

You jest about the hair but Debelin cut off the man bun and his form has gotten tremendously better since.

Absolutely. 1057% the best thing Jack has ever done was get rid of that abomination.

 

[Brutalitops]

I would like to see Nichols in at 7. Least disruption to our team, he can come in and play a game similarly to Hunt's style, and on form he probably deserves the shot

 

[TomRedVRiver]

It's a shame Smith retired from rep footy, because they'll be without Chambers (unless he's dropped), Kaufusi, Munster, Slater, Addo-Carr and Glasby.

 

[Buz-V]

I think it will look something like this.

1. Dufty
2. Macdonald
3. Aitken
4. Lafai
5. Nightingale
6. Widdop
7. Mann
8. Graham
9. Mcinness
10. Ah Mau
11. Host
12. Simms
13. Lawrie

14. Robson
15. Latimore
16. Luciano
17. Sele

Widdop will have the number 6 but will be the main playmaker with mann just feeding the ball around with a kick here and there to take some pressure off him.
Sele has the most experience of the newer guys so i think he has to play with our reps out.
I would even be tempted to start him at 13 cos i think Lawrie will have better impact off the bench with Latimore.
Then again who really knows what towball will do......

 

[Falco]

Would Jai Field be up for selection? He was the boom player last year along with Dufty. Surely his speed would be a great asset in this game.

 

[Gareth67]

This will be another tough game , very similar to the Rorters/Storm clash , survival of the fittest . We must ensure that Smith does not control the game and is tackled hard at every opportunity . The referees must not allow him any slack whatsoever when it comes to who is officiating the match - do the same to the berstard as they did in our previous meeting and send him off for 10 .

Believe that with a genuine effort from our boys for the full 80 minutes we shall walk away from sin-city with the 2 competition points .

 

[epDragon62]

I think it will look something like this.

1. Dufty
2. Macdonald
3. Aitken
4. Lafai
5. Nightingale
6. Widdop
7. Mann
8. Graham
9. Mcinness
10. Ah Mau
11. Host
12. Simms
13. Lawrie

14. Robson
15. Latimore
16. Luciano
17. Sele

Widdop will have the number 6 but will be the main playmaker with mann just feeding the ball around with a kick here and there to take some pressure off him.
Sele has the most experience of the newer guys so i think he has to play with our reps out.
I would even be tempted to start him at 13 cos i think Lawrie will have better impact off the bench with Latimore.
Then again who really knows what towball will do......

Realistically Nighty shouldn’t be in the run on side, if at all. Keep Mann on the wing and use Nicholls.

Sele starting at lock with Lawrie on the bench makes more sense to me. Nighty on the bench may be wise for his experience, one could argue, but if not I think Herbert sounds the better option atm.

 

[epDragon62]

This will be another tough game , very similar to the Rorters/Storm clash , survival of the fittest . We must ensure that Smith does not control the game and is tackled hard at every opportunity . The referees must not allow him any slack whatsoever when it comes to who is officiating the match - do the same to the berstard as they did in our previous meeting and send him off for 10 .

Believe that with a genuine effort from our boys for the full 80 minutes we shall walk away from sin-city with the 2 competition points .

If we lose it’s a fair bet that Smith will have got them over the line.

 

[SBD82]

I think it will look something like this.

1. Dufty
2. Macdonald
3. Aitken
4. Lafai
5. Nightingale
6. Widdop
7. Mann
8. Graham
9. Mcinness
10. Ah Mau
11. Host
12. Simms
13. Lawrie

14. Robson
15. Latimore
16. Luciano
17. Sele

Widdop will have the number 6 but will be the main playmaker with mann just feeding the ball around with a kick here and there to take some pressure off him.
Sele has the most experience of the newer guys so i think he has to play with our reps out.
I would even be tempted to start him at 13 cos i think Lawrie will have better impact off the bench with Latimore.
Then again who really knows what towball will do......

I think you're close. Not sure if Robson is available due to SOO commitments?

 

[West coast dragon]

Why hasn’t Jordan peirera been mentioned on a wing he’s got plenty of speed he’s leading try scorer in isp and is in form seems everyone has a love affair with Lomax atm

 

[Overseas dragon]

I think it will look something like this.

1. Dufty
2. Macdonald
3. Aitken
4. Lafai
5. Nightingale
6. Widdop
7. Mann
8. Graham
9. Mcinness
10. Ah Mau
11. Host
12. Simms
13. Lawrie

14. Robson
15. Latimore
16. Luciano
17. Sele

Widdop will have the number 6 but will be the main playmaker with mann just feeding the ball around with a kick here and there to take some pressure off him.
Sele has the most experience of the newer guys so i think he has to play with our reps out.
I would even be tempted to start him at 13 cos i think Lawrie will have better impact off the bench with Latimore.
Then again who really knows what towball will do......

Good team Robson probably not available soo take your pick probably allgood

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

I think it will look something like this.

1. Dufty
2. Macdonald
3. Aitken
4. Lafai
5. Nightingale
6. Widdop
7. Mann
8. Graham
9. Mcinness
10. Ah Mau
11. Host
12. Simms
13. Lawrie

14. Robson
15. Latimore
16. Luciano
17. Sele

Widdop will have the number 6 but will be the main playmaker with mann just feeding the ball around with a kick here and there to take some pressure off him.
Sele has the most experience of the newer guys so i think he has to play with our reps out.
I would even be tempted to start him at 13 cos i think Lawrie will have better impact off the bench with Latimore.
Then again who really knows what towball will do......

I feel this lineup is close to the mark to what we'll see on Thursday night.

My belief is that Sele should be at lock (at least let's hope so), and that McGregor will go with Latimore as a starting prop.

Nightingale will be in the run on side.

 

[2010]

Why hasn’t Jordan peirera been mentioned on a wing he’s got plenty of speed he’s leading try scorer in isp and is in form seems everyone has a love affair with Lomax atm

I am with you on Peiera. He does not even get mentioned as a possible spot on the wing.
I would be interested to hear from people who have seen him play.

 

[Gareth67]

Pardon my ignorance but isn't Simms still on the SOO team or is he able to play for the Dragons ?

 

[watatank]

Why hasn’t Jordan peirera been mentioned on a wing he’s got plenty of speed he’s leading try scorer in isp and is in form seems everyone has a love affair with Lomax atm

Probably because Pereira is a journeyman that no other club is interested in?

 

[Dragonslayer]

Probably because Pereira is a journeyman that no other club is interested in?

Journeyman?? really???

He's only ever signed for 1 NRL club and that is us.

 

[watatank]

True, I was being nice. My point was we have been the only NRL club that has shown any interest.

 

[Crush]

Pardon my ignorance but isn't Simms still on the SOO team or is he able to play for the Dragons ?

18th man is available for club this week according to another poster

 

[West coast dragon]

Probably because Pereira is a journeyman that no other club is interested in?

But he plays for us and is in form in a position we are lacking in

 

[West coast dragon]

I am with you on Peiera. He does not even get mentioned as a possible spot on the wing.
I would be interested to hear from people who have seen him play.

I watched him today against west’s good defensively too