Round 2 V Rabbitohs

[OldPanther]

May/peach and Katoa/egan on bench is giving away a lot of size though.

Isn't May good at lock?

 

[mxlegend99]

Isn't May good at lock?

In lower grades he carved up everywhere. In the NRL after an ACL injury who knows?

 

[franklin2323]

I agree. I structured this around what happened on the weekend. I'd prefer Fish stay in the middle personally. We have Yeo, Kikua, CHN who can cover the backrow.

May can be the utility covering everything other than prop.

So you'd have:


1. Edwards
2. Mansour
3. Whare
4. Blake
5. DWZ
6. Maloney
7. Cleary
8. Tamou
9. Wallace
16. Mckendry/10. RCG
11. Yeo
12. Kikau/CHN
13. Merrin

14. May/Peachey
15. Fish
10. RCG/16. Mckendry
17. Kikau/CHN

Start CHN I think keep Kikau for impact

 

[franklin2323]

Isn't May good at lock?

He is good anywhere

 

[franklin2323]

Once Maloney settles in CHN is exactly the player you want on the field with his line running. Will score plenty this year.

Well he got plenty last year. Maloney will only help that. Inside our 20 is exactly the type we need

 

[OldPanther]

In lower grades he carved up everywhere. In the NRL after an ACL injury who knows?

Guess thats a coin toss. Hopefully being young helps.

He looks like he'll be pretty solid when he's fully developed after a few seasons of first grade.

He is good anywhere

That's why he has to be our utility when fit surely?

Start CHN I think keep Kikau for impact

Pretty deadly combo. Good line running and power for when the opposition bench their starting pack.

 

[mxlegend99]

Actually CHN is lighter than I thought. Only comes in at 96kg according to our site.

Unless thats wrong. I thought he was 100kg+.

 

[kinghippo]

I dont think so. We dont have anyone else as must select. Katoa and May will fight for Peacheys spot.

CHN will get better. He did have off-season surgery. Its really amazing Blake was so good so early to be honest. I expected both to take a few weeks to get up to speed.

I didn’t realise players named on the bench are aloud to play in the reserves as well, leiula did it for the dragons to get extra minutes. That could be a good option to help CHN get up to speed.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/13/why-mcgregor-asked-leilua-to-play-two-games-last-weekend/

 

[OldPanther]

I didn’t realise players named on the bench are aloud to play in the reserves as well, leiula did it for the dragons to get extra minutes. That could be a good option to help CHN get up to speed.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/13/why-mcgregor-asked-leilua-to-play-two-games-last-weekend/

That's interesting. Could be very useful. Egan could benifit so much from that. Just give him 10 - 15 in first grade.

 

[martielang]

I'd be giving Egan a full year in NSW Cup unless we have injuries to Wallace & Katoa.

 

[OldPanther]

I'd be giving Egan a full year in NSW Cup unless we have injuries to Wallace & Katoa.

I like Katoa a lot. I just think the Club has Egan as the future. Hope whoever is doing the job is ready next year.


For the thread topic. Reynolds is out with his knee injured.

 

[OldPanther]

 

[mxlegend99]

I didn’t realise players named on the bench are aloud to play in the reserves as well, leiula did it for the dragons to get extra minutes. That could be a good option to help CHN get up to speed.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/13/why-mcgregor-asked-leilua-to-play-two-games-last-weekend/

Is this new?

 

[herbert henry1908]

I'd be giving Egan a full year in NSW Cup unless we have injuries to Wallace & Katoa.

Depends on where we are on the table & what the intention is with Wallace’s future.

If Wallace is to retire we’d benefit a lot by giving Egan some minutes this year. He’s the obvious one to take over.

 

[Fangs]

Big news on Reynolds. They are struggling enough. They might be tempted to move Inglis closer at 5/8.

Can't see Griffin making changes with the exception of Whare for Peachey.

 

[umina panther]

Wobbie at 7 please

 

[Fangs]

Just asked the Souffs lads. Some of them wanted Reynolds dropped anyway.

6. Sutton
7. Farah

Would do nicely

 

[herbert henry1908]

Just asked the Souffs lads. Some of them wanted Reynolds dropped anyway.

6. Sutton
7. Farah

Would do nicely

I haven’t been paying attention to his form, but his kicking game is what they’ll miss I would’ve thought.

 

[Fangs]

I haven’t been paying attention to his form, but his kicking game is what they’ll miss I would’ve thought.

Probably more out of frustration than anything. They have been mediocre for a while now.

 

[OldPanther]

Cleary and Maloney are going to murder them with the kicking now.