Round 21 - The Roosters

[Fangs]

We need to make some massive decisions regarding players coming back.

Cleary is the key decision. We will get Api and TPJ in. Yeo I'm not sure. Do we pull the trigger on Cleary or hold off?

My feeling is we don't lose any more regular season matches once Cleary returns. But how important is a win next week with our top 4 position set in stone?

 

[unKwn]

We need to make some massive decisions regarding players coming back.

Cleary is the key decision. We will get Api and TPJ in. Yeo I'm not sure. Do we pull the trigger on Cleary or hold off?

My feeling is we don't lose any more regular season matches once Cleary returns. But how important is a win next week with our top 4 position set in stone?

Api, Yeo, and TPJ are confirmed in. I don't think Cleary will play

 

[murraymob]

Roosters big out JWH suspended 1 game .he is a cheap shot merchant not having him there is great
Does anyone know when JFH started his 14 day quarintine
JWH is pleading not guilty and will go to the judiciary he has had a lot of luck getting out of charges before

 

[Girds89]

Edwards
Naden
Critta
Burton
Taylan may
Luai
Falls/cleary
Leota
Api
Sorensen
Capes
Kiks
Yeo

Martin
Tpj
Lenui
Tago

 

[WestyLife]

I think on attacking plays Crichton or Staines should shift to fullback. Let Edwards handle the things he does well in defence and kick returns.

Don't risk Nathan he's needed for finals. Tago centre Naden wing works for me or blood May on that side.

 

[kinghippo]

I don't want to see Burton and luai in the halves again. It was all good in theory but just hasn't worked.
The team needs as many players back in their positions as we can get to reset our defensive structures.
Burton in the centre's, luai 5/8, give Falls a shot.
I am filthy on Edwards at the moment but as others have mentioned he is the only viable option this season.
Naden and Staines on the wings.
Hopgood was good enough to keep a spot in front of Spencer but there isn't a lot of room left.
Hopefully we can get some good energy out of tpj and the returning players.

 

[Smug Panther]

Surely Tago gets a start at centre this week.

 

[Big Mick]

1. Dylan Edwards
2. Brent Naden
3. Stephen Crichton
4. Paul Momorovski
5. Taylan May
6. Jerome Luai
7. Matt Burton (Swap roles....Give Burton the reins...let Jerome play his natural game)
8. Moses Leota
9. Api Koroisou
10. Liam Martin
11. Bill Kikau
12. Kurt Capewell
13. Isaah Yeo

14. Mitch Kenny
15. Scott Sorenson
16. TPJ
17. Izack Tago

18. Spencer Leniu
19. Charlie Staines
20. Jermaine Hopgood
21. Jaemon Salmon

That'd be my 21.

 

[murraymob]

If capewell does not get in a do some of the hard yard we seriously need to look at other options when at full strength

 

[Smug Panther]

If capewell does not get in a do some of the hard yard we seriously need to look at other options when at full strength

We just signed a super talented guy in that position who wants to prove the rugby league world wrong.

 

[WestyLife]

Crichton will be suspended for a week.

 

[Fangs]

Crichton will be suspended for a week.

Deserves it.

 

[Smug Panther]

But merkinster never gets suspended

 

[snickers007]

But merkinster never gets suspended

Hardly the point. We can't control how the refs of MRC treat him. But if Crichton doesn't kick Munster, he can't be charged. Pretty simple stuff.

It was a braindead move all things considered. 60 seconds remaining, blowout scoreline. Nothing to gain from getting that fast play the ball. All he's done is proven to Melbourne that they got him rattled, and he's left us another player short for this weekend.

 

[murraymob]

Crichton will be suspended for a week.

Fight it we are sponsored by lawyers use musters past 3 kicks as a guideline

 

[Fangs]

But merkinster never gets suspended

He literally out Munstered him. It was a really grubby act and I hate seeing it happen on the field.

 

[Fangs]

On the subject of kicking players...

That should deadest be a far heftier suspension. Cut that crap out of the game.

 

[snickers007]

Fight it we are sponsored by lawyers use musters past 3 kicks as a guideline

He's being suspended because of his priors (this is his 3rd charge this year) - not because of the severity of the incident.

Note that his other Contrary Conduct charge (against the Raiders) was equally stupid and unneccessary.

 

[Smug Panther]

On the subject of kicking players...

That should deadest be a far heftier suspension. Cut that crap out of the game.

Agree. Trips should also be a straight send off with a few weeks holiday

 

[Girds89]

Dyl
Taylan
Tago
Burton
Naden
Luai
Falls
Leota
Api
Sorensen
Martin
Capes
Yeo

Lenui
Kiks
Tpj
Kenny

Id love to see lenui kiks and tpj on all at once. Would be extremley hard to handle and lots of impact.

Now critta out tago needs to play centre. Him and taylan have a fantastic combo and looked brilliant playing same side in reggies.. they tore teams apart.

Kiks i think needs to be benched. He might be trying harder but some of his defence has been piss weak..if i see him do another shirt grab he can get dropped all together. The amount of times he ends up not at marker and just on the ground out of the ruck blows my mind. Grant and cheese can easily exploit one marker. Kikau needs to get back at marker!!!

Falls deserves a shot. The luai burton experiment just hasnt worked. Burton isnt an organiser and hes looked really uncomfortable in that role. I think we a need to at least try falls before the finals and see how he goes with luai in case nath reinjures the shoulder.

Burton has also been at his best at centre and has been really good in attack there. He really straightens up the attack with brilliant hole running when he wears the 3 jumper.

I think sorensen deserves a start. Hes been brilliant. He can do the hard stuff whilst jwh is on the field than bring on the inpact players and have them target sam walker non stop..

Martin to start in the 2nd row where i yhink hes definitley been his best this year. He has such good leg speed and drive that when he plays wider he often can get one on one with a defender a get really really wuick play the balls to get us momentum. He has still been strong at prop but he cant get isolated and his play the balls have been much slower.