Round 23 v Roosters (Team Lists)

[azsportza]

NRL

1. James Tedesco
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Blake Ayshford
4. Tim Simona
5. Lote Tuqiri
6. Benji Marshall
7. Braith Ajasta
8. Kieth Galloway
9. Joel Luani
10. Adam Blair
11. Liam Fulton
12. Ben Murdoch-Masila
13. Jesse Sue

14. Ava Seumanufagai
15. Jack Buchanan
16. Bodene Thompson
17. Curtis Sironen
18. Masada Iosefa
19. Shaun Spence
20. Matt Bell

Holden Cup

1. Kurtis Rowe 2. Delouise Hoeter 3. Nathan Milone 4. Manaia Rudolph 5. Leva Li 6. Mitchell Moses 7. Luke Brooks 8. Andy Fiagatusa 9. Manaia Cherrington 10. Nathan Brown 11. Kyle Lovett © 12. Brenden Santi 13. Fosio Tatola
Interchange 14. Dallas Graham 15. Andrew Kazzi 16. Jake Dooner 17. Matt Mulcahy 19. Shane Lalogafau

VBNSWCup

1. Sean Meaney (C) 2. Mosese Pangi 3. Josh Davis 4. Rory Brien 5. Jy Hitchcox 6. Eddie Paea 7. Jack Madden 8. Michael Bullock 9. Jarrod Farlow 10. Matt Groat 11. Asipeli Fine 12. James Gavet 13. Sitaleki Akauola
Interchange: 14. Dave Harris 15. Soni Paasi 16. Inno Inosesio 17. Adrian Haangana

 

[Matchball]

No positives. Field day down Lotes wing.

 

[rex2ce]

I would have picked anyone in the no 6 jumper except the smirking one,the result would be the same, Roosters by 50 or more

 

[gordsy]

Braith is rubbish, Sirro is injured and we can't get cap exemptions. Who else would you pick ? I don't want him in the team but we are short on options.

 

[Tiger05]

BMM gets another go in the starting line-up. I'd love him to keep his spot in the team. He has been great recently.

I think the team is crud but I'd probably pick that team at this point as well - hopefully we have a completely different set of halves next year and some better outside backs than what have been picked this week.

 

[magpie4ever]

If they had the mercy rule as in junior league, I would predict it would be applied. They will get lapped, I'm afraid.

 

[benched tiger]

I would be happy if they just have a go next week and try and compete,no one expects the WT to win or even get close.
With little option but to have Benji and Anasta in the halves you can expect them to make Mitchell Pearce look like Joey Johns.

 

[madunit]

I expect Iosefa will replace Luani.

 

[neutralsupporter]

Finally we get to vs brsith

 

[madunit]

It'll be like watching Mike Tyson fighting a 3 year old girl

 

[benched tiger]

Lote,Ayshford,Benji and Braith in our backline.....its about time who ever selected this team went to 'spec savers'.

 

[allsportdvd]

What happened to Korobete? He only returned last week

 

[madunit]

injured apparently?

We've been hamstrung by our massive injury toll and over-reliance on second tier players.

I highly doubt Luani will play this week if Iosefa is fit, purely to save us from going over the second tier cap by too much.

Lote is playing because he's a top 25 player, same with Anasta and Marshall.

Wheras Brooks and Moses aren't.

Sironen is carrying an injury.

Farah is out injured.

What other option do we have?

Thanks to Sheens f**king off all our depth and recruiting hacks, we're now utterly f**ked and we can't do anything about it.

 

[dumpy]

Koro has a fractured check bone or eye socket suffered in that so called fantasy front on shoulder charge by colliding with the Ryan Morgans hip.

 

[magpie4ever]

It'll be like watching Mike Tyson fighting a 3 year old girl

Which version of Tyson? If it is the "after jail" version, the girl is a chance. Therefore, using this logic (??), we are a chance.

 

[magpie4ever]

Even Tiger05 could not possibly put a positive spin on Benji, tonight. Could he.

 

[Tiger05]

Even Tiger05 could not possibly put a positive spin on Benji, tonight. Could he.

No. That game just reaffirms my belief that we are lucky he is going. Still he isn't the problem although he is part of it.

 

[magpie4ever]

No. That game just reaffirms my belief that we are lucky he is going. Still he isn't the problem although he is part of it.

unfortunately, a major part of it.

 

[Old Time Tiger]

The major part.


Think about the year. We have needed a senior half to take control all year, lead by example and help the young half inside him at 7. Did we have such a player in the club? Well we had a former Golden Boot winner, former captain of the NZRL team, premiership winning player, World Cup winning player. Did we get the guy to turn up ? No, he turned up for games but he certainly didn't turn up in a capacity equal to his experience and equal to his position/role in he club.