Round 7 V Roosters

[I'm Hornby]

Seeing as the team are undefeated when I make the game day thread, I figured I'd do it again for this game.

On the back of a well rounded 80 minute performance against the Knights, we've shown signs of life which is great to see!

Can we match it with the Chooks on Anzac Day and cause an upset to silence the critics and allow our saints some clear air while they go on to push for a top 8 spot?

We're certainly due for an ANZAC day win and if we have the same discipline with completions and set restarts we will give ourselves every chance.

Our opposition have also shown some inconsistency in their games so far this year and with a few players out of form, an upset is not off the cards for our men!

In any case the ANZAC Day game is usually played at a high pace and intensity and usually coincides with our inevitable slide down the ladder, this year it needs to be a springboard to put the weaker sides away in the proceeding rounds of the competition.

Saints by 2

 

[Ted bartolo]

Josh Kerr Need's to be dropped to reserve grade

 

[Illusion]

Seeing as the team are undefeated when I make the game day thread, I figured I'd do it again for this game.

On the back of a well rounded 80 minute performance against the Knights, we've shown signs of life which is great to see!

Can we match it with the Chooks on Anzac Day and cause an upset to silence the critics and allow our saints some clear air while they go on to push for a top 8 spot?

We're certainly due for an ANZAC day win and if we have the same discipline with completions and set restarts we will give ourselves every chance.

Our opposition have also shown some inconsistency in their games so far this year and with a few players out of form, an upset is not off the cards for our men!

In any case the ANZAC Day game is usually played at a high pace and intensity and usually coincides with our inevitable slide down the ladder, this year it needs to be a springboard to put the weaker sides away in the proceeding rounds of the competition.

Saints by 2

Hope so .......

 

[BIG RIG]

This would be my team if I was picking

1. Tyrell Sloan
2. Mathew Feagai
3. Zac Lomax
4. Moses Suli
5. Mikaele Ravalawa
6. Junior Amone
7. Ben Hunt
8. Francis Molo
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Aaron Woods
11. Jaydn Su’a
12. Jack Bird
13. Jack De Belin
BENCH
14. Moses Mbye
15. Tariq Sims
16. Josh McGuire
17. George Burgess

 

[Inisai Toga]

Agree BR!

 

[OneEyedDragon]

I'm counting on the voodoo magic of @I'm Hornby starting the game thread!

 

[justadragon]

this will be a huge step up in class to the knights game, we cant afford to be one dimensional in attack with everything revolving around hunt, it wont work against the roosters, bird does not have any creativity to make him a danger, amone has to play in the 5/8 position to give us a point of difference and allow hunt some space. Mbye to 14 and sloan back in the side. i also think that sulivan is progressing well at ressies and is running that team around nicely plus building some good match fitness, time for him to shine will be around SOO. i also think burgess needs lots more time back in the nrl, he looked really lost there a couple of times. oh and Lomax will need to wind his ego back and concentrate on being up against someone like Manu so watch out. All in all i would be happy with a good competitive game and a bit of pride shown on anzac day.

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

So we have to repeat what we said last week to set up a win against the Roosters? OK then.

We are no chance unless changes are made. Knights Roosters have a good forward pack, good fullback, fair halves and a young middle-aged coach out to prove himself. If we pick the same side we have slow fair forwards, an ordinary a surprisingly effective fullback, lacklustre improving halves and an old coach padding out his superannuation who still knows a thing or two.

Hope that does the trick.

 

[Dragon David]

So we have to repeat what we said last week to set up a win against the Roosters? OK then.

We are no chance unless changes are made. Knights Roosters have a good forward pack, good fullback, fair halves and a young middle-aged coach out to prove himself. If we pick the same side we have slow fair forwards, an ordinary a surprisingly effective fullback, lacklustre improving halves and an old coach padding out his superannuation who still knows a thing or two.

Hope that does the trick.

Superstitions have their way of working. Reverse psychology could also work by saying the Roosters on Anzac Day 25 April 2022 will enact a thrashing of the Dragons like never before seen or heard. It will be the thrashing of all thrashings. Do you think this will work?

 

[possm]

Josh Kerr Need's to be dropped to reserve grade

With McGuire and Burgess available, I think you will find that Kerr and Lawrie are on notice. My preference is for:
Molo, McGuire, Burgess, and Woods are our top 4 props. I'd say there would be a contest between Lawri and Kerr for a bench spot.

 

[SaintPeter]

Kerr should playing reserve grade for the foreseeable future.
Lawrie is to slow and cumbersome for the modern game. We need athletic forwards who have both size and pace.
But he will probably get the gig.

 

[justadragon]

Kerr should playing reserve grade for the foreseeable future.
Lawrie is to slow and cumbersome for the modern game. We need athletic forwards who have both size and pace.
But he will probably get the gig.

i agree with kerr but lawrie had pretty good stats for the game so i think he will keep his spot, burgess might be the worry though

 

[randomdragon]

id leave Mbye at fullback for now. he's done well. bird should move to back row and id move Sullivan straight into 6 based off KOE performances

 

[Gourley's Socks]

Genuinely curious: does anyone know how PCM is calculated?

I noticed Lawrie regularly crawling an extra metre or two on his knees yesterday but don't know whether this would be included.

 

[Dragon David]

I know a lot of us on the forum are saying we should put Hunt in at hooker and play Sullivan at half but maybe what we should do is put Hunt in at 6 and Sullivan at 7. Just something that is worth a try I think. Hook won't move McCullough from hooker and Mbye from fullback just yet so think it might be worth a go and Amone on the bench still. What do you guys think?

 

[Crush]

Not sure I would call the knights victory a well rounded 80 minute performance.
But anyway, hoping at least one change to the spine this week. We can’t leave everything up to Ben Hunt with regards to creating in attack, it’s too predictable.
Need our 1, 6, 9 to contribute.
Mbye has been solid enough but no spark, Sloan has to get a run soon
Suli was excellent against Knights BTW, get him plenty of ball.

 

[redandwhite4evr]

i agree with kerr but lawrie had pretty good stats for the game so i think he will keep his spot, burgess might be the worry though

Yes- Lawrie is hardly the prototype of the modern front rower but he does have an exceptional work rate. That is why he gets a gig in the teams I choose.

George Burgess seems off the pace to me. Struggling to get involved.

 

[Inisai Toga]

Yes- Lawrie is hardly the prototype of the modern front rower but he does have an exceptional work rate. That is why he gets a gig in the teams I choose.

George Burgess seems off the pace to me. Struggling to get involved.

I’d like to judge Burgess in a month’s time. Those big guys take longer to get match fitness (and in his case confidence); “if fit and confident” id take his size over the others bench challengers. Let’s hope…..

 

[Dragon David]

Yes- Lawrie is hardly the prototype of the modern front rower but he does have an exceptional work rate. That is why he gets a gig in the teams I choose.

George Burgess seems off the pace to me. Struggling to get involved.

Yes, Burgess isn't really hitting hard in both attack and defence. Seems a bit dubious and cautious. Maybe he still gets some twinges in his hips. Anyway, hopefully it is only minor and he shapes up better in more games he plays.

 

[to_ddeath]

I'm counting on the voodoo magic of @I'm Hornby starting the game thread!

We are almost zero chance of coming within cooee of these wankers, though it is nice to dream even in a spiritual sense…