Round 8

[gronkathon]

SMH has Bell out for 6+ weeks after hand surgery to boot.

 

[azsportza]

1 - Tedesco
2 - Koroibete
3 - Rory Brien
4 - Reddy
5 - Utai
6 - Sironen
7 - Miller
8 - Woods
9 - Farah
10 - Buchanan
11 - Thompson
12 - Fulton
13 - Blair

14 - Pettybourne
15 - Murdoch Masila
16 - Sue
17 - Naiyaravoro

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Marshall should not play in Round 8 if he is not 100% recovered. No need to rush him back when we are missing so many players.

Not sure what the Tigers had in mind when we signed Rory Brien. But he has been tucked away in the NSW Cup and from all reports has been good, and in the few games I have seen he will add some good attack to our side.

I put Naiyaravoro on the bench because he can be used as a second row/centre player. He was playing RM Cup last week against The Entrance and was craving them up with charging runs through the defence. His fend will help has get going.

Whatever changes we make are going to be only bandaid solutions for now

 

[Mario chalmers]

I think sironen should play right centre and match up on Morris.

I don't think he offered that much at 6 last game. Fulton probably did more ball playing once he came on.

Blair should be dropped to the bench.

Of all the young forwards that have got a run this year Akaoula showed quite a bit against melbourne and he should get another run soon.

 

[benched tiger]

Yep some of those young forwards have been good,its no fault of theirs the position we are in,even against Brisbane they were having a dig which is more that can be said for some.

 

[Shanghai Charlie]

Siro has really shown very little. Even without Benji he is just not a guy who takes the responsibility to scream for the ball and take the initiative. I know he is young but thats not an excuse. Needs to step up big time, stop talking to the media about what he is going to do and not do, and f**king have a go. Massive disappointment so far.

And he needs to tell Fulton to get the f**k out of the backline.....or tell the coach there is no need for Fulton as a ballplayer because he can do the job himself as the number 6.

f**k Blair to reggies the lazy merkin.

 

[851]

Yep some of those young forwards have been good,its no fault of theirs the position we are in,even against Brisbane they were having a dig which is more that can be said for some.

It was Sue who let Hodges score the match winner,but Hodges has made many a player look ordinary.

 

[azsportza]

FACTS for Round 8:

Benji Marshall, Braith Anasta, Blake Ayshford, Chris Lawrence and Matt Bell all unavailable

Marika Koroibete is available for selection

 

[benched tiger]

Hodges was the difference in the end,then again it was made a little easier for him with 3 of our backs getting injured.Sue did stuff up to allow Brisbane to score but i dont think he needs to be singled out,you could also argue that if we didn't turn the ball over on the first before hand that try would not of eventuated.
Young Sirro has shown very little considering the hype around him,it may be unfair
and in time he may adjust to an accomplished NRL level but at the moment he is displaying nothing to rightly compare him in the same company to his old man.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Sirro's main problem is that he is not a five-eighth.

 

[Mario chalmers]

Sue made more runs in 20 odd minutes than Blair did in 80. Lack of experience on Sue's part led to that last try but you can't knock the effort of him and other youngsters.

I think sironen is a fair ball player especially for a bloke of his size but he's not likely to spilt a defence line with raw pace. On that basis he won't threaten anyone playing in the halves. Hard running centre/ edge back rower in my view

 

[azsportza]

Looks like we could see Tim Simona actually called up, Aaron Woods made a passing mention of him today during his all-in presser

 

[moller]

Sironen doesn't look a 5/8 at all. Everything he does well is at the line - late footwork, adjusting a run to hit a hole, setting up for an offload etc. I'd be playing him at centre atm, but he'll end up in the second row like his old man IMO.
His lateral movement is a bit of a concern in the defensive line, bit worried if they throw him on Morris on Friday.