Round 9 Team....

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Who do we keep, who do we move, who do we take behind the shed and "Lassie"???

 

[Swarzey]

Drop Gidley for Sione or move Gagai to Fullback and Sione to Centre.

Drop Roberts and put Randell into halfback. Bring in Tapine.

Really, who else was so poor to call for the axe? Mistakes are one thing but what those two offered was putrid.

 

[slotmachine]

Plenty of ordinary, but gids and Roberts were poisonous.
I've been off sione at fullback because he does SFA, but that is preferable to gidley and his 4 errors and 2 penalties.

 

[macavity]

Has gags played 6 before? I seem to remember seeing this somewhere.

 

[Whats Doing]

I would also drop Fa'alongo who offers absolute nothing from the bench. Playing like a marshmellow this year.

 

[Swarzey]

Has gags played 6 before? I seem to remember seeing this somewhere.

Yeah he filled in when Mullen went off injured against the Roosters last year at home.

Did well. Played a true supporting role, surprisingly like a fullback. Funny that.

 

[perverse]

Well, we've got 2 weeks off now. I assume Scott will be back.

1. Gagai
2. McManus
3. Leilua
4. Sione
5. Uate
6. Mullen
7. Don't even care. Chuck the ballboy out there.
8. Snowden
9. Clydsdale
10. K Sims
11. Scott
12. T Sims
13. Smith

14. Randell
15. Tapine
16. Stockwell
17. Houston I guess... sigh...

I'd like to see that... but who am I kidding? We'll just get more capypasta and mindless rhetoric from the coach. Unless we hold Gidley accountable for his form, there is no accountability in the squad. Players will look at that and go "why the f**k should I care?"

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Personally id like to see massive changes.....

I just picked blokes that look like their interested

1. Gagai
2. Mamo
3. Sione
4. Jimmy Mac (solid, reliable, smart, always struck me as a Midley style player)
5. Uate
6. Mullen
7. Randell (cant be any worse than what we've had)
8. Snowden
9. ------
10. Korbin
11. BJ (he's always struck me as a fringe-running backrower more than a centre. And we are definitely short on energetic forwards)
12. Tariq
13. Smith

14. Roberts
15. Topaine
16. Stockwell
17.Scott

Dropped:
- Kidley (self explainatory)
- Housten (^^^^^^^^)
- Clydsdale (always looks like he's trying not to fall asleep)

 

[slotmachine]

Don't matter who gets picked, there aint anyone better in NSW cup.

The whole club lacks someone with half a brain, which extends to the coach and admin it would seem.

Anyone with gids or Roberts in their side is having a laugh.

 

[Swarzey]

I really, really don't see the Clydsdale hate. Strong defensively for such a small guy, great service from dummy half, doesn't run often but we don't have a hooker at the club who does; they're not coached to do it.

 

[perverse]

Don't matter who gets picked, there aint anyone better in NSW cup.

The whole club lacks someone with half a brain, which extends to the coach and admin it would seem.

... and if Facebook is anything to go by, most of the supporters, too. We reap what we sow.

 

[slotmachine]

Clydesdale's service is ordinary. Ray Thompson schooled him, brought his forwards on to the ball like a pro.

 

[perverse]

I like Clydsdales service/passing game, he's pretty sharp there... but that's about it. Offers nothing else, most clubs would be happy with him as a backup hooker at this stage.

 

[Swarzey]

Half of the problem with the forwards is all but Korbin stood there, caught the ball and went. What else is Cydsdale supposed to do there? If they grew a pair and hit the ball running hard then we wouldn't have a problem. The only thing Thompson had over him was a running game and even that's something Clydsdale probably has, the side just doesn't look to make the most of.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

I really, really don't see the Clydsdale hate. Strong defensively for such a small guy, great service from dummy half, doesn't run often but we don't have a hooker at the club who does; they're not coached to do it.

The Dummyhalf sets the pace of the attack and Clydsdale is just so bloody slow in everything he does. Theres no urgency...

The difference between him and Randell (not the most talented players, but atleast gets the forwards moving) is incredible.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Half of the problem with the forwards is all but Korbin stood there, caught the ball and went. What else is Cydsdale supposed to do there? If they grew a pair and hit the ball running hard then we wouldn't have a problem. The only thing Thompson had over him was a running game and even that's something Clydsdale probably has, the side just doesn't look to make the most of.

Its the Dummyhalf's job to get forwards on the front foot. Whether that means going from dummyhalf and taking a bloke with you on the outside hip or just giving him service that forces him to run onto it, its the dummyhalf's responsibility....

Danny Buderus was a gem at this. It was the only thing he could really do, but he did it bloody well.....

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

We know Gidley isn't going to be dropped. Roberts might be.
Sione to fullback. Randell to 7. Gidley off bench. Drop Roberts.

 

[aqua_duck]

My guess is Rick will be happy with the effort and the fact we only lost by 2 and give the boys 'one last chance'

 

[slotmachine]

im with the duck

 

[Nuffy]

Duck, said as much in the press conference.