Strengths / Weaknesses / Unknown of your club 2013

[Pac]

For my Dragons, our strengths are our wingers and hookers.
Weaknesses - centres, halfback and our coach.
Unknown - Beale is a bit of unknown at fullback.

 

[hardbaby]

Re Dragons, Beale will carve it up at fullback. And I don't see the centre as a weakness.

 

[rnb11]

Knights strengths is their backline, Boyd, Uate, Gagai, Leilua, Tahu and their depth is superb.

Weakness is probably the lack of size in the forward pack which is also the unknown, they haven't had any grunt in the pack for years and years, it'll be interesting to see what Mason, Faaologo, Scott, Snowden and Smith can do for what has been one of the least effective forward packs for quite some time.

Also the inconsistency of Mullen and injuries to Gidley is an unknown for the halves, if they can stay fit and on song together they'll be a huge part of the Knights success.

 

[hardbaby]

With Costigan, Smith and Scott you'll have plenty of grunt.

 

[hunters]

Obviously for the Bunnies we have GI as the biggest strength and our pack strength next. Our coach is also a massive plus. Weaknesses are in the centres and out wide. Optimism in the halves with Reynolds and Sutton along with young Keary.

Unknown is just how much confidence we have. We had a great year last year but have a, supposed, culture of failure.

 

[Big Pete]

Strength: Team can make ground with relative ease, plenty of work-horses in both the forwards and backs who can make ground and build momentum.

Weaknesses: Lack of creativity in the halves and speed in the backs. Brisbane don't really have any noted try-scorers and a lot of their tries come through possession and lottery bombs.

Unknown: The impact Scott Prince will have on the club.

 

[Joely01]

For parra.

Strengths: I'd say our coach and I think we will see Jarryd Hayne back to his best.

Weaknesses: a fairly young squad, so possibly experience. Obviously with the loss of Hindy we need to have someone do the dirty work, not sure who can be that player or if we have one.

Unknown: Luke Kelly, he played a handle full of games (came mid 2012 from Storm) at the back end and all the players say about him is how good it is to have someone who takes control of the team. With a full preseason under his belt he could be set for a big 2013. For mine he will have first shot to partner Sandow in the halves.

 

[Fire]

Strengths - Forward pack
Weaknesses - Centre depth
Unknowns - Drinkwater, coach

 

[Eelementary]

Strengths

* Jarryd Hayne - undeniably in the upper echelon of players in the NRL. If he can stay fit, the Eels are always a chance at doing something.

* Front row - our front row is not the best in the competition (not by any means), but it is solid enough to get us involved in the ruck (and maybe even come out on top). Tim Mannah is a very good prop, Moimoi (although old now) is good impact, and throw in Lussick, Allgood and Pen Terepo, and we have a good mix.

* Outside backs - again, not the best in the competition, but we have some quality in Willie Tonga and Ken Sio, and Ryan Morgan and Cheyse Blair are young and improving.

* Depth/youngsters - remember these names: Kelepi Tanginoa, Frazer Masinamua, Pauli Pauli, Chad MacGill and Kaysa Pricthard. I tip big things to come for them, and hopefully in the Blue and Gold.


Weaknesses

* Hooker - Matt Keating is solid but lacks any impact, and Nathan Smith is average.

* Back-row - I think in guys like Reni Maitua and Joseph Paulo, we have two good players. But the rest of our back-row, even considering their roles, is average.

* Halves - Chris Sandow can turn it on when he wants to, but he is extremely inconsistent. With Hayne heavily marked these days, we need Sandow to step up.


Unknowns

* Coaching - Ricky Stuart grabs people attention; people hate him or love him. But for the first time in a while Parramatta can say they have a coach with "star" quality about him (in the sense that he's won a Premiership, coached his nation and State). Whether or not this translates onto the field remains to be seen, but Ricky Stuart was certainly the biggest "name" on the coaching free market and so counts as somewhat of a coup.

* Bench - I think we lack spark, and particularly at dummy-half. Moimoi, in my eyes, is going to play off the bench in 2013, so we have some sort of impact there. But we have little to impact at hooker and in the back-row.

* Five-eighth - Luke Kelly should be the incumbent, but Ben Roberts might jag a game or two. Both have pros and cons, but neither is what you could call a brilliant player. Whoever gets the nod must support Sandow, which in and of itself can be a big ask.

 

[rabbitohs95]

Strengths: GI, Forward Pack/Going through the middle with Luke.

Weaknesses: Centres, Defence out wide is an issue.

Unknown: Whether we can maintain what we did last year, how we can improve and who exactly is going to be in the 17 and will any new faces aim up like Everingham and Reynolds last year.

 

[SuperiorEasts]

SBW and Pearce combo
Disposal of duds masoe and leilua
The rise of RTS and Evans
New coach who is a great guy

 

[Raider_69]

Strengths: Strong back row with plenty of quality and quantity. Thompson, Papalii and Fensom is probably the best young back row in the game. All under 22. The front row will be boosted with White's return, add to that QLD and Aus regular - Shillington, the ever solid Tilse, maddeningly inconsistent and frustrating but sometimes amazing TLL, and young up and comer Sam Mataora. This group is backed up with some pretty handy depth - Edwards, Picker, Foster, Nicholls, Kennedy.

The backs look good, and again loads of depth. Dugan and Ferguson are wildly hated because they are douches but no one can doubt their talent and ability. Croker is ever improving and Sandor was a big part of our run home last year. Backing them up is Berrigan, Wighton, Lee, Robinson. One of those 4 will round out the first choice backline - Wighton is my pick

Weaknesses:
Hooker, frankly we dont have one. McIlwrick is the guy im willing to bet my money on to make the spot his own but right now our best and most proven option is Shaun Berrigan. Buttriss is just not up to NRL standard week and week out. We need to find a hooker and a good one.

Consistency and injuries are the other weaknesses. Our halves without Campese struggled week to week to pull it together. And several of our other key players, including Campese, Dugan and Shillington are injury prone. We will struggle in any game when all 3 are riding the pine. Which happens all to frequently.

Unknowns:
The halves. Campese is one more blow out away from retirement, to a knee that is held together by sticky tape. McCrone is not capable of being a #1 play maker and Sam Williams is still young and trying to learn on the job. Should Campese go down again, and there is a strong chance he will, it will again fall to the young shoulders of Williams to control of this team and make it his own. And even if it doesnt, what hope does Campese have of being the player he was after 2.5 years out and 2 knee recos?

There is talent coming through via Cornish and Milford but if the raiders are going to do anything in 2013, its on Campese, McCrone but probably mostly Williams

 

[Marshall_magic]

Strengths:
-Benji and Robbie are undoubtedly 2 of the best attacking players in the game
-Toyota Cup premiers which equates to plenty of young talent coming through
-Aaron Woods is fast becoming one of the top props in the game

Weaknesses:
-No real grunt in the back row with the departure of Ellis and Blair being a flop
-A lot of experienced players have left and only one of our buys is a veteran

Unknown:
-Miller and Tedesco have not had a real chance to prove themselves as first graders, both could be playing in key positions next season
-New coach, he's talking a great game, but a change in attitude can't be seen till we are tested.
-Departure of popular players and breaking up the boys club that exists. In theory is a great idea but how are the players going to react to it?

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Strengths - The Bicep. as always.

Weaknesses - The left Hammie. Always been a bastard.

Unknowns - Do these Penis Pumps and Pills advertised on the porn sites really work? That extra 2 inches from a natural 10 to an enhanced, flacid, 12 is doing my head in. Anyone give me a heads up?

 

[no name]

Strengths - The Bicep. as always.

Weaknesses - The left Hammie. Always been a bastard.

Unknowns - Do these Penis Pumps and Pills advertised on the porn sites really work? That extra 2 inches from a natural 10 to an enhanced, flacid, 12 is doing my head in. Anyone give me a heads up?

Stay at 10, the chicks are very reluctant to take on my 12.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Stay at 10, the chicks are very reluctant to take on my 12.

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f**k. Mate.

That is awesome.

:lol:

 

[no name]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

f**k. Mate.

That is awesome.

:lol:

That's what she said.....

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

That's what she said.....

But I thought 12 was too much?

Should I Pop and Pump this shit or what?

Back OT - Exactly what my man Fore said.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Stay at 10, the chicks are very reluctant to take on my 12.

....but what about the blokes?? :sarcasm:

 

[9701]

Stay at 10, the chicks are very reluctant to take on my 12.

Plus in Winter time the water in the bottom of urinals is freezing.