Team list Tuesday - trial vs Knights - 5.55pm Friday 17th Feb

[Poupou Escobar]

It’s ok mate. He only posted last week, stating how we think it’s a conspiracy theory that ba has cleared the decks for his son.

it’s getting beyond a joke now.

I’m sure Moses will play 80 minutes each week. Arthur will only play halves to cover unavailable starters. Off the bench he will use his defence in the middle to give Hodgson a rest. He is capable of both roles - interchange hooker and backup half. It worked last year and will work again this year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Asi, yes forgot about him. Good 14.

Can he defend in the middle? I believe his effort areas might be lacking.

 

[hindy111]

Hands injured.

What did you do? Hope it wasn't a masturbatory injury.

 

[hindy111]

I’m sure Moses will play 80 minutes each week. Arthur will only play halves to cover unavailable starters. Off the bench he will use his defence in the middle to give Hodgson a rest. He is capable of both roles - interchange hooker and backup half. It worked last year and will work again this year.

Yeah he can. But he offers nothing. He is a bog average player and should be in Nsw cup.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

of course it's conjecture - it's an internet forum!

But I think it's a fair conclusion, given that the rest of the named 17 appears to be where Brad is leaning for Round 1.

Now, come back with more smartarse syntactical or grammatical point scoring so that you can continue to evade the elephant in the room for most Parramatta supporters, which is that the coach is yet again finding every possible way to pick his son, despite the fact that any objective and reasonable assessment of his performances last year and his form last week in no way justifies that selection!

There’s plenty of merkins who played last week that didn’t deserve to be picked on that performance. It’s just one game ffs. The team is decided before a ball is kicked, not after a nothing game in 38 degrees.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah he can. But he offers nothing. He is a bog average player and should be in Nsw cup.

That describes plenty of bench players.

 

[hindy111]

There’s plenty of merkins who played last week that didn’t deserve to be picked on that performance. It’s just one game ffs. The team is decided before a ball is kicked, not after a nothing game in 38 degrees.

But he offers nothing. You want a guy off bench with some spark. Some zip.
The only benefit of having JA is if the games won easily we can rest one of our spine players and let him wind the clock down.

 

[hindy111]

That describes plenty of bench players.

Not really. Generaly you carry an extra forward if you don't have a very good utility.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

gee Matto has slipped down the pecking order, I'd say someone is not happy with his decision to sit out the first 3 rounds

We're getting players ready for round 1. Since he won't be there he'll get minimal minutes in this game. Matterson is easily still in our best 17 regardless of his decision.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

gee Matto has slipped down the pecking order, I'd say someone is not happy with his decision to sit out the first 3 rounds

Or we are preparing for round one.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't think so. BA will want to get his rnd 1 side fit and ready.

Yep. It’s not a trial ffs, it’s a training run.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It will be unbelievable if he is in the rnd one side.

*believable

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You want a guy off bench with some spark.

No you want solid defence. Unless you have a genuine first grader who can make a difference on the bench (and then why isn’t he starting?) then you don’t pick a reserve grader with ‘spark’. Because reserve graders with ‘spark’ are liabilities in defence.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Not really. Generaly you carry an extra forward if you don't have a very good utility.

We don’t have enough spare minutes to give to four bench forwards. Most clubs don’t these days. Lighter forwards means longer minutes from everyone. The 90s are long gone.

 

[Gazzamatta]

gee Matto has slipped down the pecking order, I'd say someone is not happy with his decision to sit out the first 3 rounds

I reckon he will come on after 20 and be flogged for the remainder of game time. That said, whilst I agree with you, how the f*ck should that decision be left to a player to make? Something stinks there.

 

[Gazzamatta]

It will be unbelievable if he is in the rnd one side.

Get ready to be astonished mate.

 

[hindy111]

We're getting players ready for round 1. Since he won't be there he'll get minimal minutes in this game. Matterson is easily still in our best 17 regardless of his decision.

Best 4 forwards. Top 5 lock in NRL.

 

[hindy111]

We don’t have enough spare minutes to give to four bench forwards. Most clubs don’t these days. Lighter forwards means longer minutes from everyone. The 90s are long gone.

So you rest Jnr,RCG and Lane to minimise injury and burnout.

Rabbit

 

[emjaycee]

So you rest Jnr,RCG and Lane to minimise injury and burnout.

Rabbit

Unless we can unearth another middle that can come close to the power game offered by Junior and RCG, then we need to maximise the minutes they play... and if we did have such a player, then it would be great to see Junior or Reg start on the bench and come on after 20 (to rest the other one). Whichever gets spelled plays the whole second half and they both play 60 mins (unless we have an unassailable lead and they can have the last 10 mins off).

 

[Lemon Squash]

Looks likes Haze hasn’t got his medical clearance from the quack yet. I hope they haven’t got bad news about his knee and thus why they are chasing Harper.