Team v Broncos

[Meth]

I guess Capewell is there to help Kosi. Great to see Halasima starting and Martin in the team.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Which will mean a whole lot of Ford starting probably

Rather see Bunty start TBH

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I guess Capewell is there to help Kosi. Great to see Halasima starting and Martin in the team.

not sure Kosi needs the help in learning how to miss tackles

 

[Philip_Smith007]

I guess Capewell is there to help Kosi. Great to see Halasima starting and Martin in the team.

Who does Martin come on to replace? Or he just injury coverage? Sits there till last 10mins?

 

[ozenzud]

Certainly haven't picked the warriors to win this one in my picking comp. Mind you, I virtually never do, but I tick this one with a bit of certainty....but always hope, blind hope.

 

[ozbash]

Rather see Bunty start TBH

V Storm was probably the best I've seen Bunty go for a long time..

 

[JJ]

Likely another mauling coming

 

[Meth]

Who does Martin come on to replace? Or he just injury coverage? Sits there till last 10mins?

Well, there's a chance he is under utilised given Webster's typical bench strategy, but I would imagine Harris Tavita, all things going well, with Harris Tavita shifting into a middle role

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Unlikely but I wouldn't mind seeing him at fullback at some stage. No slight on Taine, but TMM's ball skills would be handy with the shapes they like running.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I guess Capewell is there to help Kosi. Great to see Halasima starting and Martin in the team.

That would be interesting given Capewell leads the NRL in missed tackles.

Can someone tell me if there's a reason this is the case? I see Liam Martin is in the top 5, and he's considered a beast on defense when I listen to Levels.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

That would be interesting given Capewell leads the NRL in missed tackles.

Can someone tell me if there's a reason this is the case? I see Liam Martin is in the top 5, and he's considered a beast on defense when I listen to Levels.

Good question... Martin has a rep as a bit of a hardhead and hitman doesn't he. Which is well founded, but maybe that influences how he's viewed defensively overall?

I see Mitch Kenny ranks 3rd on missed tackles as well (and actually topped it last year) but that's rarely mentioned. Maybe because he's also seen as a bit of a hard nut?

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Good question... Martin has a rep as a bit of a hardhead and hitman doesn't he. Which is well founded, but maybe that influences how he's viewed defensively overall?

I see Mitch Kenny ranks 3rd on missed tackles as well (and actually topped it last year) but that's rarely mentioned. Maybe because he's also seen as a bit of a hard nut?

I think hookers are red-hots to be in the most missed tackles. If you look at most tackles made in the NRL, hookers make up all spots in the top 4. And of those four, only Peter Mamouzelos features in the top 50 for misses (he's third).

Capewell is 46th in tackles made, but 1st in tackles missed.

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

FO Capewell?

 

[Meth]

That would be interesting given Capewell leads the NRL in missed tackles.

Can someone tell me if there's a reason this is the case? I see Liam Martin is in the top 5, and he's considered a beast on defense when I listen to Levels.

I'm not a huge fan of Capewell, so it's a little odd to defend him here. I am willing to cut him a little slack on the missed tackles though on account of his work rate defensively and the positions he sometimes gets put in by the players around him. Certainly on the weekend, he missed tackles, but I thought he was generally pretty good. If he didn't top the tackle count, he must have been close.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I'm not a huge fan of Capewell, so it's a little odd to defend him here. I am willing to cut him a little slack on the missed tackles though on account of his work rate defensively and the positions he sometimes gets put in by the players around him. Certainly on the weekend, he missed tackles, but I thought he was generally pretty good. If he didn't top the tackle count, he must have been close.

Yeah that's why I'm not so absolute in terms of criticism. He made 41 on the weekend, Egan 46. However, Capewell also had 5 missed and 4 ineffective.

I guess the issue is there's very little else in his game and if he's missing tackles, what else is there? The great Micheal Luck never used to top missed tackle counts.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Good question... Martin has a rep as a bit of a hardhead and hitman doesn't he. Which is well founded, but maybe that influences how he's viewed defensively overall?

I see Mitch Kenny ranks 3rd on missed tackles as well (and actually topped it last year) but that's rarely mentioned. Maybe because he's also seen as a bit of a hard nut?

A lot of can be to do with style. Martin is a hitter, not a cuddler, so you can go in hard, bounce off, but you’ve made the impact on the ball runner and the team mates have cleaned up after the initial hit

 

[Meth]

Yeah that's why I'm not so absolute in terms of criticism. He made 41 on the weekend, Egan 46. However, Capewell also had 5 missed and 4 ineffective.

To be fair, a lot of traffic was going down those edges.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Well, there's a chance he is under utilised given Webster's typical bench strategy, but I would imagine Harris Tavita, all things going well, with Harris Tavita shifting into a middle role

Could also spell Egan with CHT moving to cover him.

 

[Matua]

Yay, this is like the good old days, overrated second rower playing centre.

The icing on the cake of the Storm game ...

I'm going outside to play in traffic.

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Who does Martin come on to replace? Or he just injury coverage? Sits there till last 10mins?

This, or..

Pre game shuffle.
Martin to FB
Taupiki to wing
Pompey to Centre
Capewell to backrow
Leka to Bench

Not saying its what I want, but also not saying its not what I want.