Team v Knights

[Izz]

According to warriors website, Johnson will be back this week. Hurrell maybe not, Nielson gone for a couple weeks.

Your team?

For me:

1. Tomkins
2. Fusitua (straight swap for Lolohea)
3. Henry
4. Laumape
5. Vatuvei
6. Townsend
7. Johnson
8. Lillyman
9. Friend
10. Rapira
11. Lousi (meh)
12. Mannering
13. Ikahihifo (poor game on weekend, but i'm sure he'll make up for it)

14. Leuluai
15. Mateo
16. Matulino
17. Matagi/Gubb/Papalii/other NSW prop doing the business

18. Bukuya

Wouldn't mind seeing Ikahihifo play some prop off the bench, Mannering at lock and Bukuya at 12.

 

[jaseg]

Tomkins
?
Henry
Laumape
Vatuvei
Townsend
Johnson
Lillyman
Friend
Matagi
Mannering
Bukuya if ready, Lousi if not
Ikahihifo

Leuluai
Rapira
Matulino
Mateo

That wing/backline spot is totally up in the air. Konrad appears to be out for this game, Nielsen is likely gone as well, Lolohea is out, Fish won't be back this season - and is Fusitua available? He didn't play last week. Fusitua probably my 1st choice there, if not then either Kata (is he even fit?), Peyroux (with Laumape shifting to the wing) or Tua.

 

[vvvrulz]

Totally forgot about Peyroux, seems like an easy thing to do.
I'd have him in with Laomappy on the wing

 

[sup42]

Fusitua is available according to stuff I've read.

Good to have Johnson back.

If Dane was fit would anyone be leaving him out of the team for this round ( hypothetical ).

I wouldn't....looked good value yesterday before he bit the bullet.

Lousi clocked up some amazing stats last week. Seventy five minutes and playing at center.

I wouldn't leave him out after that effort either.

There has to be reward when people like Lousi have a break through game. It's been coming for a while, I've been watching him this year.

PLaying massive minutes in the NSW cup has been a master stroke by our coaches.....people don't tend to think of Lousi as an eighty minute forward.

Having that string to his bow, ups his stocks as a serious contender for an NRL career ahead should injury be kind.

 

[Izz]

Lousi clocked up some amazing stats last week. Seventy five minutes and playing at center.

He probably only spent about 10 minutes at center, getting his breath back while Mannering spelled him on the edge. Spent 5 of those minutes on the wing.

 

[vvvrulz]

Don't think Lousi has done anything wrong.
In fact apart from one blunder of a game this year he's generally been reliable

 

[Izz]

1 SAM TOMKINS

2 DAVID FUSITU’A

3 NGANI LAUMAPE

4 BEN HENRY

5 MANU VATUVEI

6 CHAD TOWNSEND

7 SHAUN JOHNSON

8 JACOB LILLYMAN

9 THOMAS LEULUAI

10 SUAIA MATAGI

11 BEN MATULINO

12 JAYSON BUKUYA

13 SIMON MANNERING (c)

Interchange:

14 FELETI MATEO

15 SAM RAPIRA

16 SIONE LOUSI

17 NATHAN FRIEND

18 SEBASTINE IKAHIHIFO

21 DOMINIQUE PEYROUX

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TL at 9. Ikahihifo likely to miss out--though could Friend drop off? Unusual to see a bench hooker named at anything other than 14.

Nice to see Matulino starting. There'll be some early points on his edge, i'm sure.

 

[Scott]

I like it.

 

[The European Polynesian]

Finally our best spine. Koni in and that's a team with some firepower.

 

[Fast Eddie]

No offense to Friend, he's been solid enough, but have been waiting for this moment for the last season or so. I think its a good decision by McFadden to see if Leuluai gives us that boost before the finals.

 

[jamaman]

good options with Leuluai at hooker, can see him MOM

 

[reykaine]

Bukuya starting. Interested in Iron Lions reaction. <grabs popcorn>

 

[Scorpio30]

Watched one of my favourite games today. Newcastle V Warriors 2005&#8230;the 20-0 comeback win&#8230;Manu getting only is 2nd and 3rd ever tries&#8230;Ropati breaking A Johns' jaw&#8230;.Kidley being shyte&#8230;Skinny Byrne scoring for the tie up&#8230;Meli in the corner for the win with a minute left.

 

[Scorpio30]

The problem with Ben Henry at centre is he seems to get stepped on the inside fairly easily.

 

[TheDMC]

Can't wait to see TL as hooker. Good to have Fusitua back, hope he has a blinder. Like this team lineup considering no Hurrell or Neilsen.

 

[Blair]

Watched one of my favourite games today. Newcastle V Warriors 2005?the 20-0 comeback win?Manu getting only is 2nd and 3rd ever tries?Ropati breaking A Johns' jaw?.Kidley being shyte?Skinny Byrne scoring for the tie up?Meli in the corner for the win with a minute left.

Sione Faumuina would have been in the mix too? There weren't too many backward steps with our Sione.

 

[MKEB...]

Happier that Mannering is playing lock TBH. Matulino on one edge and Bakuya on the other. Geez that could be nasty.

 

[Scorpio30]

Sione Faumuina would have been in the mix too? There weren't too many backward steps with our Sione.

Yup he played?Lauaki, Toopi, Byrne, Jones, Fien, Hohiaia, Price, Villasanti, Ropati, Manu, Meli, Louie Anderson, Guttenbeil, Faumuina, Koopu,Paleaaesina, Karl Temata.

 

[Blair]

Yup he played&#8230;Lauaki, Toopi, Byrne, Jones, Fien, Hohiaia, Price, Villasanti, Ropati, Manu, Meli, Louie Anderson, Guttenbeil, Faumuina, Koopu,Paleaaesina, Karl Temata.

Is this a private video or is it online somewhere? That old team's got me fired up.

Now there really are some 'big Warriors forwards' in that lot.

 

[Scorpio30]

Is this a private video or is it online somewhere? That old team's got me fired up.

Now there really are some 'big Warriors forwards' in that lot.

I was home from work looking after my sick boy and Fox were playing a stack of classic matches and that was one of them?recorded it and when the little man was having his afternoon sleep?kicked back to watch it.

Its quite good watching a Warriors match you KNOW they are going to win?completely stress free?haha