Team v Knights

[Meth]

1- Walsh
2- Watene-Zelezniak
3- Arthars
4- Asi
5- Montoya
6- Harris-Tavita
7- Johnson
8- Fonua-Blake/Murdoch-Masila
9- Egan/Lussick
10- Pene
11- Aitken
12- Harris
13- Tevaga

Res- Afoa, Murdoch-Masila/V. Kepu, Katoa, Murchie

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

1- Walsh
2- Watene-Zelezniak
3- Arthars
4- Asi
5- Montoya
6- Harris-Tavita
7- Johnson
8- Fonua-Blake/Murdoch-Masila
9- Egan/Lussick
10- Pene
11- Aitken
12- Harris
13- Tevaga

Res- Afoa, Murdoch-Masila/V. Kepu, Katoa, Murchie

Id go the same but what about Pompey as a bench 2nd rower??

 

[Meth]

I think we’re missing personnel in the middle- especially if AFB isn’t fit

 

[Penrose Warrior]

It's scary to think how little starch we'll have up front if AFB is out.

 

[Leber]

Arthars to centre, Asi to centre if CHT is fit. Kepu deserves a debut.

Pompey to Bunnings as a stock boy.

 

[Meth]

ok, here's the headlines.

Arthars 18th man
Asi dropped
Vailea/Pompey centre combination
Tevaga prop

yeesh

 

[Rich102]

Next week Tevaga will wear the No7.

 

[JJ]

Starting props

Newcastle are so rubbish, but must smell blood

 

[Leber]

That won’t be the team that runs out.

No way jazz starts as prop and Arthars doesn’t play.

 

[JJ]

It's scary to think how little starch we'll have up front if AFB is out.

BMM and Scrappy to the rescue lol

 

[Benek]

Absolute joke of a side.

Asi and Arthars in at centres.

A real prop in for Jazz.

 

[hitro]

 

[Benek]

When is Egan back?

 

[Tongue]

When is Egan back?

As a prop?

 

[Leber]

Should be..

1 Walsh
2 Montoya
3 Asi
4 Arthars
5 DWZ
6 CHT
7 Johnson
8 Pene
9 Jazz
10 Lui
11 Aitken
12 Harris
13 BMM

14 Lussick
15 Murchie
16 Afoa
17 Frei

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Good call putting BMM as starting prop imo. Really putting it on him to not be a passenger.

At the very least with Jazz you know you will get effort.

That's me being positive as

 

[Meth]

Whatever way you slice it, we're short a genuine prop IMO. I would have had Lui or Frei in there over Lussick or Otukolo

 

[Penrose Warrior]

We played Asi in his first week with the club, but 'Origin star' Dumanis Lui can't find a way into the 17 when Jazz is playing prop?!

Nice one.

 

[Benek]

So it sounds like AFB may be out long-term, possibly the remainder of the season. Losing him and Lodge at the same time is a double blow I don't think we can recover from. It's going to be really rough. We are already almost worst in the comp at metres gained.

I'm so bummed out, because I was really looking forward to those few home games and Mt Smart. Now I'm feeling pretty blah about it all. Another season down the tubes.

 

[Meth]

So it sounds like AFB may be out long-term, possibly the remainder of the season. Losing him and Lodge at the same time is a double blow I don't think we can recover from.

100%.
If AFB is out for the season, our season is as good as over.