Team v Raiders

[Pumba]

1. Shannon McDonnell
2. Keith Lulia
3. Junior Sau
4. Adam MacDougall
5. Akulia Uate
6. Ben Rogers
7. Jarrod Mullen
8. Mark Taufua
9. Isaac DeGois
10. Chris Houston
11. Steve Simpson (c)
12. Zeb Taia
13. Matt Hilder

Interchange:
14. Wes Naiqama
15. Marvin Karawana
16. Richie Fa’aoso
17. Danny Wicks
18. Cory Paterson
19. Scott Dureau
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[Jobdog]

Surely Dureau deserves a shot in the halves and Paterson should be somewhere in the 17 ...

 

[sneaky_is_here]

Rogers was sh*thouse on saturday night. His kicking game isn't even up to first grade standard.

 

[Jobdog]

Get rid of Wes and Marvin (sorry Marv) and move Mullo to five-eighth, Dureau to halfback, Rogers onto the bench (if we really must have him) and Pato onto the bench.

 

[voltron]

yeah
wes off the bench
and dureau in there

uhhhhh
and patto there somewhere
probably marv off

 

[antonius]

Marvin's better value than Rogers.

 

[Spike]

Get rid of Wes and Marvin (sorry Marv) and move Mullo to five-eighth, Dureau to halfback, Rogers onto the bench (if we really must have him) and Pato onto the bench.

Agree with all that

 

[Pumba]

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[Jobdog]

Marvin's better value than Rogers.

True Tony, he tackles and doesn't give away stupid penalties ...

 

[Newie is God's Country]

If Pato were fitter I would play him at five eighth. He has the skills to be a top draw one in my view.

 

[Alex28]

Really should be:

6. Mullen
7. Dureau

14. Rogers

Marvin is a plodder at best - he's not going to create anything that Rogers can't. Rogers and Dureau are not good 80 minute players - however I feel we can get 80 good minutes between them.

If you aren't prepared to have one of the halves on the bench - then Rogers has the wins on the board over Dureau. Hard to drop a guy after a win and a near loss - and if you are going to drop Rogers after the Melbourne loss there are others that deserve to go as well...

 

[Jobdog]

Really should be:

6. Mullen
7. Dureau

14. Rogers

Marvin is a plodder at best - he's not going to create anything that Rogers can't. Rogers and Dureau are not good 80 minute players - however I feel we can get 80 good minutes between them.

If you aren't prepared to have one of the halves on the bench - then Rogers has the wins on the board over Dureau. Hard to drop a guy after a win and a near loss - and if you are going to drop Rogers after the Melbourne loss there are others that deserve to go as well...

Think you'll find it's pretty much split down the middle RE: wins with either Rogers/Dureau partnering Mullen ...

 

[Alex28]

Can anyone be bothered doing the stats? It would be interesting reading...

 

[Bring it home Knights]

If Pato were fitter I would play him at five eighth. He has the skills to be a top draw one in my view.

You would have a 5/8 that is 6'5 and a 110kg? Very interesting comment indeed! Can't say I agree with it at all

 

[Bring it home Knights]

Get rid of Wes and Marvin (sorry Marv) and move Mullo to five-eighth, Dureau to halfback, Rogers onto the bench (if we really must have him) and Pato onto the bench.

That's the way i'd go also. HAving said that, I thought it was one of Karawana's best games against melbourne I felt.

 

[IanG]

Nah Rogers should be punted back to teh local comp after 2 shockers in a row.

 

[Pumba]

You would have a 5/8 that is 6'5 and a 110kg? Very interesting comment indeed! Can't say I agree with it at all

Greg Inglis is the same height as Pato and played 5/8 earlier this year at 100kg :lol:

 

[Serc]

Surely Dureau deserves a shot in the halves and Paterson should be somewhere in the 17 ...

Just seeing those two names at the bottom makes me think that at least one of them will be definitely in the team (moreso Pato), and I think we will lose at least one of Wes & Karawana.

Anyway nobody will really know until 6:30pm on Saturday night

 

[NS_Sherlock]

Good to see Googs and Simpson back in. Isn't Tolar now fit too?
Who does the kicking? Hilder? Wes? Pato?
I'd say 2 of those 3 need to be in the 17 meaning Pato or Wes need to get in - both are likely.

 

[Jobdog]

Can anyone be bothered doing the stats? It would be interesting reading...

I already did in another thread, and it was favourable towards Dureau to be perfectly honest. But just in case you cbf finding where I said it, I'll put it in here for you.

R1 - Rogers/Mullen - loss
R2 - Mullen/Dureau - win
R3 - Rogers/Dureau - loss (I hope we never see this combination again)
R4 - Rogers/Dureau/Mullen - win
R5 - Rogers/Dureau/Mullen - win
R6 - Rogers/Mullen - win
R7 - Rogers/Dureau/Mullen (with Mullen coming off the field with about 10 to go) - loss
R8 - Mullen/Dureau - win
R9 - Rogers/Mullen/Dureau - win
R10 - Rogers/Mullen - win
R11 - Rogers/Mullen - loss
R12 - Mullen/Dureau - home
R13 - Mullen/Dureau - loss (however Scott didn't finish the game)
R14 - Rogers/Mullen - loss
R15 - bye
R16 - Rogers/Mullen - win
R17 - Rogers/Mullen - loss

So, Rogers has been involved in three wins from seven games. Dragons, sure, I'll give him, but Roosters and Rabbitohs? :lol:

Dureau has been involved in four games for three wins. At the time we beat the Broncos they were top of the table, likewise the Bulldogs. The Sharks game, we were all going down like flies. When he left the field against the Eels, we were leading that game too.

Draw your own conclusion.