Team v The Eels

[Inferno]

1. Kennedy
2. Katoa
3. Ramien
4. Talakai
5. Mulitalo
6. Moylan
7. Trindall
8. Rudolf
9. Brailey
10. Hamlin-Uele
11. Nikora
12. Wilton
13. Finucane

14. McInnes
15. Hunt
16. Kaufusi
17. Tracey

18. Hazleton
19. Hiroti
20. Bradbury.
21. Berrell
22. Puru

Williams must not have passed concussion protocols.

 

[Eion]

Williams rested due to short turnaround.

Much as I wanted to see Hazelton, with no nicho / no Wade, they probably needed to include Connor for cover

 

[tom of poland]

A minimal disruptions approach, only injured / unavailable players replaced.

 

[Special K]

I really don’t get the need for Tracey. McInnes and Tracey on the same bench vs a big pack. Ugh

 

[bad boy bubby]

Thank f**k Royce is back.

 

[coolumsharkie]

20 Ronald?

 

[Eion]

I really don’t get the need for Tracey. McInnes and Tracey on the same bench vs a big pack. Ugh

He’s probably more there for halves and fullback cover. They have Jake Arthurs…

 

[SadShark]

Minimum 4-tries down a left edge that’s as brittle as a pretzel security fence. Rinse and repeat.

 

[Stake Removed]

Royce hasn't had a hit out.

Don't know how many minutes we will get from him.
Small bench with Tracey and McInnes, would prefer Hazelton over Tracey

 

[bad boy bubby]

Royce hasn't had a hit out.

Don't know how many minutes we will get from him.
Small bench with Tracey and McInnes, would prefer Hazelton over Tracey

Any player that comes back from injury hasn't had a 'hit out" unless they come through reserve grade.
If he wasn't ready to play he wouldn't be there.
He may not do the same minutes he was doing at the end of last season, but he was our best middle man then, and we need him back to that form asap.

 

[Inferno]

Royce hasn't had a hit out.

Don't know how many minutes we will get from him.
Small bench with Tracey and McInnes, would prefer Hazelton over Tracey

He played in the all stars game.

That's enough of a hit out for me.

 

[shaggs]

I’d prefer to see hazelton there instead of Tracey.
Brailey can be serviceable at 7. Wilton covers centres and pushes other around.
Size is an issue.

 

[Mr Angry]

Royce Hunt is 8. Our best prop.

Fix it Fitz.

 

[bad boy bubby]

Royce Hunt is 8. Our best prop.

Fix it Fitz.

So much yes to that.

 

[shadowboxer]

I assumed Hazleton would be a shoe in, but Rolls Royce motor definitely suffices

 

[Cheese sandwich]

I did laugh at pretzel security fence

 

[Special K]

He’s probably more there for halves and fullback cover. They have Jake Arthurs…

I know its a joke but let me break it down. I've calmed a tad since it dropped.

Halves? Brailey can move there, Cam to 9. Not ideal but if Trindall or Moylan go down we are f**ked. No Wade means we can't dump him there at 6. When I say Brailey can move there it is because he can kick and pass but he is passive as f**k at 9 how would he go in the halves even for a short spell?

Fullback goes down? Ronnie get back there. Jesse sorry but you gotta get on the sting. Winger goes down? Same thing Jesse get out there, Teig into the centres. In this instance McInnes is a backrower. Yuck on all of this.

Honestly all of these suck. Jesse is too big for wing. Sifa can't play wing. Ronnie could play 1 but he is not a 1 at all. Tracey can make all these issues go "less shit".

We keep getting smashed in the forwards. Tracey is a goer and can plug a number of holes. But you are carrying Cam to do that in many ways. I love Cam and Dale as a rotating punch but it is really hard to balance with size. If this is the 17 we run out with I would hope we start Cam, push Dale up and drop BHU back to the bench. But then do we have enough muscle? In that instance for mine I'd prefer a bench of Hazleton, BHU, Kafusi and Hunt. Fight fire with fire. Easy for me to say though as if someone goes down my bench would be torn apart for being all middles and I would have no where to go. You can't drop BHU or Hunt on an edge or backs. Do you keep Cam back on the bench but then you have him as dales back up and those minutes are worked out. I think Cam is the issue which sucks because he is a great player for us. If BHU, Hunt, Toby and co step up though do you really need a super big bench? No. f**k.

I get the Tracey selection. We just need our props to stand up and I feel every time we lose we say that same line.

It is crazy we came into the year with depth at halves/1 and middle and a 2-3 issues have problems that are super f**ken hard to solve. Makes you say f**k about last year!

 

[Stake Removed]

I know its a joke but let me break it down. I've calmed a tad since it dropped.

Halves? Brailey can move there, Cam to 9. Not ideal but if Trindall or Moylan go down we are f**ked. No Wade means we can't dump him there at 6. When I say Brailey can move there it is because he can kick and pass but he is passive as f**k at 9 how would he go in the halves even for a short spell?

Fullback goes down? Ronnie get back there. Jesse sorry but you gotta get on the sting. Winger goes down? Same thing Jesse get out there, Teig into the centres. In this instance McInnes is a backrower. Yuck on all of this.

Honestly all of these suck. Jesse is too big for wing. Sifa can't play wing. Ronnie could play 1 but he is not a 1 at all. Tracey can make all these issues go "less shit".

We keep getting smashed in the forwards. Tracey is a goer and can plug a number of holes. But you are carrying Cam to do that in many ways. I love Cam and Dale as a rotating punch but it is really hard to balance with size. If this is the 17 we run out with I would hope we start Cam, push Dale up and drop BHU back to the bench. But then do we have enough muscle? In that instance for mine I'd prefer a bench of Hazleton, BHU, Kafusi and Hunt. Fight fire with fire. Easy for me to say though as if someone goes down my bench would be torn apart for being all middles and I would have no where to go. You can't drop BHU or Hunt on an edge or backs. Do you keep Cam back on the bench but then you have him as dales back up and those minutes are worked out. I think Cam is the issue which sucks because he is a great player for us. If BHU, Hunt, Toby and co step up though do you really need a super big bench? No. f**k.

I get the Tracey selection. We just need our props to stand up and I feel every time we lose we say that same line.

It is crazy we came into the year with depth at halves/1 and middle and a 2-3 issues have problems that are super f**ken hard to solve. Makes you say f**k about last year!

Even he we have the size, we need someone to be the Master of the Dark Arts, the Enforcer.
That is what we dont have.
Someone who can turn a game around with a charge or a tackle that breaks someone in half.
Then stand over the fallen victim.
Kaufisi did it for Dolphins, we want to lay someone out legit, and then let them hear about it.
We are missing that forward

 

[Eion]

I know its a joke but let me break it down. I've calmed a tad since it dropped.

Halves? Brailey can move there, Cam to 9. Not ideal but if Trindall or Moylan go down we are f**ked. No Wade means we can't dump him there at 6. When I say Brailey can move there it is because he can kick and pass but he is passive as f**k at 9 how would he go in the halves even for a short spell?

Fullback goes down? Ronnie get back there. Jesse sorry but you gotta get on the sting. Winger goes down? Same thing Jesse get out there, Teig into the centres. In this instance McInnes is a backrower. Yuck on all of this.

Honestly all of these suck. Jesse is too big for wing. Sifa can't play wing. Ronnie could play 1 but he is not a 1 at all. Tracey can make all these issues go "less shit".

We keep getting smashed in the forwards. Tracey is a goer and can plug a number of holes. But you are carrying Cam to do that in many ways. I love Cam and Dale as a rotating punch but it is really hard to balance with size. If this is the 17 we run out with I would hope we start Cam, push Dale up and drop BHU back to the bench. But then do we have enough muscle? In that instance for mine I'd prefer a bench of Hazleton, BHU, Kafusi and Hunt. Fight fire with fire. Easy for me to say though as if someone goes down my bench would be torn apart for being all middles and I would have no where to go. You can't drop BHU or Hunt on an edge or backs. Do you keep Cam back on the bench but then you have him as dales back up and those minutes are worked out. I think Cam is the issue which sucks because he is a great player for us. If BHU, Hunt, Toby and co step up though do you really need a super big bench? No. f**k.

I get the Tracey selection. We just need our props to stand up and I feel every time we lose we say that same line.

It is crazy we came into the year with depth at halves/1 and middle and a 2-3 issues have problems that are super f**ken hard to solve. Makes you say f**k about last year!

I feel ya. With nicho in the side I think this gives us a few more options and we can think about carrying 4 pigs.

 

[Special K]

I feel ya. With nicho in the side I think this gives us a few more options and we can think about carrying 4 pigs.

Totally agreed. But then we run Trindall at 17 lol.

I'll just let the bloke we pay the big bucks work it out because I f**king merkin