Team vs. Panthers.

[Martli]

http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/647/Unchanged-team-for-trip-to-Penrith

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1LANCE HOHAIA
2BILL TUPOU
3JOEL MOON
4JEROME ROPATI
5MANU VATUVEI
6JAMES MALONEY
7ISAAC JOHN
8JESSE ROYAL
9AARON HEREMAIA
10RUSSELL PACKER
11SIMON MANNERING (c)
12LEWIS BROWN
13MICHEAL LUCK
Interchange:
14IAN HENDERSON
15BEN MATULINO
16JEREMY LATIMORE
17SIONE LOUSI
20UKUMA TA’AI

COACH: IVAN CLEARY

 

[Rich102]

How the hell have they left Ta'ai out?

 

[Fast Eddie]

They haven't.

 

[blain]

Lousi better miss out for Tai. Not bagging him, but something is mentally wrong with the Warriors if they pick him over the big man. Id have to say hes our best attacking forward by a margin.

Hohaia at fullback....... he better start running the ball back hard ala Ropo instead of floating around then getting smashed.

 

[Martli]

Not sure what to make of Tai'ai as 18th man. I wonder if he's still somewhat injured or if he reinjured himself last week. Maybe its something to do with how they alocate jerseys and so they just decided to give everyone the same number/jersey since they weren't making any changes. Who knows.

 

[Fast Eddie]

I reckon Ropati is more useful as a fullback than as a centre.

 

[Martli]

One game against a dull opposition isn't enough to warrant moving him.

 

[Fast Eddie]

Im not saying they necessarily should, just shows that I don't really rate him highly as a centre.

 

[Meth]

I wish we played less Sunday games so we could take full advantage of the short turn around. As it is, the day they lose in recovery/preparation, we lose in travel.

No Walsh from what I can tell plus a couple of boys backing up from Origin.

1 win out of the next 2 would be great

 

[joseph1]

Nah itll be Interchange: 5: one to be omitted. (which will be louisi)

 

[Warmess]

No Walsh from what I can tell plus a couple of boys backing up from Origin.

Anyone heard the latest on Grant? He went off with what I last heard as a leg fracture, so he may be gone aswell.

 

[ozreece77]

I wish we played less Sunday games so we could take full advantage of the short turn around. As it is, the day they lose in recovery/preparation, we lose in travel.

No Walsh from what I can tell plus a couple of boys backing up from Origin.

1 win out of the next 2 would be great

Didn't Tim Grant have a suspected broken leg from game last night?

edit. posted at exact time as warmness. bloody hate that.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Grant sustained a bad ankme sprain and not a break and hell be back just before the finals

 

[abpanther]

Any updates on how much longer Seymour will be out for?

 

[Meth]

Panthers: 1. Lachlan Coote 2. Michael Gordon 3. Michael Jennings 4. Adrian Purtell 5. Brad Tighe 6. Wade Graham 7. Luke Walsh 8. Matthew Bell 9. Kevin Kingston 10. Petero Civoniceva 11. Trent Waterhouse 12. Frank Pritchard 13. Luke Lewis
Interchange: 18. Travis Burns 15. Gavin Cooper 16. Sam McKendry 17. Nathan Smith
Reserves: 20. Masada Iosefa 19. Frank Puletua 14. Dane Laurie 21. David Simmons 22. Sandor Earl

So Walsh is back in

I heard Grant has been cleared of the broken leg, so he will be back for the finals

Dane Laurie- has he played at all this year?

 

[Skinner]

Any updates on how much longer Seymour will be out for?

According to nrl.com, he'll be back in round 19.

 

[devoid]

Lousi named in Vulcans side, so as per the common opinion you should expect him to drop off the bench, and Ta-ai to play.

 

[northmanlywarrior]

Lousi named in Vulcans side, so as per the common opinion you should expect him to drop off the bench, and Ta-ai to play.

Thank god for that!

 

[ozbash]

cool, ukuma v frankie.

should be a ripper.

 

[NZ Warrior]

Looks like JBro will be back at fullback, according to the news tonight. Although Hohaia will undergo a fitness test before the squad leaves.

Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Ropati at Fullback again. Though there is a question of the Panthers bombing him. But Ropati was safe under the few bombs that did come his way, in very poor conditions.