Team vs. Roosters

[devoid]

Okay - team named:

1. Locke
2. Inu
3. Brown
4. Mannering (c)
5. Vatuvei
6. Maloney
7. Seymour
8. Packer
9. Heremaia
10. Lillyman
11. Mateo
12. Taylor
13. Luck

14. Berrigan
15. Latimore
16. Matulino
17. Rapira, Steve (Warriors first grade debut)

*injuries:

Hohaia - Rib
Ta'ai - PCL
Rapira, Sam - broken hand
Ropati - ACL

http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/932/Steve-Rapira-to-make-long-awaited-NRL-club-debut

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

f**k for a sec i thought the team were released and saw the time LOL

Please name Johnson at 7 this week pretty please

 

[devoid]

Nah, just know that everyone is eager, and figured that when the team is named five of us will all start a thread at the same time; just saving Martli some clean-up work.

 

[Scott]

Nah, just know that everyone is eager, and figured that when the team is named five of us will all start a thread at the same time; just saving Martli some clean-up work.

:lol::lol: True that!

 

[devoid]

Okay - just received a tip about a tweet - SJ will debut, and the Fish to return... remember this is from Twitter (Benji Marshall, Ryan Giggs - where is the middleground?)

 

[hitman82]

What a ahead of the pack guy!

 

[Jesbass]

This was the rumour last night, was it not? (Johnson debut and Fisiiahi return?)

 

[Penrose Warrior]

So then at a guess:

1-Locke
2- Fish
3- Inu
4- Mannering
5- Vatuvei
6- Maloney
7- Johnson

?

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

So then at a guess:

1-Locke
2- Fish
3- Inu
4- Mannering
5- Vatuvei
6- Maloney
7- Johnson

?

My gawd thats a great backline, The beast the only one that needs to find his straps, overall this is a A Class Backline, well balanced with Mannering still there, i wont be fussed if we swap Mannering for Brown tho

 

[Jesbass]

My gawd thats a great backline, The beast the only one that needs to find his straps, overall this is a A Class Backline, well balanced with Mannering still there, i wont be fussed if we swap Mannering for Brown tho

Agreed. I'd prefer to have Brown in the centres and Mannering somewhere in the back row.

 

[devoid]

I don't know if it was up last night or not, but again - it is only twitter - take it with a grain of salt. 80 mins until we know more.

 

[hitman82]

I'm going to beat you to posting the actual team list.

 

[devoid]

Yeah, but I'll pee my pants before you if SJ is named.

 

[mean_maori_mean]

My pick is the gavet will either play or be 18th man.

I hear that he has been carving for vulcans and looks promising.
Also he got offered contact from Warriors but I am pretty sure he would attract interest from NRL clubs.

So it is the time of year (Recruitment) where clubs like to give players a taste so they dont take of to other clubs.

 

[devoid]

Interesting thought re: Gavet. I thought the club had re-signed him already though? Oh, and the news about Fish returning - it was to the WING, not FB.

 

[Izz]

Interesting thought re: Gavet. I thought the club had re-signed him already though? Oh, and the news about Fish returning - it was to the WING, not FB.

I hope that means Inu to centre, not to Vulcans. I'd hate to see him dropped after a couple blips last game.

 

[devoid]

No chance Inu will be dropped.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Ivan isn't that silly. Refer to Manu 2007 (like all the tired Australian commentators still do). If he didn't drop Manu then, he sure as hell won't with Inu this time.

Gavet was part of the re-signing list last week, was he not?

 

[Izz]

Ivan isn't that silly. Refer to Manu 2007 (like all the tired Australian commentators still do). If he didn't drop Manu then, he sure as hell won't with Inu this time.

Gavet was part of the re-signing list last week, was he not?

Yep, sure was.

 

[devoid]

I know Gavet runs more often at prop, but he looks like he needs a few more kgs to play that position in the top grade - looks more like a mobile second rower to me.