Team vs Roosters

[Meth]

It's either

Fusitua/Hurrell/Laumape

or

Laumape/Hurrell/Nielsen

I'd prefer the former. But Fusitua definitely has some glaring defensive errors

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

i think they have gone with fusitua to combat Tupous leaping for the bombs

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Bukuya going to be in the right head space to play?

 

[jaseg]

Bukuya going to be in the right head space to play?

Well I can't speak for anything else that's been troubling him, but he's probably pretty happy that (according to media reports anyway) he isn't one of the players that ASADA issued show cause notices to.

 

[Scott]

Bukuya has faded quickly imo.

He currently offers nothing. Without looking up the stats vs Knights, i'd say he probably had only a handful of possessions and probably made 20 odd metres. He's barely had a dig in the last couple of months. Benry, Sione Lousi, Mannering & Matulino are more use on the right edge than Bukuya is.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Thought he was on the list but isn't. So may be a weight off his mind if he is in the clear.

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

Lets fire up boys! Get in!!!

Anyone else headin to the game?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Hope theres a massive crowd and they get behind the boys. The Newcastle crowd definitely got their team over the line last week, they're good at that up there.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

on the radio it said SBW and jake friend have made the flight and are a 80% chance of playing

 

[Iron Lion]

Bukuya has faded quickly imo.

He currently offers nothing. Without looking up the stats vs Knights, i'd say he probably had only a handful of possessions and probably made 20 odd metres. He's barely had a dig in the last couple of months. Benry, Sione Lousi, Mannering & Matulino are more use on the right edge than Bukuya is.

Bukuya may not be at the club next year, Rapira also, depends if the club can find any suitors willing to pick up their contracts, which may be doubtful NRL wise given their form.

 

[playdaball]

Bukuya may not be at the club next year, Rapira also, depends if the club can find any suitors willing to pick up their contracts, which may be doubtful NRL wise given their form.

Enter Ricky Stuart. Without Rapira would they be a little short on props esoecially with Matagi not firing and Gubb not quite there?

 

[JJ]

Bukuya may not be at the club next year, Rapira also, depends if the club can find any suitors willing to pick up their contracts, which may be doubtful NRL wise given their form.

They might be too,.FFS

 

[Meth]

Vulcans named

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1 STEVE WAETFORD (c)

4 SOLOMONE KATA

15 MICHAEL SIO

6 CARLOS TUIMAVAVE

5 JARROD TUA

7 SAM COOK

22 CHAD TOWNSEND

8 SAM LOUSI

9 SILIVA HAVILI

20 SAM RAPIRA

11 RAYMOND FAITALA-MARINER

12 JOHN PALAVI

13 AGNATIUS PAASI

Interchange:

10 UPU POCHING

14 ALBERT VETE

16 ABRAHAM PAPALII

17 DAVID BHANA

 

[Meth]

Which I suppose means this

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1 SAM TOMKINS

2 DAVID FUSITU’A

3 KONRAD HURRELL

4 NGANI LAUMAPE

5 MANU VATUVEI

6 THOMAS LEULUAI

7 SHAUN JOHNSON

8 JACOB LILLYMAN

9 NATHAN FRIEND

10 BEN MATULINO

11 BEN HENRY

12 SIMON MANNERING (c)

13 SEBASTINE IKAHIHIFO

Interchange:

14 FELETI MATEO

15 SUAIA MATAGI

16 SIONE LOUSI

18 JAYSON BUKUYA

21 DOMINIQUE PEYROUX

 

[Scott]

i have to say i'm a bit shocked that Chad & Rapira are playing NSW Cup. Would have thought Matangi was below Rapira formwise.

 

[Iron Lion]

i have to say i'm a bit shocked that Chad & Rapira are playing NSW Cup. Would have thought Matangi was below Rapira formwise.

I dont think Rapira has played close to a premier level prop in 3 seasons. Matangi at least has an explosive run 1 in 5. Agreed however that Matangi has really lacked punch since he got that contract upgrade.

Im really hoping they spend time with Vete and Papaili in the offseason. 2 big 116kg+ muthas who can bend the line back.

 

[Iron Lion]

Which I suppose means this

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1 SAM TOMKINS

2 DAVID FUSITU’A

3 KONRAD HURRELL

4 NGANI LAUMAPE

5 MANU VATUVEI

6 THOMAS LEULUAI

7 SHAUN JOHNSON

8 JACOB LILLYMAN

9 NATHAN FRIEND

10 BEN MATULINO

11 BEN HENRY

12 SIMON MANNERING (c)

13 SEBASTINE IKAHIHIFO

Interchange:

14 FELETI MATEO

15 SUAIA MATAGI

16 SIONE LOUSI

18 JAYSON BUKUYA

21 DOMINIQUE PEYROUX

Its a 50/50 on Bukuya/Peyroux - Bukuya is complete shadow of the man he was at the sharks and Peyroux is an extremely hard worker playing for a contract renewal. If they are close to finished with Bukuya then Peyroux will get the nod against a high bustle Roosters pack

 

[Iron Lion]

i have to say i'm a bit shocked that Chad & Rapira are playing NSW Cup. Would have thought Matangi was below Rapira formwise.

Also I have to say it is quite alarming that at this stage of the season they have now decided that Townsend cant get the job done. What the F@ck is wrong with this club - seriously starting to question McFadden. He should of known this 5 - 7 rounds ago and made contingency plans.

If the Roosters bust us up tomorrow I promise you there will be horror in the ranks heading into 2015.

 

[JJ]

Lion, we all know your opinion of Rapira and Bukuya, but a cold hard look at last week suggest Rapira actually went ok - certainly not the player he was, but I am surprised... and I'd be shocked if Peyroux gets a place ahead of Bukuya, again Bukuya has been ok - I am not sure what people expected of him, he
s a decent player, but was about the 6th backrower at Cronulla

Agree 100% on Townsend - Leuluai obviously has a fan in the coach, but for me he's offered next to nothing on the field (Canberra game aside, but I could have played that week and been effective), really not sure why he needs to be in the 17 each week... he's the Rueben Thorne of the Warriors at the moment...

 

[MKEB...]

You do have to question how much dropping Raps and The Chad is more about guaranteeing the NSWarriors a finals berth though.