Teams for 2006

[Raider_69]

What Brendon said you idiot.

What Plighty said, you idiot

 

[TooheysNew]

Actually Brendon is right - if you can't see that, well... it doesn't say much for you.

 

[Raider_69]

The forward pack is ordinary at best, the backline looks the potential to leak more points then Jenna Jameson's given head jobs. And to top it all off your lynching a season on a blokes in vital postions who are all injury prone. And to really f**k your side around past the top 16 there isnt much depth there at all.

Saying "if they stay on the feild we'll be a top 4 team" is like saying "if we got a good rain pour over the catchment we wouldnt have have water restrictions"... all good in theory but frankly its just not gonna happen. Full strength they are a boarderline top 6-8 team. With any more than 3 long term injuries to the right players and they are spoon contenders yet again

 

[TooheysNew]

That's the whole point of what they are saying. In theory.

Honestly, i'd prefer our forward pack to most other teams in the competition, and our backline, while poor in defence, has more than the potential to outscore the opposition.

 

[Johns Magic]

What Plighty said, you idiot

The fact that he blatantly lied in his post shows how little he has.

I know one thing though. I'd rather have the Knights team next year at full strength than the Raiders.

 

[Raider_69]

im all for the enternal optimist but that theory is pretty out there. Canberra are in a simular position, but rather than banking on injury prone, we are banking on some untried and tested players... like newcastle, if they come up trumps a top 8 and if lucky a top 4 isnt off the cards, but if a few things go wrong, its bottem 5 time...

biased maybe but i fancy the chances of a few youngens over the chances of newcastle being relatively injury free

 

[Raider_69]

The fact that he blatantly lied in his post shows how little he has.

I know one thing though. I'd rather have the Knights team next year at full strength than the Raiders.

well id much rather our squad to the knights team, full strength or otherwise so i guess we are both happy ;-)

 

[Raiders Plight]

Plighty
I like the team, but one thing... Tonguey... you need to slip the tongue in there somewhere

oops, forgot tonguey. I'll fix it.

 

[Raider_69]

oops, forgot tonguey. I'll fix it.

its hard coming up with a team
so many fringes you cant fit them all in and you always feel guilty leaving someone like an Alan Tongue or Kris Kahler out of the team

 

[Johns Magic]

Kahler has shocking hands. Disgraceful.

 

[aussies1st]

If the raiders brought in tounge they may have to leave out withers as both are small men

 

[Raider_69]

Kahler has shocking hands. Disgraceful.

True but thats about the only thing holding him back from becoming a pretty good player. Ball handling isnt hard to fix, its about creating a better hold for ball security, he carrys it too loosely. Off season should fix that, hopefully.

Ive thought the same 1st, but i think the way tonguey plays, particually this year, we can cope

 

[AzzA84]

1. Luke Patten/Trent Cutler
2. Hazem El Masri
3. Reni Maitua/Cameron Phelps
4. Willie Tonga
5. Matt Utai
6. Daniel Holdsworth/Reni Maitua
7. Brent Sherwin
8. Mark O'Meley
9. Adam Perry
10. Roy Asotasi
11. Willie Mason
12. Andrew Ryan
13. Tony Grimaldi/Sonny Bill Williams

14. Corey Hughes
15. Nate Myles
16. Chris Armit
17. Sonny Bill Williams/Cameron Phelps/TBA

ALL GOOD, I THINK THE DOGS LOOK GOOD AGAIN, GO THE MIGHTY BULLDOGS!!

 

[thomo]

Souths looking like this:

01. L.MacDougall/A.MacDougall
02. N.Merritt
03. B.Gordon
04. P.Mellor
05. S.Hegarty/A.MacDougall
06. J.Sutton
07. M.Moran
13. B.Rogers/M.Minichiello
12. L.Stuart
11. J.Galuvao
10. S.Geddes
09. S.Webb
08. P.Cusack (c)
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14. J.Lowe
15. D.Fa’alogo
16. M.Manuokafoa
17. B.Champion

We still have some buying to do and half-back and lock are the real weak areas. Grimaldi is apparently a target of Souths while Sheppard may be the only half-back available unless we persist with Moran or try another up-and-coming half-back.

 

[Phillips]

07. M.Moran

Joe Williams?

he's about 10 times better then Moran will ever be

 

[nullasharks]

Sharkies Team

1.Mitch Brown
2.Darren Albert
3.Nigel Vagana
4.Beau Scott
5.David Simmons
6.Adam Dykes
7.Brett Kimmorley

8.Ben Ross
9.Greg Bird
10.Danny Nutley
11.Phil Bailey
12.Paul Gallen
13.Matt Hilder

14.Hutch Maivia
15.Reece Williams
16.Ben Pomerow
17.Kevin Kingston

And the rest who will play 1st grade. Well hppefully
Sam Isemonger
Darren Mapp
CAMERON CIRALDO
Vince Mellas
LUKE COVELL
JON GREEN
JAMES STOSIC
Phillip Leulaui
BRYSON GOODWIN
DANE NIELSEN
NICK DOIG

and many more

 

[Paul Hewson]

1. Adam MacDougall
2. Luke MacDougall / Nathan Merritt
3. Yileen Gordon
4. Paul Mellor
5. Shannon Hegarty
6. John Sutton
7. Beau Champion / Joe Williams
13.Mark Minichiello
12.Luke Stuart
11.Joe Gulavao
10.Peter Cusack
9. Stuart Webb / Shane Walker
8. Scott Logan / Scott Geddes

14.David Fa'alogo
15.Manase Manoukafoa
16.Scott Geddes / Aaron Firman / Michael Greenfield
17.Jaiman Lowe

Alot will depend on if both Luke MacDougall and Scott Logan re-sign.

 

[thomo]

Joe Williams?

he's about 10 times better then Moran will ever be

Not this year he isn't.

 

[LESStar58]

STORM 2006- Most folks would be gunning for Steve Turner to replace Jake Webster on the wing...this is NOT my preference as Jakey boy has been having a blinder this year...

my team...

1. Slater
2. Geyer
3. ingliss
4. King
5. Webster
6. Hill
7. Cronk
8. Kearns
9. Smith (C)
10. Donnelly
11. Crocker
12. Hoffman
13. Johnson
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14. Kidwell
15. Scott
16. Feeney
17. White

 

[douglasallen91]

Newcastle should make the 8 next year if they stay relatively injury free.

We have come close this year with alot of youngsters, so we will have awsome depth and they should handle FG a little better.

close arn't you at the bottom of the table. with only 3 wins