Vs Titans

[Big Mick]

Panthers: 1. Dean Whare, 2. Josh Mansour, 3. Wes Naiqama, 4. Brad Tighe, 5. David Simmons, 6. Tom Humble, 7. Luke Walsh, 8. Sam McKendry, 9. Kevin Kingston (C), 10. Tim Grant, 11. Sika Manu, 12. Lewis Brown, 13. Cameron Ciraldo
Interchange; 14. Adam Docker, 15. Nigel Plum, 16. James Segeyaro, 17. Clint Newton, 18. Nathan Smith, 20. Matt Robinson

:crazy::crazy:](*,)](*,)

 

[HankScorpio]

Smith on the bench is a strange decision.

 

[umina panther]

Wtf is is the point of picking that nuffie?

 

[Big Mick]

I normally support Cleary but this is ridiculous.

1. Matt Moylan, 2. Josh Mansour, 3. Dean Whare, 4. Brad Tighe, 5. Etu Nabuli, 6. Blake Austin, 7. Tom Humble, 8. Sam McKendry, 9. Kevin Kingston, 10. Tim Grant, 11. Sika Manu, 12. Lewis Brown, 13. Nathan Smith
Res: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Mose Masoe, 16. Nigel Plum, 17. Adam Docker

Play my team vs his...bet I win. Ciraldo's selection is a joke. There are 6-7 other backrowers I would start over him. Really don't understand the rationale behind it.

 

[umina panther]

When will the insanity end?

 

[Big Mick]

I'd even cop the team with just Smith in ahead of Ciraldo and Ciraldo not there. At least it played well last week. But I don't see what Ciraldo adds to the team apart from making us worse.

 

[The OX]

I didnt think Smith has played badly this year so far?

Or has Cleary been listening to Cricket Australia and playing a rotation policy?

 

[Abacus]

Is there any reason Docker couldn't play lock in place of both Ciraldo & Smith? Based on last week's team, Robinson would then come onto the bench.

 

[mxlegend99]

Ciraldo?? That will do me. Our defence needs hardening up and this reserve grader gets a run ahead of about 10 or more players who are better. Likewise with no props on the bench. I swear Matt Elliott must have sent this team list in.

Why does Smith get axed when Wes, Simmo and Walsh have done more to cost the team then him??? More importantly how far down the list is Austin?

 

[chrisD]

About half the team made massive individual poor mistakes last week, Docker and Smith were not among them.

 

[franklin2323]

Is there any reason Docker couldn't play lock in place of both Ciraldo & Smith? Based on last week's team, Robinson would then come onto the bench.

Spot on. Before the u20's SOO & The Samoa test can we get that 17 against Windsor. We all know who will win.

Meanwhile at Windsor Austin has back to back MOTM. Nabuli 6 tries in 3 trials. 5 tries in 2 comp games.

I would cop it if we were going well but we are struggling to put even a good half together & the same tards get picked over & over.

 

[soc123_au]

I think Smith has been a bit hard done by. If he was being replaced with someone the calibre of Gallen or Mateo fine. But Ciraldo, bloody hell. Smith has been pretty good.

 

[Graftonpanther]

Yes Ciraldo who can believe that???? Austin would be perfect at Lock (seeing as he can't get a run at Half), but Smith has played a lot better than a few others that is for sure.

 

[murraymob]

i thought smith has been playing well.Did not deserve to go to the bench

 

[franklin2323]

Yes Ciraldo who can believe that????

I can. I have a thread here questioning the coach. Selections like this are the main reason. Makes no sense.

Ciraldo didn't play a trial wasn't Windsor's best last week. If Smith was that bad. Any off the bench or the 18th man Robinson should of came in.

 

[mxlegend99]

If that starting 13 plays then clearly we have a coach who is a poor judge of football talent. Smith being the player dropped while Walsh, Simmopns and Naiqama safely keep their spots that they deserved even less then Smith to begin with??

Let's just hope this is to fool the Titans into thinking that we will be fielding the worst lock in the competition, only to select Blake Austin and catch them off guard. Smith wasn't too crash hot, but I can't think of a single worse lock in the competition then Ciraldo. Heck I would take just about any other teams starting backrowers ahead of him... ontop of about 10 players at our club who are better and seemingly never going to get a decent chance.

 

[GongPanther]

Might be getting a rest if he isn't handling the heat as well as the others.

And we do have a multitude of back-rowers at our disposal so it does make sense to give others a workout.

 

[Panthercam]

Ciraldo isn't a first grader Austin should be lock

 

[greynurse]

I am perplexed either my eyes are painted on or i know nothing about rugby league but wasn't Matt Robinson the best backrower for possible the last 10 games last year. I hold all the hope in the world that ciraldo can be the player clearly ones him to be, but my heart says NO.

 

[goosie]

smith is averaging over 3 errors a game. ciraldo is a good call guys adds more size and strength.