Your RD 1 2018 line up

[Buzzard Breath]

So we don't need a top 30 till mid year? That's interesting. I can see them making a young bloke really earn it.

Yep mid year for last spot.

Under the new system, which was agreed upon as part of the collective bargaining agreement with the RLPA, each club must select 29 players for their NRL squad by March 1 and 30 players by June 30, who are included in the $9.4 million salary cap.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/02/26...revent-robbie-farah-style-wests-tigers-exile/

 

[franklin2323]

Edwards
Mansour
Whare
Blake
DWZ/Chrichton
Maloney
Cleary
Tamou
Wallace
RCG
Yeo
Peachey
Merrin

JFH
Kikau
Browne
Leota

I think we will use Peachey off the bench in the heat. JFH or Kikau will start

 

[franklin2323]

Yep mid year for last spot.

Under the new system, which was agreed upon as part of the collective bargaining agreement with the RLPA, each club must select 29 players for their NRL squad by March 1 and 30 players by June 30, who are included in the $9.4 million salary cap.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/02/26...revent-robbie-farah-style-wests-tigers-exile/

So odd teams use way more then 30. Players would love it as you can't drop a struggling player so easily

 

[OldPanther]

I think we will use Peachey off the bench in the heat. JFH or Kikau will start

Agreed. I think Kikau just because he's lifted his game so much. He was in my top 2 for the trials.

 

[franklin2323]

Is Crichton part of the 30 now Cartwright is gone? Or are we keeping a spot up our sleeve?

He is in the top squad now.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I think we will use Peachey off the bench in the heat. JFH or Kikau will start

I totally agree. I like the look of Moses Leota. He has the potential this year to be a real 'find' off the bench. Big body, good step able to steamroll. I would use leota off the bench. Same as Peachey. Love the bloke but he isn't a centre. Gets caught out too often in defence. We can't have him defending next to James M total disaster.

 

[OldPanther]

He is in the top squad now.

Excellent. Looks like a good winger who'll do a great job.

 

[OldPanther]

I totally agree. I like the look of Moses Leota. He has the potential this year to be a real 'find' off the bench. Big body, good step able to steamroll. I would use leota off the bench. Same as Peachey. Love the bloke but he isn't a centre. Gets caught out too often in defence. We can't have him defending next to James M total disaster.

Leota as in impact prop with 20 minutes would be good.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

I totally agree. I like the look of Moses Leota. He has the potential this year to be a real 'find' off the bench. Big body, good step able to steamroll. I would use leota off the bench. Same as Peachey. Love the bloke but he isn't a centre. Gets caught out too often in defence. We can't have him defending next to James M total disaster.

I like Leota too. I think this year could be his break out year.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I like Leota too. I think this year could be his break out year.

Totally agree. He looks lean, and mean. Looks like that 'baby fat' has become muscle. If fact a number of the forwards look like that. Merrin also.

Hope it translates unto the field with improved stamina and effort.

 

[franklin2323]

I totally agree. I like the look of Moses Leota. He has the potential this year to be a real 'find' off the bench. Big body, good step able to steamroll. I would use leota off the bench. Same as Peachey. Love the bloke but he isn't a centre. Gets caught out too often in defence. We can't have him defending next to James M total disaster.

Wally's Nephew carved them 2 up on Sat. Maloney should defend next to Yeo. I think McKendry played himself out of a jersey with that lazy effort under the post looks like he needs a stint in NSW Cup to get back into it. I don't think we can have Katoa and Peachey on the same bench. Katoa played NSW Cup on the weekend so that would show the coaches preference
JFH is a must pick. Leaving Browne and Leota on the bench

 

[franklin2323]

I like Leota too. I think this year could be his break out year.

The backend of the year he really put some hits on and ran hard. I presume he has gotten better over the off season

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Wally's Nephew carved them 2 up on Sat. Maloney should defend next to Yeo. I think McKendry played himself out of a jersey with that lazy effort under the post looks like he needs a stint in NSW Cup to get back into it. I don't think we can have Katoa and Peachey on the same bench. Katoa played NSW Cup on the weekend so that would show the coaches preference
JFH is a must pick. Leaving Browne and Leota on the bench

Sadly we can't have both of those little blokes on the bench.

Sam I totally agree. So Peachey on bench, (if he doesn't work out, has his head up North, replace him with Katoa, great backup)

Yeo needs to bodyguard Maloney. My friend though Maloney needed that on Saturday night.

3 big boppers on the bench. Peach or Katoa when opposition forwards are tired. (I believe the little man on the bench is a must) and magic.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

I presume he has gotten better over the off season

He should have I heard before he is a really hard trainer.

 

[OldPanther]

I said it last week. All our forwards look bigger yet leaner. I genuinely think they'll shock the comp with how good our pack is. Tamou is the only one I can't get behind.

 

[Bob]

Is Crichton part of the 30 now Cartwright is gone? Or are we keeping a spot up our sleeve?

He’s disappeared from the website, he was in the intrust side a couple of weeks ago but now he’s in neither side, I can only assume he is but they haven’t updated website yet

 

[franklin2323]

He should have I heard before he is a really hard trainer.

Yeah he was the most impressive trainer I heard over the break

 

[betcats]

Moses used to have Elijah Taylor listed as his idol so im not surprised to hear he is a terrific trainer. Say what you want about Elijah but he had a work ethic like no other.

 

[seal]

Do you guys think Fish is best suited at second row or prop?
All his best footy has come at second row imo, but I think his only chance at decent minutes is to play as a bench prop. Yeo, CHN, Kikau have all overtaken him on the pecking order

 

[CCJohnC]

Nice to see some good comments about the coming season instead of same old same old.