Your team v Eng (Semi)

[Mixmasterreece]

So.. v the poms this saturday, who would you look at?

1. Hohaia
2. Inu
3. Sa
4. Matai/Ropati (depending on fitness
5. Vatuvai
6. Benji
7. Fein
8. Cayless
9. Luke
10. Rapira
11. Manu
12. Mannering
13. Smith

14. Perret
15. Blair
16. Eastwood
17. Harrison

Hohaia to hooker and Perret to fullback when luke is off.

I though Harrison impressed and offered another dimension that we haven't seen from our 2nd row in this tournament.

 

[mean_maori_mean]

I like your team, but I though Fa'alogo played pretty good in the last game.

I think harrison has to be included on the bench as his offloads led to two crucial tries and done everything he could to be considered. Played like Coaching though Sa would.

Agree with Sa to centres.

We cant risk Matai - both for his sakes and ours. Possibly the same for Manu.

Not to sure about how many minutes Luke can play? and who to relieve him - Im sure luke can play 60 minutes so - I picked Halatau to offer hooker, backrow and centre cover. though it would depend on his fitness also.



1. Hohaia
2. Inu
3. Sa
4. Ropati
5. Vatuvei
6. Marshall
7. Fien
8. Cayless
9. Luke
10. Blair
11. fa'alogo
12. Mannering
13. Smith

14. Halatau
15. Rapira
16. Eastwood
17. Harrison

18. Manu
19. Perrett

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

jeez I'd definitely have Perrett on the wing, the guy goes off for the Kiwis, dunno why people want to drop him

 

[ozbash]

1- hohaia
2-perrett
3-inu
4-jro
5-vatuvai
6-benji
7-lueluai
8-blair
9-luke
10-rapira
11-fa'alogo
12-mannering (c)
13- smith

14-cayless
15-sa
16-eastwood
17-halatau

 

[MKEB...]

1. Hohaia
2. Perrett
3. Sa
4. Inu
5. Vatuvei
6. Marshall
7. Fien
8. Rapira
9. Luke
10. Blair
11. fa'alogo
12. Mannering
13. Smith

14. Halatau
15. Tuimavave
16. Eastwood
17. Harrison

18. Manu
19. Ropati

 

[Rich102]

1. Hohaia
2. Perrett
3. Sa
4. Inu
5. Vatuvei
6. Marshall
7. Fien
8. Rapira
9. Luke
10. Blair
11. fa'alogo
12. Mannering
13. Smith

14. Halatau
15. Tuimavave
16. Eastwood
17. Harrison

18. Manu
19. Ropati

Yep, I'd go with that.

 

[KiWi_BoI_15]

No love for Nightingale fellas? lol.

1. Hohaia
2. Nightingale
3. Sa
4. Inu
5. Vatuvei
6. Marshall
7. Fien
8. Blair
9. Luke
10. Rapira
11. Mannering
12. Fa'alogo
13. Smith

14. Halatau
15. Eastwood
16. Harrison
17. Cayless

 

[Marty]

1.Hohaia
2.Nightingale
3.Inu
4.Ropati
5.Vatuvei
6.Marshall(c)
7.Fein
8.Blair
9.Luke
10.Rapira
11.Fa'alogo
12.Mannering
13.Smith

14.Peret
15.Eastwood
16.Harrison
17.Cayless

Sa (I see alot of people picking him but IMO he hasn't done anything all tournement, which is disappointing because i think he is a good player)

 

[SWISS-KID]

I'd go with:

1. Hohaia
2. Perret
3. Mannering
4. Ropati
5. Vatuvei
6. Marshall
7. Leuluai
8. Cayless (c)
9. Fien
10. Blair
11. Fa'alogo
12. Manu
13. Smith

14. Luke
15. Eastwood
16. Rapira
17. Harrison

Good enough?

 

[Kiwis 473]

1. Hohaia
2. Perrett
3. Matai/Inu
4. Ropati
5. Vatuvei
6. Marshall
7. Fien
8. Cayless
9. Luke (WHY IS THIS NOT OBVIOUS TO KEARNEY!!!) :crazy:
10. Blair
11. Mannering
12. Manu
13. Fa'alogo

14. Leuluai
15. Eastwood
16. Smith
17. Rapira

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Please Kearney do not pick Halatau

 

[playdaball]

Please Kearney do not pick Halatau

Please Kearney do not pick Leuluai

 

[mean_maori_mean]

Please Kearney do not pick Halatau

who would you pick as hooker/utility on the bench instead of Luke? or would you make him play 80mins.

Possibly have perrit on the bench as back cover - then move Hohaia to hooker.

I would of being good to see lance off the bench - perret or similar at fullback BUT that has not happened so happy to that lance will remain fullback.

Halatau is a good utility and give Luke a little rest then play some minutes in the back row.

Anyway some quality and in-form players are going to miss out on selection.

Eastwood & Harrison will keep their place on the bench. I'd imagine Rapira will come straight back in. News was talking up Manu being available

1.Hohaia
2.Inu / Perrett
3.Sa / Inu
4.Ropati
5.Vatuvei
6.Marshall
7.Fien
8.Cayless
9.Luke
10.Blair
11.Mannering
12.Fa'alogo
13.Smith

14.
15.Eastwood
16.Rapira
17.Harrison
18.Manu

 

[JB]

1. Perrett
2. Nightingale
3. Inu
4. Ropati
5. Vatuvei
6. Benji
7. Fien
8. Cayless
9. Luke
10. Rapira
11. Manu
12. Mannering
13. Smith

14. Hohaia
15. Blair
16. Eastwood
17. Harrison

 

[Brownie.Kougari]

I hope Luke's starting as I'll be cheering for the Kiwis in this one & don't want to have the pommy fans on my back if they get to an early lead.

With Luke starting, there's no chance of that happenning :lol:

 

[Criswell]

Kearney simply HAS to start with Luke. The Kiwis just do not have any middle spark without him and he cannot get them back into every game after he comes on.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

who would you pick as hooker/utility on the bench instead of Luke? or would you make him play 80mins.

Possibly have perrit on the bench as back cover - then move Hohaia to hooker.

I would of being good to see lance off the bench - perret or similar at fullback BUT that has not happened so happy to that lance will remain fullback.

Halatau is a good utility and give Luke a little rest then play some minutes in the back row.

Anyway some quality and in-form players are going to miss out on selection.

Eastwood & Harrison will keep their place on the bench. I'd imagine Rapira will come straight back in. News was talking up Manu being available

1.Hohaia
2.Inu / Perrett
3.Sa / Inu
4.Ropati
5.Vatuvei
6.Marshall
7.Fien
8.Cayless
9.Luke
10.Blair
11.Mannering
12.Fa'alogo
13.Smith

14.
15.Eastwood
16.Rapira
17.Harrison
18.Manu

I would probably brackett Perritt and Sa for that bench spot. Sa more of a ack utility. Even have Fien and Luke alternate in the defensice line

 

[mean_maori_mean]

With talk of mannering of playing in the centres for this game. Which makes some sense.

As talented as Inu - he has shown much this year - With Mannering in the centres we have plenty of attacking power out wide with Manu (both of them), Harrison

1.Hohaia
2. - Nightingale / Perrett / Inu
3.Mannering
4.Ropati
5.Vatuvei
6.Marshall
7.Fien
8.Cayless
9.Luke
10.Blair
11.Manu
12.Fa'alogo
13.Smith

14.Sa
15.Rapira
16.Eastwood
17.Harrison
18.Halatau

 

[ozbash]

having perrett in there is a good move, he can cover fullback for lance if he needs to move.

inu is an under rated player, he seems to enjoy pressure.

i'd leave mannering where he is.

 

[Micistm]

The anti Luke sentiment in Kearney is weird. He just keeps going on about Luke not proven over 80min, but he's a lone voice against Luke not starting pretty much. He must be under some pressure to pick him...is this part of the reason the teams not named until Sat?