2024 starting 17 .... who's in your team?

[Bringbackbaa]

Critta moving to FB reminds me of all the same speculation around Latrell when Bennet moved him. Both big bodies both with a lot to prove. The good players adapt and if Critta can emulate Latrell we’ll have found our number 1.

 

[D0GMATIC]

Critta moving to FB reminds me of all the same speculation around Latrell when Bennet moved him. Both big bodies both with a lot to prove. The good players adapt and if Critta can emulate Latrell we’ll have found our number 1.

Yep. And if it doesn't work, we still have 1 of the world's best centres.

 

[wendog33]

Xerri hasn’t played in 4 years
Kiraz better as a winger and probably better option than Wilson when both fit
Burton 6
Burns left
Crichton already picked
Who else is there? Not like Hutchison hasn’t played there before

Wtf are ppl picking Hutch at centre?!?! We have a million centres ffs. Why would we pick a fill in to play there?!

Could see him in the Feeney/Farrar/Matt Ryan type player/role feeding the winger is all .....if required at centre.

 

[D0GMATIC]

Could see him in the Feeney/Farrar/Matt Ryan type player/role feeding the winger is all .....if required at centre.

Wouldn't be a surprise for him to be at centre early next year, so we can try Crichton at fb

 

[Phalangist]

Both easily on more than 800k.

My fear is the cap space isn't as good. If it was good RFM just be written off and paid out in full. So would another player.

why would you think they are both easily on more then 800
When it was reported what they received

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Xerri hasn’t played in 4 years
Kiraz better as a winger and probably better option than Wilson when both fit
Burton 6
Burns left
Crichton already picked
Who else is there? Not like Hutchison hasn’t played there before

Xerri will be a better centre just from preseason training. Burns is still at the club afaik and Kiraz is best at centre. We have Wilson and Skelton who both can play wing, so imo we are fine for centres. I take your point though, that Hutch may not be that much of a desperate choice at centre.

 

[halfcast]

I would love to include Papalii on my bench but too green???

 

[wendog33]

Wouldn't be a surprise for him to be at centre early next year, so we can try Crichton at fb

It's one way of fitting some of the players into the 17 and probably an option. Hutch is no superstar but he seems competitive and competent enough to do a job for us if it pans out that way. At least gives CC the option....just hope CC can think outside his rigid Plan A a few talk of on here.

 

[D0GMATIC]

It's one way of fitting some of the players into the 17 and probably an option. Hutch is no superstar but he seems competitive and competent enough to do a job for us if it pans out that way. At least gives CC the option....just hope CC can think outside his rigid Plan A a few talk of on here.

I think CC will have learnt from Perham experience. Persisting with a bad idea,is a bad idea too

 

[Old Man JB]

Crichton, Skelton, Xerri, Kiraz, Wilson, Burton, Hutchison, King, Mahoney, Taumalolo, Kikau, Preston, Curran.

Mann, SST, Knight, IBS dog.

What's the deal with Taumalolo? Would be great but he's at the Cows for another few years.

 

[D0GMATIC]

What's the deal with Taumalolo? Would be great but he's at the Cows for another few years.

He is, but apparently the cows might be prepared to let him go to ease cap pressure

 

[CMP]

Personally, would like to see:

1. Taaffe
2. Wilson
3. Critta
4. Skelton
5. Fox
6. Burton
7. Hutchinson
8. Faamausili
9. Mahoney
10. Knight
11. Preston
12. Kikau
13. Curran

14. Turpin
15. Mann
16. King
17. Hughes

*Xerri won’t start the season, but if he’s killing it in Cup, he takes centre or wing

**Wilson more of an attacking threat than Kiraz but Kiraz takes the tougher carries so that was a tough one…. Wilson’s speed edges him just in front.

*Kiraz is a straight up winger/maybe fullback but centre is not his go.

If Xerri has a good preseason he is the first centre picked.

Agree Kiraz is an out and out winger. Not a centre.

Wilson is a backup winger at best. Defensively poor with no game awareness. We are in more trouble than we think if he is in the first choice 17.

I think CC will pick round 1

1. Crichton
2. Kiraz
3. Xerri
4. Skelton
5. JAC
6. Burton
7. Sexton
8. King
9. Mahoney
10. Knight
11. Preston
12. Kikau
13. Curran

14. Hutchinson/Turpin/Mann/Taaffe
15. Salmon
16. Hughes
17. Faamausili

 

[CrittaMagic69]

If Xerri has a good preseason he is the first centre picked.

Agree Kiraz is an out and out winger. Not a centre.

Wilson is a backup winger at best. Defensively poor with no game awareness. We are in more trouble than we think if he is in the first choice 17.

I think CC will pick round 1

1. Crichton
2. Kiraz
3. Xerri
4. Skelton
5. JAC
6. Burton
7. Sexton
8. King
9. Mahoney
10. Knight
11. Preston
12. Kikau
13. Curran

14. Hutchinson/Turpin/Mann/Taaffe
15. Salmon
16. Hughes
17. Faamausili

Kiraz is not and out and out winger, far too uncoordinated to play down a tight touch line. He is locked in at centre ahead of anyone 100%

 

[wendog33]

If Xerri has a good preseason he is the first centre picked.

Agree Kiraz is an out and out winger. Not a centre.

Wilson is a backup winger at best. Defensively poor with no game awareness. We are in more trouble than we think if he is in the first choice 17.

I think CC will pick round 1

1. Crichton
2. Kiraz
3. Xerri
4. Skelton
5. JAC
6. Burton
7. Sexton
8. King
9. Mahoney
10. Knight
11. Preston
12. Kikau
13. Curran

14. Hutchinson/Turpin/Mann/Taaffe
15. Salmon
16. Hughes
17. Faamausili

Hell will freeze over before Ciro picks Skelton at 4 unfortunately.

He has continually overlooked him when the opportunity was there to bring in some metre eating impact when we were playing like rubbish.

Hope he does tho. Exactly what we need.

 

[CQDog]

Poasa Faamausili won’t touch our top 17 unless we get hit with injuries

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Poasa Faamausili won’t touch our top 17 unless we get hit with injuries

Our fraud fans have him in our best 17

 

[wendog33]

Poasa Faamausili won’t touch our top 17 unless we get hit with injuries

We are "assuming" he will have a Preston like pre-season lol

 

[CQDog]

Our fraud fans have him in our best 17

Had to be said. Keep seeing that guy’s name way too much for my liking

 

[CQDog]

We are "assuming" he will have a Preston like pre-season lol

I wouldn’t. I looked him up a bit today and his stats/highlights and some games over the years and it’s honestly worse than I thought it was.

 

[Moey]

Got to laugh really hard at selecting Taffe at FB. You guys really have very low standards or have no idea about football... especially after having Perham the fraud there this year

It has to be either Kiraz Wilson or Critta until Papalii makes his debut..