Possible Rd 1 team

Blue&whiteAxe

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1. DWZ
2. Okenbour
3. New signing or Montoya (rather Harper though)
4. Hopa
5. Smith
6. Lewis
7. Cogger
8. Tolman
9. JMK
10. Napa
11. CHN
12. Jackson
13. Stimpson

14. Elliott
15. RFM
16. Toomaga
17. Sue/Ogden/Smith/Katoa (?)
 

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How I'd start the season (Pay won't).

1. DWZ (VC)
2. Meaney (GK)
3. Averillo
4. Hoppa
5. Smith
6. Cogger
7. Wakeham
8. Tolman
9. JMK
10. Napa
11. Stimson
12. CHN
13. Jackson (C)

14. Katoa
15. Elliott
16. RFM
17. To'omaga
 

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1. DWZ
2. Okenbour
3. New signing or Montoya (rather Harper though)
4. Hopa
5. Smith
6. Lewis
7. Cogger
8. Tolman
9. JMK
10. Napa
11. CHN
12. Jackson
13. Stimpson

14. Elliott
15. RFM
16. Toomaga
17. Sue/Ogden/Smith/Katoa (?)
So the same squad that missed the 8 with Stimson and no Foran for half the year again.

Meanwhile a top 4 team like the eels just recruited Matterson to add to Gillard in!

Joy.

Do the opening round score thread next. We have eels at bankwest
 

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I think Meaney will be in the team.

Sorry to say that team doesn't look that strong to me.
 

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How I'd start the season (Pay won't).

1. DWZ (VC)
2. Meaney (GK)
3. Averillo
4. Hoppa
5. Smith
6. Cogger
7. Wakeham
8. Tolman
9. JMK
10. Napa
11. Stimson
12. CHN
13. Jackson (C)

14. Katoa
15. Elliott
16. RFM
17. To'omaga
Agree, I like halves playing together but so long as Wakeham is allowed to dominate the left edge of don't care who wears the 6 or 7. That bench is the best we have without a doubt
 

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I think Meaney will be in the team.

Sorry to say that team doesn't look that strong to me.
That’s because it’s the same team we where ready to hang ourselves over last year before a few wins at the back end.

Minus Foran and Lichaa and adding Stimson and Katoa
 

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How I'd start the season (Pay won't).

1. DWZ (VC)
2. Meaney (GK)
3. Averillo
4. Hoppa
5. Smith
6. Cogger
7. Wakeham
8. Tolman
9. JMK
10. Napa
11. Stimson
12. CHN
13. Jackson (C)

14. Katoa
15. Elliott
16. RFM
17. To'omaga
Not bad , only change Jayden O in for Meaney, Wakeham to do kicking.
 

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Have complete faith the forwards can hold their own and give some back. The left edge winger and centre will need to be punching above their weight to be competitive though.
 

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1. DWZ
2. Okenbour
3. New signing or Montoya (rather Harper though)
4. Hopa
5. Smith
6. Lewis
7. Cogger
8. Tolman
9. JMK
10. Napa
11. CHN
12. Jackson
13. Stimpson

14. Elliott
15. RFM
16. Toomaga
17. Sue/Ogden/Smith/Katoa (?)
So is this your team or Coaches team?
 

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How I'd start the season (Pay won't).

1. DWZ (VC)
2. Meaney (GK)
3. Averillo
4. Hoppa
5. Smith
6. Cogger
7. Wakeham
8. Tolman
9. JMK
10. Napa
11. Stimson
12. CHN
13. Jackson (C)

14. Katoa
15. Elliott
16. RFM
17. To'omaga
Solid
 

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Not bad , only change Jayden O in for Meaney, Wakeham to do kicking.
Meaney is a safe consistent footballer who is alsoa valuable kicker. JO on the other hand CAN be a superstar. Until he believes in himself, i won't run with him.
 

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Agree, I like halves playing together but so long as Wakeham is allowed to dominate the left edge of don't care who wears the 6 or 7. That bench is the best we have without a doubt
We defenitely need to start allowing our halves to be more dominant and play either side of the ruck with one being the preferred first receiver and so on. Wakeham defenitely looks to have the skillset to be a proper halfback for us moving forward while Cogger started to show some signs of a running game last season.

Last season we relied far too much on just trying to catch the opposition short on the edges, something from the forwards or Foran producing the money ball. More vision and finesse needs to be shown from the halves along with them being a genuine point of attack within our system that other players will run off.

Ideal situation is that Wakeham/Averillo manage a run together and kill it and we have two local juniors in the halves that compliment each other's game beautifully, everyone should be happy with that. I'll wake up now and stop dreaming :tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy:
 

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Not bad , only change Jayden O in for Meaney, Wakeham to do kicking.
Meaney is more reliable than Okunbor and improved towards the backend of the season. He should get first shot with Okunbor having to force his way into the side and polish up his game. His work from our end is great but even without him it's not a major issue for us.
 

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1. DWZ
2. Okenbour
3. New signing or Montoya (rather Harper though)
4. Hopa
5. Smith
6. Lewis
7. Cogger
8. Tolman
9. JMK
10. Napa
11. CHN
12. Jackson
13. Stimpson

14. Elliott
15. RFM
16. Toomaga
17. Sue/Ogden/Smith/Katoa (?)
What drugs are you on
 

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So the same squad that missed the 8 with Stimson and no Foran for half the year again.

Meanwhile a top 4 team like the eels just recruited Matterson to add to Gillard in!

Joy.

Do the opening round score thread next. We have eels at bankwest
Can’t list a team of players we don’t have. 29 of our squad has been named, so this is what we have to work with. What do you suggest ? You one of these dream chasers like some of the other flogs?
 

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So is this your team or Coaches team?
Coaches team. I’d have Harper over Montoya. The rest would remain. Don’t have any other options. Wakeham is not ready for full time FG like Cogger and Lewis so until he fills out a bit more I wouldn’t have him as a regular half option. Okenbour is questionable but I think he offers or at least will offer more than Meaney or any of the other fringe options we have.

Overall, I don’t see many better options than the above but welcome other opinions.
 

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How I'd start the season (Pay won't).

1. DWZ (VC)
2. Meaney (GK)
3. Averillo
4. Hoppa
5. Smith
6. Cogger
7. Wakeham
8. Tolman
9. JMK
10. Napa
11. Stimson
12. CHN
13. Jackson (C)

14. Katoa
15. Elliott
16. RFM
17. To'omaga
Averillo isn’t in the 29 players picked nor has he been selected as a development player. He won’t secure the last spot, we have (I believe) $400,000 to spend on a centre for 2020 plus potential cap relief from forans injury of $350,000
 
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