My Round 1 Team

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Dean Pay will pick a different team but if it were up to me we'd line up something like this:

01. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
02. Reimis Smith
03. Will Hopoate
04. Morgan Harper
05. Nick Meaney
06. Lachlan Lewis
07. Brandon Wakeham
08. Ofahiki Ogden
09. Sione Katoa
10. Renouf To'omaga
11. Josh Jackson (c)
12. Corey Harawira-Naera
13. Aiden Tolman


14. Jeremy Marshall-King
15. Joe Stimson
16. Dean Britt
17. Dylan Napa
 
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Dean Pay will pick a different team but if it were up to me we'd line up something like this:

01. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
02. Reimis Smith
03. Will Hopoate
04. Morgan Harper
05. Nick Meaney
06. Jack Cogger
07. Brandon Wakeham
08. Aiden Tolman
09. Lachlan Lewis
10. Dylan Napa
11. Joe Stimson
12. Corey Harawira-Naera
13. Josh Jackson (c)


14. Jeremy Marshall-King
15. Dean Britt
16. Renouf To'omaga
17. Ofahiki Ogden
Not keen about Lewis at hooker at all swap him and JMK and that would be my side.
 

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Lewis at hooker is the only thing I would question but that's based purely on the fact that I haven't seen him play there... obviously defence is not an issue! other than I actually really like your thinking
 

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I'd honestly rather Britt on the edge as Stimson looks so far off the pace ATM. Lewis at hooker ehhhh...idk.
 

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This isn’t what I’d like but this is what I think Pay will pick.

1. DWZ
2. Okunbor
3. R Smith
4. Hoppa
5. Meaney
6. Cogger
7. Lewis
8. Tolman
9. Katoa
10. Napa
11. Jackson
12. CHN
13. Elliott

14. JMK
15. Stimson
16. Britt
17. C Smith
 

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1 Dwz
2 Meaney
3 Hoppa
4 Smith
5 Okunbor
6 Cogger
7 Lewis
8 Napa
9 Jmk
10 Tolman
11 Chn
12 Stimson
13 Jackson

14 Katoa
15 Elliot
16 To omaga
17 Britt

I think dean will pick that side round 1
 

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1. DWZ
2. Meaney
3. Harper
4. Hopoate
5. Reimis
6. Lewis
7. Wakeham (Foran)
8. Tolman 50
9. Katoa 30
10. Britt 30
11. CHN 80
12. Jackson 80
13. Smith 30

14. JMK 50
15. Napa 50
16. Toomaga 30 (RFM)
17. Elliott 50

( )'s = full strength. Something a bit different and prioritising a strong bench. Need to see more of Stimson before I push him into the team for Smith. If JMK can play 80 minutes I'd probably swap Katoa with Stimson - starting him with CHN off the bench (to be honest when Foran is back we're going to need half coverage anyways). I'm currently not a fan of Jackson going to lock (I want him playing 80 minutes) and I obviously rate Elliott and Smith in the lock rotation. I probably would of started Okunbor over Harper but after the 9's Okunbor has dropped out of my team (he's too passive and doesn't show the hunger, I just don't see the competitive spirit. It was the same last year too). Cogger is unlucky but we need to give Wakeham a chance and I'd just do it from the start of the season.
 
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Dean Pay will pick a different team but if it were up to me we'd line up something like this:

01. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
02. Reimis Smith
03. Will Hopoate
04. Morgan Harper
05. Nick Meaney
06. Jack Cogger
07. Brandon Wakeham
08. Aiden Tolman
09. Lachlan Lewis
10. Dylan Napa
11. Joe Stimson
12. Corey Harawira-Naera
13. Josh Jackson (c)


14. Jeremy Marshall-King
15. Dean Britt
16. Renouf To'omaga
17. Ofahiki Ogden
You’ve got Harper/wakeham and jmk in there.. so top man for that lol..!! And no Okunbor so big thumbs up for your team 1 , I agree .
 

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Dean Pay will pick a different team but if it were up to me we'd line up something like this:

01. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
02. Reimis Smith
03. Will Hopoate
04. Morgan Harper
05. Nick Meaney
06. Jack Cogger
07. Brandon Wakeham
08. Aiden Tolman
09. Lachlan Lewis
10. Dylan Napa
11. Joe Stimson
12. Corey Harawira-Naera
13. Josh Jackson (c)


14. Jeremy Marshall-King
15. Dean Britt
16. Renouf To'omaga
17. Ofahiki Ogden
I dont mind that team but I would have Katoa in 9 as he is experienced there and is good value.
 

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I dont mind that team but I would have Katoa in 9 as he is experienced there and is good value.
He didn't do anything at 9 for the Panthers to have convinced me so far.
 

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He didn't do anything at 9 for the Panthers to have convinced me so far.
Third string hooker at a club also struggling in the hooker position. Unfortunately for us he's one of our best options if JMK can't play the whole 80 minutes. I can see him doing the Lichaa role.
 

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He didn't do anything at 9 for the Panthers to have convinced me so far.
Hooker could be a massive problem this year. I'm not convinced with Katoa either and JMK could be under cooked with a injury interrupted pre-season.
 

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I'd give my team but you can't polish a shit
 

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I'd give my team but you can't polish a shit
You can pick the best looking shit :P More solid and less smelly...
 

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I wonder if dean has the team set in stone already,
I have no doubt that there are certain starters 100%
Is there a chance were someone like Okunbor could play himself out of the team if performances in trials are not too good
Or that the preseason games count for absolute zip,I personally think the latter to be honest
 

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My R1 team FWIW

01. DWZ
02. Reimis Smith
03. Will Hopoate
04. Morgan Harper
05. Nick Meaney
06. Lachlan Lewis
07. Jack Cogger
08. Aiden Tolman
09. Katoa (JMK)
10. Dylan Napa
11. Josh Jackson (c)
12. Corey Harawira-Naera
13. Dean Britt

14. Brandon Wakeham
15. Adam Elliot (or Stimpson)
16. Renouf To'omaga
17. Ofahiki Ogden
 

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From what I have heard JMK and Elliott may not be ready for R1 (especially JMK for long minutes), RFM defintely won't be, plus obviously Foran, although he is doing his usual recovery strategy of working on everything he possibly can to be back as fast as he can. My guesses;

01. DWZ
02. Smith
03. Hopoate
04. Harper
05. Meaney
06. Lewis
07. Cogger
08. Tolman
09. Katoa
10. Napa
11. Stimson
12. CHN
13. Jackson

14. Ogden
15. Britt
16. To'omaga
17. JMK or Wakeham

There's 2 trials to go, so very early days.

Go Dogs
 

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My team:

1 DWZ
2 R. Smith
3 Harper / Averillo depending on preseason
4 Hopoate
5 Meaney
6 Cogger
7 Lewis
8 Ogden
9 JMK
10 Napa
11 Jackson
12 CHN
13 Tolman

14 Wakeham/Katoa depending on preseason
15 To’omaga
16 Britt
17 Stimson/Elliott depending on preseason
 

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I wonder if dean has the team set in stone already,
I have no doubt that there are certain starters 100%
Is there a chance were someone like Okunbor could play himself out of the team if performances in trials are not too good
Or that the preseason games count for absolute zip,I personally think the latter to be honest
Pretty certain Pay is set on his side and will give them every opportunity to be successful, don't think anything other than injury would change his preferred 17.
 
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