Official Strong squad named for Sharks trial

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When we get Thompson would you’d rather him at prop or lock?
He would probably play the same way at prop or lock anyway so I don’t think think it matters what number is on his back.
 

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Wakeham won’t be at hooker so everyone can settle down about that.

Katoa will see plenty of minutes with Holland playing second fiddle. Wakeham will get a run in the halves.
 

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Wakeham won’t be at hooker so everyone can settle down about that.

Katoa will see plenty of minutes with Holland playing second fiddle. Wakeham will get a run in the halves.
Holland isn’t going to cut it as a hooker. He ran a few times from dummy half the last time he played but he isn’t even close to being a first grade hooker. Pay was going to use Wakeham as a hooker last year and with our depth I think he will be used there.
 

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Holland isn’t going to cut it as a hooker. He ran a few times from dummy half the last time he played but he isn’t even close to being a first grade hooker. Pay was going to use Wakeham as a hooker last year and with our depth I think he will be used there.
All I’m saying is that’s where they’ve been training and will be playing.

I don’t mind Holland as a bench utility whilst JMK is out.
 

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Wakeham won’t be at hooker so everyone can settle down about that.

Katoa will see plenty of minutes with Holland playing second fiddle. Wakeham will get a run in the halves.
Relax.

Holland at hooker.


Lol.
 

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My number 1 concern with Wakeham playing in the middle is injury. He’s small and injury prone as it is making a bunch of tackles isn’t going to do him many favours.
Lewis could always defend in the middle instead? Idk? No rule states that a certain player needs to defend a certain area, maybe we could show some flexibility there and find a more effective defensive formation.
 

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All I’m saying is that’s where they’ve been training and will be playing.

I don’t mind Holland as a bench utility whilst JMK is out.
Say Katoa picks up a injury before Round 1 and JMK isn’t good to go then who will it be? Holland is a bench utility at best he would be good for 20 mins if that.

Wakeham is a huge chance of spending time at hooker this year.
 

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Lewis could always defend in the middle instead? Idk? No rule states that a certain player needs to defend a certain area, maybe we could show some flexibility there and find a more effective defensive formation.
Yeah I guess that could work. They should be seriously looking to fill that last roster spot with a hooker or at least a utility player. It’s slim pickings out there but just someone that could do a job if needed.
 

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Yeah I guess that could work. They should be seriously looking to fill that last roster spot with a hooker or at least a utility player. It’s slim pickings out there but just someone that could do a job if needed.
Billy Brittain. Could do a lot worse as a last minute signing.
 

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Yeah I guess that could work. They should be seriously looking to fill that last roster spot with a hooker or at least a utility player. It’s slim pickings out there but just someone that could do a job if needed.
Thank you!

Been thinking the same thing last week or so

One spot left on the roster , go sign a fkn specialist hooker
 

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We should have brought Zac Woolford back, he had a solid season/ was really good in the ISP finals series in 2018
 

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Lewis could always defend in the middle instead? Idk? No rule states that a certain player needs to defend a certain area, maybe we could show some flexibility there and find a more effective defensive formation.
How would you possibly facilitate that Coach? There’s a reason why this isn’t ever done. You don’t want your half making 50 tackles on blokes twice their size in the middle. Nor do you want a less mobile middle forward naturally having to defend a bit wider due to the re-shuffle. Not to mention I’d assume you’d have him joining your hooker in the middle, you’d then have two 85-90kg marking monsters.
 

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another career killed before it before it had a chance to take off by the Knights I see
I dunno he had a few chances but never seemed to take it. He would have 4 games where you wouldn’t notice him at the Dogs then have a good one. I’m not sure what happened at the Knights but I think he might have ridden a long way on his old mans name.
 

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I dunno he had a few chances but never seemed to take it. He would have 4 games where you wouldn’t notice him at the Dogs then have a good one. I’m not sure what happened at the Knights but I think he might have ridden a long way on his old mans name.
fair enough.. I thought he looked really comfortable in the big moments in 2018 and likely that he would have handled FG.. ah well.. hopefully for him he can make something of it.. might end up over in the Super League with his old man
 

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How would you possibly facilitate that Coach? There’s a reason why this isn’t ever done. You don’t want your half making 50 tackles on blokes twice their size in the middle. Nor do you want a less mobile middle forward naturally having to defend a bit wider due to the re-shuffle. Not to mention I’d assume you’d have him joining your hooker in the middle, you’d then have two 85-90kg marking monsters.
Are you done talking shit and making assumptions?
 

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fair enough.. I thought he looked really comfortable in the big moments in 2018 and likely that he would have handled FG.. ah well.. hopefully for him he can make something of it.. might end up over in the Super League with his old man
His career is going the wrong way now. He might get lucky at pick up a deal with the Sharks through Newtown as their depth is probably worse then ours.
 

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I’d make a play for billy brittain he’s a specialist hooker. Was Canterbury cups best player last year honestly don’t know why he hasn’t been signed by anyone?
 
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