- Joined
- Jan 25, 2020
- Messages
- 6,684
- Reaction score
- 10,833
Could bench sutton put rfm at lock and Preston on one edge
Waddell is definitely not an impact playerAfter watching Preston play today, we are covered well in the backrow with Kikau, RFM and Preston....Davey will also add value
From what I have seen over the last couple of years, Waddell is better when playing prop/lock than in the backrow
I think we are lacking a couple of players up front and Waddell will plug a hole until we get a couple of better forwards
We have King, Thompson and TPJ....Sutton is a workhorse and doesnt offer any impact, though will be sufficient in CC system.....
Waddle will add impact off the bench and hopefully he has gotten rid of the stupid penalties and the odd bobble
Pele looked trimmer than his days at Cronulla, though he still needs to start at Cup and work his fitness and D, and if he does it well, no doubt he will come into the 17 later in the year
Patolo seems like a pus (Ogden, Atoni), hopefully he has had a few shots of aggression throughout the pre-season
He is definitely better in the front row than on the edgeWaddell is definitely not an impact player
Thompson's PC metres were actually better than our other starting middles, faster play the ball speed too.Thompson still doesn't offer much as a starting prop.
Game could've been very different if Papali and Tapine started up front.
That’s fair enough, he may come on and do a job in the middle.. but he’s not the type of “impact” player that will come on and change a game. He is the furthest thing from an impact player (see Jason Tuamalolo, Spencer Leniu, NAS etc). Impact players come on and change a game with a big run or a big shot in defence…something Waddell is not capable of doingHe is definitely better in the front row than on the edge
Considering what we have up front, Waddell will one player coming off the bench trying to add impact
Wish we had better, but got to work with what we have
time well spent i assure you lol1. W
2. H
3. O
4. G
5. O
6. U
7. L
8. D
9. A
10. N
11. D
12. C
13. C
14. P
15. I
16. C
17. K
I spent way to much time typing that on my phone.
Damn I think I like this better than my team. That is a sexy team full of points! Question marks over having two inexperienced centres though. Watching both players in attack though is exciting and think they could probably handle it.Immediate reaction:
1. Averillo
2. JAC
3. Alamoti
4. Skelton
5. Kiraz
6. Burton
7. Flanagan
8. TPJ
9. Mahoney
10. King
11. Kikau
12. Preston
13. Sutton
14. Brown/Perham
15. Pele
16. Thompson
17. RFM
I dunno, maybe the stats tell a different story but just from my observation he doesn't provide much punch through the middle.Thompson's PC metres were actually better than our other starting middles, faster play the ball speed too.
His effort and fitness in defence is really good but when it comes to making metres, he struggles. Sutton, King and Thommo were really cleaning up the middle with some good defense like leg tackles more so than big hits but they did very well. All pretty fit guysI dunno, maybe the stats tell a different story but just from my observation he doesn't provide much punch through the middle.
You do realise the only difference between lock and prop is when they take the first hit up?Also having a tough time justifying picking Thompson tbh. Maybe he’d be better at lock and start T at prop with King? Play Sutton from the bench. It could work. Thommo’s ability if any is being mobile. Playing lock might suit him better.
Yes he has never really looked physically dominant enough to be a top prop but he looked a little better today. I think playing off Mahoney helps his game but I'd still personally prefer him off the bench for us.I dunno, maybe the stats tell a different story but just from my observation he doesn't provide much punch through the middle.
Yeah nah. Actually lock is second row and they do more work around the ruck.You do realise the only difference between lock and prop is when they take the first hit up?
Defensively all middles are the same