Team next week
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I remember when people here, of all races, argued with me that Hoppa should be our fullback 100% because 'he's safe'.
Nothwithstanding the fact safe doesn't win matches, and he's slower than Ogden, he's not even safe ! That was an ABC drop.
You guys Can't see how damaging Hoppa is to the team. We need more than a 6000k link man. We need speed, or size, or X factor. He offers ball skills when this isn't even the Australian cricket team.
Could you ever see Hoppa do a solo try the way Holland did tonight?
No?
Didn't think so. Hope I just opened your eyes.
Swap him out. Let's give him to Cronulla and take Dugan(and ask Nulla to make up the 100. Both teams would benefit there.
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1. Meaney
2. DWZ (has been getting dominated on his kick returns, but we have no other choice)
3. Hopoate
4. Lafai
5. Smith (needs to be left winger to compete against Don or tower over Thompson, pending team lists)
6. Foran
7. Cogger
8. Ogden
9. JMK
10. Tolman (first 20 mins and get him straight off, our middle defence is ordinary in the second half, let this fucker warm the bench after his first stint until required)
11. Topine / Doorey (Fermor and Stone are Titans backrowers lol just play either kid)
12. Mariner
13. Jackson
14. Averillo
15. To'Omaga
16. Napa
17. Thompson
2. DWZ (has been getting dominated on his kick returns, but we have no other choice)
3. Hopoate
4. Lafai
5. Smith (needs to be left winger to compete against Don or tower over Thompson, pending team lists)
6. Foran
7. Cogger
8. Ogden
9. JMK
10. Tolman (first 20 mins and get him straight off, our middle defence is ordinary in the second half, let this fucker warm the bench after his first stint until required)
11. Topine / Doorey (Fermor and Stone are Titans backrowers lol just play either kid)
12. Mariner
13. Jackson
14. Averillo
15. To'Omaga
16. Napa
17. Thompson
cookieman909
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Time to mix shit up and plan for the future.
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Topine
Lewis
Meaney
DWZ
Lafai
Hoppa
Smith
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Foran
Ogden
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It's not who Barrett signs it's how many he get s rid of
Jai81
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Now this is a team that makes sense! Players in their best position!
WTF cant the coach pick a decent team like this??
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Who dat?!
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Wakeman. Give him a run. Over Lewis. Or even drop Foran if they are hellbent on giving Lewis all the chances in the world.
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Oh, last I heard he was carrying an injury, not sure where he's at now. Probably best not bothering with the likes of him and Averillo and just giving them a fresh start in preseason under new staff.
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This although can we get rid of Lewis please! I have a massive hangover after watching that crab!
Brendan7
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Could be better than Lewis at least...
Stuggle to see why on earth we aren't trying things...
It's like they expected this Lewis at half thing to work after it's failed 100 times before
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No Tolman, Montoya, Holland or Lewis. Replace them with the players on development contracts. Throw Okunbur a wing spot. Like to see avo at 5/8.
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Trying things is why we're in the situation we are right now.. constantly shuffling the side, constant change of "tactics" at training, etc..
The club failed from the get go when we we failed to focus on the basics, things like fitness, defensive structure, knowing your roles, etc are things we needed to nail yet didn't.
There isn't any point in trying anything else now, just let some of the boys take a break and come back ready for preseason where we hopefully focus on what we need to focus on and the boys begin learning their roles in the team, executing them and then continuing to build on them.
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I respectfully disagree if that is okay.
Purely and simply we need to use these games to see what can work for next season. That should be the main goal.
1) Hopoate isn't a fullback, he's rubbish at the best of times, and he's as slow as a semi trailer. Meaney to fullback, Hopoate to centre.
2) Lafai- if he's here play him in the centres
3) Smith, I swear to love if he plays centre again I'll lose it.
4) Lewis, bugger him off and for good this time. Wish they suspended him for longer. He's a major reason we are listless in attack, has zero creativity. I would actually try him as a running lock, lets see if it work, if not, see ya Lewis, find another club.
5) Pillows like Napa...why is he starting? He's an awful starting prop, bench impact prop that's it!
Honestly a dead monkey could pick a better side than our coach did last week! Would we still lose, probably but we'd actually find out a few things going forward! Doing the same thing and expecting different results is lunacy!