Magic Arrow
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I'm just wondering, who you think has the best 1679 combination in the NRL? I'll try my best to list the teams here, at full strength. Please correct my mistakes.
Brisbane
Hoffman-Lockyear-Wallace-McCullough
Canberra
Dugan-Campese-Orford-Buttriss
Canterbury
Barba-Keating-Hodkinson-Ennis
Cronulla Sharks
Gardner-W.Graham-Kelly-Morris
Titans
Zillman-Bird-Prince-Friend
Manly
Stewart-Foran-Evans-Ballin
Storm
Slater-Widdop-Cronk-Smith
Warriors
Hohaia-Maloney-Seymour-Heremaia
Knights
Gidley-Henry-Mullen-De Gois
Cowboys
Bowen-Thompson?-Thurston-Payne
Eels
Hayne-Mortimer-Robson-Keating
Panthers
Coote-Burns-Walsh-Kingston
Rabbits
Wesser-Sutton-Sandow-Luke
Dragons
Boyd-Soward-Hornby-Fien
Roosters
Minichello-Carney-Pearce-Friend
Tigers
Mckinnon-Marshall-Lui-Farah
How do you rate each combination? They're undoubtedly the most important positions on the field. I'm going to post my opinion on each one below.
Brisbane - 4/10 With the impending retirement of their hero and not much offering elsewhere, they look stuffed.
Canberra - 6/10 Solid combination. Not sold on their hooker yet, but they have a promising fullback and I think it'll be exciting to see Campese and Orford work together
Canterbury - 7/10 I think we have a very good group. The fact that they're all relatively young is just an added bonus. Definitely exciting
Sharks - 3/10 They've got nothing the poor Sharkies. One of the worst in the league imo
Titans - 6/10 Another solid lineup. Nothing to flashy, but they've got good players in the 6,7,9.
Manly - 6/10 Another solid one. Foran looks to be a future superstar and Ballin and Steward are already proven. Evans has a ? though
Storm - 9/10 Superstars in the 1,7,9. and a future one in the 6. Best in the league.
Warriors - 5/10 Nothing to get excited about. Don't rate anyone in their side, but at least their not totally useless
Knights - 7/10 I rate Mullen highly, same with De Gois. Gidley is okay in my opinion and Henry has a way to go.
Cowboys - 5/10 THey rely on their 1 and 7 too much. I think that Roberts going there will do wonders for his career. Payne is solid
Eels - 5/10 Besides the occasional magical Hayne, they offer nothing. Rubbish halves and a fringe hooker.
Panthers - 5/10 Other than Coote and Walsh I don't rate the others. They've got a solid fw pack though.
Rabbitohs - 5/10 Proof that a superstar team is useless without good halves. Luke is the only positive in their combination.
Dragons - 8/10 Hate to say it but I rate the Dragons combination better than ours. They've got a crazy fulback, with two consistent halves and an international hooker. Enough said.
Roosters - 6/10 On their day their halves will destroy a team by themselves. Mini is past it though and Friend doesn't get enough game time.
Tigers - 6/10 Marshall and Farah are the keys here, though Marshall is by far their most important player. They've got fringe first graders in the 1 and 7.
Would like more opinions. Does anyone disagree with my evaluation? Post yours please.
Any corrections to the sides let me know.
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NSW
Hayne-Barrett-Pearce-Ennis
QLD
Slate-Lockyer-Thurston-Smith
World Champs
Hohaia-Marshall-Fien-Leuluai
Australia
Slater-Carney-Cronk-Smith
Brisbane
Hoffman-Lockyear-Wallace-McCullough
Canberra
Dugan-Campese-Orford-Buttriss
Canterbury
Barba-Keating-Hodkinson-Ennis
Cronulla Sharks
Gardner-W.Graham-Kelly-Morris
Titans
Zillman-Bird-Prince-Friend
Manly
Stewart-Foran-Evans-Ballin
Storm
Slater-Widdop-Cronk-Smith
Warriors
Hohaia-Maloney-Seymour-Heremaia
Knights
Gidley-Henry-Mullen-De Gois
Cowboys
Bowen-Thompson?-Thurston-Payne
Eels
Hayne-Mortimer-Robson-Keating
Panthers
Coote-Burns-Walsh-Kingston
Rabbits
Wesser-Sutton-Sandow-Luke
Dragons
Boyd-Soward-Hornby-Fien
Roosters
Minichello-Carney-Pearce-Friend
Tigers
Mckinnon-Marshall-Lui-Farah
How do you rate each combination? They're undoubtedly the most important positions on the field. I'm going to post my opinion on each one below.
Brisbane - 4/10 With the impending retirement of their hero and not much offering elsewhere, they look stuffed.
Canberra - 6/10 Solid combination. Not sold on their hooker yet, but they have a promising fullback and I think it'll be exciting to see Campese and Orford work together
Canterbury - 7/10 I think we have a very good group. The fact that they're all relatively young is just an added bonus. Definitely exciting
Sharks - 3/10 They've got nothing the poor Sharkies. One of the worst in the league imo
Titans - 6/10 Another solid lineup. Nothing to flashy, but they've got good players in the 6,7,9.
Manly - 6/10 Another solid one. Foran looks to be a future superstar and Ballin and Steward are already proven. Evans has a ? though
Storm - 9/10 Superstars in the 1,7,9. and a future one in the 6. Best in the league.
Warriors - 5/10 Nothing to get excited about. Don't rate anyone in their side, but at least their not totally useless
Knights - 7/10 I rate Mullen highly, same with De Gois. Gidley is okay in my opinion and Henry has a way to go.
Cowboys - 5/10 THey rely on their 1 and 7 too much. I think that Roberts going there will do wonders for his career. Payne is solid
Eels - 5/10 Besides the occasional magical Hayne, they offer nothing. Rubbish halves and a fringe hooker.
Panthers - 5/10 Other than Coote and Walsh I don't rate the others. They've got a solid fw pack though.
Rabbitohs - 5/10 Proof that a superstar team is useless without good halves. Luke is the only positive in their combination.
Dragons - 8/10 Hate to say it but I rate the Dragons combination better than ours. They've got a crazy fulback, with two consistent halves and an international hooker. Enough said.
Roosters - 6/10 On their day their halves will destroy a team by themselves. Mini is past it though and Friend doesn't get enough game time.
Tigers - 6/10 Marshall and Farah are the keys here, though Marshall is by far their most important player. They've got fringe first graders in the 1 and 7.
Would like more opinions. Does anyone disagree with my evaluation? Post yours please.
Any corrections to the sides let me know.
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NSW
Hayne-Barrett-Pearce-Ennis
QLD
Slate-Lockyer-Thurston-Smith
World Champs
Hohaia-Marshall-Fien-Leuluai
Australia
Slater-Carney-Cronk-Smith
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