Your Round 1 Team?

[Aristidiz]

1. Crighton
2. JAC
3. Xerri
4. Burton (belongs in the centres)
5. Kiraz/Wilson
6. Salmon (call ball play)
7. Sexton (? best we got)
8. King
9. Mahoney
10. Hughes
11. Kikau
12. Preston
13. Curran

14. Mann/Hutch
15. Poasa
16. KKautoga
17 Patolo?

This is the team, any team with Burton at 6 is doomed to fail

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Just thought I'd throw this out there
Cogger is better than all our options at 7.
Meaney is a better FB option than Taaffe.
Funny how we can improve alot in some areas, but go backwards in others.
Can't wait until Oniell and others are ready for NRL.

 

[Marki]

The team should be:

Taaffe
Wilson
Xerri
Chrichton
JAC
Hutch
Sexxy
King
Mahoney
Farmer suli
Kikau
Preston
Salmon

Morrin
Hughes
Curran
Burton

 

[diddly]

If a team was being selected on trial form and the form of the second half of last year - Mahoney would not be in the team - Mann may be a better option at 9 and let Curran n Salmon share lock.

 

[speedy2460]

1. Blake Taaffe
2. Jacob Kiraz
3. Stephen Crichton
4. Bronson Xerri
5. Josh Addo Carr
6. Matt Burton
7. Toby Sexton
8. Max King
9. Reed Mahoney
10. Poasa Faamausili
11. Villiame Kikau
12. Jacob Preston
13. Josh Curran
14. Kurt Mann
15. Jaeman Salmon
16. Sam Hughes
17. Kurtis Morrin

Hutchison, Tracey, Knight, Wilson all decent possible swaps

I like that team. But I would prefer Wilson to Kiraz at this stage.

 

[Dyldog]

Wings & half back are the most contentious issues.
Crichton looked like he was not 100% fit in his 20 minutes.
Taafe did not have his best game but is our best option. Those comparing him to Perham will need take off their welding glasses. Although dropped a couple of high balls, he was in correct position. He was in the correct position to defuse grubber kicks & tried linking into the backline. All things that Perham could not do. Hopefully a better game then in round 1.
Salmon has been impressive & so was Curran, hard choice for starting position. Faumausilli was impressive also. Not wanting to be controversial, not overall sold on Hughes yet. Lots of expectations, not at his best last year & had a good game against a reserve grade Storm pack. Hopefully a breakout year in 2024.

Taaffe also organised defence well, he was barking orders and telling players where to go.

 

[Harry Oz]

1 Crichton
2 Wilson
3 Clarke
4 Xerri
5 JAC
6 Burton
7 Hutchison
8 King
9 Mahoney
10 Faamausili
11 Kikau
12 Preston
13 Curran
14 Salmon
15 Hughes
16 Kautoga
17 Taaffe

 

[M4cca]

I like that team. But I would prefer Wilson to Kiraz at this stage.

I like wilson but he hasn't come close to what we were seeing from kiraz before his injury last year. If he's fit, kiraz walks back in.

 

[Kennelnator]

1. Tracey
2. Kiraz
3. Xerri
4. Crichton
5. Fox
6. Burton
7. Sexton
8. King
9. Mahoney
10. Hughes
11. Kikau
12. Preston
13. Curran

14. Salmon
15. Poasa
16. Morrin
17. Kautoga

 

[GoTheDoggies]

If Taaffe, Wilson and Hayward are in the team there is no way we are beating Parra.

 

[doggieaaron]

1. Tracey
2. Kiraz
3. Xerri
4. Crichton
5. Fox
6. Burton
7. Sexton
8. King
9. Mahoney
10. Hughes
11. Kikau
12. Preston
13. Curran

14. Salmon
15. Poasa
16. Morrin
17. Kautoga

Yep top team

 

[King Gus]

Just an edit, someone has to play 7, Hutchinson, Sexton, BBO; or O'Niell, but I wouldn't.

Sexton I think is the best option, Oniell not yet, BBO hooker is his best position.

 

[boggie23]

You've got dicks for brains if you think Wilson has bad hands Wilson caught every bomb in 2023 except 1 at the beginning of last season in reggies. The play the ball errors are an easy fix, apart from that, he was solid and fearless.

You obviously haven’t seen him play in NSW cup. Guy would bomb open try’s or dropped intercepts atleast once a week.

 

[Dyldog]

If Taaffe, Wilson and Hayward are in the team there is no way we are beating Parra.

Why? Because they made a couple of handling errors in the wet?

 

[gbrussell]

This is all true, but keep in mind he is a fullback being turned into a winger. Wingers always pigeon holed as an easy position, but it's alot different to fullback. No doubt FB is more difficult, but in the top grade it's not without his challenges, especially when you are trying to make it in a poor side and the risk of making in error is exponentially compounded

Agree, the skills set of a winger and fullback are not identical, but they are similar. The Big difference is in defence.

 

[bradyk]

1. Crichton
6. Burton
7. Hutchison
9. Mahoney

2. JAC
3. Xerri
4. Tracey
5. Kiraz

8. King
10. Hughes
11. Kikau
12. Preston
13. Curran

14. Mann
15. Morrin
16. Faamausuli/Kautoga
17. Salmon

After the trials it has to be this but it won't be. Let's see how long Ciraldo is stubborn for.

 

[gbrussell]

My team,
1. Taaffe
2. Kiraz
3. Critta
4. Xerri. Would prefer he has a couple of games in 2nds, but no better Option at this point.
5. Fox
6. Burton
7. Sexton. Prefer a right foot kicker as alternative to Burton, otherwise Mahoney will have to do a lot of kicking from dummy half on the right hand side.
8. King
9. Mahoney
10. Hughes
11. Kikks
12. Preston
13. Salmon

14. Poasa
15. Curran
16. Mann
17. Edwards

18. An outside back to cover as concussion sub. Wilson or Skelton.

 

[newdoggie]

You obviously haven’t seen him play in NSW cup. Guy would bomb open try’s or dropped intercepts atleast once a week.

Open try's? You mean shit passes thrown behind his head? LOL

 

[Moedogg]

Honestly, Mahoney has just turned into Adam Perry who was a very good hooker but didn't really offer anything in attack that would get the defense worried.

Tracy
JAC
Criita
Xerri
Kiraz
Burton
Sexton
King
Mahoney
Hughes
Kikau
Preston
Salmon

Taafe
Curran
Poasa
Morrin

 

[lovemachine]

Skelton> Xerri
Wilson > Addo-carr.

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