Full Strength Team After The Bye

[Needaname]

Saw Doueihi today, nothing on the knee. He's gotta be very close

I saw him out late last year, nothing on the knee then. Not sure that means much.

 

[Sabre]

People who do their team lists as 1-7 then 13-8 deserve life bans. Gives me a headache trying to figure it out.
Just be normal and do it in order.

 

[boonboon]

Laurie
Maumalo
Naden
Roberts
Nofaluma
Douehi
Hastings
Joffa
Luch
Garner
Tamou
Simpkin
Lodge

Twal
Stefano
Brooks
Tuliagi

 

[TigerLouis]

Oh yeah forgot Stefano he can come in for Brown & Peachey becomes our utility

No Stefano?

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[earl]

Brooks will eventually be a 14 when Doueihi is back. Might not be this year but it will happen.

I don't know. Brooks at 6 to me looks pretty good. Hastings didn't look good today. I doubt Doueihi looks good when we get rolled up the middle as well.

That role though might suit Brooks. He has the ability to create something. His kicking game has improved as well.

Put it this way I don't think AD walks into the 6 role.

 

[boonboon]

I don't know. Brooks at 6 to me looks pretty good. Hastings didn't look good today. I doubt Doueihi looks good when we get rolled up the middle as well.

That role though might suit Brooks. He has the ability to create something. His kicking game has improved as well.

Put it this way I don't think AD walks into the 6 role.

Brooks kicking game - you mean the 2 kicks put on the full ?

 

[Sabre]

1. Laurie
2. Nofoaluma
3. Toa
4. Naden
5. Maumalo
6. Madden
7. Hastings
8. Tamou
9. Brooks
10. Musgrove
11. Garner
12. Leilua
13. Ofahengaue

14. Doueihi
15. Twal
16. Utoikamanu
17. Tuilagi

Reckon Doueihi won't be ready for 80 mins right away. And I'd rather him come on fresh against tired legs than start the game and come off.

 

[earl]

Brooks kicking game - you mean the 2 kicks put on the full ?

He did put two out on the full but he was under pressure because we were getting rolled up the middle. He was also our main kicking target for long kicks because he is better at it than Hastings.

He also put in some good kicks one of which got us a dodgy 40/20.

 

[earl]

1. Daine Laurie
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Starford To'a
4. Brent Nadan
5. Ken Maumalo

6. Luke Brooks
7. Jackson Hastings

8. Zane Musgrove
9. Jake Simpkin
10. James Tamou
11. Kelma Tuilagi
12. Luciano Leilua
13. Joe Ofahengaue

14. Adam Doueihi
15. Stefano Utoikamanu
16. Alex Twal
17. Fa'amanu Brown

 

[Sabre]

He did put two out on the full but he was under pressure because we were getting rolled up the middle. He was also our main kicking target for long kicks because he is better at it than Hastings.

He also put in some good kicks one of which got us a dodgy 40/20.

One of the kicks he put out he tried to kick down the short side. That's just dumb from him..can't blame that on opposition pressure.

 

[earl]

One of the kicks he put out he tried to kick down the short side. That's just dumb from him..can't blame that on opposition pressure.

Agreed. It was a bad kick.

 

[Demps]

Brooks will eventually be a 14 when Doueihi is back. Might not be this year but it will happen.

Too expensive to play off the bench.

AD to 6
Brooks to find a new club

 

[tigertuff]

Now that the year is officially over I suggest we start introducing players like Pole and Okane. Lucy and Kelma can start playing less minutes as they will be out the door. It’s time for the development of our future.

 

[Demps]

Now that the year is officially over I suggest we start introducing players like Pole and Okane. Lucy and Kelma can start playing less minutes as they will be out the door. It’s time for the development of our future.

💯

 

[Sabre]

Agreed. It was a bad kick.

To me it seemed Hastings was carrying an injury tonight. He didn't have the same level of engagement be usually would. And Brooks failed to step up with that being the case. To me that's the biggest criticism of his performance tonight.

 

[Demps]

To me it seemed Hastings was carrying an injury tonight. He didn't have the same level of engagement be usually would. And Brooks failed to step up with that being the case. To me that's the biggest criticism of his performance tonight.

Brooks always fails to step up.
Rinse, repeat.

Career failure.

Hastings couldn't fire today, fresh out the moon boot.
Laurie is immature, as a person and as a player yet we need him in the spine badly because we have no other option.

 

[jadtiger]

To me it seemed Hastings was carrying an injury tonight. He didn't have the same level of engagement be usually would. And Brooks failed to step up with that being the case. To me that's the biggest criticism of his performance tonight.

I can't blame either half much because our pigs sucked,Sterling and Kenny would have had no joy tonight

 

[diedpretty]

who cares - how can a team put together a reasonably good first half of football and then dish up absolute crap in the second half - its becoming the norm for this team.

 

[Sabre]

I can't blame either half much because our pigs sucked,Sterling and Kenny would have had no joy tonight

Agree when it comes to Hastings. He was clearly out of sorts tonight and couldn't have done much more.

But Brooks made multiple unforced errors. Nobody else can be blamed for his poor performance.

 

[diedpretty]

What gets me is pre game Madge said Souffs would try to roll up the middle and we need to counter that. So what happens - souffs roll up the middle and we just fold. Pack of pea hearts. So do you sack the coach who knew where the threat would be or sack the total pussies who don't put in.