Season 2024 - Round 2 Team

[Enmore_Tiger]

Just going from the training pics:

1. Bula
2. Staines
3. To’a
4. Naden
5. Lobb
6. Sullivan
7. Benji
8. Utoikamanu
9. Koroisau
10. Klemmer
11. Papali’i
12. Bateman
13. Matamua
14. Da Silva/L Fainu
15. Pole
16. Twal
17. Sam Fainu

 

[Tucker]

Just going from the training pics:

1. Bula
2. Staines
3. To’a
4. Naden
5. Lobb
6. Sullivan
7. Benji
8. Utoikamanu
9. Koroisau
10. Klemmer
11. Papali’i
12. Bateman
13. Matamua
14. Da Silva/L Fainu
15. Pole
16. Twal
17. Sam Fainu

I half expected that no.7 last season…

 

[Halbrowne61]

Just going from the training pics:

1. Bula
2. Staines
3. To’a
4. Naden
5. Lobb
6. Sullivan
7. Benji
8. Utoikamanu
9. Koroisau
10. Klemmer
11. Papali’i
12. Bateman
13. Matamua
14. Da Silva/L Fainu
15. Pole
16. Twal
17. Sam Fainu

You must have good eyes !

 

[innsaneink]

1. Bula
2. Staines
3. Naden
4. To’a
5. Tupou
6. Sullivan
7. Sezer
8. Utoikamanu
9. Koroisau
10. Klemmer
11. Papali’i
12. Bateman
13. Matamua
14. Simpkin/Da Silva
15. Twal
16. Pole
17. Samuela Fainu
18. Latu Fainu

So is that a hooker (or two) and a halfback on the bench?

 

[rugbygoated]

So is that a hooker (or two) and a halfback on the bench?

Hooker at 14. Either Simpkin or Da Silva (not both) and Fainu at 18th man. In origin they always have a versatile half there

 

[innsaneink]

Yeah it's a strange one it's not the position you'd expect as an emergency cover

 

[Tigerwould]

If the half can cover other positions or slot in at lock to have other creative options , then it can work.

 

[ancient_magpie]

If the half can cover other positions or slot in at lock to have other creative options , then it can work.

What about Blore

 

[cktiger]

What about Blore

Out the door?

 

[Needaname]

Just going from the training pics:

1. Bula
2. Staines
3. To’a
4. Naden
5. Lobb
6. Sullivan
7. Benji
8. Utoikamanu
9. Koroisau
10. Klemmer
11. Papali’i
12. Bateman
13. Matamua
14. Da Silva/L Fainu
15. Pole
16. Twal
17. Sam Fainu

Benji getting the team ready for 2025 by sitting in as Luai at team training?

 

[Demps]

1 Bula
2 Lobb
3 Toa
4 Olam
5 Staines
6 Fainu
7 Sezar
8 Stef
9 Api
10 Klem
11 Ice
12 Bateman
13 Pole

14 Sullivan
15 Twal
16 Samuela
17 Seyfarth

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

1 Bula
2 Lobb
3 Toa
4 Olam
5 Staines
6 Fainu
7 Sezar
8 Stef
9 Api
10 Klem
11 Ice
12 Bateman
13 Pole

14 Sullivan
15 Twal
16 Samuela
17 Seyfarth

pretty close to what the team will be I reckon
I would swap Sezer for Sullivan and run with TDS on the bench

 

[Bob]

1 Bula
2 Lobb
3 Toa
4 Olam
5 Staines
6 Fainu
7 Sezar
8 Stef
9 Api
10 Klem
11 Ice
12 Bateman
13 Pole

14 Sullivan
15 Twal
16 Samuela
17 Seyfarth

Naden for Toa, swap Sullivan and Fainu

 

[Camel2281]

1 Bula
2 Lobb
3 Toa
4 Olam
5 Staines
6 Fainu
7 Sezar
8 Stef
9 Api
10 Klem
11 Ice
12 Bateman
13 Pole

14 Sullivan
15 Twal
16 Samuela
17 Seyfarth

I'm with this apart from my wish for someone like Kit to push his way into the 17 (ideally starting 13) with Pole playing the Spencer Leinu role off the bench in place of Seyfarth

 

[GarethEllis94]

Do we start Tupou in 2024? It’s contentious given he is leaving in 12 months. I would still think he is our best winger ahead of Naden, To’a, Nof, Staines.

Hoping Solomon Alaimalo or Alex Lobb can really make a fistful of their opportunities and demand a spot.

 

[hammertime]

Do we start Tupou in 2024? It’s contentious given he is leaving in 12 months. I would still think he is our best winger ahead of Naden, To’a, Nof, Staines.

Hoping Solomon Alaimalo or Alex Lobb can really make a fistful of their opportunities and demand a spot.

Been thinking about that too. We can even apply that to Sullivan and fainu, rather than playing sezar. But I think to keep the culture, it needs to be best player for the job. Fullstop.

If we can release him early for cap relief, then maybe that's the answer.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Be interested to see if Tupou has got the high ball under control.

He's going to get tested thus year.

 

[Stevec]

Wouldn't be surprised if Benji and Nofoaloma after a torrid time come to some new understanding where Nofo gets a new attitude and trains hard and is one of our starting round 2 wingers . With regard to Tupou its quite common when someone signs with another club for next year they don't fit in to the new coaches long term plans and deals are done for early release .
Hope we can pair Toa with Olam in the centers
Expect Latu to get the nod for no 6 as Benji will want a bit of "x" factor
Sezer will be no 7 as must have experience there
So my radical backline
1.Bula
2.Nofoaloma
3.Olam
4.Toa
5. Naden
6.Latu
7. Sezer
With Sullivan as bench utility
Admit a very big IF with 2 and 3

 

[jrtiger]

Wouldn't be surprised if Benji and Nofoaloma after a torrid time come to some new understanding where Nofo gets a new attitude and trains hard and is one of our starting round 2 wingers . With regard to Tupou its quite common when someone signs with another club for next year they don't fit in to the new coaches long term plans and deals are done for early release .
Hope we can pair Toa with Olam in the centers
Expect Latu to get the nod for no 6 as Benji will want a bit of "x" factor
Sezer will be no 7 as must have experience there
So my radical backline
1.Bula
2.Nofoaloma
3.Olam
4.Toa
5. Naden
6.Latu
7. Sezer
With Sullivan as bench utility
Admit a very big IF with 2 and 3

it’s a plausible theory regarding Nofoaluma, but this is Marshall’s first major test as coach. if he lets up and rolls over then it may send a poor message to the playing group. he’ll be advised by those around him to keep his foot on the throat you would think.

all of this said, the wing is absolutely a concern. aside from Staines, there’s no other certainty. Nofoaluma’s attitude is pathetic, Tupou is leaving and Lobb and Alaimalo are unknown quantities.

I do think Tupou will still be there Round 2, but it depends on how Lobb trials and whether Benji moves him down the depth chart given he’s departing.

 

[Stevec]

it’s a plausible theory regarding Nofoaluma, but this is Marshall’s first major test as coach. if he lets up and rolls over then it may send a poor message to the playing group. he’ll be advised by those around him to keep his foot on the throat you would think.

all of this said, the wing is absolutely a concern. aside from Staines, there’s no other certainty. Nofoaluma’s attitude is pathetic, Tupou is leaving and Lobb and Alaimalo are unknown quantities.

I do think Tupou will still be there Round 2, but it depends on how Lobb trials and whether Benji moves him down the depth chart given he’s departing.

Agree with everything you say but I was kind of hoping Nofoaloma is the one who rolls over and by that He completely changes his attitude because Benji keeps his firm stance