Your team vs Souths

Assuming Api, Seyfarth, Twal are out..

1. Bula
2. Staines
3. Doueihi
4. Olam
5. Faataape
6. Galvin
7. Latu Fainu
13. Sezar
12. Sam Fainu
11. Bateman
10. Klemmer
9. Da Silva
8. Utoikamanu

14. Pole
15 Sione Fainu
16. Porter
17. Kit Lualili'i

18. Sukkar
19. Mason
And Olam !
 
1. Bula
2.Staines
3. To’a
4.Naden
5.Doueihi
6.Galvin
7.Sullivan
13.Pole
12.Bateman
11.Sam Fainu
10.Utoikamanu
9.Sezer
8.Klemmer

14.Da Silva
15.Porter
16.Kit Laulilli
17.Sione Fainu
 
This might seem a novel concept to some ..

but most teams stick to their outside backs .. not withstanding injury or origin selection ( lol)..

Picking the chump that never got a game last week when they got flogged isn’t a recipe for success ..

yes I’m looking at you To’a..

Used to be a saying … Feeling as To’a as a Roman sandal
 
Did you see #4???
Good comeback game then seems to have read his own press. Comments about him being worth more money after one win were in poor taste after he’s been out for so long.

We need senior players who put up or shut up.
 
This might seem a novel concept to some ..

but most teams stick to their outside backs .. not withstanding injury or origin selection ( lol)..

Picking the chump that never got a game last week when they got flogged isn’t a recipe for success ..

yes I’m looking at you To’a..

Used to be a saying … Feeling as To’a as a Roman sandal
Most teams don’t look like amateurs attacking the try line though.
 
1. Jahream Bula
2. Charlie Staines
3. Justin Olam
4. Staford Toa
5. Luke Lualilii
6. Adam Douihei
7. Lachlan Galvin
8. Alex Twal
9. Tallyn Da Silva
10. Fonua Pole
11. John Bateman
12. Samuela Fainu
13. Isaiah Papalil

14. Latu Fainu
15. S Utoikamanu
16. Sione Fainu
17. Jordan Miller
 
1. Jahream Bula
2. Charlie Staines
3. Justin Olam
4. Staford Toa
5. Luke Lualilii
6. Lachlan Galvin
7. Aidan Sezer
13. Pole
12. Fainu
11.Bateman
10. Klemmer
9. TDS
8. Stefano
14. Doueihi
15. Porter
16. Matamua
17. Fainu
 
1. Jahream Bula
2. Junior Tupou
3. Justin Olam
4. Staford Toa
5. Adam Douihei
6. Lachlan Galvin
7. Aiden Sezer
8. David Klemmer
9. Tallyn Da Silva
10. Fonua Pole
11. John Bateman
12. Samuela Fainu
13. Isaiah Papalil

14. Latu Fainu
15. S Utoikamanu
16. Sione Fainu
17. Ruben Porter
 
6. Adam Douihei
7. Lachlan Galvin

At the start of the season I thought Sezer was the organiser the team needed, like a low rent Reynolds. He's been poor ever since, and last week he was bad. Good to see Galvin and Douihei as halves. They couldn't be worse than Sezer last week. Douihei's struggling with centre D too, so a move might help.

Come to think of it, when did the Tigers last have a backline that could defend? Have they ever had a solid defensive backline ever? Even the 2005 team wasn't great with D.

These days, all teams have to do is pass out to the wing, who has a saloon passage to the line. It seems like they don't trust each other to tackle their opposite number. Understandable ... they do miss a lot 😆. Most backlines are faster and more athletic than WT - all the top 8 sides, Saints, Knights, Broncs, Titans, Warriors ... and Bunnies. At least they don't have Campbell Soup in there.

I thought Olam would be the answer. He's an improvement but Bellamy let him go because his D is patchy.
 
1. Bula
2.Staines
3. To’a
4.Naden
5.Doueihi
6.Galvin
7.Sullivan
13.Pole
12.Bateman
11.Sam Fainu
10.Utoikamanu
9.Sezer
8.Klemmer

14.Da Silva
15.Porter
16.Kit Laulilli
17.Sione Fainu
Not bad, but I would replace Kit with Miller.
The bench looks a bit light on.
 
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