Your team vs Warriors

[Odessa]

1. Bula
2. Skeleton
3. Turuva
4. Herbert
5. Big MaK
6. Andrew's
7. Madden
8. Terrell May
9. Api Koroisau (c)
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

Interchange:
14. Bunty Afoa
15. Sione Fainu
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth
18. Latu
19. LL
20. Murray

Tino hopefully lines up against the small Warriors centre because the rest are like land of the Giants

If Latu is fit he takes Seyfart spot in the 17 plays plays 20 minutes blows out the cobwebs and if uninjured starts the week after

 

[Demps]

1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Patrick Hebert
4. Heamasi Makasini
5. Luke Laulilii
6. Jason Andrews
7. Jock Madden
8. Terrell May
9. Api Koroisau (c)
10. Sione Fainu
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

Interchange:
14. Latu Fainu
15. Fanua Pole
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth
18. Bunty Afoa
19. Heath Mason

 

[Demps]

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[jadtiger]

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I love this idea but ONLY if he is 100% and not just coming back early to help us in an act of misguided desperation.

 

[bythebeardofzeus]

1. Bula
2. Skeleton
3. Turuva
4. Herbert
5. Big MaK
6. Andrew's
7. Madden
8. Terrell May
9. Api Koroisau (c)
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

Interchange:
14. Bunty Afoa
15. Sione Fainu
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth
18. Latu
19. LL
20. Murray

Tino hopefully lines up against the small Warriors centre because the rest are like land of the Giants

If Latu is fit he takes Seyfart spot in the 17 plays plays 20 minutes blows out the cobwebs and if uninjured starts the week after

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[Gus Gould]

Assuming Doueihi doesn't play & Latu isn't ready..

1. Bula
2. Skelton
3. Herbert
4. Makasini
5. Turuva
6. Mason
7. Madden
13. Twal
12. KPP
11. Sam Fainu
10. Pole
9. Koroisau
8. May

14. Murray
15. Hunt
16. Sione Fainu
17. Seyfarth
18. Afoa
19. Andrews

Murray & Mason to cover #9 if Koroisau needs to come off. Andrews to cover Mason if he struggles or outside back (along with Mason). Murray to play some defensive 5/8 if need be.

Added beef on the bench to match conditions.

Win through the forwards. Play players in their correct positions as much as possible. Herbert in the centres to add defensive structure. Skelton in for Luke Lualili'i to add extra metres from early tackles & to add size against Warriors outside backs.

Bomb the midget Warriors fullback & have Bula, KPP & Samuela contesting kicks all night if you can.

CNK will be back this week I believe

 

[sydneytiger33]

1. Bula
2. Skeleton
3. Turuva
4. Herbert
5. Big MaK
6. Andrew's
7. Madden
8. Terrell May
9. Api Koroisau (c)
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

Interchange:
14. Bunty Afoa
15. Sione Fainu
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth
18. Latu
19. LL
20. Murray

Tino hopefully lines up against the small Warriors centre because the rest are like land of the Giants

If Latu is fit he takes Seyfart spot in the 17 plays plays 20 minutes blows out the cobwebs and if uninjured starts the week after

who is the small center? Both their centers are listed as 6'3.

 

[Odessa]

who is the small center? Both their centers are listed as 6'3.

Tuaupiki is back in the centres this week Nick is back playing fullback

 

[sydneytiger33]

Tuaupiki is back in the centres this week Nick is back playing fullback

He doesn't play centre. He is just fullback cover. So I suspect he will go back to the 6 man bench when their first choice fullback comes back this week (Charnz Nikoll-Klokstad). Both their starting centers Adam Pompey and Ali Leautaeua are listed as 6'3. They are not small. They have the size and power advantage over us in both the backs and forwards.

 

[Odessa]

He doesn't play centre. He is just fullback cover. So I suspect he will go back to the 6 man bench when their first choice fullback comes back this week (Charnz Nikoll-Klokstad). Both their starting centers Adam Pompey and Ali Leautaeua are listed as 6'3. They are not small. They have the size and power advantage over us in both the backs and forwards.

Well which ever is smaller I hope Tino lines up against in the land of the Giants

 

[Tigerdazz2]

Its the tigers way. Just put a bloke in a position hes never played then crucify him when it doesnt work.

Yes like continually putting Luke Garner (before his move to the Dark Side) at centre against teams like the Roosters, Storm, Broncos and simply didn't have the HP to defend against his speedy, powerful opposite centres & wingers.

 

[HUNT 101]

Ads cleared to play if I'm not mistaken, will partner Jock in the half's and Latu most likely minimum minutes off the bench.

 

[tigerballs]

1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Patrick Herbert (R)
4. Heamasi Makasini (L)
5. Skelton
6. Javon Andrews (or Latu F)
7. Jock Madden
8. Terrell May
9. Api Koroisau (c)
10. Bunty Afoa
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

Interchange:
14. F Pole
15. Sione Fainu
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth
18. Tristan Hope
19. Luke L

I'd take that but swap Mak and Skelton. I don't think Mak is a centre.

 

[mtd#2]

I would love to see for this game only, Samuela start in the front row and Sione play on the edge. Samuela played there for under 19s origin. It also gives Sione more game time.

 

[mtd#2]

I'd take that but swap Mak and Skelton. I don't think Mak is a centre.

Makasini is more of a centre than Skelton

Benji named Skelton at centre purely for the jersey numbers. He was never playing centre. I dont think he has ever played centre in his life, has he?

 

[Tigerdazz2]

Its the tigers way. Just put a bloke in a position hes never played then crucify him when it doesnt work.

I hope that Benji doesn't do what he did with that young winger Lobb that had an obvious leg/knee injury......he was a pedestrian.

Wests Tigers were ahead at that stage of the match, a few went down and the opposition (which team it was escapes me) ran in three straight tries as their attack easily got around the badly limping Lobb.

 

[westTAHger]

Wins 25 - 18.

 

[Tigerdazz2]

CNK will be back this week I believe

I really dislike that guy, have done since he was at the Raiders when he & Jordan Rapana used to tear the Tigers apart year after year.

They were like Gasnier, he used to have a blinder & put 2 or 3 tries on the WT every time we played the Dragons. They all seemed to love running riot against our boys, even when they weren't travelling that bad.

 

[tigerballs]

Makasini is more of a centre than Skelton

Benji named Skelton at centre purely for the jersey numbers. He was never playing centre. I dont think he has ever played centre in his life, has he?

Quite a bit of centre in his rugby days. He also went into the centres against the cowboys when May was injured and played very well against Chester. It's a bit of a myth that good wingers make good centres. You don't ever see To'o, Fox, Coates, Mulitalo etc move to centre, they're too good on the wing.

 

[Halbrowne61]

I'd take that but swap Mak and Skelton. I don't think Mak is a centre.

Not at this stage anyway. Neither is Turuva, they both should on the wings.
Any news on the mysterious Mr Star ?