Benji is the backup 6 or 7\. Last year he subbed for Reynolds pretty much the whole year, but was much more a second halfback than a running 5/8th. Benji did a lot of first reciever and kicking work his side of the ruck, so for him to take over as the primary half won't be a stretch if it's...
If Momiroveki reolaced Masters, Masters would go well in Chee Kam's position, because he can play backs or forwards, and is legitimately hard to tackle. Does leave us looking for a new goalkicker.
Would you have Momirovski replace Fonua?
Chee Kam plays a number of positions well enough that the defensive line doesn't fall apart if you have to make an unscheduled substitution. Every team needs a back rower who can defend in the centres without letting three tries in.
Cast your mind back to games where Tedesco went off, Nofa went...
It'll be a standard presser, which every club's obliged to do before a game.
I thought Benji handled that well. The three questions they kept trying to slide in were: are you retiring?; is Ivan leaving? And are the Tigers signing Nathan Cleary?
Benji kept it good humoured and kept steering it...
The thing about the Tigers defence is it's not particularly good, the boys just work harder than anyone else so that missed tackles are well covered. They scramble well for each other.
What Canberra do isn't specially clever, but they have big units in the backrow and centres who hit the line...
We've seen no evidence that Reynolds can make even 20 tackles a game without getting hurt. Why does everyone want him in a middle forward role? The number 9 and number 13 take the most punishment in the ruck, no place for a fragile ageong half.
Brooks is also cheap to retain though. He's only on $500k and by the end of 2019 should be eligible for veteran player allowance, covering $200k of that. Cleary/Brooks is a value for money pairing if they don't cancel each other out.
Reynolds is stupidly expensive and never plays. If he's not...
It feels like gets half a tackle bust but isn't 100% sure of his support player's line or timing. I'd rather he hold the ball than chuck and hope if he's not confident.
Junior Paulo's not a bloke you want at your club, the memory of Tim Simona's still raw. We don't want any wannabe gangsters or their criminal friends anywhere near Concord.
Most teams are at their best defensively with their starting pack on but our bench rotation is exposed more than most. I'm hoping having an 80 minute hooker will help by freeing up a bench spot but our forward depth may not be good enough to take advantage.
Oddly enough I think Benji's return...