Covering the loss of Twal

Joelcainenumber1fan said:
could work though this is against penrith who are clearly the only team that can win it this year
i dont think ive seen a year where the gap from 1st to 2nd that is this wide i mean even without there origin players they still beat the warriors
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Warriors were without 2 of theirs also, but yes I know what you mean.

I’m thinking a couple of teams besides the Warriors might click into good consistent form towards the back end of the season to give Penrith more of a challenge. Don’t know which ones yet, but I think someone will.
 
Flippedy said:
Warriors were without 2 of theirs also, but yes I know what you mean.

I’m thinking a couple of teams besides the Warriors might click into good consistent form towards the back end of the season to give Penrith more of a challenge. Don’t know which ones yet, but I think someone will.
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probley newcastle if they can stay healthy
 
Telltails said:
Laurie was the players player 2022 here and was brave behind a beaten squad on numerous occasions. He had one absolute shocker here against the Knights- I think and he wasn't alone - and some never got over it.
Never going to be elite but is a player who can be the next man up effectively.
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Laurie never got over it either…he was never the same after that match
 
Joelcainenumber1fan said:
probley newcastle if they can stay healthy
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Yeah hard to believe eh? Last year’s wooden spooners! I’m not sure they can turn it around that dramatically for the whole season. I was thinking more maybe the Roosters once they get over the origin period. They have the players for it. Maybe even the Cowboys or Dolphins if they can tighten their defences.
 
king_sirro said:
Im of the opinion this next month will be very hard having Sam and Twal out . We need to find a way around this. Just picking someone to play 13 and carrying on as usual isnt an option for me. We need to take an alternate approach. I have 2 options

1. Latu plays lock and we spend a few weeks really focusing on our attack. Play fast, upbeat attacking footy lead by Api, Latu and Jock condensing the opposition middle and moving the ball swiftly to the edges. Run teams around with the ball, blow them away.

2. Pick 2 players to cover Twals loss. Start with someone and tell them just give me 20 minutes of everything you have. Hard line speed and aggression. Then replace him with the 2nd one. It means using an extra interchange or two.

If we pick any sort of middle player and just say go be yourself then we are shot. This is a huge loss and we have to try something to win 2 or 3 games over the next 4 to 6 weeks.
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I'll take option 1...
 
huge job to cover Twally , been great but need to push on ,
Latu in at 13.
Roberts in at left back rower
Bunty back on bench , we will need to attack Penrith hard and fast and use 2 injections off the bench in Hunt and Bunty
Gonna be tough next 4 weeks with Alex out but again need to push on , we can beat these guys , take a leaf out dragons book V bronco , can be done
 
I think we should give twal a bag of concrete, and sent him out , come to think of it , give all the injured players a bag of concrete.
This has to be our worst season for injuries, we would have been in the top 3 , if all had stayed fit
 
Telltails said:
Laurie was the players player 2022 here and was brave behind a beaten squad on numerous occasions. He had one absolute shocker here against the Knights- I think and he wasn't alone - and some never got over it.
Never going to be elite but is a player who can be the next man up effectively.
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Could be a Dylan Walker style player. Certainly played well yesterday
 
kiwitiger said:
That's what I would do too.
Just hope Latu can play 60 in the middle
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That is the question,
I am all in on this kid’s potential but I just would prefer benji put him in reserve grade for 3 weeks in what ever position Benji thinks he is best suited for us in the NRL.
This starting him on the bench and putting him on here there and everywhere is doing nothing for him or the team at the moment.
 
426Tlgerland said:
huge job to cover Twally , been great but need to push on ,
Latu in at 13.
Roberts in at left back rower
Bunty back on bench , we will need to attack Penrith hard and fast and use 2 injections off the bench in Hunt and Bunty
Gonna be tough next 4 weeks with Alex out but again need to push on , we can beat these guys , take a leaf out dragons book V bronco , can be done
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Dogs beat a full strength panthers side & we beat the dogs so yeah it can be done plus luai will be hungry to get one over Cleary as will the other ex panthers in our team like temu, api, turuva
 
We have troubled Penrith over the last few years. I think its because they used to play that grinding style and were not very adventurous in attack, they would just beat teams to death and very rarely put on a massive score. Our style of play was one where we could go toe to toe so we didn't embarrass ourselves. Well all that has changed this year so you can throw previous form out the window. I have absolutely no idea how we will go against them. The dogs suffocated them with line speed and they got frustrated and that expansive attack just didn't click and led to dropped balls and poor kicks from Nathan. They also targeted Talangi almost exclusively and for mine this is where KPP and Madden need to have a big game. I think the dogs got lucky and Penrith were having a bad day, we need a similar situation to get anywhere near beating them when they are at full strength.
 
I would have Latu starting at 14

On at 20 mins to replace Api, when Api's break is up Latu slots into 13 to finish the game
 
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