Realistic team list round 1 2018

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backs look great, but unless we sign 2-3 more forwards things will never change, once packer and matulino go off we will get run over just like this year.
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Bench: Twal, Eisenhuth

Reseve Grade: Sue, Grant, Tatola, Felise
 
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So many options in the spine next year. Particularly if we sign Watson and if Kev stays.

1\. Lolohea , Watson, Kev
6\. Reynolds, Lolohea, Watson, Gamble
7\. Brooks, Gamble
9, Liddle,Matt M, Reynolds, Watson.

Plus a
Utility bench spot.
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Good summary. Maybe we need another half as well as another prop.
 
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So many options in the spine next year. Particularly if we sign Watson and if Kev stays.

1\. Lolohea , Watson, Kev
6\. Reynolds, Lolohea, Watson, Gamble
7\. Brooks, Gamble
9, Liddle,Matt M, Reynolds, Watson.

Plus a
Utility bench spot.

Good summary. Maybe we need another half as well as another prop.
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We 100% need to sign another half.
 
1\. Lolohea
2\. Nofoaluma
3\. Marsters
4\. Suli
5\. Fonua
6\. Reynolds
7\. Brooks
8\. Matulino
9\. Liddle
10\. Packer
11\. Taylor
12\. Lawrence
13\. Eisenhuth

14\. Marshall
15\. Sue
16\. Twal
17\. McQueen

18\. Aloiai
 
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So many options in the spine next year. Particularly if we sign Watson and if Kev stays.

1\. Lolohea , Watson, Kev
6\. Reynolds, Lolohea, Watson, Gamble
7\. Brooks, Gamble
9, Liddle,Matt M, Reynolds, Watson.

Plus a
Utility bench spot.

Good summary. Maybe we need another half as well as another prop.

We 100% need to sign another half.
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We just did - Benji is back.
 
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1\. Lolohea
2\. Nofoaluma
3\. Marsters
4\. Suli
5\. Fonua
6\. Reynolds
7\. Brooks
8\. Matulino
9\. Liddle
10\. Packer
11\. Taylor
12\. Lawrence
13\. Eisenhuth

14\. Marshall
15\. Sue
16\. Twal
17\. McQueen

18\. Aloiai
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If McQueen is fit, which is a big if he will replace Lawrence. He is a class above our edge backrowers.
I'd hope Aloai comes off the bench. Lawrence is done.
 
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1\. Lolohea
2\. Nofoaluma
3\. Marsters
4\. Suli
5\. Fonua
6\. Reynolds
7\. Brooks
8\. Matulino
9\. Liddle
10\. Packer
11\. Taylor
12\. Lawrence
13\. Eisenhuth

14\. Marshall
15\. Sue
16\. Twal
17\. McQueen

18\. Aloiai

If McQueen is fit, which is a big if he will replace Lawrence. He is a class above our edge backrowers.
I'd hope Aloai comes off the bench. Lawrence is done.
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I like this team on paper..the beauty of Marshall there… 20min to go, no injuries... Renyolds to dummy half Marshall to 5/8 give liddle a rest..Marshall can also cover full back and centres.
 
1\. Tui Lolohea
2\. David Nofaoluma
3\. Taane Milne
4\. Moses Suli
5\. Curtis Rona
6\. Josh Reynoldys
7\. Luke Brooks
8\. Russell Packer
9\. Jacob Liddle
10\. Ben Matulino
11\. Chris McQueen
12\. Elijah Taylor
13\. Matt Eisenhuth

14\. Benji Marshall
15\. Esan Marsters
16\. Alex Twal
17\. Jesse Sue

18\. Josh Alioia
 
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1\. Tui Lolohea
2\. David Nofaoluma
3\. Taane Milne
4\. Moses Suli
5\. Curtis Rona
6\. Josh Reynoldys
7\. Luke Brooks
8\. Russell Packer
9\. Jacob Liddle
10\. Ben Matulino
11\. Chris McQueen
12\. Elijah Taylor
13\. Matt Eisenhuth

14\. Benji Marshall
15\. Esan Marsters
16\. Alex Twal
17\. Jesse Sue

18\. Josh Alioia
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This could actually be a decent team.
 
I think that the signing of Benj almost finishes our team, providing we sign Rona. The only spot I would say that would be in question is the #17.

13\. Eisenhuth

14\. Marshall
15\. Marsters
16\. Twal
17.

Definitely up for grabs. Needs to be another front rower, whether that be Sue, Aloiai or Felise, or if we pick up someone in the fire sale. Rochow is a depth signing and Esan is a far better option, so it all depends on pre season and future signings.
 
1 - Lolohea
2 - Nofoaluma
3 - Milne
4 - Suli
5 - Thompson
6 - Reynolds
7 - Brooks
8 - Packer
9 - Liddle
10 - Matulino
11 - Lawrence
12 - Taylor
13 - Eisenhuth

14 - Marshall
15 - Twal
16 - Sue
17 - Grant

We can't go around carrying a small bench anymore. Twal and Sue can cover both the front and back rows, a genuine utility back in Benji and a genuine prop in Grant I think is a smarter bench.

I'd almost be inclined to start the year with Fonua at centre and Suli replaces him in the back half of the year
 
I still think we are a prop and decent edge backrower or 2 short….Grant was average today, got stood up for the first try and even though ran for over 100m, i just think he was average....Patrick Kaufusi and Ash Bateman or Ben Curries from England would be prefect.
 
While Marsters probably will become an edge player in the future, I'd have a tough time moving him from the centres even with Milne coming. He hasn't done too much wrong this year and definitely been a positive.
 
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While Marsters probably will become an edge player in the future, I'd have a tough time moving him from the centres even with Milne coming. He hasn't done too much wrong this year and definitely been a positive.
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that pass for Naiqama try :smiley: must be one of the best long passes ever :sign:
 
Lolohea
Nofoaluma
Suli
Masters
Fonua
Reynolds
Brooks
Eisenhuth
Taylor
McQueen
Packer
Liddle
Matulino

Twal
Sue
Lawrence
Marshall

Love how good our depth is plenty of players competing. At this stage though Masters is ahead of Milne and Lawrence scrapes in on experience over Rochouw, CheeKam and Sue just ahead of Aloia
 
1\. Tui
2\. Nofa
3\. Suli
4\. Milne
5\. Rona
6\. Reynolds
7\. Brooks
8\. Matulino
9\. Liddle
10\. Twal
11\. McQueen/Lawrence (whoever isn't injured)
12\. ET
13\. Huth

14\. Benji
15\. Packer - Would provide more impact off the bench
16\. Marsters
17\. Sue

We probably need 1 more prop and second-rower.

There aren't too many good forwards atm so we might have to wait for the fire sale.
 
Think Eisenhuth needs to gain a bit of size over the off season. Is a worker, but not sure that he bends the line. I think that it is a toss-up between him & Aloiai, or potentially ET back to the middle and Marsters as a starting 2nd rower.
 
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