Realistic team list round 1 2018

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Now the dust is settled, I think we’ll see

1\. Thompson
2\. Noffa
3\. Naiqama
4\. Marsters
5\. MWZ
6\. Reynolds
7\. Brooks
8\. Packer
9\. McIlwrick
10\. Matulino
11\. Lawrence
12\. ET
13\. Eiso

14\. Marshall
15\. Rochow
16\. Twal
17\. Aloiai
18\. McQueen
19\. Grant
20\. Felise
21\. Milne

My man Jesse probably needs a couple ISP games before coming into calculations.
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I wouldn't have 2 backrowers on the bench, unless you wanna play Aloiai at prop?
 
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What I think we will see:

1\. Thompson
2\. Nofoaluma
3\. Naiqama
4\. Masters
5\. Watene-Zelezniak
6\. Reynolds
7\. Brooks
8\. Packer
9\. McIlwrick
10\. Matulino
11\. Taylor
12\. Lawrence
13\. Eisenhuth

14\. Godinet
15\. Aloiai
16\. Twal
17\. Rochow

I'd prefer someone else in the centres over Naiqama but neither Milne or Fonua have been particularly impressive.
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I think youve nailed it
 
Once our combinations gel and we get match-fit this will be our best side:

Lolohea
Nofoaluma
Milne
Marsters
Thompson
Reynolds
Brooks/Gamble
Packer
Liddle
Twal
Lawrence/Rochow
ET
Eisenhuth

Benji/Gamble
Aloiai
Matulino
MCK(if Aloiai plays in the middle)/Felise (if Aloiai plays on an edge)
 
Thompson
Nofo
Milne
A)Lolo B) Eisenhuth
A)MWZ B) Lolo
Reynolds
Brooks
Packer
Godinet
Mut
McQueen
Lawrence
Taylor

Twal
Sue
Benji
Aloai
 
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What I think we will see:

1\. Thompson
2\. Nofoaluma
3\. Naiqama
4\. Masters
5\. Watene-Zelezniak
6\. Reynolds
7\. Brooks
8\. Packer
9\. McIlwrick
10\. Matulino
11\. Taylor
12\. Lawrence
13\. Eisenhuth

14\. Godinet
15\. Aloiai
16\. Twal
17\. Rochow

I'd prefer someone else in the centres over Naiqama but neither Milne or Fonua have been particularly impressive.
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I think this will pretty much be us for R1
 
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Is Benji our only other option for halfback? If he is he wont be NRL ready for some time.
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Marshall is the best option. Lolohea would be next (he's played some halfback before for the Warriors and took dominant play making resposibility for Tonga over Hingano). After that Gamble. Lolohea and Gamble are both better suited to a classic 5/8 role though.
 
Gamble has played at half back at Redcliffe. I have not seen him play there. Perhaps he should be given a run at half-back in the NSW Cup to see if he does have the chops in that position. We need a half back with a kicking game, someone to kick goals and someone to control Reynolds. Just an idea.
 
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Gamble has played at half back at Redcliffe. I have not seen him play there. Perhaps he should be given a run at half-back in the NSW Cup to see if he does have the chops in that position. We need a half back with a kicking game, someone to kick goals and someone to control Reynolds. Just an idea.
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I would like to see that, who knows the pressure on Brooks might be something he needed. These first 6 rounds are against top quality teams and we wont be given to many opportunities and we will need to make the most of what we are given.

The passing from DH to Brooks hasn't helped him either but Brooks was easily read last night with Luke Lewis always 1 step ahead.
 
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Where is marshall?
I thought last week he was expecting a bub…long delivery?
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Was due end of last week..being induced today or tomorrow I believe..If it's today Dad n Bub will share the same birth date..

Good Luck Zoe n Benji n bub for a safe delivery ..healthy n happy..
 
1\. Tui
2\. Nofo
3\. Marshall
4.Masters
5.Thompson
6.Gamble
7\. Renyolds
8\. Eiso
9\. Liddle
10.Matulino
11\. Twai
12.Felise
13\. Taylor

14\. Godinet
15\. Aloiai
16\. Packer
17\. Rochow
 
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How do you pick Benji without a trial game under his belt …....please

He is a confidence player ....anyway .....move on

Yep I get that, actually pencilled in Gamble first, but Benji has been there, done that…gotta have some faith in him.

Personally why not have Lolohea in the 17 jersey ??

Give Benji two weeks in ISP for confidence
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Yep thats another option (good to have a few). But if Tui needs to improve his fitness I reckon 80 mins in ISP at FB would be better than 20-30 off the bench in 1sts.

Either way I think Tui will play his way back into 1sts (if he is not there from the beginning) once his fitness is up to scratch, Thompson most likely moved to the wing for MWZ/Nofo. IC has mentioned a few times that our Rd 1 team most likely wont be the same one backing up towards the end of the year. So that suggests he is waiting on a few preferred options (Liddle, Tui, McQueen possibly) to prove their fitness before moving into 1sts.
 
1 Thompson is to good not to have at fullback
2 Lolohea is better in the halves as we preformed much better towards the end of last season with him there
3 Reynolds has to much experience not to have in the halves and has the ability to lift the whole team
4 Liddle will be our number 9 when fit
5 Gamble is a good player and when he is in the starting 17 he will be very hard to leave out
6 once our forwards of Packer Matalino Twal Eisenhuth McQueen Aloiai Taylor Rochow and Liddle start to fire
And they will
They will be very hard to stop
7 for us to make the 8 I think we need a centre pairing of Milne and Masters big bodies and can feed of each other when on a roll
8 the position on the ladder we would all be happy with after 26 rounds
After that anything is possible
 
What I would like to see,

1\. Thompson
2\. Fonua
3\. Milne
4\. Masters
5\. Watene-Zelezniak
6\. Reynolds
7\. Gamble
8\. Packer
9\. Taylor
10\. Matulino
11\. Aloiai
12\. Lawrence
13\. Eisenhuth

14\. Marshall
15\. Grant
16\. Twal
17\. Macqueen
 
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