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TEAM LIST Round 2 Vs NQ Cowboys
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Buttface
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Especially going on the WTF experts. He was in a few run on teams.
Sione or Seyfarth, doesn't matter which one. Neither they nor Twal are actually a lock so just share the game time and all play their natural game as a middle.
Just because he's in number 14 doesn't make him anymore likely than anyone else on the bench. 14 or 18, 19 means nothing. You get to use any 4 of the 6 during play until you've used 4
No it does not
InBenjiWeTrust
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IMHO, Sione >> Twal > Seyfarth
Benji mentioned that he see’s Douhie as a hybrid 7 this may be the plan
All three players are there to tighten the defence and occasionally bend the line.
I hope Benji doesn’t over complicate the halfback role this year.
Kick well, get us to our spots on the field and feed Luai & the OB’s at the right times.
If AD does that and picks the right moments to run we should go okay.
That’s how I see it. AD is a runner. It gives us direct running speed up the middle during the forward fatigue part of the game and up the ante on field position with kicking if we are struggling as that is a big strength of Maddens.
Makes zero sense to view Madden as a hooker with Hope on the extended bench.
Odessa
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A bit hard if he's not in the country
Hes in reggies.
His.missus is in NZ.
Odessa
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He is away in NZ and mite be returning to play this weekend hard to play and train when your in NZ
Tigerwould
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I think Hope is there for hooker injury cover, or if Api plays less than 65 mins. I think Api will play 65-70mins. Madden will fill in at DH for 10-15mins and play about 15-20 mins at lock. About 30mins game time for Madden. I would have liked to see Charlie Murray on the bench as well. To give us more creative options through the middle.
Buttface
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I wasn’t keeping tabs on him but I wasn’t naming him either.
Odessa
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Benji is always family first I doubt Benji would rush him back
Buttface
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Still packing boxes?
Moving house what a Buttpain.
Tigerwould
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Yep. Sione is a good middle and deserves his spot. I would have liked to see Charlie Murray (more attacking middle) but Seyfarth work rate and energy in defence is why Benji would have selected him over Murray.
Jolls
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Given the way Hope was used at 9 and 13 during the trials I expect the rotation model is centred around him as opposed to Madden. Madden does provide the flexibility to play a different style - without knowing what options they have trained it is all guesswork from us punters. Benji has the clipboard and a plan in mind - so we will probably not get a feel for it until Saturday unless someone gets to the Captain's run and brings back some intelligence!
@Mighty_Tiger you don’t think Jock Madden coming on at 13 and Tristan Hope coming on to give Api Korisau a rest would work ?
I noticed the Panthers played Jack Cogger at 13 moving Yeo to prop during their win against the Broncos and as good as Yeo has been in that 1st receiver ball distributor role over the years, the Panthers looked much sharper and more dangerous in attack when they had Cogger at 13.
I think this could work for us with Madden playing a similar role as to what Cogger played for the Panthers against the Broncos.
Having a much smaller man spending time defending at 13 is always a concern, but in these early rounds, particularly if it’s a warm afternoon, defensive line speed becomes very valuable and the smaller more energetic players certainly have capability to demonstrate much better defensive line speed than the bigger men.
This is why I think it’s absolutely vital that Api only plays a maximum of 50-60 minutes so he can refresh and allow Tristan Hope who demonstrated great defensive line speed during our trial games to come on and make a difference with his high energy and more physical and aggressive defence.
I think we often attribute winning the yardage battle solely to power running and we certainly need some players who carry the ball very strongly, but defensive line speed is just as, if not more important.
The possibility of Jock Madden digging into the line off a fast play the ball and feeding Doueihi or Luai with momentum, time and space to play would cause chaos to the Cowboys defence.
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