Starting Lock?

[21sixers]

wish we had simon dwyer as an option 😢

 

[boonboon]

Pack
L- Blair
SR- Fulton
SR- Ellis
P- Galloway
P- Woods

R1- Hieghno
R2- Groat
R3- Bell

0-20 - Starting Pack
20-40 - Galloway and Woods off - Bell and Groat on
30 Mins - Blair off for Heighno
40-60 - Bell and Groat off - Galloway, Woods
50 Mins - Blair on - Ellis off
60-80 - Groat Bell on - Galloway, Woods off
70 Min - Fulton off for Ellis assuming they have 2 changes left still

That gives 9 changes out of a possible 10 - leaving 1 for the reserve back
The 4 props play roughly 40 minutes - although in reality in will be closer to 50 for the starters and 30 for the reserves
2R
Fulton- 70 minutes - probably can last better then the others but in reality would change week to week depending on the game etc
Blair - 60 minutes
Heighno - 50 minutes
Ellis - 60 minutes

What does everyone else think of this as the likely plan

 

[Goose]

I think Blair and Ellis are our best forwards and should play most minutes

 

[Marshall_magic]

I'd be playing Blair at lock and have him roam all over the field in attack. Fulton stays on the right where he played so well last year, and Ellis on the left where he's been dominating. Hino drops back to the bench.

 

[cunno]

We lost two props at the end of last season to cronulla and gained Blair and Bell, therefore do the two gains take over in the front row from Gibbs and Fifita, it will be interesting to see what Sheens does. My starting pack would be Galloway, Farah, Woods, Blair, Ellis and Heino. Fulton adds spark when he comes on and Groat, Bell add some grunt.

 

[tigerbenji]

Rhino to start, Fulton to take his place when the opposition starts to tire.

 

[benji_6]

Pack
L- Blair
SR- Fulton
SR- Ellis
P- Galloway
P- Woods

R1- Hieghno
R2- Groat
R3- Bell

0-20 - Starting Pack
20-40 - Galloway and Woods off - Bell and Groat on
30 Mins - Blair off for Heighno
40-60 - Bell and Groat off - Galloway, Woods

50 Mins - Blair on - Ellis off
60-80 - Groat Bell on - Galloway, Woods off
70 Min - Fulton off for Ellis assuming they have 2 changes left still

That gives 9 changes out of a possible 10 - leaving 1 for the reserve back
The 4 props play roughly 40 minutes - although in reality in will be closer to 50 for the starters and 30 for the reserves
2R
Fulton- 70 minutes - probably can last better then the others but in reality would change week to week depending on the game etc
Blair - 60 minutes
Heighno - 50 minutes
Ellis - 60 minutes

What does everyone else think of this as the likely plan

Sorry boonboon I dont like that. Finishing the game with Bell and Groat is not wise. Bell is solid but nothing else and Groat doesnt have the experience.

In my opinion Fulton is one of our only forward who could play 80 min so Id start him at lock and play him on the right. He is a good hole runner and will make 40 tackles a game.

So my starting pack would be
8\. Aaron Woods
9\. Robbie Farah
10\. Keith Galloway
11\. Adam Blair
12\. Gareth Ellis
13\. Liam Fulton

14\. Willie Mason
15\. Matt Bell/Ben Murdoch Masilla (gee I hope he kicks on, he could be something special)
16\. Chris Heighington
17\. Tom Humble/Dane Chisolm

 

[Guest]

Including Mason in the team is a bit presumptuous.

 

[SneakyPete]

Mason = overated (happy to be proved wrong though!)

 

[21sixers]

mason may aswell pull up a stool at the clovelly hotel and watch the tigers play this year he aint gettin close