TEAM LIST Wests Tigers Team v Parramatta Eels

[Mighty_Tiger]

Will be funny if after the narrative this week about him moving to 6 to get his running game back, he's moved to 9 and is mostly playing a distributor role.

Will be interesting if he moves to Hooker and kicks it low to the corner (not high) and makes some attacking darts which are both more his natural style.

If he plays at Hooker and does well, guess that means we might have 5-6 Hooker options rostered then.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Good interview with Hastings on SEN this morning, the Brooks haters won't like it.

He was pretty clear Brooks would be 6 against Parramatta and no mention of Madden and his role in the team, he spoke about using Brooks on short sides with his pace and that Brooks would do fair bit of kicking

Interesting interview the guy is pretty honest how he was not in captains group ahead of Ken M good grief

 

[Fish88]

I wonder if Brooks will do to hooker to give Simpkin a spell and Madden coming into 5/8. Can’t really see Madden playing time at hooker.

 

[ElleryHanley]

Tuilagi to the centres and Seyfarth in the back row is an option.

If Tuilagi is our back up 'outside back' option...then we really are in a world of trouble...

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Good interview with Hastings on SEN this morning, the Brooks haters won't like it.

He was pretty clear Brooks would be 6 against Parramatta and no mention of Madden and his role in the team, he spoke about using Brooks on short sides with his pace and that Brooks would do fair bit of kicking

Interesting interview the guy is pretty honest how he was not in captains group ahead of Ken M good grief

Hastings is brilliant for us so far off the park. He says it how it is without turning anyone away from him. he is saying more than any of our current captains as well.

If he can stay on the park and build his game - he would have to be obvious choice for captain in years to come.

 

[KH1988]

In the Telegraph's "Late Mail" for the game

Luke Brooks trained at hooker this week, watch this space…

 

[innsaneink]

You can run out of dummy half.

Not behind our pack

 

[TieDye]

Not behind our pack

Called it…

 

[weststigerman]

You can run out of dummy half.

You can also run when you're playing halfback.

 

[WT2019]

Reviewing the changes and below is the impact I want to see

1) Hastings takes control of the team formations. We will have some teething issues but I want to see a marked improvement of the forwards knowing when they are expected to run and the lines. Our Hooker shouldn't have to guess the options.
2) Hastings will get the ball out wider with more eyes up football with link plays to Brooks/Laurie
3) If Brooks goes into Hooker I want to see a low distance corner kick & I want to see some darts
4) Laurie just runs the 2nd man play but straightens up the attack not slides it
5) Laurie supports Joe, Tamou & Lucy on their inside shoulders - all 3 have had moments in each game that if support was around them something could've happened.
6) Nofa error free game, he goes looking for the ball, runs it straight and jumps for high balls
7) Toa & Garner both have a clean game
8) If we kick high, we apply pressure on the catcher/go for the ball with support
9) we use a hard running Lucy as a decoy to draw in Eels defenders and space JTJ if he plays

I like our defensive efforts but we need to uptick our attacking efforts and be more aggressive on that end.

9) we use a hard running Lucy as a decoy to draw in Eels defenders and space JTJ if he plays

This happened once against Sharks, the defenders were like a magnet for Lucy and Garner got space and we nearly scored. Same can be said for Kelma. Will they do it this week? Nope

 

[tig_prmz]

Funny that we pick 5 captains: 2 of them we drop in Round 6, one of them we demote and another is out long term.

 

[sparci]

In the Telegraph's "Late Mail" for the game

Luke Brooks trained at hooker this week, watch this space…

I believe he will go well at hooker, hopefully they go down that path and I think they will given Liddle's performances and Simpkin still not up to it.

 

[426Tlgerland]

What’s going to happen next week if we cause the upset of the year on Monday
And Win

 

[trentrunciman]

Let’s go tigers!!! Get that dub! I feel an upset!

 

[Madge]

If Tuilagi is our back up 'outside back' option...then we really are in a world of trouble...

He’s a backup on game day if an injury happens. What else could you do? You aren’t going to name an outside back on the bench in case one goes down. Most If not all teams do this. We are extremely thin on outside back options as it is.

 

[upthetigers]

1. Daine Laurie — sponsored by Firebox

Could have fooled me I thought he was sponsored by the Panthers.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

can't see Madden playing 9, think Hastings may slot in there during the game

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

In the Telegraph's "Late Mail" for the game

Luke Brooks trained at hooker this week, watch this space…

so we believe the DT when it suits the narrative ... or to bash Brooks

 

[TSP]

A bit of spice and intrigue this week with selections.

I am for the “Brooksy elsewhere” experiment but who is to say, Madge isn’t baiting and switching?

It would a big deal to beat the eels at this point and do a hell of a lot for the squad and their confidence for the weeks ahead.

Madge needs a spring in his step too after last weekends mistake ridden effort. Death by a thousands cuts. He’s had to ride out mixed efforts sadly resulting in losses but he would be pumped for this.

 

[weststigerman]

If they are going to try Brooks at 9, I hope it's not Brooks at 6 and with 20 mins ago when Simpkin is cooked, Brooks goes to 9.

I think that's what might happen though.