WestsTigers 2018 Engine Room- Front Rowers

[Tigerdon]

You can never have too many props your squad. However do you think we have got the Front Row and Front Row rotation covered for 2018?
Considering there are still two spots to fill in the Top30

Six Genuine front Rowers
- Ben Matulino
- Russell Packer
- Alex Twal
- Tm Grant
- JJ Felise
- Jesse Sue

Plus Three more capable of playing front row but may play backrow

- Matt Eisenhuth
- Josh Aloiai
- Robbie Rochow

 

[Kul]

There's only one spot to fill

 

[Born_tiger]

There's only one spot to fill

Cooper Cronk

 

[Tigerdon]

Was Robbie Rochow number 29?

 

[sheer64]

Thought there were two spots for Thurston and Cordner.

 

[Tigerdon]

how about England prop Alex Walmsley,
from NBWT…"27 year old is 196cm, 115kg and has 1 year left on his current deal at St Helens. Walmsley will debut for England this evening".
To the engine room? Or hold for a better player to fill our last spot?


 

[Tigerdon]

There's only one spot to fill

Milky's Top 30 list currently has 28 players on it.

 

[balmain boy]

There's only one spot to fill

One spot?

But yes, we're fine for props.

 

[TigerSJ]

Two spots left - one for a Prop or second rower and the other for a big fast winger.

 

[Kul]

For what I understand, 29 is just about sorted, being a fringe utility on a low value contract. No one to write home about. Still leaves a lot of cap space for number 30

 

[Harvey]

I thought that the young fullback from Cronulla had been added to the full time squad

 

[Harvey]

You can never have too many props your squad. However do you think we have got the Front Row and Front Row rotation covered for 2018?
Considering there are still two spots to fill in the Top30

Six Genuine front Rowers
- Ben Matulino
- Russell Packer
- Alex Twal
- Tm Grant
- JJ Felise
- Jesse Sue

Plus Three more capable of playing front row but may play backrow

- Matt Eisenhuth
- Josh Aloiai
- Robbie Rochow

Where does Tatola fit in? Sure he had a long term contract

 

[Tigerdon]

You can never have too many props your squad. However do you think we have got the Front Row and Front Row rotation covered for 2018?
Considering there are still two spots to fill in the Top30

Six Genuine front Rowers
- Ben Matulino
- Russell Packer
- Alex Twal
- Tm Grant
- JJ Felise
- Jesse Sue

Plus Three more capable of playing front row but may play backrow

- Matt Eisenhuth
- Josh Aloiai
- Robbie Rochow

Where does Tatola fit in? Sure he had a long term contract

I don’t think Tatola is in the Top30.
I was more going off Milky’s Top30 list, to breakdown the the Front Row. It’s one area you can’t be left short in, when building a squad. and with only one or two position left, it’s good to know how where we stand in this important department . So often it’s an excuse if the backs aren’t performing .
Some people in other threads have been saying we are a prop short.

 

[Chicken_Faced_Killa]

I agree we are good for props which is the key to winning games. We really need a quality 2nd rower who can break a game open with power and ball skills

 

[Tim Sheens]

I agree we are good for props which is the key to winning games. We really need a quality 2nd rower who can break a game open with power and ball skills

I'm somewhat confident that Aloiai will be able to develop further and provide more grunt and other things you are looking for on the edge, though not expecting too much in the way of ball skills. The coaching staff decision to swap the roles of he and Suaso last off season proved to be the poor one many of us expected, with injury also hampering his abilities to show his true wares until the final rounds.

Reckon we are going to kick of next season with a vastly improved middle on that of this year and can't wait to see the starters playing a high tempo power game through the guts with the ball in hand.

 

[earl]

I think Aloiai is the x factor in our pack but I'm not sure where to play him. If he is a prop replacement he smashes people up the middle. If he is on the edge we get a bigger pack but I think he is more inconsistent on the edge.

Sue can't defend well on the edge but Aloiai can struggle there as well.

I have no idea if we need another front rower but I think our front row looks pretty good now.

 

[bp_tiger]

I agree we are good for props which is the key to winning games. We really need a quality 2nd rower who can break a game open with power and ball skills

greg bird for 1 season. no if or buts we need his power game. next year there will be heaps of good backrowers on the market.

 

[newtiger]

There's only one spot to fill

Milky's Top 30 list currently has 28 players on it.

KUL might know something that we don't.

 

[Twal'sFirstTry]

For what I understand, 29 is just about sorted, being a fringe utility on a low value contract. No one to write home about. Still leaves a lot of cap space for number 30

Jaelen Feeney?

 

[Chicken_Faced_Killa]

I agree we are good for props which is the key to winning games. We really need a quality 2nd rower who can break a game open with power and ball skills

greg bird for 1 season. no if or buts we need his power game. next year there will be heaps of good backrowers on the market.

Don't like the guy but he is just the style of player we need. Maybe a few too many dumb plays in him to be worth while but a one year contract could work.

Although I think he recently resigned with the French club.