What would your trial team be for foundation cup

king_sirro

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I know it would be nice to win next week, but with so many positions up for grabs i would play 2 teams giving everyone a chance. I'd rest Ellis and Farah and play Benji for only 25-30 minutes.

Team 1.

!.Moltzen
2.Ryan
3.Ayshford
4.Lawrence
5.Brown
6.Marshall
7.Lui
13.Fulton
12.Mataka
11.Heighington
10.Gibbs
9\. Fitzhenry
8\. Galloway

Team 2

1.Mullaney
2\. Pritchard
3.Daniela
4.Davis
5.Roqica
6.Taumata
7.Lazarus
13.Farlow
12.Moors
11.Gower
10.Shirnack
9\. Flanagan
8\. Payten

Others:
Tupou
J. Shirnack
Fifita
Akeripa
 
Nice Sirro…I'd go with assuming all fit....It's time we won the thing.......

Wests Tigers Team 1

1\. Jake Mallaney

2\. Junior Roqica
3\. Geoff Daniella
4\. Chris Lawrence
5\. Rhys Pritchard

6\. Benji Marshall
7\. Tim Moltzen

8\. Bryce Gibbs
9\. Daniel Fitzhenry
10\. Jason Cayless
11\. Jason Schirnack
12\. Chris Heighington
13\. Simon Dwyer

14\. Mark Flanagan
15\. Junior Moors
16\. Aaron Woods
17\. Alan Schirnack

Wests Tigers Team 2

1\. Mitch Brown

2\. Beau Ryan
3\. Josh Davis
4\. Blake Ayshford
5\. Tame Topou

6\. Robert Lui
7\. Blake Lazarus

8\. Keith Galloway
9\. Robbie Farah
10\. Todd Payton
11\. Gareth Ellis
12\. Willie Mataka
13\. Liam Fulton

14\. Arana Taumata
15\. Nu Akeripa
16\. David Gower
17\. Andrew Fafita
 
i think sheens will only use 20 players for the trial max.

1 Moltzen
2 Ryan
3 Ayshford
4 Lawrence
5 Brown
6 Marshall
7 Lui

8 Galloway
9 Farah
10 Gibbs
11 Ellis
12 Heighington
13 Fulton

14 Fitzhenry
15 Cayless
16 Payten
17 Moors
18 Daniela
19 Dwyer
20 Taumata

Rotating players around the lineup to see who is the best for combinations giving players around 60 mins on the field in the key positions to go for depth
 
I think Sheens will go with a squad of 22-23 players. I think he'll look at a couple of positions where there is still some speculation over who will play there.

(Players in brackets to play in the second half)

1\. Mullaney (Moltzen)
2\. Pritchard (Ryan)
3\. Daniela (Ayshford)
4\. Lawrence
5\. Brown
6\. Marshall
7\. Taumata (Lui)
8\. Galloway (Payten)
9\. Fitzhenry (Farah)
10\. Gibbs (Moors)
11\. Mataka (Ellis)
12\. Dwyer (Heighno)
13\. Fulton (Flanagan)
 
Bryce Gibbs is suspended for the next 2 games. He will not be considered for the next 2 trial games.
 
a team that i'd enjoy watching:

1\. Mullaney
2\. Pritchard
3\. Ayshford
4\. Lawrence
5\. Ryan
6\. Marshall
7\. Moltzen
8\. Galloway
9\. Farah
10\. Cayless
11\. Ellis
12\. Heighington
13\. Fulton

14\. Fitzhenry©
15\. Moors
16\. Dwyer
17\. Payten
 
1.Mullany
2.Daniella
3.lawrene
4.Moltzen
5.Ayshford
6.Marshall
7.Taumata
8.Galloway
9.Farah
10.Fafita
11.Ellis
12.Heino
13.Mataka

14.Payton
15.Fulton
16.Dwyer
17.Moors
 
@bob56 said:
Bryce Gibbs is suspended for the next 2 games. He will not be considered for the next 2 trial games.

It was a 3 game ban, he served 2 last season. Should be available for 1 more trial match.
 
From memory Sheens likes to name a near full strength run on team and plenty of reserves…

So I'm expecting..
1\. Moltzen
2\. Brown
3\. Ayshford
4\. Lawrence
5\. Ryan
6\. Marshall
7\. Lui
8\. Gibbs
9\. Farah
10\. Galloway
11\. Heighnington
12\. Ellis
13\. Fulton

14\. Fitzhenry
15\. Moors
16\. Taumana
17\. Cayless
18\. Daniella
19\. Payten
20\. Tupou
etc etc
 
1.Lazarus/Taumata/Moltzen
2.Ryan/Pritchard
3.Lawence/Daniela
4.Ayshford/Davis
5.Brown/Roquica
6.Marshal/Taumata
7.Moltzen/Lazurus/Lui
8.Galloway/Fifita/Shirnak
9.Farah/Curran/Fitzhenry
10.Gibbs/Moors/Payton
11.Ellis/Dwyer
12.Heighnington/Mataka/Gower
13.Fulton/Flanagan/Moors

Ive picked a side based on who i think will play 1st grade in 2010 thats why ive left Mulleney out who i think is a superstar but he still needs developing & there probably are two or three infront of him.Cayless & Toupo are still not 100%
fit so i have also left them out
 
1\. Tim Moltzen
2\. Mitch Brown
3\. Chris Lawrence
4\. Blake Ayshford
5\. Beau Ryan
6\. Benji Marshall
7\. Robert Lui
8\. Bryce Gibbs
9\. Robbie Farah
10\. Keith Galloway
11\. Willie Mataka
12\. Gareth Ellis
13\. Chris Heighington

14\. Blake Lazarus
15\. Arana Taumata
16\. Junior Moors
17\. Todd Payten
18\. Simon Dwyer
19\. Andrew Fifita
20\. Alan Schirnack
21\. David Gower
22\. Jake Mullaney
23\. Tame Tupou
24\. Rhys Pritchard
25\. Liam Fulton
26\. Jason Cayless

Swapping Mullaney for Moltzen, Pritchard for Lawrence, Moors for Ellis, Fifita for Cayless, Dwyer for Heighington, Lazarus for Lui and Taumata for Marshall at half-time. The other guys serve as general interchange.
 
You left out Galloway. I'd doubt Cayless and Tupou will be fit to play, although I'd like to be proven wrong on that.
 
In the past Sheens has named a 17 or 18 man squad for the foundation cup. Then he picks the best players from the U/20s game on the day and stacks them on the bench + a few fringe first graders players.
 
Ok this would be my team for the Foundation Cup. Remember Gibbs is out because of suspension.

1\. Brown
2\. Lawrence
3\. Ayshford
4\. Fitzhenry
5\. Pritchard
6\. Marshall
7\. Moltzen
8\. Payten
9\. Farah
10\. Galloway
11\. Ellis
12\. Heighington
13\. Fulton

14\. Taumata (2nd replace - in the backline)
15\. Flanagan (2nd half - replace Farah)
16\. Moors (2nd half- replace Payten)
17\. Cayless (2nd half- replace Galloway)
18\. Dwyer (2nd half - replace Fulton)
19\. Tupou (2nd half - replace Heighington)
20\. Mataka (2nd half - replace Ellis)
 
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