Your team vs Eels

[mtd#2]

They will target Madden on the 5th. He kicked every kick bar one from API. Hopefully Douhie can kick next week. Otherwise the markers will put pressure on Madden all day

Andrew Johns has spoken about this previously. The kickers are so protected these days there really isnt much pressure on them at all.

My only concern with Jock is his defence.

 

[SeanT]

Andrew Johns has spoken about this previously. The kickers are so protected these days there really isnt much pressure on them at all.

My only concern with Jock is his defence.

You can still disrupt. Madden's 2nd last kick went. Nowhere after defence got to him.

 

[mtd#2]

You can still disrupt. Madden's 2nd last kick went. Nowhere after defence got to him.

You can. But Madden also had an absolute cracker from our own half that I think resulted in a line drop out. Good with the bad.. and the good was really good.

 

[bptiger 0]

The Eels backline shifts are as good as any team in the comp.Our left edge will be targeted all game. You would imagine our forwards should be able to set the platform for a win. But if the Eels get a roll on they are very hard to stop

Don’t discount there forwards , they are big and mobile

 

[TCL]

No game is easy in the nrl. We were underdogs against the wahs. I know Benji doesn’t like comparisons to previous years but we do have a history of letting these ones slip. If we play like we did against the wahs and cowboys then we should win.

If we can keep the same team.

 

[Betterdays22]

Think Eels backs will take it to us.
The young lads - Luke, Masi & Tino will be up against it.

Masi, needs to stay on the wing for now.

Agree. Think Benji should make the call and shift Masi to the wing to continue learning first grade. That edge is leaking a lot of points and at this stage he likely moves there as soon as may and/or toa are fit regardless.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Didn’t Benji have to get a dispensation for Tino to play? Not sure if that is a week to week thing or a set period of time.Week to week thing

 

[SeanT]

Agree. Think Benji should make the call and shift Masi to the wing to continue learning first grade. That edge is leaking a lot of points and at this stage he likely moves there as soon as may and/or toa are fit regardless.

Put Herbert in? Genuine centre and is steady from what I remember. I'd putaraksini on the wing this week.

 

[NZTiger]

Doesn’t matter who’s out for Parra, JAC and Moses always have a field day against us. Can’t afford to be complacent

100% mate! Moses ALWAYS rises for the Tigers games.

 

[Betterdays22]

Put Herbert in? Genuine centre and is steady from what I remember. I'd putaraksini on the wing this week.

Yep, sounds like hes playing ok in Cup

 

[Spartan117]

Think Eels backs will take it to us.
The young lads - Luke, Masi & Tino will be up against it.

Masi, needs to stay on the wing for now.

Im concerned that Mitch Moses will direct more traffic against our inexperienced players.

Our forwards are much better though.

We can win this.

 

[Demps]

Im concerned that Mitch Moses will direct more traffic against our inexperienced players.

Our forwards are much better though.

We can win this.

Are you saying, the forwards should target Mitchell Moses? 😏

Like to see us try and rattle him.
Every touch, he's getting charged at.

 

[TheEnz]

Are you saying, the forwards should target Mitchell Moses? 😏

Like to see us try and rattle him.
Every touch, he's getting charged at.

Yes please, we always seem to treat him like he is covered in spiders. A couple of bone rattlers early on will put him off his game. Need to channel that Saifiti hit on Galvin and do the same to moses and to every other dominant halfback we play against.

 

[Demps]

Yes please, we always seem to treat him like he is covered in spiders. A couple of bone rattlers early on will put him off his game. Need to channel that Saifiti hit on Galvin and do the same to moses and to every other dominant halfback we play against.

All for it

Keep it legal

 

[Bigscreentv]

No changes for me, but if Toa fit bring him in, Tavana loses his spot and Turuva back to wing.

Also, could move Turuva to side with Makasini, but that would be my second option. Also good to have the combo between Luke and Makasini develop.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

No game is easy in the nrl. We were underdogs against the wahs. I know Benji doesn’t like comnparisons to previous years but we do have a history of letting these ones slip. If we play like we did against the wahs and cowboys then we should win.

If we can keep the same team.

And positions!
Can't believe some experts on here still have Doueihi at 7.
He just had a blinder @ 6.
Why? Because 7 set him up for him to play the way Doueihi likes---running----doesn't have to think about team management. The big picture of field position, kicking.
It was done for him.

 

[Demps]

No changes for me, but if Toa fit bring him in, Tavana loses his spot and Turuva back to wing.

Also, could move Turuva to side with Makasini, but that would be my second option. Also good to have the combo between Luke and Makasini develop.

That combo isn't worth developing.

Luke's off to Perth next year.

 

[Bigscreentv]

And positions!
Can't believe some experts on here still have Doueihi at 7.
He just had a blinder @ 6.
Why? Because 7 set him up for him to play the way Doueihi likes---running----doesn't have to think about team management. The big picture of field position, kicking.
It was done for him.

I think our best team this year has Douehi at 7, Luai at 6 and Toa and May in centres. Next year Latu 7 with Luai 6, the year after Latu 7 and Andrews at 6.

 

[Milky]

It won’t be an easy one

Same team

 

[Oldman]

They will target Madden on the 5th. He kicked every kick bar one from API. Hopefully Douhie can kick next week. Otherwise the markers will put pressure on Madden all day

No need to worry about any kickers getting targeted in the way they are protected in today’s game,
The best thing I saw on the weekend was a one on one tackle by a Newcastle forward on his Canterbury opponent, front on right under the ribs and drove him into the ground, the game was stopped for about 3 minutes because he couldn’t get up to play the ball.
I was surprised in today’s game the tackler wasn’t penalised for tackling with too much force causing injury.