Your team vs Raiders

1. Jahream Bula
2. Heamasi Makasini
3. Taylan May
4. Patrick Herbert
5. Sunia Turuva
6. Adam Doueihi
7. Jock Madden
8. Terrel May
9. Api Koroisau
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

14. Latu Fainu
15. Alex Seyfarth
16. Royce Hunt
17. Sione Fainu
18. Jarome Luai
19. Tony Sukkar
 
1. Jahream Bula
2. Heamasi Makasini
3. Taylan May
4. Sunia Turuva
5. Tino Tavana
6. Jarome Luai
7. Adam Doueihi
8. Terrell May
9. Api Koroisau
10. Royce Hunt
11. Samuela Fauna
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

14. Latu Fainu
15. Bunty Afoa
16. Fonda Pole
17. Sione Fainu
18. Jock Madden
19. Tony Sukkar
 
tigersfan said:
1.Bula
2.Big Mak
3.T.May
4.Herbert
5.Turuva
6.Luai
7.AD
8.May
9.Api
10.Pole
11 Sam.F
12 KPP
13 Twal

14.Jock
15.Latu.F
16.Royce
17.Sione Fainu

18.Seyfart
19.Sukkar

Not time to panic, a few hard calls against us, it happens.

Your team ?
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What hard calls? The ref whistling up Maka's 2 knock ons and slide over the sideline in the second half? I'll resist commenting on the halves....for now!
 
1. Bula
2. Tavana
3. Taylan May
4. Doueihi
5. Turuva
6. Luai
7. Madden
8-13 unchanged
14. Latu

Makasini needs time in cup, kid is rattled. Tavana has been great so far and deserves another run.

Luai and Doueihi doesn't work as a halves pairing, we saw it against the Bunnies and again last night. But Doueihi needs to be in the side. In the past he hasn't gone amazing at centre I will admit, but he seems a different player this year. Worth a try I think, as it's the only real solution to the halves conundrum imo. Twal cannot be moved.
 
Canberra are a tough team however Hudson Young should be suspended which is a bonus.

We should run with the same team this week. We weren’t that far off. If he wasn’t a kid I’d swap Makasini for Tavana however I can’t see Benji not giving him a chance to rebound.
 
I agree Tavana if fit needs to be in the side adds another attacking treat.

Makasini could be rested for load management & I'm sure Tavana can play on the Left as well.

Otherwise Turuva back in the centres & Tavana on the right.

I really don't think Benji will make mass changes to a 1 point loss to the premiers, a few bad calls against & a wasted captains challenge.

I would suggest he changes the plan slightly & uses the bench utilities differently is required.
 
Assuming they’re all fit…

1. Bula
2. Turuva
3. Tay May
4. Doueihi
5. Maki
6. Luai
7. Madden
8. Ter May
9. Api
10. Pole
11. Sam Fainu
12. KPP
13. Twal
14. L Fainu
15. Sione Fainu
16. Hunt
17. Seyfarth
18. Bunty
19. Herbert

Some big decisions for Coach this week
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No changes. No time to panic.

I would only bring Madden on if there is an injury, he either starts at 7 or is injury cover.

Get Latu on earlier, need him playing 50 minutes at 13 and be the link man for Luai and AD. Twal can play the same role from prop.
 
Run with the same side barring injury. Too early to panic, i believe they will come good. Having said that i have never been a fan of AD at 7, however they have trained with that combo all off season. I said before the game against the Broncs that we may see a drop off in intensity because we have been high energy for a few games now and we saw that defensively in the second half. Hope it does not stretch into next week as its a short turnaround.
 
Tavana shouldn't replace Mak on the left. You want him on the right so we have an aerial threat on the left with Samuela and on the right with Tavana.
 
1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Taylan May
4. Adam Douhie
5. Tino Tavana
6. Jarome Luai
7. Jock Madden
8. Terrel May
9. Api Koroisau
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

14. Latu Fainu
15. Alex Seyfarth
16. Royce Hunt
17. Sione Fainu
18. Jeral Skelton
19. Bunty Afoa
 
1. Jahream Bula
2. Heamasi Makasini
3. Taylan May
4. Adam Doueihi
5. Sunia Turuva
6. Jarome Luai [C]
7. Jock Madden
8. Terrel May
9. Api Koroisau [C]
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

14. Latu Fainu
15. Sione Fainu
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth
18. Patrick Herbert
19. Tony Sukkar
 
upthetigers said:
Tavana shouldn't replace Mak on the left. You want him on the right so we have an aerial threat on the left with Samuela and on the right with Tavana.
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I don’t think Tavana is eligible again until Round 11 as he’s on a T&T. He was given an exemption to play against the Wahs & Eels with our outside back injuries. Since then Taylan has returned so I’d be surprised if we still get an exemption.
 
If Bula misses this match with shoulder soreness, I wonder whether Benji would give the new-age AD a go at fullback with Madden & Luai in the halves.

May depend if he’s had any reps at the back in pre-season training (I doubt it) & whether he has the fitness to withstand the constant running (possibly not & moreso with his grumbly groin).
 
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