Your team vs Raiders

[happy_tiger]

why is it past your bed time?

Yeah lol
I'm concerned about our night time record over recent years

 

[upthetigers]

Yeah lol
I'm concerned about our night time record over recent years

The trick is to continue after 2 beers. If you only have 2 you will feel like going to bed. Hang with the young lads and show us how you did it back in the day.

 

[happy_tiger]

The trick is to continue after 2 beers. If you only have 2 you will feel like going to bed. Hang with the young lads and show us how you did it back in the day.

Don't drink anymore
You don't agree that we'd be a better chance of winning if we were playing a day game

 

[upthetigers]

Don't drink anymore
You don't agree that we'd be a better chance of winning if we were playing a day game

Not fussed either way mate, I just hope our forwards take it to Tapine and Horsburgh

 

[Dr_Ice]

Bula
Tavana
May
Toa
Turuva
Laui
Douehi
Twal
Sam Fainu
KPP
T May
Api
Pole

Hunt
Sione Fainu
Sukkar
Latu Fainu
Skelton
Hope

Dropping Makasini
Seyfarth needs minutes so just a week back with Sukkar as the bench for a week
Madden -If he isnt starting we dont need 2 halves on the bench so either him or Latu back to cup

Reserve grade is a couple of days after NRL this weekend so Alex can be on the bench for NRL and if still not much game time can also play some of the reserve grade.

 

[Tiger Woods]

Our night record is crap but we should bounce back this week in a high scoring match
Tigers 34
Raiders 22

Taylan to bag a double

 

[stevied]

Sukkar in front of Hunt...? Herbert in front of Makasini...?

Whoops, no! Forgot Hunt. But Herbert ahead of Makasini yes. Too many costly errors across multiple games.

 

[stevied]

1. Bula
2. Tavana (if injured Lalilli)
3. May
4. Herbert
5. Turuva
6. Luai
7. Madden
8. May
9. Korosau
10. Twal
11. Samuela Fainu
12. KPP
13. Douehi
14. Latu Fainu
15. Pole
16. Sione Fainu
17. Tony Sukkar
18. Seyfarth
19. Lalilli (Skelton if in at 2)

Cheers but I forgot Hunt! He replaces Sukkar.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Team list Tuesday!!

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

 

[Betterdays22]

The Cowboys game is the blueprint for an effective Luai/Doueihi partnership but that is reliant on the ruck continuing to be policed properly. If teams know they can slow the ruck our attack again becomes ineffectual.

Wouldnt surprise me if there was some noise being made behind the scenes by guys like Sticky and Bellamy to influence the refs in slowing the game a bit

 

[TurnStyle]

Only change I would make would actually be dropping Latu. I think he needs a few games back in cup.

It just feels to me like last year every time he went on the team lifted; This year though he seems to throw the team out of sync.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Gee that’s a great way of driving a wedge between the players , luai missed 3 games and yes he was a bit of the pace , but he’s a winner 🏆

Was a winner!

 

[EllisFan]

Bula
Tito
Taylan May
Herbert
Makasini
Luai
Madden
Terrell May
Api
Pole
Samuela Fainu
Kpp
Twaly

AD
Hunt
Sione
Seyfarth
Latu
Sukkar

 

[Tiger Stripes]

1. Bula
2. Tavana (if injured Lalilli)
3. May
4. Herbert
5. Turuva
6. Luai
7. Madden
8. May
9. Korosau
10. Twal
11. Samuela Fainu
12. KPP
13. Douehi
14. Latu Fainu
15. Pole
16. Sione Fainu
17. Tony Sukkar
18. Seyfarth
19. Lalilli (Skelton if in at 2)

I see you have left out Hunt.
For his 17-18 min. cameo appearances I don't think he will be missed all that much. I think the defence only have to concentrate on him for a short time before he is off----back to the normal grind.
Sukkar in could be good if what some are saying from his KOE games. Seyfarth has had little game time of late and could do with an 80 min. run in reserves.
Doueihi at lock is the big mystery how that will work out, but interesting.
Not a bad bench IMO. Madden @ 7 is a must.

 

[Airport05]

I'm happy to trust Benji for the time being on who he thinks our best halves pairing is, but one thing I'm not really on board with is carrying two halves on the bench, especially if it's Madden and Latu. Our reserve grade team has been struggling as a result of the new six-man bench (NRL really didn't think the impact of that decision through properly), and if Latu really is viewed as the long-term halfback option at the club, then I think he should be getting solid reps in that position in ressies and learning how to dominate, not trying to pack on extra kgs to play 10 minutes off the bench as a lock. I just don't see how that best serves his development as a 7.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

He’s our best long kicker, general play kicker, leads try assists, line break assists and in form is our best half by a fair distance. Taking a bit of time to comprehend he’s a 7 for some. I didn’t think he could do it I was dead wrong.

He's had all pre-season to practice the 7 roll with Luai. It's clunky!
Are we seeing a Brooks repeat? 10 years of denial? Turning a 6 into a 7?

 

[Oldman]

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.

Hey BWG
After last week Souths getting an exemption for Dufty to play I don’t think anyone should now be denied a request.

 

[Oldman]

I don’t see it helping our defence having Madden & Luai started as our half’s pairing especially if then A.D moved to centre.
Luai & A.D trained all off season as our starting half’s so can’t see benji changing them.
I would drop the young Maka to reserve grade and see how he responds.
Has To’a played a game in ressies yet ?

 

[Oldman]

The Cowboys game is the blueprint for an effective Luai/Doueihi partnership but that is reliant on the ruck continuing to be policed properly. If teams know they can slow the ruck our attack again becomes ineffectual.

Wouldnt surprise me if there was some noise being made behind the scenes by guys like Sticky and Bellamy to influence the refs in slowing the game a bit

💯
The ruck was slowed down a lot more last weekend compared to previous fortnight.