Your team vs Warriors

[cktiger]

Mine is very close to that. Im switching Skelton and Turuva. Skelton cant wild a kick if his life defended in it.
Also, no way im dropping Sione. Id drop Pole, Hunt or Seyfarth for Bunty

Drop Pole for mine.. very unimpressed this year.

 

[Halbrowne61]

I agree, I think Bunty should be there, probably for Seyfarth. I really like Sioni Fainu's work at the moment. He's been outstanding. Royce Hunt has been good too but does anyone else think that Terrell May's form has been disappointing? Too many sideways runs and slow play the balls near the opposition try line that jolt the team's momentum.

I’m still waiting for May to run at pace, seems all very pedestrian and not bending the line at all. One the other Hunt showing what he’s capable of !

 

[king_sirro]

1. Bula
2. Luke
3. Skelton
4. Mak
5. Turuva
6. Andrews
7. Madden
8. May
9. Api
10.Sione
11.Sam
12.KPP
13.Twal

14.Murray
15.Latu
16.Afoa
17. Hunt

18.Pole
19.Herbert

 

[crazycat]

1. James Tedesco
2. David Nofoluma
3. B J Leulia
4. Heamasi Makasini
5. Pat Richards
6. Braith Anasta
7. Scott Prince
8. Terrell May
9. Api Koroisau (c)
10. Gareth Ellis
11. Liam Fulton
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Chris Heighington

Interchange:
14. Robbie Farah
15. Sione Fainu
16. Royce Hunt
17. Astro Boy
18. Chuck Norris
19. Marty Tau Pau


Meh, you asked me to pick a team. You are lucky most of the players are actually real.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

1. Bula
2. Laulilii
3. Turuva
4. Makasini
5. Skelton
6. Latu Fainu (If ready, if not Andrews)
7. Madden
8. Terrell May
9. Koroisau
10. Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Pearce-Paul
13. Twal

14. Charlie Murray
15. Sione Fainu
16. Bunty Afoa
17. Royce Hunt
18. Alex Seyfarth
19. Javon Andrews

I think Charlie Murray deserves a chance as bench forward and back up hooker. I'd also give Latu Fainu a free rein in attack as a foil for the steady Madden.

This is my pick of teams nominated so far. Andrews the 5/8 as Latu won't be rushed back just yet.
Herbert the new 19

 

[Speed2burn]

It’ll be a long night, if we can keep wahs under 30 I’ll be impressed

What’s 2026 Herbert like? Can’t be any worse than our current options, and plus it’d get Mak back on the wing

 

[EllisFan]

People talking about moving Bula to 5/8 ?
Talk about throwing some one into the deep end,
He is an outside back not a half.

Said someone in a bar about Darren Lockyer once.

 

[happy_tiger]

Said someone in a bar about Darren Lockyer once.

Surely your not comparing Lockyer and Bula

 

[EllisFan]

Surely your not comparing Lockyer and Bula

The kid is reportedly asking for a million dollars per year.
That’s superstar money.
I’d certainly like to know what I’m getting before paying it, and moving him onto the ball would tell me a bit.

 

[Betterdays22]

I reckon you've nailed it Mtd.

I don't think Benji will channel any inner Sheenius and move Api out of position. Those moves rarely end well.

Madden is a given & Javon has the combo with him from the pre-season and a successful one at that. By the sounds of Benji's caution around Latu, I think he will be eased back and I reckon will come on for the last 30 minutes.

I don't think he'll tinker with his starting pack so I'd expect Pole still to start but Bunty to be a bench option (maybe used instead of Seyfarth this week).

How's Andrews tracking in ressies BWG?

 

[supercoach]

I would take up Bula’s 2027 option. It gives you close to two years to source a replacement. I also think he would be under pressure to perform to keep his next club interested. Of course most importantly it would stuff Moses up.

If we can source a replacement now or a player of quality in another position than okay, let him walk

 

[innsaneink]

I’m still waiting for May to run at pace, seems all very pedestrian and not bending the line at all. One the other Hunt showing what he’s capable of !

Agree totally...terrell i feel.could go up a notch

 

[NickyV]

1. Jahream Bula
2. Jeral Skelton
3. Sunia Turuva
4. Heamasi Makasini
5. Luke Laulilii
6. Javon Andrews
7. Jock Madden
8. Terrell May
9. Api Koroisau (c)
10. Bunty Afoa
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Alex Twal

Interchange:
14. Latu Fainu
15. Fanua Pole
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth
18. Sione Fainu
19. Patrick Herbert

Bringing Bunty into the mix against his old club.

Id happily take the loss and lessons by giving Madden and Andrews a crack instead of playing some make shift halves.

Pretty similar to how I was thinking, although I'd play Sione ahead of Alex. Even though a loss is likely, it's a good chance to put to test the depth and the training the wider squad has been doing. I'd like to think they have been preparing for this opportunity and make sure they do the jersey proud, as Benji keeps preaching.

I'd love for Jock to play so well in his time that he can't be dropped when the others return from injury. Would help expedite the assumed plans for Douehi to transition to lock (although Twal is doing a damn good job there currently).

 

[GCfan]

1. Bula
2. Laulilii
3. Turuva
4. Makasini
5. Skelton
6. Latu Fainu (If ready, if not Andrews)
7. Madden
8. Terrell May
9. Koroisau
10. Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Pearce-Paul
13. Twal

14. Charlie Murray
15. Sione Fainu
16. Bunty Afoa
17. Royce Hunt
18. Alex Seyfarth
19. Javon Andrews

I think Charlie Murray deserves a chance as bench forward and back up hooker. I'd also give Latu Fainu a free rein in attack as a foil for the steady Madden.

Love this option

 

[Tigers_Wests]

1. Bula
2. Laulili'i
3. Turuva
4. Makasini
5. Skelton
6. Latu Fainu
7. Madden
8. May
9. Api
10. Afoa
11. Samuela Fainu
12. KPP
13. Twal

14. Hope
15. Sione Fainu
16. Hunt
17. Pole
18. Herbert
19. Andrews

Go big against the Wahs pack. Afoa will have a point to prove against his old club. Let him go all out in the first 20 to 25 minutes and then let the other boys take over. Sione to cover back row if needed, otherwise a part of the middle rotation as he has been used already.

 

[mtd#2]

Our young halves need time and space.

How do you guys think the Warriors' forward pack would handle Samuela moving into the middle for 2 extended stints and pushing Sione to his edge?

 

[Merlot]

Doubt we out smart them with finesse or guile

 

[sydneytiger33]

Our young halves need time and space.

How do you guys think the Warriors' forward pack would handle Samuela moving into the middle for 2 extended stints and pushing Sione to his edge?

they will be licking their lips.