PRE-GAME [Round 1, 2022] - Broncos v Rabbitohs

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Teams:

 

[theshed]

Have at it. Unless the world is at war, it is two weeks away, who is in your round 1 side?

You cheeky devil starting a thread with a call to action for lists.

Round 1

1. Isaako
2. Cobbo
4. Herbie
3. Staggs
5. Pereira
6. Mam
7. Reynolds
8. Carrigan.
9. Paix
10. Haas
11. Capewell
12. Riki
13. Hetherington

14. Walters
15. Jensen
16. Robati
17. James

 

[Sproj]

You cheeky devil starting a thread with a call to action for lists.

Round 1

1. Isaako
2. Cobbo
4. Herbie
3. Staggs
5. Pereira
6. Mam
7. Reynolds
8. Carrigan.
9. Paix
10. Haas
11. Capewell
12. Riki
13. Hetherington

14. Walters
15. Jensen
16. Robati
17. James

I knew you'd like it. As for the team, it is almost identical to mine, though I'd be juggling up just a couple of changes:

1. Farnworth (look this is NOT ideal and won't happen but what we know is Isaako is too inconsistent, Mead isn't good enough there, Niu is out and Cobbo sadly isn't ready, so meh, pick a name out of a hat)
2. Oates
3. Staggs
4. Lee
5. Cobbo
6. Mam (must pick him)
7. Reynolds (c)
8. Haas
9. Paix
10. Carrigan
11. Capewell
12. Riki
13. Hetherington

14. Walters
15. James
16. Robati
17. I just don't know, I'd probably go Jensen too but Palasia impressed me again

 

[I bleed Maroon]

1. ??? (Isaako)
2. Cobbo
3. Farnworth/Lee
4. Staggs
5. Oates
6. Mam
7. Reynolds
8. James
9. Paix
10. Haas
11. Capewell
12. Riki/TC Robati
13. Hetherington

14. Walters
15. TC Robati/Riki
16. Carrigan
17. Jenson

That fullback spot is going to be dogging us all the way until Niu's return, and who knows how underdone he will be by the time he comes back. I liked Cobbo at the back for the first 20 or so minutes when the side was well in it, but as soon as the tide turned it exposed his inexperience in the position. He's gonna have to be eased in or it won't happen at all and we go to market again for an established fullback if Niu doesn't kick on in a big way.

Pray to the footy gods that Reynolds stays healthy, because we're literally one injury away from comfortably missing the 8 yet again and will be for the entire season.

 

[mrslong]

 

[theshed]

Might be reading too much into it but in the post game Reynolds seems to be hinting towards Alby being his preference

 

[Santa]

Team which will win us the premiership:

1. Isaako (until Nui returns)
2. Oates
3. Staggs
4. Farnworth
5. Mead
6. Mam
7. Reynolds
8. Haas
9. Paix
10 Carrigan
11 Capewell
12 Riki
13 Hetherington

14. Gamble
15. James
16. Palasia
17. Flegler

 

[azza.79]

Long time lurker and occasional poster, based on trial form this is close to what I expect to see round 1, but not exactly what I want to see.....

Cobbo
Oates
Brenko
Staggs
Pereira
Walters/Kelly
Reynolds
Haas
Turps
Carrigan
Glory Hole
Riki
Hetherington

Paix
James
Palasia/Robati/Kennedy
Jensen

 

[Sproj]

Is that the Ukranian cyclist?

 

[Accept]

1 Isaako
2 Cobbo
3 Staggs
4 Farnworth
5 Pereira
6 Walters
7 Reynolds
8 Carrigan
9 Turpin
10 Haas
11 Capewell
12 Riki
13 Hetherington

14 Paix
15 James
16 Jensen
17 Palasia

That's the best I can do. More tough times ahead.

 

[Sproj]

1 Isaako
2 Cobbo
3 Staggs
4 Farnworth
5 Pereira
6 Walters
7 Reynolds
8 Carrigan
9 Turpin
10 Haas
11 Capewell
12 Riki
13 Hetherington

14 Paix
15 James
16 Jensen
17 Palasia

That's the best I can do. More tough times ahead.

Why you keeping Turps in?

 

[Morkel]

01 Isaako
02 Oates
03 Farnworth
04 Staggs
05 Cobbo
06 Walters
07 Reynolds
08 Haas
09 Paix
10 Carrigan
11 Capewell
12 Riki
13 Hetherington

14 Turpin
15 James
16 Palasia
17 Kennedy

18 Robati
19 Gamble/Kelly

Edit, forgot Flegler had been detained by the NRL black ops.

 

[Accept]

Why you keeping Turps in?

Turps or Paix. What's the difference? Both are hopeless.

 

[Foordy]

I knew you'd like it. As for the team, it is almost identical to mine, though I'd be juggling up just a couple of changes:

1. Farnworth (look this is NOT ideal and won't happen but what we know is Isaako is too inconsistent, Mead isn't good enough there, Niu is out and Cobbo sadly isn't ready, so meh, pick a name out of a hat)
2. Oates
3. Staggs
4. Lee
5. Cobbo
6. Mam (must pick him)
7. Reynolds (c)
8. Haas
9. Paix
10. Carrigan
11. Capewell
12. Riki
13. Hetherington

14. Walters
15. James
16. Robati
17. I just don't know, I'd probably go Jensen too but Palasia impressed me again

I like this side ... but I'd probably go with Pereria instead of Oates, I think he has earned it during the trials

 

[Foordy]

10 Flegler

The NRL won't pull a Mitchell with regards to Flegler ... hell are we even sure the didn't add the week they deducted from Mitchell's suspension to Flegler's

 

[Waynesaurus]

Pereria instead of Oates,

Oates looks like he has gotten even slower.

 

[holdzy]

Oates looks like he has gotten even slower.

No dropsies though.

 

[azza.79]

Turps or Paix. What's the difference? Both are hopeless.

I feel like Kev will go Turps to start, based on experience and nothing else