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Bucking Beads
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- Mar 5, 2008
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Gonna be a great afternoon at Suncorp. The NRLW-NRL double header should be great.
Our biggest issues all year have been holding the ball and wrapping up the ballBulldogs at Suncorp is like another home game for them.
They are more than capable of causing an ambush. We take them lightly, it's going to be a bad night.
We don't hold onto the ball, it's going to be a bad night. If we don't start wrapping up the ball, it's going to be a bad night.
This is going to be a tough game. Hopefully they're up for the fight.
Bulldogs at Suncorp is like another home game for them.
They are more than capable of causing an ambush. We take them lightly, it's going to be a bad night.
We don't hold onto the ball, it's going to be a bad night. If we don't start wrapping up the ball, it's going to be a bad night.
This is going to be a tough game. Hopefully they're up for the fight.
Or what he did with Paix. It seems Smoothy came in for him out of nowhere reallyShould be irrelevant. The best team needs to be playing.
Hope Kevvie does what he did last year with Piakura.
Hopefully Cobbloaf is back for this one - cannot afford to have Mariner up against Critter.
Kikau running at ARey's bad arm..... *shudder*
I reckon Oates and Willison interchange for the 2rf spot if Piakura is out. Oates has good experience but might not have the lungs. Willison can play there in patches I reckon.Piakura likely out I would love to see staggs or even cobbo go there from an attack point of view but likely too risky from a defence point of view.
Hethrington to 2nd row would be best overall with willison finishing the game there. Would help our bench too, we need a big bench, hethrington does not help it.
Would like mozer in for smoothy although smoothy wasn't bad and can cover lock (I know this won't happen anyway). I thought Walters was great to start the game, same with the 1st 20 mins last week. He competed in defence, and he asked questions around the ruck (inside passes, runs, long passes, passing back across the ptb) not sure what people want from him (not to be the coaches son maybe?).
The other question is cobbo coming back. Mariner was good but he still gets monstered with the runs from our 20m. Thought that was oates' best game and he really helped us out of our 20m. Arthurs was exceptional. Would love to see mariner to the bench with mozer, tapau and willison. Mariners speed late in the game but Oates metre early in the game is the perfect combo
As much as i hate the thought of moving Staggs, He could play in the back row no doubt! Only thing is, when he is on he is so crucial to that side of the field defensively. I dont know how many times ive seen him make a solo effort tackle and it just seems as though the players around him know he will make the tackle which just stiffens up that side.If Piaks is out which is likely, given all the injuries aside from him in the backrow, I'd be going:
1. Walsh
2. Oates
3. Mariner
4. Cobbo
5. Arthars
6. Mam
7. Reynolds
8. Jensen
9. Walters
10. Haas
11. Staggs
12. Riki
13. Carrigan
14. Mozer
15. Willison
16. Taupau
17. Smoothy
Yes, but both his legs, hip, back are all shot too. lol. Duct tape him up and give him whatever Edwards has and we will be sweet!His shoulder still works.
I'm putting that forward pass on Haas anyway... the crash play for Haas was definitely on, but he never puts himself in a good position to be a threat.All they saw on the weekend was the one forward pass.
Burton doing all the kicking and sending them left... that will be Arthars wing rather than Oates at this stage, but I can see him wanting to test Reece as well.
If I'm Kevvie I'm not picking Mariner to return to the wing in this game, because he won't stand a chance against those kicks.
If Cobbo is fit I'd be tempted to play him left wing and Arthars right wing, with Mariner left centre... big concerns about Mariner playing right wing in this game if it happens.
Annoying thing is the dogs chase is always offside, because Burton stands deep to get his kicks off... ref called a penalty tonight, but anyone getting inside the 10m on a Burton kick is pretty much always offside
Not sure Kevvie will go that drastic though.Agreed and given Piaks is likely out, we can make it happen if Staggs goes second row.
Not sure Kevvie will go that drastic though.
In a recent game where we were missing a second rower... maybe Panthers?? he named Willison there, but played Patty in the second row and just had Payne trying to do the ballplaying at lock.
He might just go with that again, but I don't want to see Patty playing on the edge... fucking Kobe needs to learn how to play edge.