Round 22 - Raiders vs Broncos - Build Up Thread

[Coxy]

But guarantee Hoffman will come back to fullback, and Wallace will be "injured" so Norman will keep the 6.

 

[Bull Shark]

We'll be 0-12 down after 10 mins and you can take it from there ....

 

[noisetheory]

no doubt raiders will play their best game this season this week too.

raiders by 20

 

[Big Pete]

1. Josh Hoffman
2. Lachlan Maranta
3. Ben Te'o
4. Gerard Beale
5. Aaron Whitchurch
6. Corey Norman
7. Ben Hunt
8. Ben Hannnant
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Josh McGuire
11. Alex Glenn
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Corey Parker

14. Kurt Baptiste
15. Petero Civoniceiva
16. Matt Gillett
17. Mitchell Dodds

Hope Reed comes back so we can shift Te'o to the bench ahead of Dodds but can't be certain.

 

[Mr Fourex]

Drop Norman, Hunt to 7, Wallace to 6, Capewell to fullback, Hoffman on the wing.

At least Norman is showing he has at the very least, a grain of creativity

Wallace is lost.....floundering. He has sunken a lot deeper than just his normal depths of nuffiness.

Wallace has to go before Norman.

Norman has to start realising that once he either shifts the ball on or kicks, he has to remain in the game and not just sit back with the rest of his mates, waiting for someone else to do something. When Hunt is out there with him, Norman seems to lift his overall competitiveness.

 

[noisetheory]

i've thought norman is usually quite good at following the ball. he's often one of the first there if the ball spills out the back or something.

wallace seriously just looks lost at the moment.

i just cant cop the absolute lack of ball the outside guys get. i just cant fathom how our halves cannot see that they are consistency standing too flat. the opposing defense has it too easy. they're either catching the halves with the ball or catching the next man wide, right as they are receiving the ball

 

[Bucking Beads]

I'd drop Wallace ahead of Norman. **** that red headed **** off now. I've defended him for long enough.

 

[Mr Fourex]

I'd drop Wallace ahead of Norman. **** that red headed **** off now. I've defended him for long enough.

 

[noisetheory]

whens kahu playing qld cup?

 

[Mr Fourex]

1. Josh Hoffman
2. Lachlan Maranta
3. Ben Te'o
4. Gerard Beale
5. Aaron Whitchurch
6. Corey Norman
7. Ben Hunt
8. Ben Hannnant
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Josh McGuire
11. Alex Glenn
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Corey Parker

14. Kurt Baptiste
15. Petero Civoniceiva
16. Matt Gillett
17. Mitchell Dodds

Hope Reed comes back so we can shift Te'o to the bench ahead of Dodds but can't be certain.

Ben Hannant played a lot of 1st half minutes .....thought it took a bit of sting out of his running. I know Petero has been ordinary of late, but I'd still rather see him start and Hannant come off the bench.

Would be good to get Reed back, although his form hadn't been great prior to the leg break.

It's not a bad looking team you've named there Pete.....

Dodds defence was better than a lot of his more illustrious team mates tonight.

 

[rnabokov]

T'eo is both too slow and not agile to be in the centres. That was pretty obvious tonight.

 

[Big Pete]

Hannant wasn't great but he wasn't as deplorable as Bulla. They ran circles around him all night and he just wasn't thinking. Think his head is already on the front porch & his best intimidation tactics to scare the living daylights out of his daughter's dates. Still think he offers more of an impact value than either Hannant or McGuire and his experience would be invaluable heading into half time.

I get what you mean though and if Bulla was 'on' I'd agree completely.

 

[Big Pete]

T'eo is both too slow and not agile to be in the centres. That was pretty obvious tonight.

It's obvious all 3 backrows suck at centre.

But beggers can't be choosers really.

 

[noisetheory]

the obvious choice was beale at centre with whitchurch at wing. glenn hasnt been too bad there.

but yeah missing or losing hoffman, hodges, copley, reed, yow yeh, gagai.. even kahu.. doesnt help.

 

[rnabokov]

It's obvious all 3 backrows suck at centre.

But beggers can't be choosers really.

If it's a forward, it has to be Glenn. I wouldn't mind seeing Whitchurch start there though.

One also can't forget that the Eels did the Storm with Slater, Smith and Cronk playing, and the Storm have lost 5 in a row.

ATM, the only team playing consistent football is the Dogs and except for some dodgy defence, the Rabbits.

I'm still hopeful unitl next week at least.

 

[noisetheory]

at least those teams can run in a try or two when they need it.

 

[Big Pete]

I'd much rather bring Glenn closer to the field.

We're robbing ourselves of a good fringe forward and defender.

He doesn't offer much more than Te'o or Gillett out-wide. He was awful tonight in defence as well.

 

[rnabokov]

I'd much rather bring Glenn closer to the field.

We're robbing ourselves of a good fringe forward and defender.

He doesn't offer much more than Te'o or Gillett out-wide. He was awful tonight in defence as well.

True. Whitchurch should get a go with Beale. T'eo to the bench.