PRE-GAME Round 8 - Rabbitohs vs Broncos

[Sproj]

If Kahu, TPJ, Arrow, Opacic, Hunt and whoever else are all still injured, I'd go:

1. Boyd
2. Mead
3. Roberts
4. Oates
5. Allan (though Pearson is a more realistic chance)
6. Milford
7. KNik
8. Ese'ese
9. Macca
10. Blair
11. Su'a
12. Gillett
13. McGuire

14. Glenn (Purely because of all the injuries, he deserves to be dropped)
15. Sims
16. Fai
17. Thaiday

Shame Haas is too young.

 

[vertigo]

TPJ - finger and medial ligament in his knee, could be out as long as Hunt.

 

[theshed]

What's going on with Joffa?

 

[Morkel]

Perfect time to blood another rookie forward IMO. If it were a more experienced player out (read, any of our starting pack) I would not hesitate to promote one of the benchies and drape the pine with one metric Doddage. But in the position we're in, not accounting for mid-game injuries of course, we could comfortably handle a 15-man rotation.

 

[Swazii]

The team needs to come out blazing like they did against the roosters and not like how they started last night against the titans

 

[Accept]

The team needs to come out blazing like they did against the roosters and not like how they started last night against the titans

They came out blazing because the Roosters were off the boil from the very first minute. The Titans came prepared last night and this bits and pieces team came within two minutes of producing a huge upset. Every team comes out blazing but it is only effective if the opposition allows it to be.

 

[Swazii]

They came out blazing because the Roosters were off the boil from the very first minute. The Titans came prepared last night and this bits and pieces team came within two minutes of producing a huge upset. Every team comes out blazing but it is only effective if the opposition allows it to be.

They underestimated the titans and defensively they were out of sorts. I just hope they work on defensive patterns again

 

[jarro65]

2 burgess's to be suspended i would think!

In reality they should both be suspended for a couple of matches.

Sams shoulder charge was blatant, and the other Burgess with the flying elbow should've been suspended when he did the same thing a few weeks ago.

 

[Kyall]

Tom will definitely be suspended but Sam may get off. Though last night on one of our kick offs Glenn tackled without using his arms and only his shoulder, don't know if they picked it up.

 

[Kyall]

1. Boyd
2.Kahu
3.Roberts
4.Moga
5.Oates
6.Milf
7.Niko
8.Ese,Ese
9.Macca
10.Blair
11.Gillett
12.Thiday
13.Mcguire
14.Glenn
15.Offa
16.Sims
17.Mead
18.Fai
I do believe that Kahu got hooked though I definitely could be wrong.
Moga will keep his spot while we are still winning, though I'm starting to think different.
By the looks of the last few weeks Offa is next in line he must be playing good footy in the ISC.
If Kahu is out Fai will come in to make a 4 forwards bench.
It's also a shame that Pangai got hurt, he has been a machine and Glenn needs less minutes ffs.

 

[Mitch06]

If Mead isn't in the starting 13 I'm going to protest outside of Red Hill on Wednesday morning

Can I come?.

 

[Mitch06]

1. Boyd
2.Kahu
3.Roberts
4.Moga
5.Oates
6.Milf
7.Niko
8.Ese,Ese
9.Macca
10.Blair
11.Gillett
12.Thiday
13.Mcguire
14.Glenn
15.Offa
16.Sims
17.Mead
18.Fai
I do believe that Kahu got hooked though I definitely could be wrong.
Moga will keep his spot while we are still winning, though I'm starting to think different.
By the looks of the last few weeks Offa is next in line he must be playing good footy in the ISC.
If Kahu is out Fai will come in to make a 4 forwards bench.
It's also a shame that Pangai got hurt, he has been a machine and Glenn needs less minutes ffs.

Kahu has been carrying niggles, he disrupted it which is why I think he struggled a bit with his kicking duties.

 

[Accept]

If Mead isn't in the starting 13 I'm going to protest outside of Red Hill on Wednesday morning

Well if Kahu and Oates are fit then he won't be named and I doubt if Bennett will use him on the bench again. He is better off playing 80 mins ISC rather than 9 mins to finish the match.

 

[Number6]

Unfortunate re TPG but gives him a chance to rest for a big second half old season, he's going to be immense. Arrow's turn to step up pre origin.

Like Sproj's line up but surely Pearson on the wing and Arrow over Fai. Glenn to have one last go starting now contract business is done otherwise agree might be time for a Qcup spell if we have the younger guys standing up. Blair to lock instead of Mcquire to share with arrow. Big Mc needs the Paul Gallen stop s****ing on our attack talk.

 

[papabear]

Unfortunate re TPG but gives him a chance to rest for a big second half old season, he's going to be immense. Arrow's turn to step up pre origin.

Like Sproj's line up but surely Pearson on the wing and Arrow over Fai. Glenn to have one last go starting now contract business is done otherwise agree might be time for a Qcup spell if we have the younger guys standing up. Blair to lock instead of Mcquire to share with arrow. Big Mc needs the Paul Gallen stop s****ing on our attack talk.

I didnt know anyone has ever had that talk with gall given the amount of touches he gets.

And is big mchlulloch, however its spelt, I thought he generally gives the ball fast enough and early to whereever he thinks it needs to go.

 

[Astro]

I didnt know anyone has ever had that talk with gall given the amount of touches he gets.

And is big mchlulloch, however its spelt, I thought he generally gives the ball fast enough and early to whereever he thinks it needs to go.

He's talking about Josh McGuire being the big Mc I believe.

 

[Jason Simmons]

I didnt know anyone has ever had that talk with gall given the amount of touches he gets.

And is big mchlulloch, however its spelt, I thought he generally gives the ball fast enough and early to whereever he thinks it needs to go.

I disagree about McCullough, his service is usually slow from dummy-half and he has ruined more attacking opportunities with his show and go from dummy half than I could ever count.

He even did it on a 5th tackle last night when the outside backs were screaming for the ball and he handed possession straight back to the Titans attempting a dummy half run straight into a full 4 defenders, who promptly stop his play dead and then go 85m up field and score. It was an atrocious 5th tackle option and he does it time and time again.

He is an outstanding defensive hooker and has occasional great moments of attack from dummy half but his game awareness is most usually awful and costs us terribly.

 

[Battler]

I disagree about McCullough, his service is usually slow from dummy-half and he has ruined more attacking opportunities with his show and go from dummy half than I could ever count.

He even did it on a 5th tackle last night when the outside backs were screaming for the ball and he handed possession straight back to the Titans attempting a dummy half run straight into a full 4 defenders, who promptly stop his play dead and then go 85m up field and score. It was an atrocious 5th tackle option and he does it time and time again.

He is an outstanding defensive hooker and has occasional great moments of attack from dummy half but his game awareness is most usually awful and costs us terribly.

He doesn't utilize the forward pass like Friend, Farah, and Peats do.