Who replaces Reed?

[theshed]

I look at Ash Taylor and seriously question if he's ready to be thrown into the fire, shifting Hodges back to centre and Barba to fullback. Won't ever happen mind you, but I think we need to look at putting out a spine that actually works together.

I can't agree with this at all.

The first issue is that Barba wasn't much safer at full back than Hodges. That was the reason Hook shifted him to 5/8. This year Barba has offered a lot more in attack at 5/8 than fb.

We may just sneak into the finals by the skin of our nuts, I wouldn't be taking a chance with a debutant half. Not only for the teams sake but for the player's. Imagine how damaging a dud performance could be to a young players psyche.

Fullback definitely gets a better performance out of Hodges than centre.

 

[Huge]

Rather have Maranta at fullback. A lot safer under the bomb and generally positions himself well. Here's hoping we get a chance to rearrange the Titanic's deck chairs before the inevitable iceberg......

 

[Super Freak]

Who replaces Reed? Copley.

Hodges can **** off back to right centre after his poor efforts in defense against Storm. Thurston will have a field day with him if we make it through.

He can chime in at fullback when we are attacking in the oppositions half.

I think Hoffman will be right next week.

 

[Huge]

Hodges was weak as water the week before the Storm game and no doubt Bellamy saw that. Hodges is a terrible defender when exposed out in the open, one on one. C'mon Penrith....

 

[Unbreakable]

2. Vidot
3. Copley
4. Hodges
5. Maranta

That's the obvious part, the only question is who's Fullback, if he's fit.. Hoffman.. if he's not fit.. K.Nikorima?

 

[Ari Gold]

We may just sneak into the finals by the skin of our nuts, I wouldn't be taking a chance with a debutant half. Not only for the teams sake but for the player's. Imagine how damaging a dud performance could be to a young players psyche.

That's what I don't know, how he'd respond to such a situation. It's a huge risk for sure, but the fact we did just sneak into the finals is why I'd look at it. We have been gifted a chance to play in September, but we need to improve to do anything with it. I'd rather look to do that then be safe and lose by 14.

 

[Morkel]

2. Vidot
3. Copley
4. Hodges
5. Maranta

That's the obvious part, the only question is who's Fullback, if he's fit.. Hoffman.. if he's not fit.. K.Nikorima?

Hook will play it safe. Hodges fullback, Oates, Glenn or Gillett centre. You can't blood a rookie in a spine position in a sudden death final.

 

[mitch222]

if Hoffman is fit he goes to fullback and switches with hodges on attack. if not, kahu to centre

 

[Harry Sack]

1. Maranta/Hoffman
2. Vidot
3. Copley
4. Hodges
5. Kahu/Hoffman/Maranta

Obviously if Hoff is back, he and Hodges switch in attack and D and Maranta remains on the wing.

 

[Cult]

Kahu has been average all year. Stop it.

 

[Brett]

I'd run with:

1. Maranta
2. Vidot
3. Copley
4. Hodges
5. Kahu (Hoffman if fit, but it's unlikely)

Have Maranta catch the bombs and clean up the grubbers (which he's good at because he's actually a Fullback). Then have Hodges play Fullback in attack. Easy.

 

[coreyh88]

Kahu has only played Twix and didn't make any mistakes unlike maranta. Was a very good fullback coming through the grades too.

 

[levikaden]

Kahu- I'm a fan

 

[Rabbir]

Not many teams seem to do well when they mix and match players between positions during games.

Will wait for some know it all to tell me about RTS and Minichiello now.

 

[Kimlo]

Not many teams seem to do well when they mix and match players between positions during games.

Will wait for some know it all to tell me about RTS and Minichiello now.

A bit grumpy today?

 

[CaptainHook]

I vote for Kahu. Has always done the job when called up and will do fine if called up again.

 

[Alec]

Copley on the left, Kahu/Hoffman on the right. Then one of them/Maranta swaps with Hodges in defence. This way we'll have a "proper" defensive fullback and a proper defensive winger in defence.

So,

Attack: 1. Hodges 4. Hoffman/Kahu 5. Maranta
Defence: 1. Hoffman/Kahu 4. Hodges 5. Maranta

2 and 3 would always stay Copley and Vidot.

 

[_wwong]

Copley on the left, Kahu/Hoffman on the right. Then one of them/Maranta swaps with Hodges in defence. This way we'll have a "proper" defensive fullback and a proper defensive winger in defence.

So,

Attack: 1. Hodges 4. Hoffman/Kahu 5. Maranta
Defence: 1. Hoffman/Kahu 4. Hodges 5. Maranta

2 and 3 would always stay Copley and Vidot.

that will give griffin a seizure