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  jake arnold January 10, 2010 at 6:42pm

  thats about right i reakon but i would give robbo first shot at halfback. I know it is hard on KK but i also think Morts might even get first shot at half and mateo at 5/8 so we can put cayless into the back row so he can start the match, cause we cant forget he is our captain.
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  Gooraz January 10, 2010 at 7:13pm

  Oh john how could you suggest luke burt or grothe jr miss out on starting the game when they were probably our best two players in the last 5-7 weeks of 2009 bar hayne/moi moi. Pull ya head in dude !
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  will swain January 10, 2010 at 8:53pm

  1 Hayne
  2 Inu
  3 reddy
  4 tahu
  5 grothe
  6 mortimer
  7keating (more spark)
  8 cayless
  9 keating
  10 poore
  11hindy
  12 b smith
  13 mateo
  
  14 moimoi
  15 mannah
  16 shackleton
  17
  
  Cayless- as captain has to be starting
  moimoi- impact of bench working with mannah should be good, two clear sets of props 1 impact prop and 1 worker cayless and poore(impact) and then moimoi(impact) and mannah
  17 should be left for another forward to be moulded get some game time, i dont like backs on the bench and why waste an interchane spot for a back when lets face it the forwards take more hitups, workload and bruises so should either be another prop or hooker. maybe that young bloke in humble, place him at hooker for a bit or interchange him into half and keating goes to hooker for his brother
  shackleton will also add impact of the bench and should be able to cover the likes of smith, mateo and hindy for the likes of breaks and injuries
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  SP January 10, 2010 at 8:54pm

  We kept Robson as a backup half. Yes he done a great job last year but if DA feels that Morts and KK can fulfil their defensive roles, then Robson goes to Wenty to stay fresh in case we need him again. I would even consider letting him captain the Wenty side for a couple of years. I think Morts and both Keatings are 80min players therefore allowing another forward on the bench...Pele, Horo?
  I've seen a bit of Tom Humble up here last year and this kid is an amazing prospect...I will definitely be putting a little coin on him for rookie of the year 2010 and would be a great option off the bench also
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  YDIDISAYIDO January 10, 2010 at 9:22pm

  No idea who I would drop from the back line. To me, Reddy is the most versatile so maybe a bench role for him until injuries decide the backline.
  Moi Moi off the bench.
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  Shea O'Neill January 10, 2010 at 11:08pm

  How I start round 1
  
  1. Jarryd Hayne
  2. Joel Reddy
  3. Kris Inu-His creativeness and footwork warrants him in the centres, is NOT a winger anymore.
  4. Timana Tahu
  5. Eric Grothe
  6. Daniel Mortimer
  7. Kris Keating
  8. Nathan Cayless
  9. Matthew Keating
  10. Justin Poore
  11. Nathan Hindmarsh
  12. Ben Smith
  13. Feleti Mateo- Comes off the bench to replace Fui, offloads around the tired forwards.
  
  14. Luke Burt
  15. FuiFui MoiMoi-Starts, gets us on the front foot.
  16. Shane Shackleton
  17. Tim Mannah
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  Djl January 10, 2010 at 11:29pm

  no offence to reddy he is very consistent and reliable ,but some back will miss out and id say it will be him arrg its so hard i love the bloke but at the end of the day someone will miss out.
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  1Eyed Eel January 11, 2010 at 3:22am

  1. Jarryd Hyane
  2. Luke Burt
  3. Kris Inu
  4. Timana Tahu
  5. Joel Reddy
  6. Daniel Mortimer
  7. Kris Keating
  8. Justin Poore
  9. Matt Keating
  10. Fuifui Moimoi
  11. Nathan Hindmarsh
  12. Ben Smith
  13. Nathan Cayless
  
  14. Joel Reddy
  15. Shane Shackleton
  16. TIm Mannah
  17. Feleti Mateo
  
  Just to make clear here: Nathan Cayless is being used as a third prop not a traditional lock, just as the Tigers used Payten last year. Reddy to be used as a utility. I'd interchange him primarily with Grothe and due to playing less minutes I'd be asking Guru to do a lot more of the bullocking work and essentially playing as an extra forward. I'd hold Feleti out of the action for the first 20 minutes when you want to concentrate on ball security but he'd be playing pretty much every minute once he gets on. I'd also have no hesitation dropping him into five-eighth and interchanging the keating brothers if Matt needs a rest or we need to change-up our attack.
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    Active > 1Eyed Eel January 11, 2010 at 7:03am

    So I assume the #5 should be Guru & not Reddy.
    Gee that looks like an awesome side.
    I'd run with that
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  Michael Ericson January 11, 2010 at 9:46am

  If I were ando it would look like this:
  
  1. Jarryd Hayne
  2. Luke Burt
  3. Kris Inu
  4. Timana Tahu
  5. Eric Grothe
  6. Feleti Mateo
  7. Daniel Mortimer
  8. Justin Poore
  9. Matt Keating
  10. Nathan Cayless
  11. Nathan Hindmarsh (C)
  12. Shane Shackleton
  13. Ben Smith
  14. Fui Fui Moi Moi
  15. Tim Mannah
  16. Brendan Oake
  17. Kris Keating
  
  But he will probably have Keating starting in the halves and Reddy in the centres. Mateo on the bench or at lock and Cayless in the second row with moi moi starting.