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"I still believe he has something left in him. The culture under Gutherson and Gutho's off field theatrics meant money came first and foremost before the team and befoore club, and feel Matterson made bad decisions because of it.
Being a contract…"
Being a contract…"
"Ah rightio. I haven't seen much of Warrington this year. I think they are finding out very quickly that their experiment of appointing an unproven, inexperienced head coach in Sam Burgess was a mistake. A bit like the Sydney Swans recruiting Gary…"
"He played on the weekend, it was on Fox around midnight Saturday night i think. I watched him play, even he looked disgusted with the defensive abilities of his team. I saw him on more than one occasion (after his team conceded yet another soft try)…"
"100% Agree, just look at Jason Taylor, would love to have him as an assistant coach, would never let him be a head coach again."
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Taking some creative license with this. Promoting players who might not be there right now but trying to predict things is never an exact science so im just backing in our juniors under JRs leadership to blossom.
I would like to see a couple gun signings, Jake Averillo makes a lot of sense and Aublix Tawha for versatility.
I am also hoping Volkman finally arrives after some finals experience in NSW cup and a full pre season, he is a better half than Joash. Averillo would be next in line for the 6# jersey if Volkman doesn't work out.
That's not a bad lineup at all. Our forward stocks look promising, especially with some of the good juniors coming through. I'm starting to think that we might not even sign a big name forward. It dosen't seem to be Ryles' style and if the current squad continue to improve as they have this year, then I don't think we need one.
1: I Longi
2: Z Lomax
3: W Penisini
4: S Russell
5: J Addo Carr
6: J Papali
7: M Moses
8: J Hopgood
9: R Smith
10: Jr Paulo
11: K Tulugi ( improved a lot )
12: K Kautoga
13: JDB ( plays 20 mins, then goes to front row)
14: D Walker
15: L Moretti
16: J Williams
17: T Da Silva
NSW CUP
1: Twiddle
2: B Simonson ( if still here )
3: J Tago
4: R Penisini
5: AMS
6: R Volkman
7: D Hawkins
8: T Mataele
9: B Hands ( if still here )
10: S Tuivita
11: C Guymer
12: J Samarina
13: M Doorey
14: W Latu
15: R Matterson ( if still here )
16: B Parker
17: S Pryke
we do have a lot depth for next year, depending on injuries, I'm expecting Matterson, hands, Simonson not being here next year but. So this side will change a lot over the next 6 months, we do need another middle, I'd be looking at D Moale from Souths, also need another back. I'm expecting Lorenzo and Richie to debut next year at some point
I like that Cup side. A good mix of youth and experience to provide that NRL cover. These guys will be knocking on the door of the NRL squad, and no doubt many will play a few games. In the past the Cup side has been a bit of a purgatory for out of form NRL players, but you can't afford that if you want to create legitimate backups in each position. Healthy competition for spots keeps everyone on their toes.
Too early to do as i believe there are alot of pieces still to move. Mainly around what happens with Simonsson, Matterson and Hands. We will have up to 5 spots to fill.
As for right now i think the team is pretty straight forward.
1. Iongi
2. Lomax
3. Penisini
4. Russell
5. Addo-Carr
6. Papali'i
7. Moses
8. Hopgood
9. Smith
10. Paulo
11. Williams
12. Kautoga
13. De Belin
14. Da Silva
15. Walker
16. Moretti
17. Tuilagi/Tuivaiti
Now again out of those 17 not too much movement will happen. The only question marks are Papali'i at 6 and Russell at Centre. I have also said there was a rumour of Paulo retiring but doubt it. So until about January is when we can actually have a decent prediction. As we just do not know about movement of players.
Why the question mark on Russell, he's a lay down misere for the left centre spot. I can understand Papali, but I doubt JR is looking for another 5/8. The one player who i think is under more pressure is JDB. When we signed him, players like Moretti, Kautoga, Kelma, Doorey and Guymer were not setting the world on fire, since then they have all gone above and beyond expectations. I'd hate to see any of these players miss out, but with what we have now, there's going to be a couple who will.
Interesting with JDB /Walker. One is more defence and the other is attack and plays very much like a half.
Didn't think we needed JDB to be honest. Walker is the no.13 we need to play more minutes.
I think it's time to give more minutes to Tuaviti as well. He should be in the 17 ahead of Morretti & Doorey. We need someone that can bend the line, someone to step into Paulo's shoes.
For me the key is Moses' being fit and playing at least 75% of the games; and Paulo staying on the ball; we need another forward for me and someone with some back up NRL exp would be good; Injuries are key and lets not forget we lost some back up backs this year due to injuries.
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