What was our strongest part of our team is now getting slimmer. With Tuilagi and Tuivaiti out, who do we see coming in for the week?
More likely we see Williams stay in the middle and Guymer moves to an edge. Then the two bench spots for Tuivaiti and Guymer would more likely be taken up by de Belin and Brown. Not sure if someone like Jezaiah Funa-Iuta will be ready either.
So Russell for Nanva is one change. De Belin will get Tuivaiti's spot more likely. So who replaces Tuilagi?
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Oops meant to be Brown on bench
brown at 17 and i would also pick this side!
Probably only Moses, JAC and Williams would make starting side for other teams right now and Williams isn't in good form. I would say Russell as well but he didn't play today. A couple others may get a bench spot or play due to injuries but wouldn't attract much attention if they signed with another club.
Whoever we bring in is coming into a struggling team so I don't see them making much of an impact. When players step into a quality team like Panthers or Storm of previous years they can look like a superstar but young players are easily exposed in sides that are struggling. We need some mid season signings urgently. If Sua hasn't backflipped on us, throw everything we have to get him here this year. We need experienced players and a workhorse prop and 2nd rower. England may be an option to explore as I would prefer experience over exposing our juniors, destroy their confidence and exposing them to fan criticism.
I think some of the blame towards Ryles and some of our players is misplaced. We have struggled as a club to attract talent for many years and Ryles seemed to have had a plan for signings which the front office couldn't deliver. He made a massive clean of what he could but players like Matto not wanting to leave and other contract lengths left us with a number of average players.
The new rules and interpretations have resulted in a momentum based game where any mistake or lazy play can see a game slip out of reach. Then when chasing points, more errors are made and it snowballs. Look at the ladder and and look at teams with 6-8 rep quality players struggling with a handful of wins
It is going to destroy a lot of young player and coaches careers when fans and clubs place blame while looking for a quick fix as we are seeing in this site and others.
Add to that kit kat knee and junior knee. So not a lot to look forward to next week.
Add Ryley with Knee issue
Doesn't matter as it will be another thrashing anyway.
I think Kelma will be cleared, didn't look like a Category 2. Russell coming back will help a lot. Also once Iongi is back we will look much better. The injury toll is insane but guys have to keep turning up regardless. Yesterdays effort wasn't good enough
Thing I worry about and what's been eroded away his week to beat the Dogs you have to go through the middle of them.That's where they are weak the middle of the park.Fowards short passing creating ruck speed so our halves can play off the back of it.
Structurally any good ball off a fast ruck Moses has to have his finger prints on both sides of it.If he just sits on the right side we'll get proper farked.Right now Moses needs to overplay we are so down on talent our best player has to be on the ball more and everyone else just pitch in to make his job easier.
Getting Russell back helps but predictably Moses is the key.
I remember a lot on here giving DB the same crap expecting Moses to pull a result out of his arse all while our coaching staff and injury were rife they continued parking DB up on the right side to accomodate Asi footy Dean or whoever else all while his fowards were getting arseholed.
1.3 per season I feel Moses is getting off lightly from the fanbase funny how that works.
Moses is a great player but the team around him is a shambles. Half the time he isn't getting the ball when he calls for it. Hes still trying hard but the team is just a mess right now due to injuries and new faces
Teancum Brown onto the bench, Moretti to start, Williams to one edge, Guymer to the other.
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