so i think the obvious choice will be Jai Field and BA will most likely go that way but ill run a few options here.
The biggest negative in field is he hasn't been playing footy this is a league wide problem with no reserve grade so at least with jai he has had a few games this season.
For me Salmon, Rankin and Smith are absolutely break glass in case of emergency options all are reserve grade players.
So with that in mind a few other options are
Gutho to 6
With Fergo moving to fullback and a debut for Dunster on the wing.
This is a very unlikely move but i think some merit in it with Gutho capable of covering the 6 and fergo has played a fair bit of fullback in his day.
Or
Matterson to 6
Davey into the backrow
Marata retuns to the bench
Again unlikely but the logic All players have recent game time under their belts, Gutho will ball play anyway. Matto has skill set to play 6 and experience set him up to be a run first half.
Or
Takka to 6
Not really a good option takka has filed there before and is better suited to covering that role off the bench as a injury replacement as opposed to a full game as a 6.
To be honest all options are not exactly filling me with confidence if Moses was inform and leading the team id have a smidgen more hope any chance of any success this year falls on him
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Taka will be replacing Blake in the centres.
Matto 6 with Nikuro starting back row
My team for the Warriors game is
1: C Gutherson
2: M Sivo
3: M Jennings
4: W Blake
5: B Ferguson
6: R Matterson
7: M Moses
8: K Evans
9: R Mahoney
10: R Campbell Gillard
11: S Lane
12: M Nuikore
13: N Brown
14: W Smith
15: Jr Paulo
16: A Davey
17: O Kaufusi
for mine R Matterson covers the 6. He's defence is very good, and has a good short kicking and passing game .
fergerson and Blake are on there final warning.
Jr Paulo to the bench for impact.
W Smith gets a run who can cover the fullback, wing, centre, the halves and hooker.
While gutho had a night to remember with some slips on the paddock, (time to get new boots with decent sprigs like MM did) I would be leaving him at 1 his best position. Swap Fergo & Blake and keep Fergo away from the first ball run after tackle 1 - 5 we have forwards to do that work with Ferg's not making much ground in the runs. Sivo, needs to look at video clips of him running over Tedesco and other players so he can remember what he was capable of, at least he can now catch a high ball but if he goes back to hard running, will he lose the ball catching ability, other words he seems very much one dimensional.
Watching chickadees demolish the mules last night, they had a few new and young players, Beanie the same with UG's who ran over our strong wingers says a lot to me, and that is time for some new players and give them a spot and hope for the future. My team against the worryers.
1.Gutho 2.Dunster 3.Jennings 4.Fergo 5.Blake 6.Field 7 ;Moses 8.RCG 9. Mahoney 10.Paulo 11.Nuikore 12.Matto 13.brown 14.stone 15.Evans 16.Kaufusi 17.Davey/Lane
I thought most of the forwards this week were pretty ordinary especially the run on side, Lane has not been his usual running best & breaking the line, so have him with Davey on the bench. While not a radical shake up its enough to tell the players more is demanded of them, also not a good look to have another forward on report even though he's likely to take the early plee and be able to play next week.
Regarding Field, he played in the 6 spot for the first few rounds while Brown was out and we won them, he did some good work and was able to change direction and relatively alusive as well. Worst case if he does not do any good, bring Mahoney out of the scrum to replace him and Stone to DH
Exactly, sometimes I think people invent issues with our players. Sivo has never had an issue with the high ball. He dropped one in torrential rain and suddenly he can't catch!
I must be watching the wrong games or something as both of you are saying Sivo never had an issue/problem with the high ball since debut, certainly much have been some other player on that side that dropped the ball &/or knocked on.
My point is that his high ball taking has improved greatly, he is however prone to some mistakes but they also have improved, but maybe he has caught deseased eel and had at lunch or something else that has caused his power runs of last year and earlier this year being lost.
He will probably go with Takas
Silly to put Gutho at 6. He needs to remain in his best position at 1. I reckon it will be either Field, Will Smith or Rankin at 6. No good having too many changes Matterson at 6 is another silly idea. Have a feeling Brad Arthur will put Will Smith at 6 but I wouldnt mind seeing what Rankin has to offer. Rankin isnt even listed in the top 30. So could be Will Smith maybe Salmon or Field. Hope not Taka at 6
Mate ive seen alot of Rankin he offers nothing at NRL level my mate who loves the tigers and his old man who played at wests summed up Rankin best"Apart from winning in 05 my next best tigers memory is Rankin leaving"
He has a go but is in the bevan french type more suited to Super League
Rankin isnt listed in the Top 30 unless the list I looked at is incorrect.
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