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Forward Pack Rankings for 2022 (fox sports)

Posted by Gaz Nelson on February 9, 2022 at 10:56pm

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/depth-crucial-for-a-finals-contender-young-pack-ready-to-fire-forwards-power-rankings/news-story/7249bb014f718bfe23b84f4c7675a7b8

Interesting rankings, they have the Eels forward pack at 3rd with the storm and roosters ahead of us. We beat the storm twice last year by bashing their forwards, having them in 2nd spot doesnt sit right.

The Roosters are ranked 1st, can only imagine this has something to do with a shiny car being prepped for the journo over at City Ford.

If I was to pick the teams that troubled our pack most ...obviously the panthers, Fisher Harris is a beast ... and the other is souths. I always expected us to roll over Souths but they stood up each time.

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LB February 9, 2022 at 11:01pm

The roosters pack is ageing, Melbourne are losing a massive member in Bromwich, could very well be no.1 in 2023 with Paulo and RCG at the club until 2025 and deservingly so.
- Gaz Nelson > LB February 9, 2022 at 11:11pm
  
  Yep JWH slowing down, he'll be hard to replace. Great forward leader.
  - LB > Gaz Nelson February 9, 2022 at 11:25pm
    
    Lindsay Collins is looking good though, it is the Roosters they will buy a replacement i bet.
- Clintorian > LB February 10, 2022 at 4:15pm
  
  Takiaho (Spell?) is a great forward too. Just as good as RCG imo.
Acme February 9, 2022 at 11:22pm

The starting fowards for both the storm and roosters look very strong. No surprises there.

The panthers starting line up is also very solid, there's really not too much separating the top 4 packs
Cranky Brad is here!!! February 10, 2022 at 12:16am

I agree with ratings on fully fit teams. Probably swap storm and roosters. Storm without doubt Is still the powerhouse forward pack. Panthers Probably 3rd and us 4th. We need to change that
HKF February 10, 2022 at 4:41pm

The difference between the eels pack and both the storm and roosters is they are proven big game winners and the eels aren't, yet.
- Gaz Nelson > HKF February 11, 2022 at 12:12am
  
  Can't argue with that HKF
Ruprecht Amadeus Mozart February 10, 2022 at 5:42pm

So we're 1st on the list if you exclude teams that are not required to adhere to the salary cap.

Good effort.

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