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  Bear April 19, 2015 at 6:59pm

  Robinson was ok today
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  Jose Martinez April 19, 2015 at 7:02pm

  Folau is a winger IMO, taka is very poor in defense and ok in attack, Robinson struggles under the high ball yet adds some spark out the back, hoppa is definitely more suited to being a centre than fullback.
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  steve mkd April 19, 2015 at 7:09pm

  Tough conditions done well ,, defently makes more metres with his speed ,,, next week with semi back our backline will very strong ,, hoppa at centre we need him there for his defense
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  Gower Power April 19, 2015 at 7:11pm

  Well we won, so...

  Yeah, I thought Robinson did a good job at FB. He was able to catch the high ball in windy conditions and made some solid runs up the middle. There were no major errors in his game and gave us a bit of spark. I hardly noticed Hoppa during the game, except for when Newcastle scored a try at one point because he missed a tackle (the one where Wicks ran across and was the last man trying to tackle the player in goal).

  I thought Taka was a little off his game and made some defensive errors, but I would still prefer him over Morgan and I think he showed that. Folau is definitely a winger. He seems to have some trouble in defense as a centre, but can use his awesome strength on the edge to drag defenders over the line. Awesome to watch him play and great hands too!

  Overall, I think the change in the lineup was good. Disappointing to see Ritchie go off after so little time. It's probably best though, as he couldn't even stand up after the head knock. Seems like a solid player (literally and also in terms of skill) so I hope he gets another chance! In the 5 minutes he played, he didn't look any worse than Darcy, though it wasn't much to go off.
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  eels_brad April 19, 2015 at 7:13pm

  Of course they worked. And BA a confirmed afterwards that that will be our structure moving forward
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  Trini Lopez calling Go Go Gomez April 19, 2015 at 7:15pm

  I think it'd be a shame to see Faraimo drop back to Wenty.  He's really under-rated on this site imo.
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  ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER April 19, 2015 at 7:32pm

  I leave folau at wing and robbo at full back and hoopa at centre
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  Big Dave April 19, 2015 at 7:33pm

  Tak returned from injury probably a couple of weeks too early, as his pace was down significantly and his lateral defence was poor.  Tak was so slow due to his heavily strapped knee he made Mannah look quick :)  Having an underdone Tak on the right side made our right edge look slow as Folau is not overly quick.  Tak should have had at least another week of rehab as he was very underdone. 
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    Bateau Bay Eel > Big Dave April 19, 2015 at 8:04pm

    Spot on big Dave but BA took the risk with Tak & we got away with it. Watching the game Takas lack of lateral movement was certainly evident, I'm sure the Broncs will take notice.
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  shane April 19, 2015 at 7:58pm

  With Hoppa yes but Robinson is crap, is only any good if he is put in a hole, can't tackle, no good at kick returns and always out of position, very substandard player. Faoso is not ready for fg and Taka was found lacking after injuries and looked like he needed another week.