Team depth

Based on the list below. We are lacking one alpha prop, one centre/fullback - depending where you put Gutherson (but I expect him to have a better year at full back). Dummy half seems lacking but I am not worried as I think what we have (Mahoney and Schneider) will be really strong in a year or so. Also expect Evens to pick off where he left off last year which was good (much better than his start of the year) and push back into the starting side if we do not pick up an alpha prop. So I think with the addition of Paulo we will be competitive in the middle regardless.

Middle Forwards:

Paulo
Alvaro
N .Brown
Mannah
Terepo
Evans
Gower

Dev. Utoikamanu

Edge Forwards:

Moeroa
Lane
Ma’u
Niukore
Kaufusi
Davey

Dummy Half:

Dev: Mahoney

Pritchard
Smith
Stone

Not in team but rising star. Schneider

Halves:

Moses
Norman
Salmon

Dev. Brown

Fullback:

Gutherson

Wing:

Fergerson
Gennings
French
Sivo
Leleisiuao

Centres:

Mennings
Takairangi
Hoffman

Gutherson will have a year under his belt after his ACL injury so expect huge improvement and him at fullback however now we have ferguson and gennings or siva on the wings French could have enough support to return to the back and possibly turn into the try scorer he previously was. Surprised you have him on the wing.
Would definitely like another prop but Paulo is great pick up, Alvaro is solid and consistently near our best and Terepo improved heaps last year adding variety to his hard runs and he h8s errors dropped significantly. Our problem was we never had our fowards working as a group with strong runs repeated in any set. I think the foward rotation will be improved by having ferguson helping early in the set. Maybe Paulo and alvaro starting fowards then bench Terepo and mannah. Brown was disappointing last year the same as everyone but would like see him follow a quick Paulo play the ball and maybe offload for gutho or French lurking in support creating a retreating defence for the halves to shine.
Although we were terrible last year a strong start to our set, giving our fowards a little more momentum can give our halves the extra second or 2 to attack a retreating defence and find a hole runner like Lane. I am expecting our attack and momentum to improve greatly. Lane proved to be deadly close to the line for manly last year being close to their top try scorer.
Everyone last year agreed semi was huge loss and our fowards lacked punch. We got ferguson and Paulo so have addressed the 2 major issues yet people aren't happy. Yes another prop would be ideal but the eels have never been able to attract talent due to the unstable environment with boards, hence coaches and direction of the club. We will be a lot more competitive this year and as pointed out in another story and blog the fact so many are playing for their career and contract can only be a good thing. Form picks up at contract time and although people complain saying should put full effort in all the time, contract time sees players at all teams not just parra, improve as it is difficult to keep fully motivated and maximise effort for the full season or once games start getting away on the scoreboard.

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- Wile E. Coyote November 18, 2018 at 9:48am
  
  Salmon could also play centre
- HKF November 18, 2018 at 9:55am
  
  That's how I think the season will start out. I just don't want to see Taka on the bench as a 2nd rower.
- Wile E. Coyote November 18, 2018 at 10:03am
  
  Norman could also go fullback and Salmon 5:8
- Marty November 18, 2018 at 2:03pm
  
  Coyote. I like Salmon @ centre, who his partner n who fullback?
The Eeel November 18, 2018 at 9:09am

Yeah I’d be happy with one more really tough big prop and a gun centre. Maybe 2020....
fake midget pseudoachondroplasia November 18, 2018 at 11:13am

Gutherson will have a year under his belt after his ACL injury so expect huge improvement and him at fullback however now we have ferguson and gennings or siva on the wings French could have enough support to return to the back and possibly turn into the try scorer he previously was. Surprised you have him on the wing.
Would definitely like another prop but Paulo is great pick up, Alvaro is solid and consistently near our best and Terepo improved heaps last year adding variety to his hard runs and he h8s errors dropped significantly. Our problem was we never had our fowards working as a group with strong runs repeated in any set. I think the foward rotation will be improved by having ferguson helping early in the set. Maybe Paulo and alvaro starting fowards then bench Terepo and mannah. Brown was disappointing last year the same as everyone but would like see him follow a quick Paulo play the ball and maybe offload for gutho or French lurking in support creating a retreating defence for the halves to shine.
Although we were terrible last year a strong start to our set, giving our fowards a little more momentum can give our halves the extra second or 2 to attack a retreating defence and find a hole runner like Lane. I am expecting our attack and momentum to improve greatly. Lane proved to be deadly close to the line for manly last year being close to their top try scorer.
Everyone last year agreed semi was huge loss and our fowards lacked punch. We got ferguson and Paulo so have addressed the 2 major issues yet people aren't happy. Yes another prop would be ideal but the eels have never been able to attract talent due to the unstable environment with boards, hence coaches and direction of the club. We will be a lot more competitive this year and as pointed out in another story and blog the fact so many are playing for their career and contract can only be a good thing. Form picks up at contract time and although people complain saying should put full effort in all the time, contract time sees players at all teams not just parra, improve as it is difficult to keep fully motivated and maximise effort for the full season or once games start getting away on the scoreboard.
Fuuuuuui November 18, 2018 at 11:34am

French will be at fullback. I'll put my house on it.

He's either fullback or playing for Wenty. You won't ever see him on the wing again.

I think he just needs time to settle in at FB again and train a preseason there, especially after losing his PCL and not really ever becoming the same player after.
- Gucci Flip Flops > Fuuuuuui November 18, 2018 at 12:19pm
  
  French will be fullback purely because we need centres and that’s where we’ll put gutho
Gucci Flip Flops November 18, 2018 at 11:48am

Edge forwards and centres are incredibly rough
- John Eel > Gucci Flip Flops November 18, 2018 at 12:24pm
  
  I would like to se a bit more of Kaufusi on the edge. We got a snail glance season gone. Whilst we did not see enough of him to make a judgment what we saw was good.
  
  He does have good leg speed for a big man and knows how to find a hole

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