SQUAD v BULLDOGS

[Lydon]

Surely Toups plays.
Why have him at 18 if not fit?
Name him at 2 and if he fails a fitness test then drop him.
I say he plays....fingers crossed.

Whyte the unlucky one but Brown was our best forward last game and deserves his spot.
The Butchers won't get dropped and don't deserve to despite all the experts on here ffs.

Pauga deserves his shot. I'd say that is the last we have seen of Paulo in a Roosters Jersey barring injuries. A shame he didn't kick on as he looked good the first few weeks.

I wish Walker was available this week just to see the make of the team. Yeah yeah Robbo would make him play NSW Cup. FFS

Ffs

[Qld Chook]

Is it possible that Sualli has a contract clause that he must play centre in 2023/24 ??

Good shout - this is the only feasible reason for his selection there. He has been terrible at centre, defensively and with the ball. Surely he can play centre in reserve grade though? Jokes aside he needs to learn the trade somewhere it won’t hurt us, so why not.

He is pissing off after next year (if not sooner) so I don’t understand us developing him in a new position when we have other blokes that could slot in seamlessly. I’m honestly baffled by Robbo this year.

We need a few boys to aim up and be at their best if we wanna win this weekend.

[BTRD]

The coach is so bloody FRUSTRATING. Laurie Daley said on radio recently that people are talking about how Robinson is picking players out of position. I guess time will tell.

[Eggspert]

ROOSTERS:
1. Teddy
2. Allan
3. Suaali'i
4. Smith, B
5. Pauga
6. Manu
7. Keary
8. JWH
9. Turpin
10. Collins
11. Butcher E
12. Butcher N
13. Tupouniua

INTERCHANGE:
14. Hutchison
15. Brown
16. Chrichton
17. Lodge

RESERVES:
18. Tupou
19. Smith, S
20. Paulo
21. May
22. Whyte


Surely it has to be this?


1. Teddy
2. JS
3. Manu
4. Smith, B
5. Toops
6. Keary
7. Smith, S

8. JWH
9. Turpin
10. Lodge
11. Crichton
12. Tupouniua
13. Brown

14. Hutch
15. Butcher, N
16. Collins
17. Whyte

out the available players?

Bingo, good line up.

[Eggspert]

BULLDOGS
1 Hayze Perham
2 Jacob Kiraz
3 Jake Averillo
4 Paul Alamoti
5 Blake Wilson
6 Karl Oloapu
7 Matt Burton
8 Max King
9 Reed Mahoney
10 Ryan Suttom
11 Jayden Okunbor
12 Jacob Preston
13 Corey Waddell

Interchange
14 Josh Reynolds
15 Kurtis Morrin
16 Samuel Hughes
17 Harrison Edwards

Reserves
19 Khaled Rajab
20 Jackson Topine
21 Josh Addo-Carr
22 Kyle Flanagan
23 Tevita Pangai Junior
24 Jeral Skelton

Don't know much about the Dogs team but it appears average.

Imagine we lose to them. Currently have no confidence in our team.

[Bates]

What gets me with Robbo’s selections is that even blind freddy can see that our attack is so much better with a halfback who can bring structure into it. We need that controlling halfback who straightens up the attack and plays less adlib letting Keary do hos thing at 5/8th. Did he not see the merits in that second half against the Dragons? Pick Sandon or even Hutch FFS and have some balls to put Swaarhelli back on the wing.

Our entire playing system collapses unless the halfback can execute their role.

[Vasco]

Why isn't Manu at fullback and Teddy rested?

We can't afford to rest any players. This is the issue when you are struggling to keep up with the top 8.

[Steggles]

ROOSTERS:
1. Teddy
2. Allan
3. Suaali'i
4. Smith, B
5. Pauga
6. Manu
7. Keary
8. JWH
9. Turpin
10. Collins
11. Butcher E
12. Butcher N
13. Tupouniua

INTERCHANGE:
14. Hutchison
15. Brown
16. Chrichton
17. Lodge

RESERVES:
18. Tupou
19. Smith, S
20. Paulo
21. May
22. Whyte


Surely it has to be this?


1. Teddy
2. JS
3. Manu
4. Smith, B
5. Toops
6. Keary
7. Smith, S

8. JWH
9. Turpin
10. Lodge
11. Crichton
12. Tupouniua
13. Brown

14. Hutch
15. Butcher, N
16. Collins
17. Whyte

out the available players?

Yes please, except E Butch in for N Butch

[Bates]

Don't know much about the Dogs team but it appears average.

Imagine we lose to them. Currently have no confidence in our team.

They are resilient and give 100% for the full 80 minutes. It won't be easy!

[Vasco]

So many here thinking the demise of Robbo is in play.....so many here will be disappointed !

You think we want to see Robbo's demise? I don't think so. I just think he's giving us a lot of reasons to start thinking that way.

[King Salvo]

You think we want to see Robbo's demise? I don't think so. I just think he's giving us a lot of reasons to start thinking that way.

Plenty on here do though

[Steggles]

You think we want to see Robbo's demise? I don't think so. I just think he's giving us a lot of reasons to start thinking that way.

Spot on Vasco.

To be clear, I’d personally love to see Robbo successfully see out his current contract.

In saying that, I’m also very concerned with his performance over the last couple of years, particularly this year which has been exhaustively discussed on this forum. Picking players out of position and stubbornly sticking with obviously ludicrous selections is impacting the team’s ability to win games.

Moreover, Robbo sticking with depth players who filled in and busted their arses over the last few injury plagued years is admirable, but it is not helping the team to be the best that it can be. Up and comers are not getting a look in at the Roosters and we risk them leaving for greener pastures because the first grade squad is sprinkled with “loyalty selections”. Hutchinson and the Butcher boys fit this profile. Would these guys make the top 17 at Penrith, Souths, Melbourne, Sharks or Brisbane? I doubt it. We have better in reserve grade; eg. Whyte, May, S Smith.

Then we have the lack of consequences for ongoing poor form; Radley, Suaalii, Keary, Allen, Butchers, Hutchinson.

Then we have our ongoing lack of team discipline; dropped balls, unnecessary passes, penalties, 6 agains, sin bins, running into touch, forward passes, etc. I would have thought the coach should be working on this after years of the same old same old.

Games plans don’t seem to have changed in years. The Rooster’s Way has become a joke.

These are what I see as issues. The coach is 100% capable of fixing all of these issues and I hope he does, but will he?

[MCMLXVI]

We can't afford to rest any players. This is the issue when you are struggling to keep up with the top 8.

For any chance of landing in a good enough top eight position, we can't afford to lose our captain for an extended period of time, due to injury. I'd hate to win this game but lose Tedesco for any amount of time. I'd prefer to rest him and take the gamble with Manu at the back. Our chances of hitting a winning streak are much, much better if Teddy is there leading the charge.

[Lydon]

Plenty on here do though

I can’t agree with that!

I just think many are frustrated with his continual tinkering with the team and playing players out of position…

We are blessed every year with a gun roster thanks to Uncle Nick (minus injuries)yet Robbo seems to make the simple selections very difficult which in turn frustrates the fans..

Not sure supporters are waiting for his demise,I think it’s more wanting him to maximise the talent at his disposal!

[Qld Chook]

I can’t agree with that!

I just think many are frustrated with his continual tinkering with the team and playing players out of position…

We are blessed every year with a gun roster thanks to Uncle Nick (minus injuries)yet Robbo seems to make the simple selections very difficult which in turn frustrates the fans..

Not sure supporters are waiting for his demise,I think it’s more wanting him to maximise the talent at his disposal!

Spot on, well said.