Teams up - No Kouparitsas!!!

[Guest]

Yeah but it's for the best. We can't have him giving away 238273 penalties and missing 83473 tackles in our first finals series since 08.

Now that's an exaggeration if I ever saw one. Two hundred and thirty eight thousand penalties. Please, stop knocking the guy so harshly. I'm sure, if allowed to play, Koups would show that one up and only give away 27,579 penalties in two games of finals!

You're off by an order of magnitude!

[Johnny Tobin]

I think Smith hasn't named him in the 17 because of his injury doubt. I expect him to play in place of Kennedy.

No mate.

He is turning out for Newtown.

Jaubbs will play though (unfortunately).

Probably for Kennedy.

[Vasco]

Anasta is named at lock, not second row.

I actually believe Friend can play 80 minutes. I'm sure he's done it already this season.

[Guest]

Anasta is named at lock, not second row.

I actually believe Friend can play 80 minutes. I'm sure he's done it already this season.

Anasta is named in the 2nd row on the NRl site team list, with Miles at lock, id love to see it happen this way, and I think Jaubs will go Ok, all we need is Jaubs and Miles to shut down Marshall and Farrah and we are well on the way to beating the tigers.

Hopefully the Warriors can beat the titans and we then play the titans at the SFS.

[Guest]

Theyve gone FONKers in Honkers.

Mate, with the Roosters in the finals and cleaning up the awards I'm having the time of my FONKING life! yeeha!

[Guest]

Some people here jumped on the Koups bandwagon without reason.

Sure, the bloke isn't a good hooker. He is a natural backrower/ 5/8th playing out of position.

To say he hasn't contributed to the team this year is insane.

He has been very average in some games but did pretty well with limited time in others.

I feel for the bloke and wish he plays at least one finals game because he played a role in getting us there.

Just hope Brian allows him to play his natural position of a backrower.

We could do worse than to sign him for another year on a small contract.

+1 I totally agree. Koups has been played out of position all year. He is not a natural hooker and despite this, he has done very well, setting up some nice tries that eventually led to some victories. Give him a chance to play backrower and if he's garbage, then you can bag him all you like. Here's what he can do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LnDrdElM9k

[Guest]

Da team will miss koups man.

My uncles cuz knows his family hey. He is a tops bloke.

I hope dey put him back in. I think without him they won't win da final

[redwhiteandbluester]

+1 I totally agree. Koups has been played out of position all year. He is not a natural hooker and despite this, he has done very well, setting up some nice tries that eventually led to some victories. Give him a chance to play backrower and if he's garbage, then you can bag him all you like. Here's what he can do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LnDrdElM9k

You know a footballer is truly shithouse when the best highlight someone can find is his role in a two-man tackle.

[Guest]

+1 I totally agree. Koups has been played out of position all year. He is not a natural hooker and despite this, he has done very well, setting up some nice tries that eventually led to some victories. Give him a chance to play backrower and if he's garbage, then you can bag him all you like. Here's what he can do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LnDrdElM9k

Look at this week's lineup and tell me which back rower deserves to be booted out of the team to make way for this hack?

[Guest]

Look at this week's lineup and tell me which back rower deserves to be booted out of the team to make way for this hack?

The following is a poor attempt at humor.

I say we drop Mitchell Aubusson, I mean what has he done for the team all year, really?

[Guest]

The following is a poor attempt at humor.

I say we drop Mitchell Aubusson, I mean what has he done for the team all year, really?

Exactly Madduke ... the bloke is useless. He just carves teams up most weeks. Bring back Koups because we feel sorry for him. We don't want to go all the way. Lets give him an encouragement award as well!

[Guest]

Exactly Madduke ... the bloke is useless. He just carves teams up most weeks. Bring back Koups because we feel sorry for him. We don't want to go all the way. Lets give him an encouragement award as well!

If I am not mistaken, that's the Brett Finch memorial award.

[Guest]

If I am not mistaken, that's the Brett Finch memorial award.

Yes. A.K.A The Graham Appo Trophy

[Guest]

Best news i've heard all week

[Guest]

You know a footballer is truly shithouse when the best highlight someone can find is his role in a two-man tackle.

Surely from that video you can see glimpses of why we signed him in the first place: a good step, good ball skills/offload and solid defence. Not saying we've seen any of that from him at the roosters but still there were glimpses .